Making pictures that move are great, adding bits of video into our stills really adds to the video. The question is when to switch to video…this video is the first of three segments to answer that question. See when adding video to the slideshow brings out the color and personality of your children. You will [...]
So how do you show your hybrid images? For me, presenting both still photos and video “vignettes” assembled hybrid pieces is easily done using one of the web galleries like Zenfolio, PhotoShelter, or SmugMug and there’s always Flikr too. For me, the Zenfolio system is working just the way I like so when I create [...]
Excuse me for calling an idea I get partial credit for as “brilliant”, but it truly may be. : ) Let me share with you the power of a low creation cost, high perceived value photo product you can easily learn to make (and sell) that not only will separate you from the rest of [...]
Can you create the cool hybrid eProducts like we talk about on discovermirrorless.com without using video editing software like Premier, Final Cut, MovieMaker or iMovie? Sure can, in fact we suggest that you skip those software beasts and use the online and auto-editing tools instead. If the free or cheapie solutions don’t work for you, [...]
Shoot your photos and videos with near perfect color using in-camera custom white balance. Pro photographers in the DSLR world know about custom white balance for photos, but what about for hybrid images on a mirrorless? In this video I will show you how to set up your mirrorless camera for custom white balance and [...]
I made friends with a very talented food blogger in Seattle who saw a small hybrid cupcake piece I made for a local baker. She, like most foodie bloggers, wants a speedy way to show the food for their posts. But when I read most blogs I always think of how much better the blogger [...]
Photographer, and friend of discovermirrorless Paul Schatzkin has taken a page from our book and shot images with his Olympus OMD using it’s fabulous “Art Filter” mode. Not to be taken lightly, the filter modes on mirrorless cameras are truly creative tools and need to be explored by all. These aint toys filters! Here’s some [...]
Here’s a peek at my first successful “eProduct” that was made for one of the premier antique gun auction houses in the world. Before I shook them up a bit, they used still photos and text, on both a website and in a printed catalogue, to describe historically significant guns in the $40K and up [...]
Yep, I’m experimenting with a whole new way to shoot corporate headshots to maximize the impact that a business style image has on a webpage. Instead of moving the camera, or the subject walking into the frame, I’m trying to figure out how to let the main light glide in, reveal the subject, then freeze [...]
Sometimes when images appear on the screen of a phone, tablet or computer, adding some motion, movement and sound can have a much bigger impact than just one still photo. As pro photographer, I want to share with you how we add more dimension to our images by using the super simple methods of hybrid [...]
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