Art Adams considers new ways of approaching the ultra detailed format, shooting in a style that allows the viewer to absorb the details. On a recent visit to Sony Studios I saw a 4K monitor for the first time. For the first time ever I thought to myself, “I hope they hold this shot long Read MoreRead More
Art Adams explains why it may be a better idea to move the equipment rather than moving the actor. On a recent shoot a discussion arose as to whether it was better to move an actor or to move the camera to maintain a composition. The actor kept settling into a position that obscured an Read MoreRead More
Art Adams explains LOG and REC 709 Color Space in relation to finding the best exposures to get the most out of the camera you’re using. This is what the image looked like when capturing in Log. As you can see, each step–which equals one stop–is equidistant from the others. This is not the way Read MoreRead More
Art Adams is hopping mad about the “Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout” from Zacuto which made an iPhone look close to Red Epic as he details his objections to the side by side camera tests.Read More
Art Adams covers his approach to lighting for a cooking show in his lighting blog for ProVideo Coalition.Read More
Art Adams explains what happens when you stack several pattern-making devices (cookies) in front of a light.
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Director of Photography Art Adams details his experience shooting a regional commercial with the Phantom HD Gold – a camera capable of shooting over 1000 frames per second.Read More
Art Adams shares his first time experience with the still camera turned video camera, the popular and somewhat controversial Canon 5D MkII. …The Canon 5D is a cinematic nightmare. In movie mode it’s hard to see focus, difficult to set exposure, and it doesn’t show you exactly what you’re getting. It records to heavily compressed Read MoreRead More
