tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15495522430532007362011-11-08T23:25:21.292-05:00FRHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444212896590474956noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549552243053200736.post-64712946277748537122009-05-18T01:23:00.008-04:002009-05-18T01:32:07.178-04:00<object width="410" height="256"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/C-nfAL-DF7U&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/C-nfAL-DF7U&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="410" height="256"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1549552243053200736-6471294627774853712?l=www.fraserhoward.com' alt='' /></div>FRHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444212896590474956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549552243053200736.post-16353339443767802032008-10-08T00:21:00.023-04:002009-04-02T16:27:43.777-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ch93bX_-2oo/SOw2Qu2Aw8I/AAAAAAAAAA8/JpW1mvxx6pM/s1600-h/GlennBike2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ch93bX_-2oo/SOw2Qu2Aw8I/AAAAAAAAAA8/JpW1mvxx6pM/s400/GlennBike2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254634526314906562" border="0" /></a><br />This <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC9d9rxjuhg">tracking shot</a> makes use of a tripod head on a <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.filmtools.com/75mmballhihat.html">hi hat</a> mounted on a<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://cinekinetic.com/new/">camera dolly</a> riding on pipe track supported by a pair of aluminum saw horses. I pushed the dolly about 8 feet while also panning during the second half of the shot. The idea is to keep the subject close to the center of the frame where the camera's auto-focus will work. This shot benefits from <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_hour_%28photography%29">golden hour</a> lighting conditions.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1549552243053200736-1635333944376780203?l=www.fraserhoward.com' alt='' /></div>FRHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444212896590474956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549552243053200736.post-76501172465777812432008-10-06T15:33:00.013-04:002009-04-02T15:39:55.824-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ch93bX_-2oo/SOpquyQb0wI/AAAAAAAAAAc/pB3Ag1Pd0qQ/s1600-h/CrosstownTraffic3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ch93bX_-2oo/SOpquyQb0wI/AAAAAAAAAAc/pB3Ag1Pd0qQ/s400/CrosstownTraffic3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254129267278336770" border="0" /></a>This 1920x1080 frame-grab is from a 24fps <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-lapse">time-lapse</a> clip.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1549552243053200736-7650117246577781243?l=www.fraserhoward.com' alt='' /></div>FRHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444212896590474956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549552243053200736.post-31237928757958896482008-10-06T14:29:00.015-04:002009-04-02T15:41:53.793-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ch93bX_-2oo/SOpZTzqHp3I/AAAAAAAAAAU/G4o0pvk2zz0/s1600-h/Glenn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ch93bX_-2oo/SOpZTzqHp3I/AAAAAAAAAAU/G4o0pvk2zz0/s400/Glenn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254110112100362098" border="0" /></a>For this natural light shot I used a <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.msegrip.com/mse.php?show=product&amp;cat=219&amp;products_ID=24276">butterfly</a> with diffusion to reduce contrast and a reflector to fill the face and provide an <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_light">Obie</a>. I also used the camcorder's built-in <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter">neutral density filter</a> to allow for a wide-open lens to create a shallow <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field">depth of field</a> which helps to bring the subject forward in the frame.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1549552243053200736-3123792875795889648?l=www.fraserhoward.com' alt='' /></div>FRHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444212896590474956noreply@blogger.com1