Photo Equipment

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  • How to Use the BMPCC: Complete Guide to Setup, Filming, and Post-Production

    How to Use the BMPCC: Complete Guide to Setup, Filming, and Post-Production

    Marie Gardiner
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    1. Graphics Tablets for Photo Retouching: The New Buyers' Guide

      Graphics Tablets for Photo Retouching: The New Buyers' Guide

      Tutorial Beginner

      Graphics tablets are a creative-industry staple. Every photographer and designer, and pretty much a requirement for any kind of digital artist or painter....

    2. The Visual Vocabulary of Drone Video Shooting Techniques

      The Visual Vocabulary of Drone Video Shooting Techniques

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson we are going to learn about different aerial drone shot techniques. We will also look at some basic aerial shooting rules.

    3. How to Plan a Drone Video Flight

      How to Plan a Drone Video Flight

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson we are going to go over some pre-flight checklists and how to properly plan for an upcoming drone shoot.

    4. Fly That Drone Inside the Lines: Technical Limits

      Fly That Drone Inside the Lines: Technical Limits

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this lesson we are going to learn some general information about drones, focusing in on their technical specs and limitations. This will help us when...

    5. A Photographer's Guide to Light

      A Photographer's Guide to Light

      Course Intermediate

      Without light, there is no photography. In this course you'll learn about visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum. You will learn about the three most...

    6. How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

      How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

      Tutorial Beginner

      When using a gimbal, an external monitor can help you see what you're shooting, but is it more trouble than it's worth?

    7. Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

      Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

      Tutorial Beginner

      Smartphones are the Swiss Army knives of mobile journalism. But they're limited when it comes to capturing video. Here are 5 tools every mobile journalist...

    8. How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

      How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Are remotes or toggles useful in panning and tilting a gimbal, or are they more trouble than they're worth?

    9. How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Video Gimbal Rig

      How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Video Gimbal Rig

      Tutorial Intermediate

      If you have a variety of lenses, or just one zoom lens, you have some important decisions to make when you’re shooting with a gimbal.

    10. How to Add Acoustic Treatment to the Floors in Your DIY Video Studio

      How to Add Acoustic Treatment to the Floors in Your DIY Video Studio

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial I'm going to show you the simplest way of adding acoustical treatment to any empty room: putting carpet on the floor. This is by far the...

    11. How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

      Tutorial Beginner

      A gimbal can electronically pan or tilt along with you as you turn your body or move inside a vehicle, but the responsiveness or speed of the follow can...

    12. What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

      What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

      Course Beginner

      Have you ever tried to learn about lenses, only to be overwhelmed by choice and technical information? Whether you're a first-time photographer or a...