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Eckla Gear Carts Video Overview

Matt Dennison — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:36:15 +0000

We thought you might like to see a little video we put together on the Eckla Gear Carts. They sure make it easy to haul your gear! Check them out in the store here. Thanks to Maxis Gamez and Curt Edwards for your help!

NEOS Overshoes Review by Jim Caldwell of Fotobug

Chris Klapheke — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:08:07 +0000

Make sure and check out Jim’s great Elusive Image podcasts at Fotobug!

Eckla Eagle Car Door Support Video Review

Chris Klapheke — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:22:03 +0000

Good friend and incredible bird photographer Alan Murphy came in last week to shoot a series of videos, both on bird tips and on products. We had a fun time shooting finches and woodpeckers out on my deck, and have some great footage.

Our first video is on the Eagle Car Door Support from Eckla. Alan reviews all the features of this sturdy mount, which makes shooting from your vehicle a breeze.

You can see the Eckla Eagle in the OPG store here.

Alan has an incredibly detailed and useful best-selling ebook "Songbird Setup Photography" in the store. You can also check out Alan's images and workshops at his website here. Thanks Alan!

Photo Tips – Shooting from a Kayak

Jerry Monkman — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:52:54 +0000

Sometime you want to take pictures without your feet on the ground. Here are some tips for keeping your gear safe while shooting from a kayak. In this video, New Hampshire based conservation photographer Jerry Monkman explains how to keep your camera gear safe while shooting from a kayak.

Check out Jerry's fall Cape Cod workshop here: Eco Photography

Photo Safari in Tanzania – Andy Biggs Video

Matt Dennison — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:50:44 +0000

If you've never been on a photo safari in Tanzania, you'll get a taste of one by watching this video. Andy Biggs of Gura Gear fame shows us travel, accommodations, relaxation and wildlife in this video of a typical photo safari.

You'll want to go, or go back, after watching this video. Thanks Andy!

Kwik Camo Video Overview

Matt Dennison — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:54:01 +0000

Check out one of our favorite products in action! The Kwik Camo Portable Blind covers you and your equipment so you can get that crucial shot. Thanks to Juan Pons for the camera work and editing!

Check out all the models of the Kwik Camo in the store here: Kwik Camo

How to use Lights Out Mode in Lightroom

John Batdorff — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:04:49 +0000

I use the “Lights Out Mode” in Lightroom frequently as part of my final editing process, so here's a quick tutorial on how I do that. Learn more about John, view his images and check out his blog here. Hello everyone. John Batdorff here, and today I want to talk about a feature [...]

Blakiston's Fish Owl Feeding Video

Martin Bailey — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:21:29 +0000

Here’s a short video that I shot on Feb 1, 2011, of a Blakiston’s Fish Owl Feeding in the town of Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan. The pool from which the owl feeds is rocks covered with snow. The rocks were put there by locals, and they drop fish into the pool each night to feed the owls. [...]

Andy Biggs on the NBC TODAY Show

Matt Dennison — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:37:41 +0000

Our pal Andy Biggs, of Gura Gear fame, appeared on the NBC Today Show last week to give folks some photography tips. You can view his segment right here:

You can find out more about Andy, his safaris, his blog and his images at his website: www.andybiggs.com

How to create an Identity Plate in Lightroom

John Batdorff — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:40:51 +0000

I’ve fielded quite a few questions about how to place a logo into Lightroom’s Identity Plate, so I put together a quick video tutorial. If you’re reading this in an RSS feed or email then you’ll need to go HERE to watch the video. I hope you enjoy, John Learn more about John, view his images [...]

Neos Adventurer Overshoes Video Review

Martin Bailey — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:29:35 +0000

This is a short video to show you how I used my Neos Adventurer All Season Overshoes from Outdoor Photo Gear to keep feet warm and dry while in Antarctica and the Falkland Islands recently. It’s not an incredibly difficult subject but it took me a few times to get my head around the process [...]

New Outdoor Photo Gear Product Video Intro

Chris Klapheke — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:39:09 +0000

Matt, our webmaster and graphics wizard, has been hard at work creating a new OPG intro that we'll place on the many gear review videos we have coming up. We think it's pretty cool!

