Haunted Audio Sessions v3
Haunted Audio Sessions, the record label run by Redcoat (and long time friend), presented DFRNT with support from REDCOAT, EADE (aso her birthday) and MC Collaborator at the Bikkuri Lounge in Orlando. Killer Dubstep, good Sake (2-4-1) and a birthday party for Emily (EADE) was mine for the snapping. Shooting at these gigs is fun and challenging at the same time. Crazy lights going off every which way and I don’t like to just flash everyone all night long. I’ll blab about the photo side after the photos below. I’d like to thank Redcoat and EADE for having me out. And a big thank you to Billie for keeping an eye on my gear! I owe you a round.
For this shoot I broke out a Manfrotto Super Clamp, Pocket Wizards (+580EXII) and a Manfrotto Arm (196B-2). First off I set the flash up on it’s base with a Pocket Wizard attached to it. This let me set it up near the DJ’s and then be free to move about the venue and keeping consistant settings/distance for the flash. Several of the shots where taken with the camera attached to the arm which was mounted to the table the decks were on. I used a shutter release and positioned the camera up close to the decks with a 15mm fish eye lens. This let me be close to the equipement without me physically being all up in the DJ’s junk (that’s the technical term). The place had a killer computer control wall of orbs that changed color. The last photo at the bottom was taken looking directly into one of them, if you look closely you can see me leaning in.
Other than those shots, I used a 70-200mm 2.8L from the back of the room and just off the stage, and my trusty 24-70mm 2.8L for general shots. The rest was hand held with and without the flash as I experimented. The nice thing about the Pocket Wizards is you can just throw the transmitter to another channel and the flash doesn’t fire, if you need right away click it back to channel 1 or whatever channel you are using and presto, flash!
Check out Haunted Audio Recordings the DJ’s that made this event a blast. I’d like to thank Redcoat and EADE for having me out, this is my 3rd Dubstep event I’ve shot and I am looking forward to many more.
J
Read More...Canon Rebel T2i 1080p HD Goodness
Monday, 8 February 2010 14:00 GMT
Canon has unveiled the latest in its long line of consumer digital SLRs, the Rebel T2i (EOS 550D). Highlights include 1080p HD video recording (with full manual control), an 18MP CMOS sensor, 3 inch 3:2 LCD with 1040k dot resolution and the 63-point iFCL metering system first seen on the EOS 7D. The new Rebel also offers a handful of less attention-grabbing upgrades, including redesigned buttons, 3.7 fps continous shooting, +/-5 stops exposure compensation and UI support for Eye-Fi cards. We spent a little time with a pre-production EOS 550D last week and have produced a detailed hands-on preview and (quick) gallery of Beta samples – check it out after the link…
- 18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
- DIGIC 4 processor with ISO 100-6400 (Expansion to 12800)
- Continuous shooting at 3.7fps
- Full HD movie recording with manual control and selectable frame rates
- 7.7cm (3.0”) 3:2 Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots
- iFCL metering System with 63-zone Dual-layer Metering Sensor
- Quick Control screen to change shooting settings
- Exposure compensation +/-5 stops.
- Select maximum value for Auto ISO
- External Microphone socket
- Movie crop function
- Eye-Fi connected functions compatibility
via Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i , previewed with samples: Digital Photography Review.
I am amazed they gave the Rebel these HD features. There is now a HD SLR Hybrid for everyone’s budget…. I need to pick a budget now… Hit that link to DPReview and read up… you know you want one.
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