I am starting to create some free motion loops for people to use during their church service or where they feel will be appropriate. Below you can find a preview of the loops and the youtube link. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to get these on some other sites for an easier download.
Free Motion Backgrounds
Just did some casual staff photos for DCC. Here is a selection of some of the shots taken for the day.
So I have been working on some new projects. A video for DCC that is using my glidecam and my new gopro hero 3. I have to say the hero 3 is looking awesome. Here is the video DCC Promo.
Here we had some fun on the Swiss Color Run. Andrew and I finished at an easy pace of 39 minutes whilst Roxy ran ahead. Then Roxy went skydiving in St Kilda for the first time. Below was some shots taken after Roxy went skydiving!
We headed up to the Grampians at about lunch time on Friday. We stayed in Halls Gap which was amazing and went to the balconies lookout at Sunset. It was only a km or two from the carpark. The next day was the fun bit. It took us almost an hour to reach the top of the Pinnacle but it was well worth it. Seeing sights along the way like the Grand Canyon (nowhere near as impressive as the U.S. version) and silent street made the journey so much fun. We had also made the trip to MacKenzie Falls and then finally the Boroka Lookout (below) before heading home. I wish we had more time to stay…
I have been working on a new KALTech Group (the company I work at) video. It should be ready soon though I may not be able to show it till next year. I had some fun rendering with Element 3d and also using some screen fillers with various types of animations. The look will be upgraded for the final product.
In the hopes of getting a little bit fitter myself, Greg and Chungy ended up doing the 1000 steps today. I really don’t think that there was 1000 of them though.
Took this one a while ago with my 1dmkIII. It is my friend ace who was racing around the Phillip Island track. This was my first attempt at motor-sport photography.
So yesterday was one of those days that I decided I needed to do more exercise. Greg an I set out from Melbourne and we made our way up the Great Ocean Rd. The idea was to go on some walks to get my fitness up, see some of Australia and also to keep practising photography. We made our way up Skenes Creek Rd all the way to Beech Forest. Along the way we tried to stop at some waterfalls. I didn’t take any photos when we arrived at Erskine Falls however I did use it as an opportunity to use my glidecam hd 2000. Before we got to Beech Forest we tried to go to Beauchamp Falls which was near Hopetoun Falls. However the falls were closed due to falling trees and an eroding track.
We decided to have lunch and then stop in Beech Forest for a coffee. The view from the cafe was magnificent. So then we headed to Triplet Falls and decided to brave the rain (above). The walk was well worth it and amazingly there were quite a few people around despite the rain. People were polite and I talked gear with a couple of photographers there at the same time. I decided to try something different and not shoot the waterfalls but rather other parts of nature. I was enjoying the way the trees of the forest had been overrun with fungi and moss. Multiple people stopped to ask me just what I was taking a photo of (below). Oh, and I was using my 1DmkIII as Greg was using the 5DmkII.
We then headed to Maits Rest which was on the Great Ocean Road. Maits Rest was actually an interesting looking tree. This short walk concluded the walking side of our adventure. My Camera was soaked by this point. After we got home we realised the trip took us 590km.
Tip: When shooting landscape the best investment you can make (after a good tripod and lens) is a circular polarizing filter. This increases contrast and cuts the light from one direction. This is key when shooting trees and removing reflections. Also try using a long shutter speed when shooting flowing water. Images here ranged from 2 – 30 seconds in length. This is where a good tripod is a must. It is also better to use a 2 second self timer or remote to remove any vibrations when pressing the shutter button.
Cheers,
Ben
I can’t wait for the new version to come out. AE CS6 along with Premiere CS6 are fantastic leaps forward. I love what Adobe is doing with their programs. Still I have been thinking of and playing with some different art forms. More to come on that soon hopefully but until then here is just one of the loops I have been working on in AE. Still needs more work but I kinda like the clean feel so I am posting this now.
