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BTL Podcast – Winter Gear for Landscape Photography

January 12, 2011 Photo Gear

This new video on winter gear and apparel for landscape photography coincides with the launch of the new Beyond the Lens Video Podcast! My plans are to produce a monthly video podcast where I can share resources and useful knowledge in a format that I believe offers a great experience for viewers. I have a [...]

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Behind the Scenes on a Landscape Photo Shoot-HD Video

January 3, 2011 Craft

Watch this video for a behind the scenes look at a recent hike I did in the mountains of the Hudson Valley where I captured the Jan wallpaper photo. Because I was alone I used my iPhone 4 without a tripod so please forgive the shaky parts of the video – even so, I think [...]

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Controlling Exposures and blending in Photoshop- Video Tutorial

November 3, 2010 Technique

I recently received a few questions from a student on controlling exposures and using ND filters. Here are his questions and my responses – keep in mind these are very general answers and books have been written on these topics. I highly recommend “Understanding Exposure” by Bryan Peterson for anyone who wants to dive into [...]

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Seascapes from Nova Scotia – Video

August 14, 2010 Travel

In addition to photography, I also shot HD video on my recent trip to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia with the intent of combining the video and stills into a short film. I shot video with my hacked Panasonic GH1, the stock 14-140mm lens and a Canon FD 20mm lens. The hack enables much higher bit [...]

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Nova Scotia Update – video and photos

August 5, 2010 Travel

So far I am in awe of this place, so much to experience and photograph, it is a paradise for nature lovers and photographers. I have been spending 14 hours plus in the field scouting, hiking, and trying yo get a feel for the area. It is beautiful and the scenery is very enjoyable, but [...]

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Exploring New Frontiers For Photographers

April 26, 2010 Technique

Canon 1DS Mk III, 1/30, f8, ISO 200, 24-105mm L There has been much talk about the convergence of still photography and video recently, and with good reason. This has been driven by the video capabilities of recent DSLR’s from Canon, Nikon and Panasonic. The advantages they offer include extremely high quality HD video recording [...]

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