In the never ending quest for better gear, I have progressed from Tungsten lamps to LED panels to LED Fresnels (Sola 4s and 6s) and most recently, LED Flexlights. The jump to LEDs and then flexible LEDs have been amazing…

Sometimes, it’s just better to do it yourself. Like when its time to make custom parts for your Polecam. And in this case, when I say by myself, I mean with all of the adult males from the farm leading…

That wonderful time of year has come an gone already. Hard to believe. This year I did more educational things than floor shopping and gawking. HDR, color gamut and calibration science is all the rage these days. Virtual reality too,…

OK, about a decade ago (can’t believe I just admitted that) my wife and I helped her parents set up a wireless video system in the barn. This helped grandpa stay inside during some of the “interesting” March weather while…

Sure, I’ve always got my eye open for new things to help me get the job done better and faster. Enter “The Hook.” Not sure where I found this…. it was a hardware store somewhere. I got a handful of…

After shooting two events back to back with a primary speaker on stage, I was not happy with the range I was limited with the kit lenses supplied for the job. They are great lenses, don’t get me wrong (Canon…

A few years ago I picked up a pretty well made camera slider made by Varinon. It worked great. Travel was about 4 feet and it was very easy to move and set up, and was slick as ice.  However,…

It was introduced at NAB in 2014. It was delayed but did start shipping before the end of the year. It’s the very advanced CION from AJA. And last week it was brought in by Steve Hirsch at AVI so…

When you work in broadcasting and media, you don’t have tools… you have toys. Here are some of my new ones. A teleprompter has been on my list for a while. This year at NAB I found one I really…

It’s official, (in my mind anyway) LEDs are completely taking over. The 1×1 LED panels have been around for a few years and proved to very versatile–I own and use the Dracast models myself. A few LED Fresnels have been…

As the new Year hits us, I am hitting back with some new gear. Beefy stuff that will expand focused motions’ ability to create stunning images. New Lights. New Camera. News Lenses and a recorder. Santa must of thought I…

Steadicam is highly regarded as the coolest way to move a camera. I agree. Polecam rocks, but this is a different animal. These rigs keep the camera steady while traversing stairs and on long walks and runs for that matter.…

Last week I was part of a production that used some pretty unique tools. Client was pretty unique too as in he owned all the gear we were using. That almost never happens. We used the Arri Alexa Camera, Anamorphic…

I recently upgraded the lens kit for my Toshiba IK-HD1. I have a 4 mm and 15mm set of Primes. I also have a unique C mount zoom lens that rates 6 mm to 22mm. These are great, but I…

I picked up a new still camera. It’s the very hard to find Panasonic Lumix GH-2. It has great video options with its micro 4/3 chip. It does pretty well with stills too. Here is a pic I took in…