Building a DSLR

Here's an absolutely fascinating video created by Matthew Farrell, Michelle Pang, and Michael Tom - students at UC Berkley. This was their final project for an Engineering class. The video shows every individual part of the Canon 10D and a 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 lens - coming together as the camera is "built" onscreen. We've come a long way from the old quarter plate box cameras...
Or the cameras Ansel Adams used...

Enjoy!

Animoto

I got a call the other day from a representative with Animoto. She found my portfolio online and asked if they could use some of my images to create a video for the "case studies" section of their website - in essence a showcase of short photographic videos set to music. Since they were offering to include a link to my website from Animoto, I agreed. The video they created is not exactly what I would have chosen if I'd done it on my own, but it's a new and interesting concept. I think I'll play with the free 1 month membership they gave me for a while and see what I think.

To see the video - click here, and scroll to the bottom of the page. The "Nature" video is a selection of my images set to music chosen by the Animoto team. I'll create a few videos of my own and let you know what I think once I've had some time to experiment.

We are getting ready for our next trip. Next Wednesday, we'll head for Utah and Arizona for a few days of shooting in the Southwest. This is the part of the country we've explored the most, and yet, we've hardly scratched the surface. Something new and beautiful lies just around the corner no matter where we go.

First time for everything...

Well - I haven't had much time to work this summer, but I put together a short video - just to see what I could do with it. I'd like to hear what people think - if there is something you'd do differently or some other theme you'd prefer. I haven't done a video before, so this was a fun experiment for me. It remains to be seen if others will be interested. :)

This video is pretty simple. I've used a poem by Lord Byron, and strung together a series of my photographs as illustrations.

I'm not even sure if it will work! Does it take too long to load? Is it boring as heck? Please let me know what you think so I can do it better next time. Thanks!