I talk more about why, I think, every lens needs its own custom settings, and a few related issues ..read more

I talk about two goals that I have, that seem to contradict each other: Test the most popular lenses, but only test budget lenses ..read more

I'm revisiting the question of how being organized can affect creativity, but this time I have a new solution: a portable, affordable and common kit list. (When I tried to get organized before, it failed...but this time it's working ..read more

My lens-sensor specific camera settings are now available on my website (in addition to my LUTs). The goal of my settings is to create a more realistic (and cinematic) look from every lens-sensor combination I have (including the Panasonic GH4, G7, G85 and GX85) and a growing collection of lenses ..read more

When I think about my motivation for choosing camera settings, I often think of Ansel Adam's "Zone System". In today's (longer) episode we'll get into how I use contrast, sharpness, noise reduction and color controls IN-CAMERA to capture a more realistic-looking image ..read more

Will having a camera capable of more dynamic range create an image with more dynamic range (with Ansel Adams like detail in the highlights and shadows)? Not if a lens delivers even greater contrast and/or sharpness than the sensor can handle! We start to talk about how I think a better solution is to simply match how light is delivered to a sensor (i.e. the contrast, etc.) and to keep it within the dynamic range it can handle ..read more

Important update regarding the Zoom F2, plus why I plan to stop recommending the Zoom H1 as a wired lavalier body pack recorder (HINT: It is affected by radio frequency interference from newer smart phones ..read more

The #1 thing to understand about all of my kit recommendations is that they're focused on helping the budget-conscious, but there are actually 5 things I make sure each item of my kit conforms to, and I call them "Q-P-A-C-E ..read more

Can one improve their small business workflow? It all begins with defining what you do, and who does it, but I'll also talk about the differences between physical and digital workflows, and give examples from my small (fake) filmmaking business ..read more

This episode presents a few reasons why I think IBIS (or In-Body Image Stabilization) is a super important technological advance in filmmaking ..read more