I was going through some drives trying to clear some space & came across this video. It was the summer of 2000 & I had just purchased the Canon XL1 & the first version of Final cut Pro. I forced myself to learn the camera & Final Cut Pro by making this little short.
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Evening Timelapse
Ive been experimenting quite a bit with timelapse photography lately. I really liked how the city lights lit up the clouds on this one.
‘The Donna’ Cover Shoot
I had a great opportunity designing/shooting the cover for ‘The Donna’ Volume 1. We shot the model over black & I shot the background elements from around my town.
In depth interview with Greg Yaitanes, Executive Producer and Director of “House” Season Finale shot on Canon 5DmkII
Interview with Greg Yaitanes about Season Finale of HousebyPhilipBloom
mind=blown
glumbert – Kinetic Sculpture
The WOZ & I
So AWESOME. I got to work with the Woz today! Did some interviews on greenscreen, shot on my trusty 5DMark2. The guy is a friggin legend. I could not pass up him signing my MacBook!!
The Pacific
Making the Pacific
Gear…
I get asked all the time what gear I recommend when shooting video with DSLR’s. So…I have posted this Amazon store with my suggestions to help you get started!
1D Mark4 DeNoise Test
Here is an ‘unscientific’ noise test with my Canon1DMark4. I shot the timelapse at 3200ISO then ran the results through the NeatVideo deNoise filter. I think it did a good job at saving what could be an unusable shot. Click on the image to view the quicktime movie.
‘TIMP’
Shot in a day on Canon5Dmark2. Be warned….its SUPER epic;)
Im a real sucker for an interesting sky. I just LOVE how they come to life in a timelapse.
I bring all the images into Shake & render to 108o ProRes HQ files from the terminal. Shake flies when you render from the terminal. I have...
Flicker Free Timelapse
Everytime I have done a timelapse with my Canon 5Dmark2 I have experienced a very subtle flicker when i play the images back at 24fps. Even with all the controls set to manual…aperture,shutter speed, iso…whitebalance. The way I have gotten around the issue is to simply bypass the electronic aperture. After setting the aperture I...
Run & Gun Solution
I shoot quite a bit of video on my 5D Mark2. The biggest issue I had was figuring out a ‘run & gun’ solution where I could record audio & video at the same time. The on-board audio on the 5dmark2 is crapporiffic at best. The solution; mount my Sennheiser wireless receiver to my 5D, then...
DSLR rig review
Over the past few months I have shot quite a few projects (both stills and video) on my 5DMark2. Shooting video on the thing is a bit of a challenge & you can get into a lot of trouble if you dont know what you are doing. One thing that is critical for shooting video...
Las Vegas Video Shoot
Huge thanks to the City of North Las Vegas Mayor, Police Dept, Airforce, Thunderbirds,Fire Department, Nurses, Doctors, Judges, City Council…EVERYONE! The shoot was fast and furious (3 1/2 hrs), but we got some fantastic shots. I did a rough cut last night & the video is looking very nice. Thanks to all involved. Also, thanks to...
Headshot Session
Thanks Adam! Great session today!
Emerging Photographer of the Year Finalist!!
HUGE thanks to Scott Bourne & the team at Photofocus for this VERY unexpected honor. I am just thrilled!
Let’s Enhance
Brilliant.