Wouter du Toit
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Live-Stream and Switch Between Six Cameras With the Yolobox Pro
I was sent this live production system that doesn’t require anything else to get you streaming six feeds of live camera action to your social video platforms, all at the same time. It’s an encoder, switcher, recorder, and monitor, all in one. You can even insert a SIM card to stream over your mobile network if your destination doesn't have a stable internet connection. An → Read More
We Review the Nanuk 935 Hard Case
Why would you get a hard case instead of a backpack? This review of the Nanuk 935 Hard Case will make you think differently about how you store and get your gear from point A to point B. There are other hard cases out there, but this one has a lid organizer, which in my opinion, sets it apart. I am a DOP focused on the beauty industry in Paris. When shooting for a client, my → Read More
Which Is Best, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut?
I subscribe to Premiere Pro and own Final Cut X and Da Vinci Resolve. I’ve been weighing up which one to focus on in order to become a better editor and video professional. I’ve considered the ease of use when editing and exporting, the support and community of each, and the market demand. Cost is also a factor, so it’s worth knowing what you’ll pay for in the long run, let’s → Read More
Studiobinder's Ultimate Guide to Film Composition and Framing
Instead of getting overwhelmed by the various ways to go about positioning your camera, frame composition, and then deciding what you're trying to say with your shot selection, this video breaks down the various elements that directors and directors of photography use to convey their intent. From a Director of Photography's Perspective: Points are used in photography and film. → Read More
Adobe Premiere Pro Has Some Good New Updates
Adobe is really trying to make editing videos on small screens a more enjoyable process. They've looked at ways to give us more screen real estate. They've combined some tabs and made switching between workspaces much easier. It's even possible to do everything you need to in one workspace, and the workspace can be customized and saved as usual. Updates You can now see which → Read More
Should Product Photographers Learn 3D Modeling?
Most of the time, when it comes to photography or video of cars, beauty products, cosmetics, and even shoes, it’s made on a computer and not by a photographer. There are several reasons for this, but in this video, Karl Taylor, a renowned product photographer and educator, discusses photography versus 3D CGI and the advantages of each. The importance of knowing how to light a → Read More
3 Different Shoots With Only a Bare Bulb
In this video, Lindsay Adler shows how going back to the basics, with nothing more than her camera, a white backdrop, and a bare bulb flash can make for some great images. When I first started out with photography, I remember thinking the farther away you put the light, the softer the edges will be. But then, you learn hard shadows will occur when you have the light farther → Read More
We Review the Moment Mobile Filmmaker Cage
I have a cage for my iPhone. But I thought about how I could it to rather use MagSafe instead of clamping it in each time I wanted to shoot a video. And now Moment has released the perfect MagSafe-equipped Mobile Filmmaker Cage. They’ve sent one over for me to test, and here are the results. It’s made of metal. The cage has a simple shape, but that’s exactly what it’s supposed → Read More
Adobe Includes Frame.io in Creative Cloud for Free
If you’re entering the video production industry, you’ll be bound to start collaborating with colorists, motion graphics artists, and clients. You’ll also start using cloud-based uploading for review. You’ll be happy to know Frame.io is now included to use in Adobe Creative Cloud, so if you’re a Premiere Pro user, you’re getting a great workflow enhancer for free. Adobe bought → Read More
Are Photos Supposed to Show Reality?
In this video, MIT Associate Professor Ramesh Raskar says that photo-realism is dead. They're discussing machine learning and technologies working to give us evenly exposed night-time images on our mobile phones. If these technologies are not available in professional cameras today, will they ever be, and would you want them as a professional photographer? If you've used the → Read More
Why I Chose the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro
It’s not just the price, which is considerably lower than any other camera in the market that gives the same quality. It's a camera like no other, and its digital film footage is pure eye-candy every single time I get into the editing booth. What I Like The Menu It’s easy to set up and use the camera. It’s intuitive and gives you real buttons to change settings while you’re → Read More
What Can Photographers Learn From Why People Go To The Cinema?
Have you ever heard someone say: "you have to watch it at the cinema"? This is usually when it's a movie loaded with action, special effects, and sound design that captures your imagination. Is this all that gets the cinemas to sell seats? If your answer is yes, this video might make you consider your opinion. Seeing a face up close in more detail than we usually do when we're → Read More
Check Out These In-Depth Blackmagic Tutorials
DaVinci Resolve is free to download and use as an NLE. They’ve uploaded tutorial videos in the past, but in the last few weeks, they’ve uploaded in-depth tutorials that make it much easier to understand what you’re doing when you start changing the parameters of a clip’s color. Here are the color-grading tutorial videos. Resolve is used for professional color work. It is one → Read More
Lindsay Adler and Westcott Release the Optical Spot
Lindsay Adler recently teamed up with Westcott to develop the Westcott Optical Spot. In this video, she shows what’s possible. She uses a Profoto D2 as her key light that fits the optical spot, but you can get one for Bowens, Broncolor, Elinchrom, and Balcar lights too. To enhance the overall shot, she uses a secondary light as a backlight to give the image some color. I can → Read More
8K Video, 480 Frames per Second, and an Internal Gimbal: All in a Phone?
Prefer traveling with a smartphone only but still want to take perfect shots? With the latest imaging system co-engineered with ZEISS, the vivo X70 Pro+ shoots high-quality videos and fits inside your pocket, so you can easily take pictures of any moment. Thanks to significant advancements in technology, smartphones have transformed in recent years. Phones now not only fill → Read More
Fstoppers Reviews the Tourbox Elite
It’s a device that can get your hands off the keyboard and mouse. It switches between every application automatically and has presets that you can modify to set you up exactly for how you use your software. My Practical, Real-World Experience in Premiere Pro I am currently editing a tutorial video for a makeup brand, and I decided to test it out for this process. → Read More
Paris by Night: The City of Lights Through a vivo X70 Pro+ Smartphone Camera Lens
How many times have you gone out after dark, wishing you had your camera with you? Night photography opens up a world of extraordinary images, and with the advanced technologies of our mobile phones today, you can get excellent image quality. Sure, there is a learning curve with night photography, but with some experimentation and practice, you’ll soon learn what’s necessary → Read More
Fstoppers Reviews the Impressive Wotancraft PILOT Travel Camera Bags
Neither of these looks like a regular photographer’s bag. They are rugged but attractive, and no matter where you go, you'll look stylish while knowing your gear is safe and well protected. The construction of the Wotancraft PILOT bags is highly impressive. The fabric, finishing, and stitching are of premium quality, letting you know the bags will hold together, even under → Read More
What I Did Coaching My First Photography Workshop
It was a one-on-one with a paying client. I got to know her a bit better over the phone. This was important so I could plan the session and give her what I thought she'd find value from. We met up in Paris in a neighborhood neither of us knew very well. I told her to bring her camera, charged batteries, enough cards, and some gloves because our hands would be out in the → Read More
I Brought a vivo X70 Pro+ to a Photoshoot, Check Out the Surprising Results
Have you ever considered using a phone for a professional project? I hadn’t but I was pleasantly surprised by what the vivo X70 Pro+ phone was capable of. Sure, it has all the technical specs with an imaging system co-engineered with ZEISS and their color correction technology built-in, but what was it like to shoot with? Smartphone photography has evolved so much over the → Read More