Monthly Archives: November 2011

Free Apps for This Thanksgiving – FiLMiC Pro & Luminance

By admin | Published November 25, 2011

For a limited time throughout this Thanksgiving, the following apps are free at the App Store, download them fast.

FiLMiC Pro is A dedicated video camera app for filmmakers, artists and video enthusiasts. FiLMiC Pro enables users to take their mobile cinematography to new heights by asserting as much manual control over camera functionality as possible.

The FiLMiC Pro settings menu offers many features not offered in any other video camera app.

  • Variable Frame Rates (1-25 and 30fps) including both the US (24p) and European (25p) film production standards.
  • Four Selectable Resolutions (iPhone 4 or 4th Gen iPod Touch).
  • Framing Guide Overlays (4:3, 16:9, & 2:35.1).
  • Thirds Guide for help with compositions.
  • Audio Metering.
  • Color Bars for Post Production.
  • Film Production Style Slate for adding info to your clips, syncing dual system audio, and organizing your clips.

App Store link for FiLMiC Pro here.

Luminance is a popular universal photo editing app for the iPhone and iPad.

WHAT YOU GET
✔ Create any look, with an infinite combination of adjustment layers.
✔ Place your adjustment layers in any order to create unique effects.
✔ Choose from many built-in presets.
✔ Crop & Rotate
✔ Copy edits from a photo and apply them to multiple photos.
✔ Share photos to Facebook, Twitter, Camera Roll, Email, Copy, and Print.
✔ View the history of any photo and easily jump back to a previous edit.
✔ Export photos at full resolution (Small, Medium, Large, or Original)

In addition, it also includes the following filters: WhiteBalance, Exposure, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation, Tone Curve, Split Toning, Vignette, Colors and Sepia

App Store link for Luminance here.

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A Closer Look at Steve McCurry and His Work

By admin | Published November 22, 2011

A great video on Steve McCurry and his works done by koosjevanmaaren (watch it in 480P). Steve McCurry, recognized universally as one of today’s finest image-makers, has won many of photography’s top awards.  Best known for his evocative color photography, McCurry, in the finest documentary tradition, captures the essence of human struggle and joy. A high point in his career was the rediscovery of the previously unidentified Afghan refugee girl that many have described as the most recognizable photograph in the world today.

The second video feature here is done by goseney.

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Kate Moss Naked Portrait Sold for £16,250

By admin | Published November 21, 2011

According to Vogue, the famous “waif” picture of Kate Moss, taken for German Vogue by Albert Watson in 1993, fetched £16,250 at an auction last Friday night in London. This one sure is one of my favorite of Kate, well worth it I would say.

Source – Vogue

 

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First Look at Lomography LomoKino Super 35 Movie Maker

By admin | Published November 15, 2011

The Lomography LomoKino is out, check out their Screening Room for some awesome movies shot with the LomoKino.

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BarCamp Hong Kong 2011

By admin | Published November 13, 2011


We had great fun at BarCamp Hong Kong 2011 which was successfully held yesterday.  Kudos to the organizers and see you all next year.

[Updating: Will be uploading more pictures here as the week goes. We shot far too many and need some time to go through all the pictures, so come back and check it out during the week.]

More pictures after the jump…..

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BarCamp Hong Kong 2011 is Tomorrow

By admin | Published November 11, 2011

BarCamp was born in Palo Alto, California in 2005. In just three years, it became an international network of user generated conferences–open, participatory workshop-events with content provided by the attendees. It often focuses on early-stage Web applications and related open-source technologies, social protocols and open data formats.

In short, BarCamp is an ad-hoc “unconference” born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

In Chinese: BarCamp 是個自發、平實的研討會﹐讓大家有一個開放的空間﹐彼此分享和學習。 這個活動由參與者帶動﹐進行各式各樣的討論、示範, 讓大家打成一片。任何人有點子想獻給大家﹐或想找東西學習﹐那就對了！歡迎您來參加！

The first BarCamp in Hong Kong was held in Yahoo Hong Kong’s office in 2007 with only 100 attendees and 30 sessions. Since then it has grown to become the biggest unconference in town.

Last year’s Barcamp had 70 sessions covering topics like open source, cloud computing, accessibility, social enterprise, design thinking and more, drawing more than 700 participants from all walks of the Internet in Hong Kong: Entrepreneurs, designers, programmers, photographers, film makers, media owners, bloggers and investors.

This year marks the fifth BarCamp in Hong Kong and it would be held at The Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong tomorrow, 12 November 2011. More than 700 have signed up for this year’s event.

If you happened to be in Hong Kong, come and join us. It’s guaranteed to be a full day of fun learning with both tech and non-tech stuff. To signup, go to the official Web site at http://barcamp.hk/.

This year, PASM Workshop is the proud photography sponsor of the event, hope to see you all there.

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Intense Review on the Phottix Odin TTL Trigger for Canon

By admin | Published November 6, 2011

Image from The Phoblographer

The Phoblographer ran a long, thorough review on the Phottix Odin TTL Trigger for Canon (link to review here).  In short, the author loves the Phottix Odin and his conclusions are -

  • Decent build quality
  • Exceptional battery life
  • The best TTL metering I’ve seen (it’s like you’ve never taken the flash off the camera. And even then it sometimes meters better.)
  • A price you really can’t beat: US$330.00 for a Commander and Receiver at the time of writing this post. US$130 for a receiver.
  • Extremely easy to use.
  • Very portable.

Check out the following video review from the author as well.

For those interested in the trigger, don’t forget that we are selling it to our registered members at huge discount rate,

  • Phottix Odin TTL Trigger Set for Canon (1 transmitter+1 receiver), list price HK$2,680-> now HK$2,380 (11%off)
  • Photix Odin TTL Receiver Only for Canon (1 receiver), list price HK$980-> now HK$890 (10%off)

Head over to our e-store for more information.

Source – The Phoblographer

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First Look at the Compact Edelkrone Pocket Rig for DSLR/HDSLR

By admin | Published November 2, 2011

With the growing popularity of HDSLR these days, there are new rigs launching almost everyday catering to different uses and needs.  Today, we will take a look at the compact Edelkrone Pocket Rig which is basically a point and shoot rig that can fold up to the size of a battery grip.  Take a look at the video and see whether it works for you.

The price tag for it is C$425 or US$427 and you can get it on eBay, the eBay Store link here.

Source – Edelkrone

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Philip Bloom @ MacVideo Expo – Choosing the Right Camera for the Right Job (Part 2)

By admin | Published November 1, 2011

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This is Part 2 of the presentation from Philip Bloom recorded live at MacVideo Expo, Oct. 18, 2011. You can watch Part 1 from our previous post, link here.

DP, Director and Filmmaker Philip Bloom, talks about how he decides which camera is most appropriate for different shooting situations. Whether you choose a DSLR; a large sensor camcorder; or a more portable  shooting solution, the choice comes down to which tool is best suited to the immediate job at hand.

In this presentation Philip discusses and shows footage shot with several different cameras, including the Panasonic AF101; Sony NEX-FS100; Sony PMW-F3; and Red Epic.  Philip Bloom is a master of composition, timelapse photography, and the production of moving images – his experience is evident just by by looking at his work www.philipbloom.net. Don’t miss this special presentation and learn shooting techniques from DP, Director and Filmmaker, Philip Bloom.

Source – MacVideo

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