tips & tricks
How-To You Do
It Looks Hot Out There
From: SGT W Brian Watkins, Washington, D.C., US Army Visual Information Center (USAVIC), Television Division (Remote) Here’s a tip I picked up…that works really well for creating heat waves in your shot. Set up a light on a stand about a foot in front of your lens. Tilt the light Read More →
You’re All Wet!
From: Matt Walters, Photojournalist, KFSN-TV I’m not sure if this has been submitted before, but I thought I would pass it along anyway. It’s my favorite alternative use for traffic cones. If you’re set up for a live shot and the sprinkers go off, just grap one (or more) of Read More →
What Doesn’t IKEA Sell?
From: Phil Fraboni, E.N.G. Camera / Editor — CHtv Hamilton, ON aka HamCam I came across this lamp dimmer while doing a "Get your closets organized" story at IKEA. It could be used nicely to dim a table lamp that we all love to set in the background of our Read More →
Trapper Keeper Rules!
From: Jeff Cools Here’s a great way to safe some time with your light gels. I cut them down to approx 9×12 and punched holes in the one side using a paper hole punch. Then I gathered them all together and put them in a school binder. I seperated the Read More →
Don’t Get Blown Away
From: Mike Sellers, KPLC-TV I don’t have a windscreen for my lav, but a photog from KLFY showed me a trick once that works just as well, if not better. If your subject is wearing a shirt that has a button front (regular button-down or polo), clip the lav with Read More →
It Takes Two Buildings to Tango
From: Jim Robinson News Reporter / Photographer WLUC TV 6 (NBC) Escanaba, MI Want a creative way to make tall buildings really have personality? Get as close the building as you can, like 5 feet or less. Take your camera and point it straight up and down. Place the camera, Read More →