The Blog

The archive of my blog (since 2010).

 
 

Why I Sold My RED Camera for $20,000

In this video I share why I sold my RED Scarlett-W after owning in for 18 months and how you should think about your next camera purchase or that one you "dream" of owning one day.

I wasn't expecting to sell it so fast, but I did.

If you're really wanting to upgrade some piece of gear you own, the message in this video is for you.

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SwitchPod FAQ — Gorillapod Alternative for Vloggers

Since last month's SwitchPod announcement video after VidCon we've been working hard behind the scenes on finishing up the design and prototyping for our new tripod for vloggers.

In this video & post I give a little update on the timeline of when it is going to come out, how much it will cost, and a bunch more of the frequently asked questions we've been getting.

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DJI Ronin S vs. Zhiyun Crane 2

I've held off on making any videos about three-axis gimbals, even though companies have sent me ones in the past, because I haven't found one that I'd actually use on a shoot.

But these two gimbals are reliable, heavy-duty, and help me get cinematic smooth shots when I need them.

There are many pro's and con's to each of these gimbals, especially when it comes to using heavier cameras, so Dave Altizer and I go through as many as we can.

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YouTuber Roundtable #1 ft. Armando Ferreira & Matt D'Avella

Have you ever seen the videos where a handful of stars from movies or television (like directors, cinematographers, actresses, etc.) sit and chat in a roundtable format with The Hollywood Reporter?

They have deep conversations and share things you don't hear in the quick press junket interviews they normally give. They last about an hour. I love them.

Anyways, I've always wanted to host and re-create my own version of that and I finally did it.

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We Invented a NEW Tripod for Vloggers — Meet SwitchPod

After working in private for over 7 months and finally filing the provisional patent, I'm excited to finally share my new invention!

I've been working with Pat Flynn and the team over at Prouduct to develop a brand new invention built specifically for vloggers.

Introducing my new invention: SwitchPod.

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Testing the "Tech YouTuber Lens" — Sigma Art 18-35mm f1.8 Review

I'd heard many tech YouTubers rave about the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 Art Lens, but I didn't fully realize how sharp and unique this lens is until I got it on loan from B&H. 

The ability to focus so close to an object at 18mm and shoot at f1.8 gives an amazing look to the footage (or photos). 

In this video I discuss whether if I were starting out and could only buy one wide-angle lens, would this be it?

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BEST Hard Drive for Video & Photo Editing? — Lacie 2Big 20TB Review

In this video I review the Lacie 2Big 20TB Thunderbolt Hard Drive and compare it to my Samsung SDD and Western Digital USB 3.0 HDD.

The ability to have just a single hard drive on my desk that has two enclosures to back up via a RAID system, can daisy chain to my Macbook Pro to charge it, and has SD & Compact Flash card slots makes this dock an all-in-one solution that I'll be using as my main hard drive for a while.

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Loupedeck Review — The Adobe Lightroom Editing Console

This is Loupedeck. A photo editing console for Adobe Lightroom built specifically to speed up photo editing.

I won't make any promises like "it will DOUBLE your editing speed", but this is definitely faster than using a mouse to work your way down the adjustment sliders and both my wife and I noticed a decrease in how long it takes us to edit photos as well as a new found love for editing black & white photographs.

In this review I talk through what it is like to use it and how it made me enjoy editing photos again.

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