LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. Something a little different in this week’s episode since it is our ‘one-year-anniversary’ show! Dave interviews Lan and Vu Bui and puts ALL the content online with a little bit different approach to the images section.
The Bui Brothers are photographers and cinematographers specializing in online media and promotional photography. They both started personal videoblogs in 2005 and a web show which broadcast 205 episodes through 2007. The brothers adopted DSLR video shooting as soon as it came out and with Smashface Productions, shot the first US television commercial on the Canon 5D mark II. The brothers also shoot conceptual and promotional photography for web personalities and professionals AND they teach lighting workshops.
In this episode, the brothers talk about how to successfully get started shooting video without spending a TON of money, their approach to shooting stills and video, thoughts about story boarding, talent, visualization, tips on choosing music, lighting workshops, thoughts about how HD DSLR’s have changed their lives and much more. We created a multi-media show of their images with an explanation of each that plays, included one of their videos, the full podcast interview AND an out-take about the iPad (above), and our typical show player and download, which is below.
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I’ve been thinking about this a lot these days – how are all the massive changes going on in the media world going to affect us as photographers? What does the introduction of all these devices mean for us as well? iPads and other tablet devices – are we going to just look at them as tools to show our portfolios better; as a remote monitor for our HD DSLR’s, or is there an opportunity there that might really spur some photographic opportunities?
If you or a family member is IN the newspaper or magazine business, you’ve been thinking about this as well. Wondering when the other shoe was going to drop. In just a couple of years, the changes have been dramatic. But, it can’t be that all newspapers and magazine are just going to disappear! There has to be SOME way that they are going to morph into something else, right?
Well, in my research, I began looking at what some companies are doing. And in doing so, ran across some exciting things. First, if you haven’t checked out the New York Times or Boston Globe Readers, you are missing a real treat. These are Adobe AIR created wrappers for content, and they make reading a newspaper on your computer screen SO much better! If you look at how these readers where built and then into the future of where they are going, you start to feel a little more comfortable. In fact, Adobe says that they are coming out with a ‘packager’ that is going to allow Flash to run on the iPhone and iPad! Another problem solved. Just watch this YouTube video as an example…
Now think about what you just saw and the opportunities for photographers. The car commercial – clearly some studio work and a LOT of it to show all the different angles of the vehicle. How about all the video in there? Clearly, they are not going to go out and ask the guys who make movies and get paid a TON of cash to do it to film these covers and inside stories, are they?
I’ve been told I’m obsessed with the convergence of still photography and film – maybe so, but when you watch something like the example above – don’t you get excited for the opportunities it presents for us? Newspapers and Magazines are going to have to adopt these kinds of technologies or they are going to die. Television AND radio stations are really trying to boost their online components. Television – they’ve got video, but who’s shooting the stills for their sites? Radio – they don’t have the capability to do either, but they need it as well.
So, this death I’ve been hearing about? Maybe it’s just consolidation, and MAYBE it spells opportunity for those photographers who figure out a way to get there first. What are your thoughts?
LensFlareLive is a show created and brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, panelists Kevin Shahinian, Steve Weiss and David Ziser discuss HD DSLR’s, convergence, fusion, video and film. In addition, they answer questions that came in via email, Twitter and from the live listening audience.
Kevin Shahinian is an award-winning filmmaker, graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and founder of Pacific Pictures, a boutique film production company based in Los Angeles, CA that produces live event, corporate and original concept productions for clients around the world.
Steve Weiss is with Zacuto – makers of Custom Camera Packages & Zacuto Brand Accessories for both video and DSLR cameras that have video capability. Zacuto is a one-stop-shop for customized camera packages. This includes the latest technology in high definition, where their trademark camera packages are designed by Zacuto staff members who have over 45 years of combined film and video experience. Zacuto USA products are entirely designed and manufactured by Zacuto and made in the USA, with input from staff and customers.
David Ziser is a nationally renowned wedding photographer, lectures to other photographers on the international speaking circuit and writes extensively for professional journals throughout the United States and worldwide. He also has the Digital Pro Talk Blog, does video tutorials, has courses on Kelby Training and has a workshop tour called the Digital Wake up Call – A New Dawn.
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LensFlareLive is a show created and brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, panelists Philip Bloom, Scott Bourne and Steve Weiss discuss HD DSLR’s, convergence, fusion, video and film. In addition, they answer questions that came in via email, Twitter and from the live listening audience.
For the past 20 years Philip Bloom has been following his passion as a career, which has taken him around the world to places he has felt privileged to have seen. He has filmed, directed and edited short films, documentaries and much more from Clapham to Cambodia. In 2005, he was short listed for a BAFTA craft award for his series of short films for Sky News “If I were Prime Minister.”
Philip is one of the new breed of cinematographers. Over the past three years he has embraced the 35mm film adapter market, shooting on HD video but making it look close to 35mm film. He has also have recently embraced the video DSLR cameras, in particular the Canon 5d Mk2 and the Canon 7d and become world-renowned for his expertise with those systems.
Scott Bourne is a new media producer, consultant, photographer, author, lecturer, teacher, technology enthusiast and Twitter Ori Master. He is an award-winning photographer who is known for his use of color, shape and form and is a pioneer in the digital imaging field. Scott regularly lectures on a variety of photo and media-related subjects. He has appeared on national television and radio shows and has written columns for several national magazines. He has focused considerable energy on video in DSLR’s, exploring the capabilities of Canon 5D Mark II’s, 7D’s and now the Canon 1D Mark IV. He is also the host of PhotoFocus.com .
Steve Weiss is with Zacuto – makers of Custom Camera Packages & Zacuto Brand Accessories for both video and DSLR cameras that have video capability. Zacuto is a one-stop-shop for customized camera packages. This includes the latest technology in high definition, where their trademark camera packages are designed by Zacuto staff members who have over 45 years of combined film and video experience. Zacuto USA products are entirely designed and manufactured by Zacuto and made in the USA, with input from staff and customers.
To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. To find out when the next live show is going to air, visit our Live Shows page.
This is a Quick Hit Thursday Podcast short and we’re going to talk to Steve Weiss of Zacuto – makers of Custom Camera Packages & Zacuto Brand Accessories for both video and DSLR cameras that have video capability.
Zacuto is a one-stop-shop for customized camera packages. This includes the latest technology in high definition, where their trademark camera packages are designed by Zacuto staff members who have over 45 years of combined film and video experience. Zacuto USA products are entirely designed and manufactured by Zacuto and made in the USA, with input from staff and customers. They have a lifetime warranty as well.
In this interview, we go over fusion – the melding of video into still cameras. What are the differences for still shooters, what added skills do we need, the actual production of a video, new hardware that may be required, software, and Webisodic programming – what it is, and what new markets are opening for photographers who grab this new medium by the horns!
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One of the things that is really interesting to me, is the fusion of video and stills in the new cameras like the Canon 5D Mark II and the new Canon 7D. There is just this amazing capability that we’ve been handed with these new cameras, yet it is a path fraught with LOTS of [...]
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