I know, I know, this is another comparison video of the Nikon D800, D4 and Canon 5D Mark III. I thought I was tired of watching these videos too, but one is very informative and detailed. All 3 of the cameras do look amazingly good on paper and specs, but they don’t tell the whole story until do put them to tests like Philip Bloom did, which included resolution, aliasing, low light and features. I was actually shocked by his findings...

This is one of the craziest stop-motion videos I’ve seen. Joe Penna, also known as MysteryGuitarMan, put together his toughest video of Mario in the very first world, 1-1. The whole video was done with exactly 300 still frames, and were shot in front of a template that’s about 15 feet. MysteryGuitarMan uses a special software to translate from how many pixels each frame are apart to how many inches they are in real life. It...

Photography is painting with light. If you want to become good with your photography, you must understand how light works with your LCD (liquid crystal display) and CCD (charge-coupled device). Since I have a background in computer science and engineering, and I’m a geek and a nerd at heart, I have no problem understand the concept of light. Be that as it may, what they teach you in school can never be applied to anything in the real...

I’m guessing regular time-lapse and stop-motion videos are a thing of the past. Everyday, there are more and more creative videos get posted on Vimeo. Take, for example, this video below that was made from the guys at LICHTFAKTOR, who are a group of light painting artists, performers, photographers, and media artists who are constantly pioneering into new territories of expression. The guys did this light painting video with all of...

This is actually a very good behind-the-scene video of photographer Michael Sasser, who’s a wedding and commercial videographer/photographer based in Denver, Colorado. Not only does the video prove that the sun is the best lighting there is, but it also shows how easy it is to have nice images with minimal lighting equipment: a “voice-activated” light reflector. I really like how Michael interacts and directs the model,...

Vincent is a very good friend of mine, whom I’ve known for almost 10 years. He is someone you can always count on if you need any help, and someone who can listen and give out advices to any problems you might have. Vincent is a friend you’d want to keep. Cathy is one of the sweetest women I know. You could tell how caring and loving she is by the way she treats her family, friends, and others who are around her. I also admire...

This tutorial video is somewhat of a extension of a few episodes that were posted a while ago regarding soft boxes HERE and HERE. In this Slanted Lens lesson, Jay will take an in-depth look at 8-sided soft boxes, or also known as Octodomes, Octobox, OctaBox, Octa Softbox, Octa Bank, or Octodomes. Jay will explain what makes an Octodome different from a soft box, what the coverage area is and quality of its light. At the end, he’ll put...

Holy smoke guys check out this commercial of the Ford S-Max that was introduced in 2010 (I know, I’m a bit behind). What’s interesting is the making of video was just released today by a British company called Event Projection, and it’s quite eye-opening. What you see in the commercial isn’t computer-generated graphics; everything was actually projected onto the car in a studio. What a great concept!via...

If you’re one of the 1% and happen to have $50,000 in your bank account that’s just sitting there collecting dust, this bag is for you. Hermès, the Parisian fashion company best known for its redonkulous expensive wearable accessories, has teamed up with Leica for some creative marketing. Two special M9-P editions will be available – a total of 300 Edition Hermès digital rangefinders will ship beginning in June for...

If still can’t decide whether to pull the trigger for the Canon 5D Mark III or the Nikon D800, maybe this video will help you decide. Dave Dugdale from Learning DSLR Video went out and bought both bodies and did a series of test (mostly for videos) to compare the two. I would say that this is one of the most objective and thorough comparisons I’ve seen. As I’ve said it BEFORE, if you’re already locked in with one...