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i’ve been taking (mediocre) photos ever since i was a teenager with my automatic minolta and i’ve never found myself a favourite photographer… til now! love your perspectives and how you’re completely unafraid of colour. i am completely inspired. thank you so much for sharing your photographs and thoughts.
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Comment by nadiah kimie 08.22.08 @ 6:26 amHi Vincent
I’m k po from HongKong, I’m working in China GuangZhou over 8 years… and start to use DSLR since 2007.I like take photos and would like to join you and learning any about photojournalism ..
wish i can join when you come over to CHINA next time …and share any experience of DSLR and photos stuff
I also have a blog but in chinese word
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ozzyorb
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Comment by k po 09.03.08 @ 1:17 amHi,
I was surfing and found some of your work. They’re wonderful.
My name is LaForet, too. I’m wondering if we’re related. I never find anyone with my last name.
Carol L.
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Comment by Carol LaForet 09.16.08 @ 3:06 pmI met David Schloss at a Aperture T1 training at the Apple training center in Boston. David spoke very highly of you. I have been reading Apertures User Network blogs and read your blog. It lead me to your website/blog. Your work and blogs are inspiring. Its very hard for me to get inspired from other photographers. I notice you shoot some Surfing. Heres a link to my website…. Jeffflindt.com, maybe check it out if you have time. thanks, Jeff Aperture Certified Trainer
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Comment by Jeff Flindt 09.17.08 @ 12:51 pmDear Vincent
your excellent and must read article “The cloud is falling” raised some questions about video/audiovisuals.
- If there is a market for this products, where do I find a price list (I’m working in europe) on the web. Or do you deliver a video/audiovisual as a free gift in addition to your photos? (I hope not)
- When you’re working on a photoassignement, isn’t it distracting to think also video? (Myself I work as a photographer/writer and sometimes find it difficult to fullfill both tasks at once at high quality, but also sometimes the two tasks help each other to another level).
Thanks for your inspiring blog and work
Bernard
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Comment by Bernard van Dierendonck 09.18.08 @ 2:44 amI wish whomever designed your web site recognized the number of Linux users who cannot use it due to the arbitrary use of the proprietary Shockwave. Your work is great, your web site is not. It doesn’t map to your reputation and is, in fact, fully unnecessary.
regards,
patrick
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Comment by Patrick Hickey 09.18.08 @ 8:04 pmHi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James.
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Comment by James 09.19.08 @ 4:27 amPlease learn what copyright on images means. Per the DMCA act (the most aggresive copyright there is), fair use allows people to source the images to you so long as they are reporting news. Please stop with all the “see notes” in your 5D post and just welcome the internet with open arms.
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Comment by Someone 09.21.08 @ 8:07 pmGreetings. Great work. Thanks for the heads up potential of this gear. Will you please take a few minutes and look at my website. If you like it you may link to it. I would be honored to see it in your artists links. Best wishes. Gerald. http://www.ghillphotography.com
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Comment by Gerald Hill 09.22.08 @ 12:23 amFirst thanks a lot for sharing your work on this blog - it’s extremely helpful and inspiring.
I noticed that many of your recent works have the appearance of being photographs taken off models. How do you create this effect? It seems a high/top down POV, narrow focus strip with blurring, and high contrast motives work best. Anything else and any tips on how to recreate this effect in a more simple/low budget way?
Thank you for your thoughts.
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Comment by Rainer Bauer 09.22.08 @ 9:18 amvincent, we can stream the video of the eos 5D mkll worldwide, but must be reencoded as follow:
1280×720 or 1024×576
AVC H264 or X264 (free on http://x264.nl/)
1000 kbp/s
audio AAC 44.1 96 or 128 k
and we send a link you can put in your website
raw footage is impossible to stream, too heavy!
you can send a clip to test
Marcelo
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Comment by marcelo 09.22.08 @ 11:36 amHey,
I can share a bandwidth.
I have ~600G left until the end of the month I’m willing to share…
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Comment by Constantin 09.22.08 @ 5:10 pmIs it possible to have a download available to see it at 1080p? It looks amazing at 540p but I think I can fully appreciate this camera if I can see it in it’s full resolution.
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Comment by daft 09.23.08 @ 12:43 amHi Vincent. I really loved Reverie, awesome photography. One thing I wanted to ask, what Wordpress theme are you using? Loved it as well and would like a similar one for my own. Thanks!
