Reaching new heights
Most people aren’t all that comfortable with heights. Our crews have had to climb to some interesting heights to “get the shot.” We have a solid understanding of many OSHA rules and regulations and often have to don safety harnesses and hard hats just like everyone else. Here we see Jay locking in while standing atop a 60′ scissor lift. Probably the worst part about working at heights is forgetting something on your climb...
read morePro Bono Shoot for the Children’s Center for Communication/Bevelry School for the Deaf
We have to fake quite a bit when shooting. The room we used to shoot in was pretty bare so… we added a BEAR (bad pun – look in the background). Once the lights and camera were set up, we went around looking for things to place behind the interviewees. And here it is through the...
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Some shoots can be very difficult but at least we don’t have to dress up in Elf costumes. The content for this project wasn’t exactly exciting so our client decided to put the on-camera people in costumes. You may notice the background has some wrinkles in it but that’s on purpose. Adding some folds to backdrops creates some depth and adds some shadows to help break things up. We own a wide array of backdrops for situations where there location might not be ideal for...
read moreCameras in Cars
Fitting a full sized camera into a car isn’t always easy. Our big camera barely fit into this full sized sport utility truck. The windshield is covered with neutral density gel which acts like sun glasses for your environment. You can see where it isn’t covered on the right because so much more light is coming through. Also in the photo is an LED light suction cupped to the glass. This helps even out the light on the driver’s...
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