Equipment

Most Popular Rentals of the Last 19 Years

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This month marks Lensrentals.com’s 19th anniversary, and we wanted to celebrate with a few blog posts. What started as a few Leica cameras and lenses rented out of Roger’s garage (which you can learn more about in this podcast episode) has evolved into the largest rental house in the United States, providing thousands of pieces […]

Customer Stories

Starship Flight 9: Photographing History, Triumph, and Turbulence

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When have you felt most locked-in behind a camera? Was it on the sidelines, framing a game’s do-or-die play? Or perhaps glimpsing a rare animal after days of patiently waiting in harsh conditions? For me, it’s the instant all 33 Raptor engines ignite beneath SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle, the ground literally trembling as the rocket […]

How To's

Hybrid Shooting Lessons From a Photography Background

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Whether you’re a photographer, videographer, or “content creator” (a term I personally cringe at), the current expectation is that you can shoot both stills and video. When I began my photography career in 2008, deliverables were much simpler. Instagram hadn’t launched yet, and brands were just beginning to explore digital marketing. Now, the pace of […]

Lighting

A Guide to Light Painting Photography

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Light painting is a great way to approach photography differently, but it can be a complicated process and requires some trial and error to get it right. When done right, you can really maximize the lighting you’re using or, better yet, add a level of surreal lighting to your images. So, let’s take a look […]

How To's

Breaking Down One-Shots in Cinematography

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The Oner – A cinematographer’s boss fight that really tests one’s ability to choreograph a scene from front to back and expertly flex their skills with a camera. While the Oner (or commonly called a one-shot) was certainly always a novelty, with recent technological advances and current trends in cinematography, the Oner has pushed itself […]

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