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Comment by Ivan 09.23.08 @ 1:33 amGreat visuals but I was wondering why no audio was recorded with the camera. I look forward to samples which include the capability of the other half of the equation which is audio. Utilizing the external microphone connection would have been
informative and useful.
What about the ability to do zooms while recording? I hope Canon or someone else produces something soon which would enable that.
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Comment by Michael Kienitz 09.23.08 @ 5:52 amBeautiful man, just beautiful. Congratulations on some very nice work.
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Comment by Jeffrey Green 09.23.08 @ 8:21 pmI’m totally stunned at what I’ve seen here. I’m a newcomer to videojournalism. I believes in shooting things as they are for the most part, using available light and making decisions on-the-fly about how to document what I’ve got in front of me. I can’t think of a tool more in line with my approach to video than this. Amazing work on your part! It must have been heart-pounding when you first saw those clips playback in the studio.
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Comment by Sean 09.24.08 @ 9:40 pmI’m curious about a technical aspect of this amazing project (no not the camera).
In the cobblestone street why is there a break in the track near where the woman in red is standing?
Ok, saving my pennies to upgrade the original 5D.
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Comment by Ian P 09.25.08 @ 12:18 amVincent,
I’m blown away by the photos in the NYT “A really big show” link.
The picture of Maria S winning the US Open is mesmerizing with the amazingly shallow DOF. There is so much to like and discuss about this photo.
I’d love to know more about this technique if you can reveal and not give up any trade secrets. I heard in the audio you mentioning tilt/shift lenses. I have never used these before and don’t quite understand how/why you’d use them (despite reading writeups for them).
Can you provide any additional insight into this shot in particular because it (along with the Derby shots really highlight the look I’m drawn to) and the equipment you were using? Any links you want to refer me to would be most welcome as well.
By the way, your video is amazing. I have a nikon D700 and I’m more than a little jealous of the new 5DMII ability to shoot HD video. Congrats on another amazing job.
Dave
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Comment by Dave P 09.25.08 @ 11:44 amVincent, I noticed that all of your test shots with the Canon 5D II look slightly soft or out of focus. Do you think that’s because of a problem with the autofocus or of Canon using too strong of an AA filter on the chip?
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Comment by Mike Earussi 09.28.08 @ 7:48 pmAttention:
one of the videos work perfect on my iMac core 2 duo 2.4 with 4 giga ram, the MVI_0706.MOV the one with the model splashing water on his face 30 fps perfect. Also in a MacBook 2 ghz coreduo with 2 giga ram (not full screen).
The other two play at 24 and 25 fps and looks fliking.
This is the reason why nobody’s looks those videos right on the computer. Maybe prototype camera have problems?
Vincent, can you check the originals? please
Marcelo
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Comment by marcelo 09.29.08 @ 5:33 amUpdate:
the 3 videos are different: i examined with different applications and they have 3 different fps: one 30, another 25 and the other one 24. I think is a problem into the exif data inside the video.
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Comment by marcelo 09.29.08 @ 7:20 amAttention:
one of the videos work perfect on my iMac core 2 duo 2.4 with 4 giga ram, the MVI_0706.MOV the one with the model splashing water on his face 30 fps perfect. Also in a MacBook 2 ghz coreduo with 2 giga ram (not full screen).
The other two play at 24 and 25 fps and looks fliking.
This is the reason why nobody’s looks those videos right on the computer. Maybe prototype camera have problems?
Vincent, can you check the originals? please
Marcelo//// I have tried these movies on my MacPro and they work fine all playing without frame loss… Are you are getting your info from Quicktime Info window ? As not sure how accurate that is..
