tips & tricks
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How Fat is your Wallet?
From: Joshua Rayner I find that, when I need to do a low ground shot, my wallet comes in handy. I have a tri-fold wallet that I can use one fold, two folds or the whole thickness to prop the front of the camera up to get the right angle. Read More →
Document THIS!
From: John Pellizzari Just started at a new station and we cover a lot of crime. Ergo we need to shoot a lot of court documents and photos. Here are some ideas to help spice-up normally boring video. I know this posting is long, but I hope you get some Read More →
Rubber Band Man
From: Mike Pellegatti, WildVisions, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 623-516-1975 Another tip for smoother pans when zoomed in or with long lens is to use a rubber band on the tripod handle. Place the rubber band on the end of the handle and hold the other end with your fingers. The rubber Read More →
Feels Like a Heat Wave
From: Mike Pellegatti, WildVisions, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 623-516-1975 Here’s another tip for creating heat waves. Shoot over the hood of a vehicle after its been run and the heat from the engine will give you great heat waves for the shot. BTW, heat waves can be in any temperature. From Read More →
Stay Focused
From: Nigel "Nige" Fox This one was taught to me many years ago by an old film news cameraman who had moved across to video. You focus at your subject who may be at the long end of the lens… then move your camera to an item in the foreground. Read More →
I Said, “Stay Still!”
From: Peter Drought aka Widescreen A couple of things…. If you are shooting photos for a story and you want to do a slow zoom it can often be hard as any movement you create in the pan handle is generated through the lens. Try removing your remote zoom from Read More →
How to Hear the Horses During Water Polo
from: Stephen Press I was sent to shoot a story on underwater hockey. If I had been given notice I could have gotten an underwater housing but as this is news and they’ve only known about it for two days before* so the pool had a maintenance tunnel around it Read More →