DJI recently released its "GoPro killer" - the DJI Osmo Action. I've been using this camera for about a week now - so how does it stack up to the GoPro Hero7 Black? Both do 4k video and 12 megapixel stills. Both have incredible image stabilization (with a slight edge to the Osmo). But what about timelapse, hyperlaps and the other features action cameras are now expected to have? We'll take a look in this video. This video is sponsored by Squarespace Make your next move by doing the free trail at...
May 30, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Promotional and other consideration provided by NVIDIA For more on blazing fast GPU check out https://nvda.ws/2VLmFAX GPU cards are an essential part off the graphic performance in your computer. In this video we’ll take a look at an external GPU or eGPU setup. I'm using a Dell XPS 15 9570 laptop, but you can use any laptop that supports Thunderbolt 3 and has a minimum of 16GB of RAM and an i5 processor (i7 8th generation recommended) - this could be somethign like the Razer Blade 15, Razer Blad...
May 28, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Learn how to match the color grade from any image to one of your own! Check out my Preset Pack for Adobe Lightroom/Adobe ACR http://theartofphotography.tv/presets The heart of color grading comes down to understanding how light and color work in the highlight, midtone and shadow areas of a photograph. In this video I'll use Adobe Photoshop to illustrate the concept and how it works. Of course this same idea can be applied to any software application that you are using for photography (Lightroom,...
May 14, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Some amazing work today from YOU! Last day to get my Lightroom Presets for 40% off! http://theartofphotography.tv/presets/ Featured in this video: Stefano Cerio http://www.cerio.it/ Toni Skokovic http://junctionrails.ca/ Stephen Malkinson Pierrot Jeannot John Lawson Barry Weiss Ed Ruttledge Aaron Chen https://composedandfocusedstudios.com/ Alys Tomlinson http://www.alystomlinson.co.uk/ Music is from Epidemic Sound https://goo.gl/v5wWKr AoP T-Shirts https://aop.threadless.com/ Need a website? htt...
Apr 30, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast NEW Ted Forbes Preset Pack 01 for Adobe Lightroom! http://theartofphotography.tv/presets These presets are designed to work in Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Lightroom CC and Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). There are 16 presets and custom color profiles including Instagram Looks, Modern Color, Monochrom and Vintage Color (VC). Thank you for supporting the channel! Check out my other videos: • How to EDIT VIDEO on an IPAD PRO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYwPAVK_tk • Your Weekly Photography Inspirati...
Mar 22, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Dogfish Head is an amazing brewery in Deleware - they've released a Gose called Super Eight. Currently collaborating on a film with Kodak, they claim this beer can be the perfect catalist for developing film. I decided to put it to the test. Can you actually develop film using beer? Develop responsibly. My Lightroom Presets - last chance to save 40%! http://theartofphotography.tv/presets/ Kodak's documentation for using Super Eight to develop film https://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/campaign/dogfis...
Mar 22, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Friday means my favorite thing - viewer mail! Just a couple of notes on things over the next month. First off, I'll be doing a Street Photography workshop with Hugh Brownstone on March 25-27th in New York City. Space is limited, so if you're interested sign up soon! This is going to be a full course on the history and practice of street photography - and its going to be a lot of fun! http://www.3bmep.com/streetsofny If you want to get 20% off your order with AdoramaPix (who did the prints I show...
Mar 01, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Editing video on an iPad is a complete game changer. This video is sponsored by Squarespace For a free trial and 10% off your order, visit http://squarespace.com/aop and use offer code AOP on checkout Lumafusion is an incredible NLE from some former Avid developers that literally makes it possible to take advantage of the iPad for video editing. I've switched over to editing on mobile this year and use it on my iPad pro as well as my iPhone. Both are faster than my desktop computer. I talked abo...
Feb 28, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Panasonic were gracious enough to invite me to the Austin Event to test the new S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras. This video is sponsored by Squarespace For a free trail and 10% off your order, visit http://squarespace.com/aop and use offer code AOP on checkout I was extremely impressed with both of these bodies in addition to the amazing lenses that Panasonic has put together for this system. We've got an amazing 50mm f/1.4, a 24-105mm f/4 OIS and a 70-200mm f/4 OIS. You can pre-order y...
Feb 27, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast This is a short film with video footage and stills with the Sony 135mm f/1.8 G Master portrait lens. I thought I'd do something different for this video since I had so much good stuff from the Sony shoot. So this is presented as a short collection of visuals without me talking. If you want to see the full review - the video is below. Thanks to Sony for organizing the event at the Greenpoint Terminal Station which is an event space in Brooklyn, NY. Video footage was shot with the 135mm G Master o...
