MUST HAVE GEAR: JERKSTOPPERS

Posted by Prep To Post on Sep 5, 2011 in PHOTO GEAR | 0 comments

I have been shooting with a tethered workflow for about 6 years now on Capture One. I started using Capture One when it was version 3.4.

One of the very few cons of shooting tethered is that you are physically tethered by a cable. This means a couple of things. First, you can accidentally

SMUDGEGUARD

Posted by Prep To Post on Jun 17, 2011 in PHOTO GEAR | 0 comments

A few workshops ago, one attendee, Bashir Gavriel, showed up wearing an odd looking glove to the post production day. That’s how I was introduced to a great product called SmudgeGuard.

Created by Jeannie Lit, the SmudgeGuard glove was originally developed for sketchers other artists who suffered from the carbon or graphite residue you get on the blade of your hand when drawing. In addition,

REMOTE TRIGGERING FOR UNDER $30

Posted by Prep To Post on Jun 7, 2011 in PHOTO GEAR | 0 comments

I have always wanted to trigger my camera wirelessly, but I was under the impression that I needed a PocketWizard Multimax in order to do so. I recently discovered Flash Zebra, a site that specializes in small flash accessories. They sell a cable with a miniphone on one end and an N3 on the other, to plug into the Canon body’s remote input, so you can use your existing Pocketwizard Transceivers to wirelessly trigger your camera. In addition,