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DIY Shoulder Mount by @FilmRiot

theshuttersquad — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:34:04 +0000

Canon C300. Credit where credit’s due.

theshuttersquad — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:22:25 +0000

Canon C300 Target Shooter from Steve Weiss on Vimeo.

Dasein: The art of being.

theshuttersquad — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:06:22 +0000

How much should I charge?

theshuttersquad — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:39:46 +0000

A sight for sore eyes…

Lundy — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:21:13 +0000

I was pleased to see there are still creative people in our mainstream world. Like it or hate it, i dont care.

RED Scarlet Hands-on

theshuttersquad — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:12:09 +0000

Thank You theshuttersquad.com

theshuttersquad — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:19:04 +0000

One quick not before we get into the first post of the year.

- This will be the year thehuttersquad.com becomes a photo / video site to keep an eye on!

- I will take more pictures!

- I will learn Final Cut Pro!

- I will learn Photoshop!

- I will share with the world my journey into creativity!

- I will hold you accountable to keep me on my toes!

- I will be one step closer to owning a house.

- Zoë will take her first picture.

Thanks a lot for those of you reading this blog. It has been a great year and can’t wait to see what the future holds.

1111

Rob.

G12 vs P7000 … Fight!!!

theshuttersquad — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:48:20 +0000

Photos Without a Camera? Gizmodo

theshuttersquad — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:53:20 +0000

Your DSLR might be great, but fancy image sensors aren’t the only way to capture a spectacular image. A host of artists are producing great photography without hitting a single button. Their secret? Chemicals. Powerful chemicals. And serious talent.

The trick behind the cam-less captures is actually pretty simple—photographic paper is coated with silver salts, which cast an image onto the light-sensitive surface. But that’s just the start. Each artist has his or her own variations, some of which are incredibly complex—incorporating water, broken glass, and sometimes their own bodies into the photographic process.

Susan Derges, for example, dunks her photographic sheets in the river and uses the moon and a flashlight to expose the image. The moon! It’s almost enough to make your cam sound like cheating, eh? And the results are terrific.

If that impresses you, then prepare for Floris Neususs, who uses entire human bodies at once. Depending on the model’s position, the image cast varies from clear to cloudy, and creates a remarkable effect.

The rest of the low tech approaches are equally impressive, and entirely unique. No disrespect to the digital cams we love so much, but there are some things you can only do the old fashioned way. [Digital Journal of Photography]

Final Cut Pro TOTW (Tip of the Week)

theshuttersquad — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:39:15 +0000

Steve Etchie

@etchie

Pasting Attributes

I thought I would start out a little more simply with one of my favorite features of Final Cut Pro. many people familiar with the software may not already be aware of this feature, but for those that don’t, this may be the greatest thing you discover and you won’t know how you ever went without it. Everyone is familiar with the term “Copy and Paste.” This feature does almost the same thing.

I went into Photobooth real quick and made two clips that are basically the same thing. One of me walking in the room and the other of me sitting at my desk, looking at the computer. I put both clips on the timeline and I decide to do a 3-way color correction on the first clip, as well as maybe zoom in just a bit. The webcam has obviously not changed and neither has any of the lighting conditions in the room changed since I decided to sit down. In such a case, all the filters and motion changes I applied, to be applied in exactly the same way to the second clip. Not a problem!

Nothing is really going to appear to happen but trust me, it worked. Right click once again on the second clip and you’re going to get the same pop up, where you will select “Paste attributes.”

The parts that are grayed out are those that don’t apply to the any of the effects you could possibly want to add to the clip. My favorite part of this feature is that you can be selective. Say you have decided you want the same color correction options but you don’t want to zoom in on the image for some reason. The box for basic motion refers to anything you find in the motion tab for your clip. This includes zooming. You mouldmake sure that box was unchecked if you didn’t want the zoom. Just about any time you use this feature you’ll probably be checking the filters box. This covers EVERYTHING you would add to your clips from the effects tab in your browser, including the 3-way color corrector.

Finally, I love this feature because it’s been around so long it doesn’t matter what version of Final Cut Pro you’re running, it’ll be there and it’ll look at exactly the same.

Thanks for reading!

Steve Etchie – Central Florida FCP certified viedo editor and podcast producer.

@etchie