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Lowel-Light Joins b-roll.net
Starting out in the “shooter” business, there were certain products that seemed to be the standard of the business. You weren’t a “real” shooter until you had a Electro Voice RE-50, a Lectrosonic wireless, a Porta-Brace on your camera and a Lowel-Light kit. It was my goal working in Market Read More →
Save it For a Rainy Day
From: Alex Lucas, WTVF Nashville Load up your rain jacket’s pockets with necessities on a dry day, so you don’t have to fumble with what you need in the rain, and you don’t have to carry a bag. We’ve all been caught in the rain with something giving us trouble, Read More →
David Wertheimer to Speak at NAB
David Wertheimer to Speak on New Devices, New Opportunities at NAB Show 2008 Las Vegas, NV (March 31, 2008) – David Wertheimer, executive director of the Entertainment Technology Center @ USC, will speak on a panel Tuesday, April 15 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas titled “New Devices, New Read More →
Please TIP Your Waitresses and Bartenders
We work in a very unique profession, and often the best ideas are the ones that come from necessity in the field. Photographers can be very “MacGuyver-ish” with gaffer’s tape, a clamp, some bubblegum and a paper clip. Many years ago, we created a Tips and Tricks section of b-roll.net. Read More →
Secret 9V Hiding Place
From: Tom Cassidy, Chief Photogapher, WPIX-TV New York This is a trick/tip for Ultralight users. Ok, you’re a million miles away from the crew car and you of course didn’t bring a run bag. Now it’s time for some MOS or an impromptu presser and the 9V in your TX Read More →
Cheap Interior Car Lighting
From Tom Cassidy, Chief Photographer, WPIX-TV, New York I stumbled upon a flashlight made by EVEREADY that has over the years become my secret weapon(s) for interior car lighting. The flashlight is about 6 inches long is flat and uses a fluorescent bulb. It will fit in the middle of Read More →
EFP Lighting
We’ve been proud to have Nino Giannotti as a knowledgeable contributor to the b-roll.net FORUM for many years. After 37 years as a still photographer and cinematographer, he’s learned a thing or two about lighting. In January 2007, Nino decided to share that knowledge with veteran and aspiring photographers around Read More →