Archive for category: Equipment

  • Grips for ENG/EFP

    Grips for ENG/EFP

    Equipment, Featured January 18, 2012 9:21 pm 7 comments

    A good selection of grips is an indispensable part of any photographer’s equipment package.       A standard tool box available at any hardware or home improvement store makes an ideal and inexpensive  container to store grips.            Grip head are the most popular and useful tool in [...]

     
  • Filters and Gels

    Filters and Gels

    Equipment, Featured January 15, 2012 7:23 pm 13 comments

    There are two basic reasons to use color filters and gels in video and television productions. One is to enhance or change the look of an image and the second is to alter the color output of a light source  to match existing light or other light sources. In the [...]

     
  • Building Grids

    Building Grids

    Equipment, Featured January 12, 2012 7:15 pm 6 comments

    A minimum grid system to place lights overhead is an essential tool for video and photography.A grid will allow lights to be mounted and effectively positioned outside camera’s view.   Grids allow us to build studios were there are none. For ESPN Urban’s Spotlight on Saturdays College Game Day we [...]