Photo News Blog

April 20, 2006

The beauty of bubbles and other mysteries explained

Filed under: Photography, Photo Tech

While not overtly photojournalistic, this entry touches on the basis for all pictures - light. I just stumbled upon Canon Science Lab. It’s an amazing resource for explaining what light is, how it is produced and how cameras record it. I was especially intrigued about the section titled, "Light and Its Future." I thought to myself, "The future of light?" It’s been around forever, but apparently we as humans haven’t even begun to harness its power. Pretty crazy stuff being studied and experimented. The site is techy but in an easy-to-read way. Bookmark it and save it for a rainy day.

March 28, 2006

What is this???

Filed under: Photo Tech

Police still/video camera rig 

I found this image on Michael Fuchs’ Dispatch from the Razor’s Edge blog and it intrigued me. It was shot in London at the March for Free Expression. What is this contraption the policemen are carrying? It looks like a Nikon digital SLR with a side-mounted video camera and a flash all mounted on one device. They have something in their pockets too. Batteries? Hard drives?

I’ve tried shooting video and still at the same event, and it wasn’t easy. Anytime I picked up one camera, I wished I had the other. It was a mess. I guess this is one way of getting around it. Anyone know how this rig is set up? Anyone?

Original image 

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