tips & tricks
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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 →
Cruisin’ with the Windows Down
From: Mark VanDike Chief Photog, WMBB News 13, Panama City, FL Here in Florida with hurricanes and torrential rain, our reporters would have problems coming out of the rainy weather into an air conditioned building. As every photog knows the tape will humidify, and when one starts to edit, the Read More →
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
From: Peter Warren CSC, Freelance Videographer, Ottawa, Canada Here is a great trick for shooting in tight spaces. How many times have you shot some one working on a computer that is right up against the wall. It makes it very difficult to get a face shot. To solve this, Read More →
Pen Tape Dispenser
From: Zach Love, WLFI Lafayette, IN In an effort to save space in my gear bag I take an old pen and slowly wrap gaffer tape around the pen in loops until I get to about a 2″ diameter. I find if I ever need some tape quickly it is Read More →
Lend Me Some Shade
From: Francis J Juarez Everybody talks about the cold weather, gloves, cold, cold, cold… I film a documentary on Israel, the temperature at 2pm was around 115 and there is no Shadow any where. The cameras start malfunctioning, LCD start melting, so here is my FREE and USEFUL tip: A Read More →
Saran Wrap It
From: Dave Oglevie, Seattle While doing the dishes the other evening I came across an odd piece of semi-clear plastic with a springy wrap that my wife was using to cover a bowl of leftovers. I have always carried a disposable shower cap (taken from various hotels) as a cheap Read More →