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12:13 pmOK i have it
is a bug into Quick Time Pro: when QT (and Final Cut) export window is open in the field Frame Rate you MUST set the frame rate, in this case 30 frames, NEVER leave automatic. In automatic QT export the video in the original fps but in the metadata write something wrong, and the player read a bad frame rate and the video looks slow. I exported the clip from the helicopter at the SAME compression (1920×1080 39.21 mps H264 30 fps) and looks great in iMacs and macbooks. No need a supercomputer to work with these videos, the MVI_0706.MOV, the one with the model splashing water, is perfect as is. If the videos are downloaded directly from the CF card, i think this bug writes a wrong metadata into the camera.I think this because the 3 videos have a different frame rate.
marcelo
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Comment by marcelo 09.29.08 @ 12:24 pmHi Mr. Laforet, this is Thomas Dibenedetto, from ACCRUE Sports and Entertainment Ventures located in Boston/New York. We are looking to purchase a poster sized photo of the 1999 Women’s World Cup Team holding the trophy. I have attached an image which we would like purchase a print of, from you to put on display in our office. Any information on how we could go about getting a print of this photo, or a similar photo which has the team holding the trophy would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time, as I know you are busy,
Thomas DiBenedetto
Accrue Sports Ventures
210 Bear Hill Road, Suite 300
Waltham, MA 02451
781-314-0129
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Comment by Thomas DiBenedetto 09.29.08 @ 2:54 pmhi,
appleinsider is twice in the sidebar… sorry to be nitpicky ![]()
keep up the blog, appreciated!
thomas
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Comment by thomas kern 09.29.08 @ 6:44 pmRe the What the Duck…. Way too many critics
Thanks for your beautiful examples of what the 5D MkII can do in skilled hands.
Brad
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Comment by Bradley Marshall 09.29.08 @ 6:46 pmGood morning, Vince Laforet ……..
Great article. Very exciting and looking forward to your video. Please include me in your release.
Thank you for being on the leading edge. I have been waiting on this for some time.
Jim Evans
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Comment by Jim Evans 10.01.08 @ 8:50 amHi,
In continuation to the discussion and opinions about the 24p support in the 5D mk II, I created a petition for canon to add this functionality.
I think it would be great if you could post this on your blog so we could start getting some volume:
http://www.petitiononline.com/SW5DMK2/petition.html
(Love your work BTW)
Thanks,
Shai Wininger.
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Comment by donbarvazo 10.02.08 @ 4:33 pmYour.Work.Is.Phenomenal.
…in case you didn’t know that already ![]()
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Comment by Veronica McCoy 10.06.08 @ 6:29 pmReally enjoyed your video shot with the canon 5D MKII. Looks great. I just to do some photography, but at the moment more into Digital filmmaking. Very low budget. To keep a nice DOF and perspective, I always shoot with the help of the P+S mini35 and 35mm Zeiss filmlenses. In Brasil, “Show de Bola” is now in the cinemas.
http://www.lightning-ent.com/movie/view/47
But the DOF with the 5D MKII is even nicer. Hope canon will stick that CMOS chip etc in a Canon XL like body.
I do have a question though. Is there any kind of TIMECODE, shootng with the 5D MKII??
I’m shure you will have a billion emails, so it might take a while before you get to my mail.
Hope it will be before the end of the year.
Have to shoot a feature movie in Spain soon. Really start thinking to do it with the 5D MKII. These new Zeiss ZE lenses look very nice to use for film as well.
Best regards, Arie.
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Comment by Arie van Dam. 10.08.08 @ 3:23 amG’day, Canon are overrun with views, 1.5 million well done.. How or where can I go to see your film. Cheers Alex
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Comment by alex 10.08.08 @ 7:52 amThanks for so many things, Vincent.
But especially for this very special moment
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/21/sports/baseball/20080921_YANKEES_PANO2.html
All the best,
Peter
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Comment by Peter 10.09.08 @ 1:35 amHmmm. Why does my comment does not show up at the post about the new home of reverie.
I offered to let my cutter do a soundtrack with apple loops. well, he isn’t a musician for hollywood studios but may help the project.
Sample linked.
bye
Kai
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Comment by Kai 10.10.08 @ 5:18 amVINCENT YOUR WORK IS AWESOME, I have to ask you a question though, your pic. “summer in new york” the picture of the airplanes congested, that looks like a picture of a model how did you obtain that look? what was your technique if you don’t mind me asking.
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Comment by BOB 10.10.08 @ 1:15 pmI am interested in what editing program you used to edit the material from the Canon 5D mk2
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Comment by Bob Cutten 10.11.08 @ 12:26 pmtoday i see the canon eos 5d mkll in milano, italy, and i can confirm that is impossible to use the camera in indoor lighting conditions in europe, absolute flickering, also the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS flicker too, and the bug on quick time remain on both cameras, sorry
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Comment by marcelo 10.14.08 @ 7:41 amDear Mr Laforet,
Did you know there is actually a super yacht existing named Reverie?
