Sensor Size Cheat Sheets

picture-2I want to start out by thanking everyone in the community for providing these awesome educational sensor size references. Director Jason Wingrove sent this collection along to me and I feel it must be shared with everyone in one centralized location. Now, that being said, please give 100 percent credit to the following people including Stu Maschwitz, Philip Bloom, and Panavision.

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Why Photo Mechanic > Lightroom…

photomechanic-splashLightroom 2 is an amazing tool! However, Military Photographers as well as AP and Reuters Photojournalists need more metadata POWER!!! Why doesn’t Lightroom’s metadata tools have what it takes to replace Photo Mechanic?

Well, put this in perspective. It is required for us to fill out 17 IPTC metadata fields quickly and efficiently in order to submit our photographs to the Pentagon and National Archives for historical record. Read on for my top 5 reasons why Photo Mechanic isn’t ready to be completely replaced by Lightroom…

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FreshDV Podcast - Using the Canon 5D Mark II in Military Applications

freshdvfrontI am honored to be featured on FreshDV’s Podcast. As a long time viewer of their site, FreshDV has had a huge influence on me thanks to their free content and amazing articles. Thanks FreshDV for all your support!

You can also subscribe to their podcast as well as this episode through iTunes.

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Scarlet = No More Excuses

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So I just got done watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This film was shot primarliy on the Thomson Viper FilmStream Camera. In case you weren’t aware, the Viper just so happens to have 2/3″ sensor technology, similar to what the proposed Red Scarlet will contain. Now I don’t like getting caught up in all the hype, and I’m all about using the tools sitting right here in front of my face. However, I think we all need to take a step back, a deep breathe, and realize what’s about to take place this year.

For the first time in film HISTORY, prosumers will be able to afford a camera that can achieve the same quality…

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Canon vs Nikon vs Final Cut vs Avid…

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…vs PC vs Mac vs Shake vs Nuke vs Lightroom vs Aperture vs Motion vs After Effects vs Maya vs C4D…

and the list goes on and on!

Sorry, but you can’t get away with learning one application or one piece of equipment and expect to be successful. Yes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to master multiple pieces of equipment and software applications as more products are launched each and every year from a wide variety of manufacturers.

However this is your challenge, otherwise you’ll be left behind by increasingly tech-savy high school and college students who are learning all aspects of the industry at a very young age including shooting, editing, graphics, web design, VFX, producing, and directing.

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Lightroom Metadata-Viewer Preset Builder

metadataThis is a very important tutorial for those of you who DON’T tag every photo you capture with metadata! Sometimes the caption can be the most compelling part of your photo. Especially 10-20 years from now when another generation wants to find out what really took place in your image. Moreover, your name, website, copyright info, etc. needs to be embedded so you get the credit you deserve for your work. Please get into a good habit of tagging your photos and I hope this tutorial makes it less painful to accomplish!

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How To Use Video Mode on the Canon 5D MK II

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This is an in depth tutorial on how to use the video features on the Canon 5D MK II.

This tutorial will be particularly useful if you are a photographer making the transition to video, if you are a videographer and want to see if this camera will fit into your current workflow, or whether you’ve never touched a camera before and want to know some tips and techniques to get the best out of a 5D MK II.

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