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DIY DSLR backpack with inserts

I posted my DIY Rolling camera case a few weeks and I thought I would also share my DIY DSLR backpack.

I bought this camera insert from a seller in China through Ebay.  They had several sizes, but this one really fit my backpack well and held the lenses I needed.

Here is the insert loaded with:

• a 70-200 lens
• full frame body with 28-75mm attached
• flash unit
• 50mm
• and additional accesories

Just search Camera Insert on Ebay and you'll see. 

ABC's Final Witness shot on Canon DSLRs

Anyone catch pilot episode of Final Witness last night?
Teen daughter has her boyfriend kill her entire family.
I feel for you guy's with teen daughters.
Just watching a few minutes and you can't help but notice the sharpness and the shallow DOF.  Had to be DSLR's I thought.
This morning I found the production blog and interesting enough it was produced in 2010 (but only premiered 2012?) and shot with Canon 5D's and 1D's.











More on Next Level Pictures blog:
http://nextlevelpictures.squarespace.com/blog/2010/9/13/finishing-up-abc-pilot-final-witness.html

Watch Full Episodes here:
http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/final-witness
 

The new Canon T4i

Touchscreen!
Yes, that is the newest feature of the Canon T4i.
Check out this video from Chad Soriano PhotoBlog.


 

Tip: Timelapse with a slider effect without using a slider

Here's a great tutorial on making a timelapse. You probably know the basics already, but Ricki Bedenbaugh puts a creative twist in this tutorial with how to pull off a slider effect - WITHOUT using a slider.

 

The Backer Capper kickstarter

Check out this video on this clever idea.
I have done this lens juggling act quite a number of times myself.

 

Color correcting, adjusting chroma, explained

Color correcting is one of the most complex things that I am too afraid to even touch. The most I've done is white balance or use Magic Bullet Looks here and there. A friend sent me a link to this great tutorial - that goes in depth how to use chroma levels, vectorscope, and RGB levels in Premiere Pro.