SmallRig’s New Tripod Collaboration with Potato Jet Looks Sick
SmallRig announced a slew of new products this week and each is designed to make some aspect of photography and filmmaking just a little bit easier.
SmallRig Debuts New Products and Fund to Support Creators
With NAB 2024 in full swing, many companies have announced new products, shared details on business plans, and given videographers plenty to look forward to in the coming months. SmallRig, a major player in the photo and video space, has just unveiled two new products designed for modern content creators.
5 Tips for Lighting Bald People
Bald people can pose a bit of a difficulty for photographers, particularly because of the shine that can come off the skin in the studio. To illustrate this problem, Kalem from DSLR Video Shooter shaved his head for this 7-minute tutorial filled with tips for lighting bald people.
How To Build a DIY Triangle LED Light
There are plenty of tutorials on the web for how to create DIY ring lights, but this build has a unique take. The 10-minute video by Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter will take you through the steps required to build a triangular “ring” LED light that can be dimmed.
A $50 Lighting Setup for Product Photography
Looking to do product photography on a budget? The lighting setup found in the 6-minute video above by DSLR Video Shooter will cost you only $50 and involves just one light source: a 24" x 24" soft box.
5 Handy Lighting Techniques using Foam Board
In this short-but-useful tutorial from DSLR Video Shooter, Caleb Pike runs you through 5 video and photography uses for simple foam board. Get out a pen and a pad, this photo DIY 101.
How to Create a Simple DIY Smoke Effect for Product Shots
This short DIY tutorial by Caleb Pike over at DSLR Video Shooter shows you how to create a great smoke effect for your product shots or B-roll footage—no fancy smoke machine required.
How to Turn an $8 IKEA Table Into a Product Photography Booth
If you wanna capture quality product photos on the cheap, this short little DIY tutorial is going to be a great resource. In it, you see how an $8 IKEA table turns into a full-fledged product photo booth with just a few modifications and some creative foam board placement.
Quick Tip: Upgrade Your Camera Bag Zippers for Just a Few Bucks
Quick, simple, cheap, and useful—you can't ask for much more from a quick photo gear tip, and this quick tip meets all four criteria.
A Primer on Insuring Your Camera Gear and Making It Recoverable
If you’ve invested any significant amount of money in your camera gear, it’s a good idea to make sure …
Tutorial Shows You How to Convert Manual Still Lenses Into Cine Glass
When it comes to the type of glass used in still photography, versus the glass used in motion picture, there’s quite a dramatic difference in design, quality and price. Quite often, it's the last of those differences that is the most inhibiting for photogs who want to dabble around in motion picture.
To help ease that transition, Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter has broken down a way in which you can convert still photography lenses into psuedo-cine lenses at minimal cost.
External Battery Hack Lets You Power Your DSLR Continuously for 12+ Hours
Just the other day we shared an awesome ‘hack’ of sorts to get up to nine times as much battery life out of your camera using an external battery. And today we have another hack, albeit one that’s a bit more involved and uses extra batteries you might actually have laying around the house.
5D Mark III vs 6D: Which is Better For You?
If you're in the market to purchase a new full-frame camera from Canon, but aren't sure whether to go with the 6D or 5DMIII, the folks over at DSLR Video Shooter have created the above video to help you compare and contrast the two offerings from Canon and decide if the 5D is going to be worth the extra dinero for you.
Sony Interchangeable Lens Camcorder Boasts Quality Video and Stills
Canon and Nikon broke ground when they launched DSLRs that have HD video capabilities. Now Sony's taking a different approach by offering a comparatively affordable HD video camera with all the attractiveness of interchangeable lenses, plus the ability to take high resolution stills.