Feb 26, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast The Sony 135mm f/1.8 G Master lens is the 31st lens in Sony's full-frame, e-mount lineup. I quickly fell in love with this lens - it is outstanding. Designed for longer portraits, this has some of the best optical rendering that I've seen on any lens to date. This is the ultimate portrait lens. Bokeh is excellent, it has outstanding sharpness and the autofocus speeds are impressive. This has the same XD linear drive system that is found in the Sony 400mm f/2.8 G Master as well as the Sony 24mm f...
Feb 26, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast I’ve used a variety of equipment to film my YouTube videos over the years but have settled in on 4 main cameras for my current workflow depending on whether I’m shooting in studio or traveling. My main studio camera https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1394217-REG/sony_ilce_7m3_alpha_a7_iii_mirrorless.html/BI/8986/KBID/10442/DFF/d10-v21-t1-x880512/SID/EZ My vlogging camera https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1222744-REG/sony_ilce6300_b_alpha_a63000_mirrorless_digital.html/BI/8986/KBID/10442...
Feb 20, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast There was a huge surprise in the mail today! I get some amazing things sent to me by viewers. Today I got two Sam Haskins books that are fabulous! Sam Haskins was a British-born, South African photographer famous for his photo books in the 1960's. These featured his style of "in camera" montage images. His son Ludwig Haskins sent these to me. What an honor! Sam Haskins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Haskins Sam Haskins :: Cowboy Kate and Other Stories https://amzn.to/2DXwW6v Michael Kenna :: ...
Feb 18, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Canon has just announced a new entry level, full frame mirrorless camera - the Canon EOS RP. The most interesting features on this new camera are the RP's small size and its price. Its the most affordable full frame mirrorless camera to be introduced in the last year. But this makes me wonder, what is the point of the Canon RP? It doesn't have any more features than the DSLR cameras that currently exists, so unless your requirements are an extremely small size, why would this be a camera of inte...
Feb 14, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast This weekend I went to Marfa, TX to visit the Chinati Foundation. Of course, no photography allowed. I'm always the first to defend the right to photograph, but in this case I actually agree with the policy. Experiencing the works of art by Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, Robert Irwin and many others - it requires attention. These are experience and environmental works that can't be reproduced in a photograph anyway. This does make it difficult to share my experience in this video, bu...
Feb 13, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast This weekend I'm headed to Marfa, TX. Why? The main reason is Donald Judd. Judd is one of the leading minimilist artists from the 1970's and 1980's. While working in New York City, he started purchasing property in West Texas to display his large scale environmental works. Today, Chinati features works by Judd as well as Dan Flavin, Claes Oldenberg and Robert Irwin. I'm going to be vlogging my trip over the next few days. But before I do we need to discuss minimalism. Check out my other videos: ...
Feb 04, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Mail time is my favorite kind of video to do. You people send me photography books that inspire me - hope they will inspire you too. In this video: Nicola Olic Jared Q Gerlach Rebecca Santerre @opticaltexture Jeremy Greenberg @jhg.852 Sebastian Rogowald @sebowy1 Martin Scarland @mscarland Megan Doherty https://www.setantabooks.com/book_author/megan-doherty/ Ed Ruttledge Check out my other videos: • Panasonic S1, S1R :: First Impressions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zSAh3t2aks • Switching to ...
Feb 04, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Panasonic has officially debuted the first 2 mirrorless cameras for its full frame, mirrorless L mount - the Panasonic S1 and S1R. Or at least they sponsored an event which had cameras that sort of worked. Despite the lack of final firmware and the minimal shooting time for those who attended, we do at least have a preview of what these cameras will do. I feel fairly optimistic. Panasonic Lumix is going to be a major player this year in the mirrorless camera market. Both cameras available for pr...
Feb 02, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Can I actually use my iPhone and my iPad Pro to replace work that I do on my iMac? The bulk of the work I do on a computer centers around photography and video. The idea of working on mobile is attractive to me because I spend a good amount of the year traveling. When I’m not traveling, I find myself back in the office chained to the desk for long hours of editing. Ideally if I could find a way to make mobile devices actually work for me, I could be more productive and have more freedom to be pr...
Jan 31, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast A recent video and article have been going around recently claiming a photographer was dropped from a job for Canon because she didn't have 50,000 followers on Instagram. This video really got my attention - in fact, it made me angry because not only is the information not clear - its suspect. And its generally wrong. I have a few thoughts on the matter… Original article: https://petapixel.com/2019/01/28/photog-canon-dropped-me-because-i-dont-have-50k-instagram-followers/ Original Video: https:/...
