The 10 Commandments of Composition | Naturephotographers.net

 

 

 

 

 

Nature Photography. Great article on composition principles in nature and landscape photography. VJs with aesthetic sense should read this.

DSLR Filmmaker Toolkit for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

 

 

 

 

 

DSLR Filmmaker Toolkit for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store. The DSLR Filmmaker Toolkit is a collection of useful utilities designed for the modern filmmaker, contained in one app. The toolkit contains:

ELECTRONIC SLATE
✔ Displays standard slate information, as well as settings specific to DSLR cameras
✔ Shot logging
✔ Automatic take incrementation
✔ High/low contrast display modes
✔ “Data Burst” displays all your slate information sequentially in a big, bold display, to ensure it is always readable, followed by an audible ‘beep” and visual flash, for audio synching.
✔ Coming soon – Rate and make notes on your takes

SHOT LOG
✔ Shots are automatically logged when the slate is activated
✔ Displays detailed data about every shot
✔ Handles multiple productions at the same time
✔ Export your log with one button press – you’ll be emailed your shot log instantly
✔ Coming soon – Export to .rtf and .xls formats

VIEW FINDER
✔ Designed to simulate the framing of your DSLR camera
✔ Choose from a huge list of available cameras
✔ Zoom through any focal length from 35mm to 400mm. (35mm is the widest due to limitations of the iPhone camera, although this will be addressed in an update coming soon)
✔ “Snapshot” an image you want to save. Your image will be saved, complete with the settings used.
✔ Location data saved with snapshots – remember where, when and what settings you used. Perfect for location scouting

DEPTH OF FIELD CALCULATOR
✔ Choose from a huge list of available cameras
✔ D.O.F data is displayed instantly as you change the controls
✔ Metric/imperial units both supported

DAYLIGHT HOURS
✔ Displays sunrise/sunset times for your current location and time of year
✔ Includes twilight hours – sunset doesn’t always mean there’s no light…
✔ Never run out of daylight unexpectedly again

SPIRIT LEVEL
✔ Works across 2 axes
✔ Perfect for ensuring your tripod/dolly/crane is level

Light Field camera | Lytro : shoot first, focus later

Light Field camera | Lytro.  OK so dont even ask me to explain how it works, theres a short presentation on the site about that but the principle is pretty amazing. Lytro are developing a camera that will allow you to take a picture and then while viewing it in post choose the selective focus point (what you want sharp and what you want blurry) the thing thats interesting is that this is not a post production digital tilt-shift focal effect generator – the source image apparently catches everything in focus, but is spatially aware to allow selective focus in post? HDTDT? Beats me!

CineStyle, Picture Style (profile) for Canon DSLRs- Technicolor

CineStyle, Digital Printer Lights, Filmmaking – Technicolor. Technicolour have released a picture profile for Canon DSLRS to optimise the dynamic range and enhance the “cinematic” effect of shooting video with your Canon EOS. More info from Fresh DV

Nikon D5100 announcement | Nikon Rumors

Nikon D5100 announcement | Nikon Rumors. Coming hot on the heels of the announcement from Nikon that they are introducing a new HDSLR model, the D5100 they now announce the release of a purpose built uni-direction microphone – the ME-1. Now lets see of they can go one better than Canon and include “Magic Lantern” type audio monitoring and controls as standard….

Pocket Light Meter for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G on the iTunes App Store

Pocket Light Meter for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G on the iTunes App Store. Have to try this-its free afterall. A Light meter for your iPhone- nifty

B&H HDSLR Hub: Learn With A Pro

B&H HDSLR Hub: Learn With A Pro. If you’ve been fortunate enough to have visited B&H photographic in New York, then you will know the wealth of expertise and the incredible selection of equipment they have on offer. Well those nice guys have gone and outdone themselves. They have teamed up with Shane Hurlbut, ASC to launch a free website to deal with the ever growing HDSLR cinematography market. There are tutorial videos and an Interactive Guide to HDSLR – this is WELL WORTH checking out. Thank you B&H.

Hair competition lighting diagram

Lighting Diagrams made easy by Sylights

Lighting Diagrams made easy by Sylights. Heres a handy online lighting diagram editor. Ive created a diagram to outline the light set-up for the hair competiton shoot with this and its available for the iphone too! 

 

Salon style competition entry

Salon style competition entry a photo by Glen Mulcahy on Flickr.

This image is from my most recent studio shoot. Its an entry for a hair colour/style competiton. The stylist responsible is Mairead Clarke – beautiful work.