Wouldn’t it be a nice idea to make a sequel of Reverie on that yacht?
Reverie as seen that summer in Barcelona:
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Turnmaster Tim Reply:
October 15th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Photos aren’t displayed. here is the link:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2943449995_bc43944cb3_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2944309646_f587bbf73b_b.jpg
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Hi Vincent,
How does the 5D mark II handle ’slow motion’?
thanks and love the site…
Simon.
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Comment by simon 10.20.08 @ 11:50 amHi Vincent,
do you use photo backpacks for some events or occasions? I would think for travelling a trolley is better and on site or on excursions a backpack.
Thinktankphoto have no backpacks with rolls unfortunately.
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Comment by Kai 10.26.08 @ 10:00 amПривет из России!
There is serius software problem with dynamical range clipping on the 5d video footages. In your video “Reverie” too
Look at these link http://www.hv20.com/showpost.php?p=144690&postcount=36
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Comment by Headi 10.27.08 @ 4:41 pmHello Vincent. My name is Andrey. My mothercountry - Russia and I taking photo from highbildings 200m and up to the sky…. So. Yоu take good photos and not ordinary… I think that it’s interesting for you look my works… In example…http://s59.radikal.ru/i165/0811/73/5ddc13bb3da9.jpg Send me a letter . Austerliz2005@yandex.ru
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Comment by Andrey Porutin 11.01.08 @ 5:01 pmVincent,
Your work has been a true inspiration to me since I watched the Aperture video about you on top of the Crysler building, and was wondering if I could get some feedback from you about my work? I’m only 17 years of age, and have been heavily into photography for meager 3 of those. I plan to study Photojournalism at Uni and can’t wait to see as much of the world as possible, not to tick countries off a list, but to experience the infinite creativity and ingenuity of us humans!
I apolgise for using up your precious time, but I simply couldn’t pass the opportunity to have your opinion of my work(/passion)
Best Regards,
Joe
http://www.joethomasphotography.com
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Comment by Joe Thomas 11.04.08 @ 5:43 amI am going to Tunisia on Saturday morning. This Canon w High Def (late November) is not out yet so I am getting the Nikon D90… Is that still excellent for this type of high def video? I am creating a short 23 minute film. Please tell me what you think.
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Comment by TJ 11.06.08 @ 2:46 amI’d like to thank you Vincent for your excellent blog and sharing your photographic experience with us all. I don’t have much time to read blogs but yours is well worth it.
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Comment by Derek Hudson 11.06.08 @ 10:48 amDo you know when Canon is going to release the EOS 5D Mark II?
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Comment by Steven 11.06.08 @ 2:39 pmHi!
I see you use the “Camera armor” form Made Products on the 5D mk II in the “making of reverie” video.
Will the camera armor silence the shutter noise, can you hear any difference?
Hope you can reply.
Regards,
Steve Nilsen
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Comment by Steve 11.09.08 @ 10:14 amHello Vincent
Ik have a technical question.
What lenses did you use for those aerial shots with the selective focus? For example those with those airplanes on the ground.
Are these canon TS lenses?
Thanks!
Johannes
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Comment by Johannes Abeling 11.09.08 @ 3:13 pmVincent
Regarding exposure for 1080p on the 5D mark2, how did you control exposure and not have it doing it’s auto thing, while panning or moving through changing lighting, and keeping it set on the intended aperture. As far as the specs from Canon, it seems you can’t set aperture, shutter or iso. This would severely limit the footage unless there was a way to work around it. It looks like you did. I’m interested in the camera, and would like to know how you worked the exposure on your film.
Michael
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Comment by Michael Kevin Daly 11.11.08 @ 7:40 pmVincent ~
Have you seen the new MacBook Pro screen and the 24″ LED Cinema Display? They look spectacular, but I’m worried about the glossy screens. What do you think?
