Here is a really cool trick to help monitor the audio from your camcorder when you are videotaping. You really don’t have to have a special headphone jack on your camcorder, if your camcorder has an A/V output jack like the kind you plug your camcorder to the TV with, then you can plug in […]
D.I.Y. Tips -1 -Clamp on light mounting ...
For inexpensive video lighting there are several choices. Halogen work lights are great for lighting outdoors. They are powerful with great color but run very hot. For most of my videos I use the metal reflector lights with the spring clamps for lighting idoors or out . I put cool white fluorescent bulbs in […]
White balance using LED and Fluorescent ...
I have made the move from halogen and tungsten lighting to LED and Fluorescent lights. I don’t miss the heat the old bulbs would put out and I don’t miss having to replace bulbs continually. When I first started using LED’s and Fluorescents I noticed the distinct white color they would produce, a lot different […]
School year ends, great video opportunit...
As another school year ends it almost certainly means lots of plays, graduation ceremonies and parties. A busy time for a parent into video. I have two kids that each have a play this week and one has a graduation ceremony. I have done lots of school videos so I have picked up a few […]
Welcome to the new Digital Garage Pictur...
I’ll be updating this site with some news and reviews along with D.I.Y. tips on various things of interest. Jeff