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They Wanna Replace Us With Robots
From: Wired Magazine This takes the VJ debate to a whole new level. According to Wired Magazine, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is trying to build a robotic camera system that can actually comment on what it sees. No more problems with personal bias – this robot will tell Read More →
Remembering War Photographer Margaret Moth
From: CNN.com The life of Margaret Moth was an amazing story. Back in the fall of 2009, her storied career along with her fight with terminal cancer was presented in a CNN documentary called “Fearless.” Moth died today in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 59. Read more here and Read More →
Photo Video Flea Market This Weekend
From: Chuck “Cool C” Purnell The folks at DIF (Delaware Independent Filmmakers) are throwing a Photo and Video gear Flea Market this Sunday March 21st in Newark, Delaware. “I am just trying to spread the word to folks looking to sell or buy new/used equipment!!! A couple of vendors out Read More →
Early Tracking Shots
Photographer/Historian, Amanda Emily, always finds good little nuggets from the past and shares them on her site, Feeding the News Beast. Monday’s post was all about Norman Alley striking gold on a bowling alley. Back in 1948, there weren’t steadicams around… and when ask to get a shot of a Read More →
Fall-Down-Go-Boom Mic
I’m usually not a fan of the “prat fall” comedy that seems to take off on YouTube. The “random kid kicking soccer ball into dad’s crotch” kinda shot isn’t my sorta thing. But, when photographer Tim Matkosky came back to our office with the following interview, I felt it needed Read More →
Local Wire Highlights “Cameragod”
Congratulations to two-time BEST of b-roll.net International winner, Stephen Press of New Zealand. I appears a local newswire down under picked up on Press’ accomplishments and did a story about his matching trophies. “LOCAL freelance cameraman Stephen Press has been called a “camera god” by American website, B-roll.net. The website, Read More →
The AWARDS Trophies Have Arrived!
It’s like Christmas. The FedEx guy stops by – like Santa – and drops off amazing crystal trophies to a select few top photographers of the world. (Ok, maybe the real Santa is not so discriminating). The b-roll.net AWARDS have arrived. The folks at DIYawards have again done an amazing Read More →