NAB Show 2011: A Brief Overview
April 26, 2011 by Rick Smith
Filed under All Posts, Equipment, Resources, Reviews, Video Production
NAB Show 2011 (National Association of Broadcasters) is behind us and we’ve been back for a week now. I’m catching up on things in the business while going over my notes about the cool stuff I saw and learned at NAB, including: Video Lights - I never knew there were that many lighting companies [...]
Special Interest Videos – Where Do You Find Them?
April 21, 2011 by Rick Smith
Filed under All Posts, Special Interest Video Biz
As I shared my conundrum last week about what to call our Special Interest Video business, when people find out we produce and sell our own videos, they sometimes look a little perplexed. Their next questions is often, “so you shoot weddings and commercials, right?” No, we don’t. Then I patiently go on to explain [...]
Camera Extender: Get In The Picture With The XShot
April 18, 2011 by Rick Smith
Filed under All Posts, Equipment, Just Plain Fun, Photography, Reviews
XShot camera extender solves my lifelong problem. Does this sound familiar to you? All my adult life I’ve been the one behind the camera, so in many of our family photos my face is missing from the picture. Unless you always set up a tripod or have 6-foot long arms, you probably have the same [...]

