A slim, Barret-wearing man huffs and puffs away on his harmonica. As the soulful sounds echo throughout the acoustically perfect stairwell, you can feel the passion emote from him. No, this isn’t the scene from a cool jazz documentary about a soulful musician. Instead, it’s what will most likely be the opening scene for the [...]
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Archive | July, 2009
Skip's Summer School Keeps Heating Up – New Payment Plan
July 19, 2009
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Last month I told you about an amazing educational conference happening this summer: Skip Cohen’s “Summer School.” With over 26 hours of education over 2.5 days from 15 top educators in the fields of photography and marketing, at only $279, this is a must-attend event. The deal has gotten even better. FREE MEMBERSHIP TO DIGITAL [...]
Read moreShooting Doug and "The Wisdom of New York"
July 17, 2009
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Shooting video in New York City is always an adventure. It’s made especially so when you get to tail and work with a veteran New Yorker like commercial and editorial photographer Doug Menuez. I first met Doug when I interviewed him for my weekly podcast, F-Stop Beyond. It was an immediate favorite. His eloquence and [...]
Read moreReFocus Book Trailer
July 14, 2009
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Remember at the end of “Pretty in Pink” when that hot girl pointed to Jon Cryer’s character Duckie to ask him to dance? Then Duckie looked on either side of him to see if she was talking to someone else, then pointed to himself as if to ask her “Are you looking at me?” Well, [...]
Read moreDoes Content Trump Quality in Video Production?
July 8, 2009
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A popular topic on the videography boards I frequent is the issue of content vs. quality. Which is better: a flawlessly executed production where lighting, camera movement, composition, etc., are all spot on, or content: the story if you will. The characters. Whenever I hear a topic like this, it always reminds of what the [...]
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