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The Basics
Why do photographers sometimes need an assistant ?
Every week, we receive emails from people asking us for advices about how they could improve their photography/videography. Most of these people are already at what I would call ‘serious amateur’ level and want to move to the next step. To these people, my answer is always the same: get an assistant!…
Talk with customers – don’t be a bad photographer
Do you take pictures of people? Are they really happy with your work and performance?
There are too many bad pro photographers… out there. How do I know? Simple: I talk to customers who had bad experiences and didn’t like what they had to pay for.
A story about pricing
Since money is always a hot topic and a lot of people ask me for advices about how to price their services, here is a short -true- story.
A few months ago, I received a request from an “acquaintance” asking me to shoot her wedding.…
Going wide: Wide angle for the 5DMrkII
Meggie + Corneliu: how we did it
A few people asked me to give more details about how we shot the love story clip (posted here…). Instead of writing a structured post, I am just going to go with the flow and write everything that comes to my mind.
Tips of the day
I was reviewing the clips we shot yesterday and found this horror. Look at Meggie left eye in this clip. What do you see? Me!
It might not be that noticeable at lower resolution, but when viewed full screen in HD, it is very annoying.…
What is the best shutter speed for movie mode?
I have seen this question a few times in various forums so I thought it would be another good fit for the “The Basics” section.
Since people rarely explain what they would consider “best”, I assume they are talking about the best shutter speed to achieve a filmic look….
Focal length and perspective
This is a repost from my old blog. It was one of the most visited page and since I keep seeing people asking the same question over and over again, I think it would be a good idea to forward them here.…
