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Hot 8 at Tip’s

Hot 8 at Tip’s

Woody Allen doc is great!

Woody Allen doc is great!

With @dochousel and @apcharbonnet !!! Yay!!!  (at Rum House)

With @dochousel and @apcharbonnet !!! Yay!!! (at Rum House)

howtowired:

Use Camera Tricks to Paint Light in the Sky
If you’ve ever seen a shot in which car lights seem to leave an ethereal trail behind them, or sparklers spell out a message in midair before the holder, you’ve seen a light painting. Light painting involves leaving a camera’s shutter wide open and overexposing it to moving objects that emit light, creating a continuous capture until the shutter closes. This can be done on any kind of camera that has an adjustable exposure time (props to those of you still sporting analog equipment). And even if you don’t have access to any of these cameras, not all hope is lost — there’s an app for it!
Thinking of some bright ideas for cool pictures yet? Read on to get illuminated to the methods of DIY light painting.
(Photo from Wikimedia Commons)

howtowired:

Use Camera Tricks to Paint Light in the Sky

If you’ve ever seen a shot in which car lights seem to leave an ethereal trail behind them, or sparklers spell out a message in midair before the holder, you’ve seen a light painting. Light painting involves leaving a camera’s shutter wide open and overexposing it to moving objects that emit light, creating a continuous capture until the shutter closes. This can be done on any kind of camera that has an adjustable exposure time (props to those of you still sporting analog equipment). And even if you don’t have access to any of these cameras, not all hope is lost — there’s an app for it!

Thinking of some bright ideas for cool pictures yet? Read on to get illuminated to the methods of DIY light painting.

(Photo from Wikimedia Commons)

howtowired:

Chroma Key Your Way to a Green Screen Dream

This is a crash course into the process of shooting video in your very own blue- or green-screen studio space. Chroma keying is a visual effects technique that will allow you to change the scenery behind any actor on the cheap. In just a few minutes, you’ll be able to start shooting all the keyed-out footage that your wild imagination can muster.

You really don’t need much to start experimenting. I recommend that you don’t spend too much money as you get started. Keep it simple. (Click through to read more)

(Photos by Joel Fernando, Wired.com)