Thom
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Comment by Thomas Benedict 11.13.08 @ 12:27 pmVincent,
I attended your presentation in Dayton, OH on 11/17 and it was very inspiring. I have a specific question regarding your little video in the Arcade: there was a long unlit hall where your friends were shining flashlights along the wall - everywhere from close to the camera to furthest away was in sharp focus, telling me that you had a somewhat small aperture - yet the detail captured in that low light was awesome! I was assuming the ISO had to be high, but there was no apparent grain in the presentation. Does the flashlight provide enough light for the (assumed) small aperture, or is there another explanation? Video in low light with large depth of field and no apparent grain was messing with my head - I wasn’t patient enough to ask you in person due to the line of people….. Thanks, Rhoel
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Comment by Rhoel 11.18.08 @ 2:47 pmHi Vincent,
I am impressed with your first foray into the video world, ‘Reverie’. As a working DP, I have questions about the 5D/Mk2, which haven’t been answered by the manual PDF or via Canon tech support.
1) Shutter- info on page 125 (bottom) seems to indicate that the shutter in video mode is in fact a rolling shutter, which isn’t all that desirable. And a graph on pg. 126 (top) seems to give further support the notion that the video scanning is via a rolling shutter. Do you have any facts as to how the shutter works in video- mode?
2) Also noted on pg. 126 is a curious caution that the camera heats up under various conditions including video mode. What was your experience when making ‘Reverie’?
3) Did you encounter any situations that resulted in horizontal streaks from bright light sources?
4) As a video camera it also seems that the external audio input is limited to record in AGC (auto gain control), has any one discovered a manual setting for the audio input?
5) Have you or anyone else garnered full video tech specs for the 5d/Mk2.
Thanks for making and sharing “Reverie’, and for any light you can shed on my questions.
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Comment by Mark 11.20.08 @ 4:17 pmI’m a belgian artist and working on a series of paintings called ‘google earth’ (you can see some examples on my site : http://www.unga-bunga.be ). I’m looking for photographs of people in overhead perspective. I noticed your photographs and I wonder if I can use some of them as basis for a painting. If so, do you have more similar photographs?
thx,
Dirk Eelen
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Comment by dirk eelen 11.23.08 @ 6:01 amVincent, since I truly trust your valued opinion, here’s a question on banding noise on the 5D Mark II.
While testing the 5D Mark II, did you experience any banding noise using high iso settings, or banding noise on low iso settings with long shutter speed in dark circumstances? Since this was a problem in the past (and still is apparantly with some copies of 50D and 5D), I’m really curious on the performance of the 5D Mark II. I personally had a lot of problems with banding noise, pretty annoying! With all the banding noise problems, I’m considering switching to Nikon (D700)…
Thanks for your comment.
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Comment by Hilde 11.24.08 @ 8:31 amHi,
I know your busy but i would love for you to check it out a photo i took. its very much like your NYC planet one. Its a full 360 planet taken off the empire state, made from 70ish photos. http://wreck-photography.deviantart.com/art/If-NYC-was-a-planet-88589460
Hope you like. And your work is amazing. Imspirational.
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Julie Flavin Reply:
January 4th, 2009 at 11:31 am
@Michael Baldwin, Fantastic photo! Great job! A+
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I’m shopping for a video camera for documentary filmmaking, but I hate the look of video. The images from the Canon Mark II 5D are incredible. But will it hold up to heavy video use?
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Comment by Thomas Hackett 12.23.08 @ 8:29 pmI have the 5D Mark II and am wondering what changes you recommend in the picture style while taking Videos. I found the default to have too much contrast and saturation.
Thanks for your help.
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yeshuah Reply:
January 18th, 2009 at 3:18 am
@Wayne Fehres, I have a question, i just got a canon 5d mark II
and i been shooting video just fine, but when it comes to zooming there is a lag in the video have you have the same problem ?
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Oh my god! You are flippin amazing! I just bought a Canon 5D MarkII and should be delivered in the next couple days. Best Buy online, hint hint for everyone reading this. Going to the Caribbean Sun to shoot. I am an amateur but I think you are my new idol. Amazing job. Can I come and carry your gear one day
I live in Oregon and have had devastating flood happen to us the last 2 days. Hope the camera comes soon. You are the bomb!
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Comment by Julie Flavin 01.04.09 @ 11:29 amThe video I get from my 5D II on my HDTV is fine buit when I take the card watch the video on my PC (vista) or MAC G4 the video is choppy. What is my solution?
