THE TOOLBOX

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 (more…)

MUST HAVE APP: FOREVERSAVE

Posted by Prep To Post on Jun 18, 2011 in APPS & SOFTWARE | 2 comments

If I had a dollar for every time Photoshop crashed on me when I had forgotten to save, oh, an hour’s worth of work, I would be a rich man. All you have to do is take a look at my past Facebook and Twitter updates cursing the very existence of Adobe to understand how devastating it is to lose work. I always thought, of all the programs out there that needed to have an autosave feature, Photoshop should be at the top of the list.

Well, that day has come. I discovered Foreversave by Tool Force Software a few months ago (more…)

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, (more…)

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, (more…)

MUST HAVE APP: YOUSENDIT

Posted by Prep To Post on Jun 3, 2011 in APPS & SOFTWARE | 0 comments

I remember when I used to have to burn CD’s and DVD’s to send files off to clients. It was costly to say the least. There were FTP solutions as well, but you had to login and use an FTP client and it always felt so cumbersome for me. That was until I discovered Yousendit 5-6 years ago.

With my Yousendit account, I can send files up to 2GB each, and honestly the transfer rate is quite fast. They offer different priced plans for your needs in a monthly subscription format, or you can pay (more…)

MUST HAVE APP: DROPBOX

Posted by Prep To Post on May 19, 2011 in APPS & SOFTWARE | 5 comments

I love apps. Especially free ones that are totally useful.

I discovered DropBox a while back and now just can’t live without it, and now everyone I introduce it to can’t live without it either. DropBox is basically online storage that you access through a single account you create that can sync across multiple platforms. I have it synced to my Mac Pro, my MacBook Pro, and my Android phone. I can upload and download over all my synced devices.

Of course this is nothing new or groundbreaking. However, (more…)