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Deal: Amazon Echo Dot for $29

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The little Amazon Echo Dots are incredibly handy and are available for just $29 (reg. $49) this weekend as part of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. I’ve got a couple of the Echo Dots (and just ordered another), along with the larger Amazon Echo, which has great, full sound. I continue to be surprised at how much we enjoy using Alexa for music and general voice apps. Our kids love playing 20 Questions and other games and stories.

The Echo isn’t really photography-related but it’s a great electronic accessory at an incredible value. You can find great deals on the Amazon Echo devices, Fire TV, tablets and other Amazon devices here on Amazon.com.

 

Video: Grading Breakdown of L’Oréal Garnier Commercial

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The above video, courtesy of Andreas Brueckl, shows a 30 minute screen capture (condensed down to 3 minutes) of the grading process that went into a L’Oréal Garnier commercial. The commercial was shot on an Arri Alexa and graded with Baselight. [Read more…]

Canon C300 vs. Arri Alexa on Game of Thrones

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Shane Hurlbut recently shot an interview for a Game of Thrones promo with the Canon C300 alongside the Arri Alexa.  In the above video, you can see some of the interview shots cut in with footage from the show (the show itself is shot on the Alexa, if I recall).

Below, you can see some side by side shots (no audio) of the same interview scenes with the Canon C300 and Alexa. [Read more…]

Canon 7D vs. ARRI Alexa: You Get What You Pay For…

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In still image files shot with the Canon 7D and other DSLRs, we have the luxury of using RAW format to capture each frame and get a tremendous amount of latitude (exposure and color range in over/under-exposed shots) out of those files in post production.  Unfortunately, when it comes to video capture, DSLRs like the Canon 7D spit out a highly compressed file that has nowhere near the amount of latitude you get from a RAW still image file.

While the below video comparison may seem silly in some respects for comparing a $1500 camera to a $65,000+ (depending on the configuration) camera, it is also very useful to those new to HDSLR video – as a way to demonstrate (1) just how limited these cameras are when it comes to capturing video, and (2) just how much more important a perfect exposure is when recording video. [Read more…]