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yeshuah Reply:
January 18th, 2009 at 3:19 am
@Dave, I have a question, i just got a canon 5d mark II
and i been shooting video just fine, but when it come to zooming there is a lag in the video have you have the same problem ?
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Small technical error - “”I travel with a set of 72mm and 77mm filters for my Canon lenses - but you could also buy a step-down adapter to screw on your 77mm filters onto your 72mm ..”. Incorrect. It’s a step-up ring. You start from the size of the lens and adapt to a bigger filter. Step-up and step-down adaptors are not the same thing, nor interchangeable. The threads are in different spots.
Steven
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Comment by Steven 01.14.09 @ 12:52 pmHi! It was great to see you at Javits. And thanks for the advice you gave my son Christian.
I see that you’re involved in the Do1thing project, which is wonderful. How will you be involved? And will you be publicizing it on your blog?
Take Care and Congrats on your amazing year.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Regards, Fred Bonilla
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Comment by Fred Bonilla 01.15.09 @ 3:45 pmI have a question, i just got a canon 5d mark II
and i been shooting video just fine, but when it come to zooming there is a lag in the video have you have the same problem ?
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Comment by yeshuah 01.16.09 @ 11:58 pmI just saw your picture in this week’s TIME; the one of Obama at the podium and the masses around him. I love how the depth of field is set so low that only he is in focus at the center of a faceless mass of millions. What a great metaphor! I am an amature photographer and self taught, mainly by looking at the works of other artist. Shots like this can teach me a lot. This is one of my favorite pictures of 1/20/2009.
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Comment by Chris Branan 01.24.09 @ 4:01 pmHi Vincent,
Awesome blog! Don’t know how you get it all done!
Last Wednesday I used my two 5D MkII’s in a 3 camera music video shoot. The third camera was a Sony PMW-EX1. Audio was recorded on two additional devices. One audio recording device was an Edirol R4 Pro. The other audio recording setup was a Tascam USB Interface to a MacBook Pro.
The Sony Camera, Edirol, and Tascam/MacBook Pro devices all synced sound perfectly over the full duration of the shoot (just over 20 minutes). To clarify - once the different sources are sync’d quickly and easily to the slate clap on the waveform at the beginning of the shoot they all stayed perfectly in sync for the rest of the video.
Both Canon cameras audio and video sync’d perfectly to each other but drifted significantly from the other 3 devices even over a 3 minute segment. The is a very serious problem for me and one that introduces significant post-production trouble expense.
This issue was so unexpected that I performed 3 subsequent tests to confirm that the 5D MkII’s run too fast. The results from the test show both of my 5D Mark II run about 14 frames too fast in 10 minutes. Audio that is 1 full frame out of sync is noticeable on sharp sounds causing an echo. Audio that is 2 or 3 frames out of sync looks odd in terms of lip sync.
That the two Canon cameras audio sync’d OK to each other tells me that the cameras can be calibrated to a standard. Evidently they are just calibrated to an incorrect standard.
Anybody else experience this? Does anybody really know if this is likely a chip issue or a firmware issue? Does anyone know an easy reliable way to get the clips to conform to the standard without time-consuming constant tweaking?
Thanks for your help!
Mike
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Comment by Michael White 01.26.09 @ 11:26 amVincent,
The beauty of the Red Camera is its ability to provide a RAW file with its inherent creative potential. Wouldn’t it be great if the 5D could output a RAW video file? Understandably, the files would be large, but just think of the possibilities. Wow, Canon competing with the big Red!
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Comment by Earl Nottingham 01.27.09 @ 3:36 pmAre you still going to be looking for an intern in the near future? I saw your posting last month where you spoke about selling prints to pay for the internship. I know a great candidate for that position if you are interested…(not me)
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Comment by JSI 01.28.09 @ 5:01 pmHello:
I really love your works!
Both of your quality and creativity are outstanding!
I’m a singer-songwriter of Sony Music Publishing Taiwan.
We’re going to NYC for music video shooting in September 2009.
Can you also direct a music video?
Looking forward to your reply.
Justin Chen
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Comment by JustinChen 01.30.09 @ 3:47 amVincent,
When are you going to do a follow-up post on your “workflow”?
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Comment by Matt 02.04.09 @ 2:03 pmGreat stuff! I just got the new 5D, off the bat I have one big questin. How do you keep the aperture low (1.2, 1.4) during video mode, especially in the day time, if the cam chooses everything automatic?? Thanks!
