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Guide to Photographing The Solar Eclipse on August 21st 2017
On August 21st, 2017, a solar eclipse will be happening throughout the United States, which has created a lot of excitement and questions from our readers and customers. As a result, I wanted to put together a small guide on how to properly and safely photograph this incredibly rare event. Let’s…
A Photographer’s Guide to Video File Structures
Digital Single-Lens Reflective cameras have revolutionized modern photographer with their digital imitation of film. As the medium has transitioned forward, video has come into the equation, giving creatives new territory to explore their visions with digital cameras. Unfortunately, this comes with…
What You Need to Photograph Fireworks This Summer
Tis the season. Summers are often filled with relaxing, beach fronts, vacations, and of course fireworks. With Independence Day fast approaching, we’re getting calls and emails inquiring about how to photograph those annual fireworks displays properly. The conditions, from a photography standpoint,…
My Not Quite Complete Protective Filter Article
Well, I’ve written (with some misgivings because it has a tendency to create rioting in the streets) several articles about protective filters. Articles that say sometimes you shouldn’t use protective filters, and others that say sometimes you do need to use protective filters, and most recently,…
Camera Gear to Take on Your Next Vacation
As a photography or videographer, vacationing is an excellent opportunity to recharge your proverbial inspiration batteries, and take a moment to get off the grid and just enjoy living while documenting. However, the challenge we always face is that if we’re going to vacation, even if it is to…
Building an Effective Workflow with RED Camera Systems
With RED’s lower-cost RED Raven and RED Scarlet-W arriving, more budget-conscious and beginner filmmakers are finally going to be able to work within the RED ecosystem. That’s great news if you’re getting your first chance to shoot 4K, 5K, or 6K RAW, but excitement can quickly turn to abject terror…
Lensrentals.com Guide to Digital Recorders for Video Production
It’s possible you’ve navigated to this page because you find the in-camera recording capabilities of your favorite camera to be inadequate or altogether non-existent. Maybe you stumbled in looking for someone to tell you that elevating from 8-bit 4:2:0 to 12-bit 4:4:4 will finalize the…
6 Strategic Event Videography Questions to Answer Before Load-In
Regardless of whether or not it’s a live occasion, event videography can be tricky at times and pulling off a successful shoot can be a daunting task. Preparing is rarely as straightforward as picking out a few camcorders and tripods. Outfitting a camera rig is obviously an important part of the…
The Five Best Vlogging Camera Systems for 2017
Over the last few years, Vlogging has taken the world by storm, with filmmakers like Casey Neistat and Jesse Wellens highlighting this new way to tell stories, in condensed, routinely released videos. With vlogging becoming exceedingly more popular on YouTube, generating millions of views each day,…
The 6 Must-Have Pieces of Equipment for the Pro Wedding Photographer
Over the past eight years, I’ve worked hard at becoming an experienced and successful wedding photographer – what that really means though, is that I have to be ready for just about anything at any time. Part of the label “professional photographer,” especially in the wedding industry, implies…
Our Guide to Getting Started in Live Streaming
Live streaming is picking up in a big way. Most of it is done with a smartphone in the portrait orientation, but regardless, it’s more popular every day. You may have noticed the brands or companies you follow on social media have picked up on the trend too. Press releases are no longer one sheet…
Mixing Camera Systems: Our Guide on How to Use Adapters Properly
Mirrorless cameras have become incredibly popular these days, saving a lot of users from the size and weight of bigger SLR systems out there. As consumers make that switch, they often want to bring their current lenses along for the ride. Thanks to shorter flange distances, this is physically…