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Let’s Go Camping

From: David Dahlquist, Freelance News Photographer San Juan Capistrano, CA I was covering a three day breast cancer walk last month and we were on location 24/7 for all three days. While shooting interviews with some of the volunteers at night in small dome tents. I needed to light the interviews but did not want [...]

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How to Archive P2 Footage

There are a lot of great tips on b-roll.net – everything from shooting into mirrors under trains to unique water proofing for microphones. It’s great to read interesting tips, but Mike “SVP” Johnston of Scioto Valley Productions has taken it to the next level. He’s put his tips to video. Thanks for the tip Mike. [...]

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YouTube in Surround Sound

From: Chris Stuard, WVEC-TV 13, Norfolk, VA One thing that has always annoyed me is when a producer or intrepid reporter would want me to shoot a video off the computer with sound (especially off the laptop in the field… Can we say YouTube?). After repeatedly being frustrated by micing up the (usually tiny) speaker [...]

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Save it For a Rainy Day

From: Alex Lucas, WTVF Nashville Load up your rain jacket’s pockets with necessities on a dry day, so you don’t have to fumble with what you need in the rain, and you don’t have to carry a bag. We’ve all been caught in the rain with something giving us trouble, and knew if we’d prepared, [...]

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Please TIP Your Waitresses and Bartenders

We work in a very unique profession, and often the best ideas are the ones that come from necessity in the field. Photographers can be very “MacGuyver-ish” with gaffer’s tape, a clamp, some bubblegum and a paper clip. Many years ago, we created a Tips and Tricks section of b-roll.net. Posted ideas ranged from shooting [...]

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Secret 9V Hiding Place

Secret 9V Hiding Place

From: Tom Cassidy, Chief Photogapher, WPIX-TV New York This is a trick/tip for Ultralight users. Ok, you’re a million miles away from the crew car and you of course didn’t bring a run bag. Now it’s time for some MOS or an impromptu presser and the 9V in your TX or RX is flaking out. [...]

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Cheap Interior Car Lighting

Cheap Interior Car Lighting

From Tom Cassidy, Chief Photographer, WPIX-TV, New York I stumbled upon a flashlight made by EVEREADY that has over the years become my secret weapon(s) for interior car lighting. The flashlight is about 6 inches long is flat and uses a fluorescent bulb. It will fit in the middle of a steering wheel, in the [...]

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