I recently purchased a Sony A7R, so naturally one of the first things I did was buy a couple of adapters so I could use a variety of lenses. I was excited to be able to use some Canon glass on a much smaller bodied camera. I was all set to plop down $400 for the Metabones IV adapter, but fortunately Fotodiox just released their own, much cheaper alternative – the Fotodiox Pro EF-NEX Auto adapter.
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A simple trick to help any composition is to remember to “give it a place to go”. This means simply keeping an eye on what direction your subject is moving, facing or looking, then composing accordingly.
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How to clean up noisy audio using the Adaptive Noise Reduction effect in Adobe Audition, Adobe’s Media Cache settings, and how you can use Adobe Premiere Pro to split left and right audio (recorded from two different mics) into individual tracks on the timeline.
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I recently noticed that my hard drive was running out of space, despite the fact that I removed a bunch of huge files. After doing some searching, I ran across the Adobe Media Cache Files folder. The Media Cache Files folder is where Adobe stores conformed audio and video files as you work on various projects, and the files can be massive. Fortunately the files are safe to delete, and this post shows you how to do it.
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This week I wanted to write a post on a topic that comes up a lot with photographers: how much gear should I bring with me when traveling, and what’s the best way to carry it all?
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You might have noticed that your DSLR has something called Metering Modes, but without understanding what they were for, it’s possible you’ve never used them. I try to keep this blog from getting too over-the-top technical, so basically Metering Modes are a way to more easily achieve correct exposure in a tricky lighting situation. This post focuses on the Spot Metering mode.
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My coloring book, “A Transforming Lens: Sketches from Photographs” is available now! Just $4.25!