No LUT film school
I'm baffled by those who would buy LUTs, when creating your own looks and grades is so easy. Let me eliminate the mystery of LUTs by showing you how to create your own custom grade. This video was recorded with the...
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Better Audio for your videos
I do my best to provide good quality audio recordings for my videos. Here are some of the ways I do that, demonstrated with some of the products I use. If you have not tried dual recording, I hope that this video...
Nikon D500 Best Video Settings
Although I reviewed the Nikon D500 last year, when I borrowed it a few weeks ago for a YouTube shoot, I thought it was time I covered the video settings. Behind the scenes Camera and lighting by Sonam Tashi. This video...
Sony RX10 IV review
For the RX10 IV, I reached out to B&H Photo, who were happy to lend me one as part of their affiliate program. That gave me a little more time to fully appreciate and try to features. Let me apologize for ranting...
Camera terms, explained
From time to time, someone says to me that my videos are not in English. Here's a start to building a vocabulary to understand what photographers are saying. Behind the scenes: This video was shot in the YouTube Space...
Taking it to the street with the Fuji X-E3
When Fujifilm Canada offered to lend me an X-E3 just prior to its launch, of course I said yes. And I immediately took it to downtown Toronto for a walk. I'm not sure why Fuji cameras inspire me to shoot in black and...
Sony A9 at the races
Sony Canada regularly hosts Meetup events, sometimes for very small groups. I was lucky enough to be accepted for a meetup at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto to try out the burst speed and fast focussing of the new Sony...
Panasonic GH5 hands on review
My loan of the Panasonic GH5 coincided with our Viking Rhine Getaway. I'd been anxiously awaiting this since we heard about the camera last December at a Panasonic preview. This review is posted in the Cinema 4K...
What’s it like to cruise the Rhine on Viking?
I contacted Viking last fall to suggest I would be interested in participating in a cruise in order to create a video review of the cruise, and of a camera while on the cruise. After some negotiation, in May we joined...
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II detailed hands on review
I finally managed to get a loan of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II - a camera which really needs a much simpler name. And it arrived in time to join us on our Viking Rhine Getaway. This review is posted in the Cinema 4K...
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