Jan 14

The Best Camera — The Everyday, Can Do No Wrong Camera Kit

One of the most common questions we hear from all of you is, "What is your everyday kit?" Our digital cinema guru, Erik, wanted to take a minute to chat gear with you and answer that question from his perspective. Please give him another warm welcome… This post is another installment of a series that our staff is doing about the gear that we consider essential for our work…the stuff we don’t leave home without.... read more ›
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Nov 12

5 Things GoPro Nailed with the Hero3 and Why You Need To Care (NOW)

GoPro Dive Housing Comparison
Hey friends - want to take a second to re-introduce Erik, my on-staff video guru. He's been with us for a few years now and, as a film school grad and long time commercial shooter, his opinions are a great asset to my own. One thing we've both agreed to lately? That GoPro is an amazing company and--it's becoming increasingly clear--they really understand what their consumers want. So I'm kicking this one to E-rock (affectionate... read more ›
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Sep 04

Time-lapse Photography on the Quick & Dirty [tech]

_How many seconds of time-lapse video can be produced in two hours? _How do you set up your camera for time lapse? _What kind of gear do you need? _What kind of results can you get with a $200 camera vs a $5,000 camera? I sat at the top of Signal Hill in Capetown, South Africa a few weeks ago to shoot some timelapse for a video project I'm working on. In the process, I... read more ›
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Aug 10

Sailing the Cape of Storms – South African Photo Shoot Kicks Off [On Location]

We're down in Cape Town, South Africa on a photo shoot with my great friend, world renowned explorer Mike Horn on the second installment of our four-part global expedition in collaboration with Polyform. You might recall we were down in Brazil with Mike not too long ago. It took our crew almost two full days to fly from Seattle to Cape Town, South Africa. This is my first trip to Cape Town and let me... read more ›
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Aug 03

Slow Motion Shark Attack: A Phantom Captures a Predator in Action

I'm headed to South Africa in just a few days to reunite with our friend Mike Horn onboard the Pangaea. This area of the world is one of the places where the powerful and eerily beautiful Great White shark likes to hang out. The internet tells me that there have beeb 214 shark attacks and 42 fatalities in the past 100 years in the waters of South Africa - and that the area near Capetown... read more ›
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