Video time! I’ve been working on this for over a week, in my spare (ha!) time. First thing I’ve put together using footage from my 7D. There is about 10 or 12 things I would have done differently knowing what I know now… But I guess that’s learning!
Meals for Haiti from Kevin Sherman on Vimeo.
Filmed during an event managed by the Salvation Army in Elgin to pack 1,000,000 meals for relief efforts in Haiti. Each meal feeds six people.
Shot with a Canon EOS 7D, 16-35L and 70-200L IS.
Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro and title text done in Adobe After Effects.
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Let me know what you think. I’m by no means a video expert or professional, just takin’ a stab at something new. I’d write more, but I’m super tired. Long day.
Oh, and I love the duo of Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro. I ‘lol’ at Final Cut Studio.
Peace
- KS
Today’s title comes from the song “You Gotta Believe” by The Rocket Summer from his latest album Of Men and Angels. I just downloaded this album this afternoon and I absolutely love it!
[insert obligatory apology for not posting in a while here...]
Yellow Smith! How are you? That’s good. Me? Oh, where do I start? Hmm, good idea, I should post some pictures from the wedding of John and Mandy Ritchey (follow the link to their engagement pictures!) that I just finished shooting earlier today!
It’s been a long time since I last shot a wedding solo. Was a little anxious the day before, but once by the time I left this morning, I didn’t feel like I was forgetting anything, which was pretty awesome. I always seem to have that feeling. And I ended up having a great time, even with the really really really tight morning schedule. I’m pretty happy with the day’s events. However, I am not happy with the focusing speed of the Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L. Further evidence that I should trade up my 24-105 f4L IS for the 24-70 f2.8L… But the IS of the 24-105L really can be useful for video. What evs.
So, what’s been going on since I last posted? A LOT. Been super busy with work at the shop for a change and its driving me slightly crazy and making me super busy. Which, come thing of it, its been over a month since I posted. Where the crap did February go!?!!!?!!!? I’ve actually been shooting a decent amount, but just haven’t gotten around to popping up a post.
I sold my 5D and my 1D Mark II and picked up a 1D Mark III in replacement. Just got it on Friday, used it a ton at this wedding. In fact, all but three of these came from the Mark III. Really really liking it.
Other big news is that I got “accepted into the [DePaul University] MA in Journalism program by the unanimous and enthusiastic vote of the graduate board in journalism. That now sets a land speed record in the shortest time it has taken between a candidate submitting his credentials and the graduate board acting,” at 1:33am February 26th. Woop! I start around the end of March and I am super excited. Its a pretty slick program.
You know, I had intended to write a whole bunch here, but my brain is really super scattered right now. So, that’s it! I’m done.
Peace
- KS
Today’s title comes to you from the song “Needle and Haystack Life” by Switchfoot from their recent album Hello Hurricane. Mind blowing album. These guys just can’t write a bad song.
Shalom, my fastidious blogviewers! Crazy State of the Union speech the other day, no?! Okay, so it wasn’t crazy… Had a party at the new place in honor of the momentous occasion and even managed to lock us out of my apartment. Opps!
Today’s series comes from my beginning of my endeavor to piece together a portfolio of recent that we have done at the shop, the goal of which is to develop a new website (also an endeavor of mine) so we can hopefully drum up some work. Tough times in the industry, lots of people selling off work at super low prices that make it hard to compete. Here’s to hoping I can some part in keeping us around for a while longer.
The more I edit HTML content for either here or the Judson website, the more I find my self writing in the source code view. Just not trusting the WYSIWYG editors to actually work right. Sure its tedious, but so far way easier in the long run.
And I am now fully moved into my apartment. I’m really enjoying it so far. Great feeling being under your own steam, in terms of a living space. I find I have more free time, though maybe that’s a correlation between no more classes and not much work at the Shop. I also am feeling really bored of late. Just not a lot to do I guess. Hopefully that’ll change soon!
BTW, the 7D is definitely my last 1.6x/APS-C camera. Only reason I plan to keep it around is because of the newer technology, ie its ability to do amazing video and everything else except the sensor is pretty slick. Planning to sell my 5D and 1D Mark II and get a 1D Mark III. Probably going to miss the full-frame camera…
Peace,
- KS
Today’s title comes from the song “Gone Away” by Safetysuit from their album Life Left to Go. If your ever pissed about relationshippie things, this is the album for you!