My first attempt at a starlapse. Location Besania Hill in Mukono Uganda. All of the shots are composed of RAW pictures, except from one that zooms in on the radio tower, which is shot in HDR. I shot the pictures on my Canon 550d in manual mode using a shutterspeed of 15 seconds with 400 [...]
DSLR filmmaking: Everything you need to know in one blog! Part 1: Why DSLR?
In my opinion the quality of DSLR video footage, obviously with the right additional equipment, can potentially cause a revolution in the world of media production. I live in the Netherlands and the government has dramatically cut the subsidising on culture and public broadcasting. Therefore a lot of cultural organisations, as well as the public [...]
HDR photography
Lately I’ve been reading up on HDR photography. Mainly for the purpose of time-lapses but HDR also gives you the possibility to give that little bit extra to your scenery shots (if you don’t overdo it in post that is). This is due to the fact that a camera doesn’t have the same capabilities as [...]
HDR timelapse test: sunrise in Mukono Uganda
Since I couldn’t catch any sleep after 3.30 this morning I decided it was a good opportunity to do some tests with a HDR timelapse of the rising sun. Since it was a test I decided not to take more than 30 HDR pictures for each shot (which with 3 levels of exposure comes to [...]
DSLR filmmaking: Everything you need to know in one blog!
Introduction Since about a year I’m a happy and proud owner of a Canon T2i, in Europe known as the Canon 550d. Since my purchase I spend many many hours of my spare time researching all about my new baby, and in general about DSLR filmmaking, on the internet. What I noticed is that there [...]
Red moon rising in Mukono
This video was shot using a Canon 550d in Cropmode 640 x 480 (effective magnification of 7x) and a Canon 70-200 f.4 lens.
People of Uganda
Portraits of the colorful people that inhabit this beautiful country. I shot these pictures with a Canon 550d with a Canon 50mm 1.8 II lens and a Sigma 17-50 2.8 OS
Glass Blowing: The Rhythm of Glass
This video was shot using a Canon 550d with a Sigma 18-200 OS. At first it was just a test using this camera and lens, but deceided it would be nice to edit the shots to music in a way that resembles Bert Haanstra’s famous movie “Glass” back in the sixties. Ah well, better to [...]
Music Video Jay D Woodpecker – Innercity
This video was shot with a Canon 550d and a Canon 50mm 1.8 II lens. The video was recorded in a DIY studio setting at my attic using black cloth for background and a home made diffuser for a strong construction light.