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IPA Reply:
February 18th, 2009 at 5:27 am
@IPA, whoops found the answer in your blog….filters……
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I am a current college student that is attending the Art Institute International. I am going for my BA in Photography. Last week in one of my photography classes we watched your first ever video for the Canon 5D Mark II! I really loved the video that you put together. Good song of choice to! You help give beginning photographers and other advanced photographers inspiration!!
I myself am learning about photography back in the early 1800’s when photography first began. I find it very interesting.
Thank you again!
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Comment by Chris C 02.23.09 @ 10:32 pmHello,
How can i use my photograph skill to earn money in NYC? Do you have any suggestion if i am a young chinese and just move to the US.
appreciate
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Comment by lakey 02.27.09 @ 11:37 amDear Mr. Laforet,
My name is Dustin Miller and I was recently introduced to some of your work through a friend and I was blown away by it, especially by your work with the Canon 5D and Reverie. I now anxiously await new posts.
I just want to say that I really enjoy your work and look forward to seeing more in the future. Also, this is a long shot, but I am an aspiring cinematographer and was curious if you ever accept interns.
Thank you for your time, and have a good day.
Dustin L. Miller
University of Missouri Columbia
Strategic Communications Student
Columbia, MO
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Comment by Dustin Miller 03.03.09 @ 2:41 pmBravo pour le chemin parcouru.
a little q?
did you noticed when using th 5D in vidéo mode with the Eposure locked any automatic adjustment of the sensiblity or electronical shuter resulting in a modification of the image during a movement with something dark or bright apearing in the frame.
in 2 words, when it’s locked is it freezed?
comment :
it’s funny to hear in the interview the 5D was a kiker for your cinematographer’s career.
and as a cinematographer you prefer to work with the red instead of a dslr…..
i’m DP myself in Paris
thanks for the reply from you or anyone aware.
and congrats for your fotographic style it’s beautifull.
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Comment by Jean-marie Delorme 03.05.09 @ 10:29 amWhat is your technique for making your photos look like miniatures? i.e. the train station, houses, and the planes on the tarmac. Great pics.
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Comment by Glenn Bell 03.08.09 @ 9:50 amWelcome to L.A. Vincent, You’ll love the traffic LOL.
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Comment by Thomas McConville 03.27.09 @ 10:23 amhi,
i’m trying to figure out how you make the images that appear to be miniatures
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Comment by rick 03.31.09 @ 8:15 pmHey Vincent
Just trying to find out what car camera mount you used in Reverie.
Thanks
Vince
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Comment by Vince McVay 04.01.09 @ 1:58 pmGood evening. Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.
I am from Emirates and learning to write in English, give true I wrote the following sentence: “Search compare for the cheapest airlines tickets book online at yatra.”
Thank
Lionel.
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Comment by Lionel 04.03.09 @ 1:58 pmVincent, I really enjoy your blog and site. The 5D MkII is a piece of hardware that might be a wonderful solution but I am a bit confused about what I have been reading online (from others) about the editing process. Did you need to ‘transcode’ the footage before you imported it into FCP6 or were you able to drop the files directly into FinalCu? With the camera so hard to get and so little experience out there with it, there seems to be a lot of conflicting info. I really appreciate your work and your insight.
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Comment by Raymond Phillips 04.06.09 @ 12:17 pmVincent,
I recently made a few friends in Canada and they Googled my name and told me about it. I had heard about this but never actually did this until this morning. The picture that you took of me in New Orleans was everywhere. What a great picture. It brought back many memories, some I wish that I could forget. I recently hired someone for my training department and we were speaking about the rescue. He recently retired from the national guard and was present that day. Unlike him, I was not trained for what I witnessed and went through that day. It was something that I thought of every day for several months and it’s etched in my memory for life. Would you know of a way that I can find out where Sara is these days? I hope you and your family are doing well. Take care!
Chad Meaux
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Comment by Chad Meaux 04.08.09 @ 11:02 amI am having issues finding a 10 stop filter. Your thoughts on where to pick on up would be great.
