Without giving any of the game away, here’s a little insight into some great fun we had this weekend, supporting Mike du Preez and his Blue Ice Productions team in assisting House of Brave to capture footage and photos for their brilliant Loerie Awards entry. As a brief intro, above is a pic of Dave explaining some features on our gun-and-run Canon XF100 video camera to our lovely assistant Ilana. Continue reading “Behind The Scenes Stealth”
Undoubtedly among the hottest boys’ toys with benefits to hit the market lately, unmanned aerial drones are causing a great deal of contention. At a loss about how to deal with their runaway popularity, authorities’ responses include threatening to outlaw all use of them. Of course, military spec drones could pose a serious threat that has to be contained – still taking into account their powerful potential to effectively combat poaching, for example – but we’re talking about the smaller drones that fly way below aircraft level, over shorter distances with more limited battery life. Continue reading “How To Deal With Drones”
Event photography brings its own special pressures, in terms of the requirement to capture a range of scenarios expertly, in the moment, and within the constraints of tight deadlines. Although this process is always pressurized, it helps when you have shot similar events before, particularly as a team. Dave and I recently had the privilege of covering the phenomenal Africa Health Exhibition and Congress in still images and video for the second time. Continue reading “Event Photography — Africa Health”