Jan 30, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast I've got some amazing things in the mail I want to share with you all today. I've talked a lot about Wine Country Camera filters in my videos. Its a really unique filter system designed for high-end architectural and landscape photography applications. I'm good friends with the owner, Rod Clark and he just sent me the new 150 Filter Holder. The 150 is designed for wide-angle lenses that don't have filter threading. The attachment for the filter holder goes over the lens and tightens into place. ...
Jan 28, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Photography is a mix of many disciplines - it includes a creative component on top of physics, chemistry, electronics and other various sciences. We live in an age where we have more technology coming out than we actually use. In some ways we are spoiled to this and its made us lazy in the effort that we put into creating images. So in this video, I'd like to raise a discussion about where the boundary is between the technical and the creative sides of our art. Where is it for you? Martin Munkac...
Jan 24, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast This week I had the opportunity to test out the new real-time autofocus on the Sony a6400. The results are interesting. Gear used in this video Sony a6400 https://goo.gl/Ec1j6x Atomos Ninja V https://goo.gl/RvTZ7H The Sony a6400 is the first camera to use what Sony calls "Real Time Tracking Autofocus" which essentially adds pattern and color recognition to its AI autofocus system in addition to face detection and Eye AF. This allows for subjects that might turn or pass behind an object as the ca...
Jan 22, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast This week Sony flew me to San Diego for the release of the Sony a6400 which is the new APS-C, entry level mirrorless camera in the Alpha lineup. Pre-order yours at B&H https://goo.gl/Ec1j6x The big new features on this camera are a 180 degree flip screen, unlimited recording in video mode, an HLG picture profile and object tracking/AI integrated autofocus. This is an interesting release from Sony as it seems they have upgraded the a6300 and a6500 cameras specifically targeted at vlogging, but th...
Jan 21, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Some big news and updates along with some viewer mail. I will be speaking at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art on March 28th - I’ll pin a comment as soon as I have more details. I’m also doing a podcast now with my friend Jaron Schneider - you should check it out! http://theartofphotography.tv/off-camera/ And finally - I’m wrapping up the next season of the Artist Series! Stay tuned - looking like a March release date. Sorry for the delay - it will be worth the wait. Mail from: The Irving P...
Jan 15, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Today Nikon announced the new Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S ultra-wide zoom lens. As the latest addition to the Nikon Z System of mirrorless cameras, they announced the new ultra-wide zoom lens at CES today. This lens looks amazing. As the Nikon Z system was announced and released over the last few months, one of the glaring missing lenses is a wide angle. As Nikon have announced the lens roadmap over the next 2 years, its nice to see them staying on schedule. I really do think this lens will be the hi...
Jan 08, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast Hot air balloon ride with my newly modified Sony NEX-7 camera with full spectrum conversion. Sony were nice enough to convert my older NEX-7 as a full-spectrum camera. This involved removing the infrared and low-pass filters from the sensor to allow light beyond the visual spectrum to be recorded in the image. You can limit this light by using filters on the lens. For these images, I used a 720nm Infrared filter so you're only seeing infrared light. I converted the images to black and white and ...
Jan 07, 2019•Transcript available on Metacast The Fujifilm X-T3 is a powerhouse mirrorless camera featuring up to 30 frames per second burst rate shooting and internal 10-bit video at 4:2:0. Get your's at B&H https://goo.gl/RdUHZm Amazon https://amzn.to/2Smstjz Fujifilm released the X-T3 this year as the successor to the popular X-T2. This is a massive upgrade for both stills and video. The X-T2 was a fantastic camera, but had some limitations in terms of power management. You really did need to purchase the battery grip to enable faster bu...
Dec 30, 2018•Transcript available on Metacast Spent the weekend photographing landscapes and astro with the Sony 24mm f/1.4 G Master with Chris Hau and Stan Moniz! I was honored to get invited to do this Sony trip and work with some amazingly talented people. Saw some old friends and also met some YouTuber's I'd not met before. We all had an amazing opportunity to use this lens in a variety of situations. I've never shot astrophotography until this trip and it was absolutely addicting! Featuring in order of appearance: Stan Moniz https://ww...
Dec 14, 2018•Transcript available on Metacast The Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 G Master is incredible for Astrophotography. Available from B&H https://goo.gl/HjL1Kc This weekend I was invited to Sedona, AZ for a Sony trip to use the 24mm f/1.4 gm to shoot the night sky. This lens is absolutely incredible - I've had the chance to use it before, but not in an astrophotography setting. I compared the Sony 24mm against the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art and the Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 We were joined by Stan Moniz and José Francisco Salgado - be sure to check out the...
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