The four lenses I bring to every wedding: a Sigma 24mm, two Contax Zeiss primes from the 1970s, and a Sony Zeiss 135mm. None of them are Sony only.
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Always 1992 | A Colorado Travel Film About Brotherhood
A personal travel film about a set of cabins in southern Colorado, the summers my brother and I spent there, and the fire that nearly took the place.
Continue readingMy Prism got an Upgrade! Mind-boggling in camera effects with Prism Lens FX
A $15 prism gets you most of the way. What it does not get you is a third hand to pull focus with. Here is what Prism Lens FX adds, what it costs, and which piece is actually worth the money.
Continue readingReacting to the first wedding I ever filmed…from 2010!
Two lenses, a fisheye, a steel shoulder rig, Converse, and a cross dissolve between literally every shot. I sat down and watched my first wedding film for the first time in years.
Continue readingAputure 120Dii Light Review for Wedding Filmmakers (vs Practilite 602)
The 120D Mark II is 20 cheaper than the Practilite until you add the fresnel and the barn doors, at which point it is 0 cheaper. Here is what each one is actually better at, and which one belongs at a reception.
Continue reading$1400 Video Editing PC Build Guide | Edits 4K, 6K, 8K RAW Video!
Cameras like the Pocket 6K and the S1H produce files that will bury a budget machine. This is the parts list for something that will not blink at them, and where the upgrade money should go first.
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