How to Photograph from an Open-Roof Safari Vehicle in Africa

Andy Biggs — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:59:49 +0000

Editor's note: Welcome Andy Biggs to the blog! Andy has been a long time supporter of OPG, and is the designer and manufacturer of the wildly popular Gura Gear Kiboko bag. In addition to running Gura Gear, providing commercial stock images and teaching workshops, Andy conducts incredible photo safaris to Africa. Andy heads overseas six or more times a year, covering nearly every accessible part of the African continent. Having traveled with Andy myself to several stops in southern Africa, I can tell you that Andy's safaris are first class, and that you'll have the photographic experience of a lifetime. You can find out more about Andy, see his images and learn about his safaris at his website www.andybiggs.com. We look forward to more articles and videos from Andy in the future! --Chris

There are many different types of safari vehicles in Africa, and this is the first in a series of videos to try and explain what the vehicles are like. This video specifically describes what the pop-top, or open-roof vehicles are like in east Africa. There are other vehicle types in east Africa (Tanzania and Kenya), however this video specifically addresses the open roof type. I'll shoot similar videos in Botswana and in Kenya later on this year, and my goal is to use these videos to visually explain what the vehicles are like before travelers get to Africa.

You can find the Kinesis Safari Sack described in this video in the OPG Store here.

Creating a Before/After Slideshow In Lightroom

Robert Rodriguez Jr. — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:56:13 +0000

For the recent “Real World Lightroom” workshop, I wanted to show students the creative power of Lightroom 3 as both a RAW processor and a way to make great slideshows for presenting their work. Here’s a short video made using the slideshow module of Lightroom showing before and after versions of some of my recent photographs. Here’s [...]

Photographing the Hudson River in Winter-With Lightroom Workflow Video

Robert Rodriguez Jr. — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:48:08 +0000

Soft Light, Dennings Point, NY On a recent visit to one of my favorite locations in the Hudson Valley, I was fortunate to find some very unique weather conditions. Recent sub-zero temperatures and lots of snowfall created some really strong foreground elements, and I was able to “walk” out on to the frozen Hudson to try [...]

Layer Masking Made Easy – A Video Tutorial

Glenn Bartley — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:58:45 +0000

If you have ever wanted to make selective adjustments to your images but have been unsure how – this video is for you! Understanding how to creatively use layer masking can really open up a lot of new doors to photographers in the digital darkroom. This video just scratches the surface of what can be [...]

Audio Input Systems Comparison Test

Juan Pons — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:13:55 +0000

As you may have heard me say before, audio is of the outmost importance when shooting videos. If you look at my two part article on recording audio for video, my preferred way of recording audio is to record it separately on a dedicated audio recorded such as the Zoom H4n, however there are situations when it is more efficient to record the audio straight into the camera.

Monster Lens: Hands on with the Canon EF 1200 f/5.6L Lens

Chris Klapheke — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:08:28 +0000

Juan Pons of DPExperience , Scott Elowitz of LensCoat products and I arranged the shoot of this rare monster lens. It's been the most popular post on our blog, and we thought we would repost it so new readers could check it out.

Recording audio with your video DSLR, Part II

Juan Pons — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:00:53 +0000

Canon EOS 7D with Rode VideoMic and Zoom H4n

This is the second part of my “Recording audio with your video DSLR” post from a few days ago.

Let's pick up where we left off...

Microphones

In the original article I talked about lavaliere (or lapel), microphones as well as the microphone built into the Zoom H4n. However there is one other microphone that I use specially when shooting wildlife and that is the Rode VideoMic, this is a shotgun type microphone. These types of microphones are highly directional and are used when you want to isolate the sound that is right in front while minimizing sound coming in from the sides and rear.

Recording audio with your video DSLR, Part I

Juan Pons — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:00:19 +0000

In the short time I have been shooting video seriously I have very quickly learned that sound is often more important than the video itself.

To that end, I have talked to many folks about how to best record sound when shooting with a Video DSLR, and have experimented quite a bit as well. In this article I will share with you the system that I am now using and which I find is producing great results for me.