What I should be doing is working on a script. Instead, I just go out and shoot street life every weekend. I should find an assistant to handle sound recording. Instead, I use a microphone mounted on the camera. I'm sure I'll sort it all out - eventually! Anyhow, I'd been shooting in and around the... Continue Reading →
Lumix GH3: Color Grading With LUT Utility and Grading Breakdown
In all of the digital video I've done over the past two years, virtually the only manipulation I ever applied in order to enhance the image has been to reduce contrast, color saturation and in-camera sharpening. When it came to editing, any adjustments were solely to correct for over- or underexposure. It has only been... Continue Reading →
First Look: Tiffen ND Filter Kit
In my last test, I hoped to show that the Lumix GH3 is fully capable of producing beautiful skin tones and satisfying bokeh, at least when coupled with the Vario 35-100mm f/2.8 lens. But because they were shot under mixed lighting, the results were perhaps not the final word. One of the reasons for doing... Continue Reading →
Faces
One of the things I like most about Panasonic cameras is the way they reproduce color. The Lumix GH3 impressed me from the very first shots I made under mixed lighting in Kuala Lumpur's international airport and continued to do so in my weekly jaunts capturing street life in and around Saigon. The GM1, though... Continue Reading →
Sunday Afternoon in the Park
There are always loads of photographers in and around the park, especially on weekends: wedding photographers, amateurs, fashion photographers and television crews. Last weekend, I had the good luck to run into Thanh, a cameraman with VTV, a Vietnamese broadcasting network. I arrived at the park at around three in the afternoon, where they'd been... Continue Reading →
Sax n Art Jazz Club, HCMC, Vietnam
It was difficult to pare this clip down to just 30 minutes. Trần Mạnh Tuấn is a spectacular saxophonist. Be sure to listen with a good pair of headphones. I shot this with a Lumix GH3 and Rode Stereo VideoMic Pro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1o8VvO5EF4&feature=share&list=UUfZ42hY7PiJvanlORaUCn9g