Thanks
Vince
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Comment by Vince McVay 04.09.09 @ 10:19 amHi Vincent my name is Steven Reed. I was writing to thank you. You took some photos of me after Katrina and I explained how I had lost my studio and equipment. You had Canon send me a Pro-card. You don’t know the depth on my appreciation. I didn’t know how to thank you. So I’m looking through my Studio Photograhy mag and there you where. So I looked up the site so I could just say Thank you for caring. Steven Reed
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Comment by Steven Reed 04.17.09 @ 12:06 pmWhere in the world is Vincent Laforet….hard at work I am sure. Can wait to see the next great project.
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Comment by Vince McVay 04.23.09 @ 10:25 amHi Vincent
Which lens adaptor do you use to mount Nikon lenses on the Canon EOS 5D MKII. We are experiencing the 3 frame drop as writen about in this link… scroll down to the “THE SOLUTIONS” in yellow text.
http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=187&sid=4bae77aa48eb0f58ba21779d1344bde6
Cheers,
William
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Comment by William 04.25.09 @ 2:47 pmCould we take the signal out of the camera to a large LCD SCREEN? For large events?
What outputs does it have
Will the camera stay on while not recording?
Or does it have an auto shut down?
So if my event is 60 minutes could I use the camera to pass a signal into a video switcher and get it on screen 12 x 9 FT? LCD standard def
Hmmmm? This would be very cool? I have a 1 x 9 ft Barco B10 with
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Comment by Dave Baum 05.04.09 @ 2:51 pmHow did I get so lucky to be invited to this incredible visual party? The most beautiful photo-jounalism I have ever experienced! Thank you for your work! I feel as though I have been on a visual
healing vacation, so very lucid!
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Comment by Thiah 05.05.09 @ 3:23 amLove a review on Ikan’s V5600 5.6″ TFT LCD Monitor you were thinking of writing. I’m all ears.
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Comment by Mark Reber 05.11.09 @ 4:24 pmGreat demo clip. Some tracking moves would have been exciting. Check out the VideoSlider at http://www.videoslider.com. Seems like a perfect fit for the Canon 5D.
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Comment by David 05.17.09 @ 1:25 pmVince, do you have any ‘inside’ info on whether or not Canon are going to do a 25P firmware update?
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Comment by Nigel 05.18.09 @ 1:15 pmЯ конечно в этом не особо разбираюсь, но после вашего поста стал гораздо больше понимать. Спасибочки ![]()
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Comment by Legioner 05.28.09 @ 2:39 pmHi Vincent,
Could you recommend a handle held mount to use the video mode with the 5d mk ii?
Best,
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Comment by Mike 05.31.09 @ 8:58 pmVincent,
How did you get the mov. files from the 5dMarkII to run soomthly on the time line.Ie., without rendering ?
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Comment by Bob Dix 06.10.09 @ 6:18 amDear Vincent,
You have my respect for your ability. I am lost. How does a person link up the Fostex fr-2le or the Tascam HDP2 recorder to the Canon 5D MK2? There is no time code input or output on the camera and the fostex has no timecode? I called Canon and Tascam and they have no idea. Tascam keeps saying timecode and Canon has no idea what so ever.
Thanks for your reply in advance.
Howard Sheldon
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Comment by Howard Sheldon 06.12.09 @ 4:35 pmWhat? You think you are Jason Bourne? Come on. Pick DIFFERENT music!
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Comment by Bubba 06.15.09 @ 12:43 amI am curious about editing the video.
I noticed appleFCP was used.
Does adobe have premiere pro updated.
I understand the format requires heavy duty processors I do edit HD I guess to be specific.
Are there windows and adobe options available adobe
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Comment by Bill 06.26.09 @ 10:39 amI’m very curious abt Photography, I talking pictures for last three years with my Cannon Rebel Xsi, It its nice and very in quality of picture, I read your blogs its very nice, and I’m learning lot abut it.
Thanks,
Sooriya.
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September 30th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
i have frame loss on two videos and the last one (the one with the model splashing water on his face) works perfect at 30 fps, Looks Great!!!!. I’m sure somethig is wrong on the metadata’s videos. what fps have you in the QT info? What version of QT? When i export the helicopter clip with the same settings but set to 30 fps final cut makes a new clip at the same megas that works perfect, but the original clip looks slowly and the frame rate is between 23 and stops in 25 fps.
thanks
Marcelo
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