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Archives for 2015

 

Fusion 8 VFX Software Free Public Beta Now Available

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Fusion 8

Fusion 8 is a powerful VFX program that is used on tons of Hollywood films like Maleficent, Edge of Tomorrow, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, The Amazing Spider-man 2 and The Hunger Games trilogy, as well as hit TV shows like Battlestar Galactica and Orphan Black.

Before Blackmagic Design purchased Eyeon (the previous developer of Fusion), version 7 was planned to retail for $2500. Version 6 launched at $5000.

Blackmagic released version 7 for Windows for free – with a Fusion 7 Studio version available for $995. Fusion 8 will continue that trend and, for the first time will be available for Mac OS X, as well as Windows. [Read more…]

Low Light Portrait Photography Tips

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In this short video, Damien Lovegrove explains how to take low light portraits and retain good exposure and tonal range.

In the first shot, Damien uses a tripod and dials in manual exposure compensation to get the tonal range spot on. In the second shot, Damien uses a monopod and multiple light sources, including a rim light to add depth and separation.

Canon Develops 250MP APS-H CMOS Sensor

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Canon 250MP CMOS Sensor

Canon has announced the development of a 250MP APS-H format CMOS sensor and has a working prototype camera using the super high resolution sensor.

The APS-H format was used in prior Canon 1D models and measures 29.2 x 20.2mm. The sensor resolution is 19,580 x 12,600 pixels. That is 125x greater resolution that 1080p HD video and 30x more resolution than 4K video.

The new CMOS sensor has mind-blowing readout speed of 1.25 billion pixels per second!

While we may scoff today at 250MP, it was only a eight years ago that Canon’s announcement of an in-development 50MP sensor seemed unrealistic. And today, of course, we have the Canon 5Ds.

More details in the press release below. [Read more…]

Elinchrom Unveils Four New Litemotiv Softboxes

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Elinchrom Litemotiv Softboxes

Elinchrom has announced four new softboxes for its Litemotiv range. The new softboxes include:

These Litemotiv softboxes are compatible with all Elinchrom flash heads, including Quadra heads with the Quadra Reflector Adapter MKII. Additionally, the softboxes will accept Profoto flash heads with the EL to Profoto adapter.

They range in price from $1169 to $1420. You can them, along with the new Elinchrom Litemotiv Parabolics here at B&H Photo.

How to Capture Motion with Stroboscopic Lighting

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Check out this video from Karl Taylor as he walks through the setup of a stroboscopic sports shot using the Broncolor Scoro packs.

Aside from the lighting setup and programming the intervals into the power packs, the notion of moving the camera during the exposure in order to separate the exposures from the strobes is a very cool technique. As Karl notes, it prevents the strobe exposure from stacking up in areas of the subject that don’t move as much and it also does justice to the composition by separating the subject across the four exposures.

If you’ve never tried stroboscopic or multi-strobe flash photography before, you don’t necessarily need the $10k+ Broncolor Scoro packs. Many system speedlights (e.g., Canon & Nikon) offer a “Multi” mode that will allow you select multiple flash firings during one exposure, along with a frequency rate and power level. Obviously, they are going to be less powerful than the Scoros but can still produce solid stroboscopic results with proper planning.

Check out your flash manual to see if it is compatible.