I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect phone tripod mount for years. I always tell myself, “Self: if only I had a better smartphone mount I’d be able to make more and better photos/videos/media!” and ...
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As a musician, audio engineer and filmmaker, I rely on my ears every day. Even if your profession doesn't, nobody wants to lose their hearing. With the recent return of Volleyball season, I was ...
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1-line Sony A73 Review: If you can get past the poor ergonomics, confusing menus, and frame-rate dependant auto-focus and zoom features, the Sony A73 is a tremendous value for a full-frame ...
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A look in my gear room tells you I'm no neat freak, but I like to keep my standing desk and (seemingly) endless cables tidy. The reason isn't just for looks either: I hate it when I break a cable ...
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Four parts to an inexpensive - but decent - vlogging setup: Camera, audio, Tripods, supports, and Lights. Ok: 5 parts. Strangely, I often get asked for recommendations on camera and gear for ...
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Ronin-S Focus Motor 1-Line Review: Excellent build quality and concept, in urgent need of a firmware update. This isn’t the first accessory I’d buy for the Ronin-S. But for those, like me, who love ...
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Blackmagic Web Presenter Review (2018) - after almost 2 years of hard use, is it still worth live-streaming at 720p? Short Answer: YES! 1080p Livestream Experiment It didn’t take much - ...
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As photographers we've always wanted to control the creative process from shoot to final delivery of our images to our clients. Here's where we'll share the behind the scenes with DQ Studios - how ...
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A friend was watching me edit video one day and asked, “how do you get in the zone for creative work?” I probably seemed rude as I answered, “I just get to work.” It wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate ...
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As a life-long entrepreneur I'm as guilty as anyone for working too many hours and thinking it's best to be busy in business 24/7. Living by "the grind" or even "holy hustle" doesn't have to be a ...
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It’s never a good thing to arrive home to find water on your kitchen floor. Even worse to check the basement, turn on the lights, and hear sizzling (that would be water shorting out the water-filled ...
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2018 will definitely go down as the year of the rise of the full-frame mirrorless camera. But even though I’ve drank the water and purchased the latest-greatest full-frame Sony A7iii, I also just ...
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