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Rubber Band Man
From: Mike Pellegatti, WildVisions, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 623-516-1975 Another tip for smoother pans when zoomed in or with long lens is to use a rubber band on the tripod handle. Place the rubber band on the end of the handle and hold the other end with your fingers. The rubber Read More →
Feels Like a Heat Wave
From: Mike Pellegatti, WildVisions, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, 623-516-1975 Here’s another tip for creating heat waves. Shoot over the hood of a vehicle after its been run and the heat from the engine will give you great heat waves for the shot. BTW, heat waves can be in any temperature. From Read More →
Stay Focused
From: Nigel "Nige" Fox This one was taught to me many years ago by an old film news cameraman who had moved across to video. You focus at your subject who may be at the long end of the lens… then move your camera to an item in the foreground. Read More →
I Said, “Stay Still!”
From: Peter Drought aka Widescreen A couple of things…. If you are shooting photos for a story and you want to do a slow zoom it can often be hard as any movement you create in the pan handle is generated through the lens. Try removing your remote zoom from Read More →
How to Hear the Horses During Water Polo
from: Stephen Press I was sent to shoot a story on underwater hockey. If I had been given notice I could have gotten an underwater housing but as this is news and they’ve only known about it for two days before* so the pool had a maintenance tunnel around it Read More →
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 →