When a moment of inspiration strikes, hold on to the idea that occurred to you because it might just become your next big project. That’s exactly what happened to Bruce Myren when he was sitting on top of the Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, Colorado in the 1990s, with his friend, Eric. Eric pointed out the [...]
Picosteady takes most of the features of a camera stabilizer and puts them into an incredibly small, bite sized package. Not only is it small but the makers of Picosteady assure us it will work with a wide array of different cameras ranging from DSLRs all the way down to camera phones such as Apple’s iPhone. This [...]
At any given moment and given a chance to, most people would have something to complain about. Their coffee’s too cold, their salary’s too low, their house is too small, their ears are too big–and the list goes on. What those complainers don’t realize is that there’s a whole other side to life: the side [...]
A lot of people use their smartphones routinely to take pictures (there’s even a stock photo agency specializing in this). There’s nothing wrong with this considering that most smartphones are equipped with decent cameras. Given the popularity of photo apps for the iOS and Android, it’s pretty easy to see why more and more people [...]
Action sports enthusiasts across the board have gotten down on the GoPro craze capturing their crazy antics wherever they go. However, while this nifty little camera is capable of being securely attached to just about anything (with the appropriate mounts), using it in the palm of your hand is where things start to get tricky. [...]
There’s another up and coming camera accessory making waves in the Kickstarter arena, and it’s called the Aviator Travel Jib. The project was started by Zeke Kamm of Nice Industries as a super lightweight, compact camera crane used to shoot cinematic and breathtaking footage wherever you may be. Setting up the Aviator Travel Jib takes less [...]
I was browsing around on Kickstarter and I came across this amazing photography book project. First off, I realize this isn’t exactly a tech/gear post, but the photographs in this book really made me think about the gear and techniques the photographer must have used to achieve the results he did. The photos of dogs [...]
Another day, another Kickstarter project. Today, we have the SnapFocus from Midas Mount, which looks to give photographers unprecedented follow focus control. Typically, follow focus consists of a series of gears attached to your camera’s lens. Those gears are then manipulated with an attached knob that hopefully brings with it a high level of focusing precision. While [...]
Meet the Twig. Don’t you just love the type of inventions that are 2 things in 1? I do. So when I came across the adorable and nifty Twig on Kickstarter, my jaw dropped at its cleverness. This is the kind of invention that has you saying “I wish I thought of that!” You would [...]
If you’ve ever wanted to own a camera dolly without breaking the bank, then you might be in luck. Professional camera dolly systems are often far too expensive for the average photographer, but the ZipShooter may just change that trend. ZipShooter is a Kickstarter project that I stumbled upon recently, and I’m glad that I [...]