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Jan 13
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Breast Cancer Video for Large Insurance Company

By Canon 5D Mark 2, HDSLR Video, Masqueman Photography, videography
As DLSR video becomes the norm, regular photographers like me are called upon to generate video content for clients. While there can be some cross-over in the equipment used to make videos and still photos, I found myself having 2 sets of specialized gear including cold and hot video lights, high-end audio capture gear, and even a teleprompter. Skimping on any of those items can result in a less than professional looking (and sounding) video.

I was asked by Munich Re to create an interview style video to explain the complex nature of breast cancer, how treatments have changed over time and mortality rates. This is not a typical company promo… and it is also proprietary information so I cannot share the final product.

However, I can show stills pulled from the video to show the lighting and composition. We decided to use multiple camera angles to add interest to the 30 minute video. I recorded the host, James Swinton,  asking questions in a wide angle view first. Then I repeated the question set as closeup footage. This gave me the option of changing viewpoint during post-production.

Afterwards,  the expert guest was given several takes to explain his complex medical data. Dr. Lund is a master of medical-speak taking high-level medical and insurance terminology and blending them seamlessly into an easy-to-understand info-dose. Complex charts and graphs were used to explain the key topics and were composited during post production.
I told Dr. Lund that I would not want to play Scrabble with him since every word would be at least 10 letters long. 
Dec 12
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Racing Video Project Using the Canon 5D Mark 2

By Canon 5D Mark 2, Karting, Video DSLR

A few months ago took some raw video footage for my friend David Struve and his Pro Cup Karting League at Andretti Speed Lab in Alpharetta, Georgia. (See my previous story about Racing by Candlelight). The race track is kinda dark and it was tough to shoot video, but I was able to get some usable footage. David wanted to make a movie trailer-style web ad for the Karting League, and he was able to mix my footage with some of his on-board helmet cam clips. Below is the result. Pretty cool I think!

David is a talented graphic designer and my coworker at my 9-5 job at Graphic Works. Check out his freelance design web site at StruveDesigns.com.

Nov 20
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New Employee Video Made with Canon 5D Mark 2

By Canon 5D Mark 2, Video DSLR, videography

One of our long-time clients asked up to film a welcome speech aimed at new employees. We created a portable set in an office with noisy AC vents and interstate 285 within viewing distance. This room was our only option so we went with it. High ambient noise can cause issues when trying to capture clean sound, even with good mikes. Our solution was to shoot the speech and then record some ambient dead space on the tape. Then we filtered out the AC unit and traffic noises in post production by isolating the sound waveforms.The film was created using a Canon 5D Mark 2.

Oct 12
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Racing by Candle Light

By Canon 5D Mark 2, Karting, racing, videography

My coworker, David Struve, loves speed. As you can see here, he is quite a hooligan. I remember that told me that he learned to drive like this from his grandma. Rumor has it that his whole family has been in jail for extreme speeding or street racing at one time or another. Anyway, you get the picture…

As part of his probation and promise to keep his racing off the streets (ha ha), he participates in a  a racing league at a local indoor karting track every weekend. See www.procupkarting.com for details. Last season he won top honors in his class, and this season he looks to win at the next level up.

The karts that they use are not your average bumper cars either. These things corner, accelerate and wrestle you during a race. Helmets, gloves, rib protectors, racing shoes and neck braces remind you that you can get hurt if you make a mistake. The course is tight and technical and has every kind of corner you can imagine. It’s good fun and you can do it too at Andretti’s Indoor Karting & Games in Alpharetta, GA.

Dave is also the web master for the racing league  and was telling me how difficult it is to get good video and photo coverage in the dark warehouse where the races take place. I asked him if I could try out my Canon 5D Mark 2 and Canon 7D’s video capabilities during a race to try to get some good promotional footage for him. He agreed.

When I arrived, I found that he was not exaggerating. My light meter indicated the perfect exposure was at the low edge of the limits of hand held photography: ISO 6400 at a 15th of a second at an aperture of F2.8. Take my word for it… that is extremely dark to try to capture clean stills and video without blurring.

Still, the Canon 5D Mark 2 was up to the task, and we got some useable footage from the event.. to be posted later after it gets edited. Stay tuned…

Dec 01
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Corporate Event Photography at ADAC Atlanta

By ADAC, Canon 5D Mark 2, corporate photography, Graphic Works, Holland and Company, low light photography
Low Light Conference at ADAC

I was hired by a long time client to take photos of a special event seminar about Green Design that she was hosting in ADAC’s presentation room. The seminar had many distinguished speakers from the interior design, architecture and scientific worlds and it was important to record this event.

When I arrived at the room, I noticed how dark it was. Their plan was to show slides as the speakers talked about their areas of expertise. Mary requested no flash so that the speakers would not be disturbed.
Luckily, I own the new Canon 5D Mark 2 which allowed me to boost my ISO to extremely high levels without noise in the final images. Along with a trusty monopod and controlled application of the shutter, I was able to pull the job off without a hitch.
My client was thrilled with the final photos of the seminar and the wine party in her shop afterwards, and she gave me a nice compliment: “I did not even notice you during the seminar, but you got the shots!”
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