Dominican Volunteer Trip

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Shooting video with DSLR
Sometimes it’s not easy to ask for help, especially if you are a 28 year old competitive male that has a history of trying to do everything himself. In this post, I am putting my instinct aside and am asking for a helping hand for those that can offer some assistance.

My wife, Kara, and I are heading to Yamasa, Dominican Republic for a week long volunteer trip to help those who cannot afford any type of medical treatment. We will be traveling down March 19th with a group of Audiologists and nurses who will be fitting hearing aids and providing medical treatment. This is the first time I personally have done anything like this, and I really don’t know what to expect.

I am planning on documenting the entire trip to see where this experience takes us. This is where I need help. I have some experience with shooting photographs with my Canon t2i DSLR but do not have a great amount of experience shooting video. I’ve put in my research but I am finding the more I dive into it the more accessories there are to make a professional quality video. Right now all I have is a very cheap tripod, the camera itself and a decent lens. If you can lend a follow focus, external mic, camera rig, or anything that you think can help me document this experience it would go a long ways.

I hope this post finds the right eyes and that you want to be a part of the journey. The people receiving the hearing aids and medical kits will surely make this worth while. If you have any questions about the trip or can help out in any way, please leave a comment or contact me.

Thank you so much for reading this post and if you don’t mind “liking” this to the right of the page it would help spread the word!

GoPro Videocamera

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GoPro Hero

If you like action sports and capturing life’s exciting moments on video for the world or your family and friends to see, the GoPro is the camera of choice. This little compact videocamera can capture 1080p HD video footage at 30fps and the Hero 2, which just came out, has an even sharper lens and better focus capabilities than its original counterpart.

I personally purchased the GoPro for capturing video footage of my paintball bachelor party, which was one painful yet amazing experience. I also brought the camera on my honeymoon to Mexico and took some footage of my wife and I zip-lining and snorkelling. I was highly disappointed in the underwater capabilities as the videos online that show very crisp video is just not realistic at all. The original GoPro is not great under water, but it shoots at amazing quality in normal conditions. (see example below). More… →

The iPhone 4S

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iPhone 4s

I’ve been asked by several people how I like the new iPhone 4S and I haven’t brought myself to say one bad thing about it. A mobile device in my world is one of the most important pieces of equipement I own, so I didn’t take this decision lightly. I am constantly on the go and with a 24/7 hour career, being involved with many community clubs, and most importantly a family man, I need to have instant communication and organization in my hands at all times. A time saving mobile device has become a necessity to me in everyday living.

I’ve previously owned flip phones, my wife has a blackberry, (God bless her), and I’ve played with various android devices that many friends and colleagues use. The Blackberry was not even an option becasue they’ve fallen so far behind in innovating for their phones. If I just needed the phone for talking to people and checking email, I would definitely consider it because they are built like bricks and they are sturdy. I like the Android OS and it can accomplish pretty much anything the iOS can, but let me be clear when I say, Android is like a Chevy, and iOS is like driving a Cadillac. You can tell the difference by just driving it. More… →

Why I chose the t2i

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t2i

Photography is my newest passion that I’ve dived into in the past 6 months. I purchased the t2i for 2 reasons. It first shoots high quality video in full 1080p HD, and secondly, it takes amazing pro looking photographs without the pro costs. Here is a bit more detailed info on the t2i if you’re looking at taking the leap into photography.

18 Megapixel camera: First of all, the megapixels is not the whole story. When you’re looking to buy a camera the megapixels should be the last thing you look at. I’ve seem 12 MP camera’s outshine 15 MP camera’s so you really need to do some research and look at example’s online of what your potential camera can take. Many photographers on Flickr and other photo sites list what camera and lens they were using when taking the photo. Canon and Nikon have always been known to be great quality camera’s because of their great censor’s and sturdy builds. More… →

Getting Video Ready for the Web

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video killed the radio star

Getting video ready for the web has been made much easier because of great online services such as Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook. Many software applications including iPhoto for Mac enable you to simply send your videos directly to these online video hosting providers. They allow you to share your videos with family and friends with one click. What I would like to share with you today are a few ways to get your video on the web from your digital or video camera. It’s not as hard as it sounds and sharing those precious home videos is important, so let’s dive in. More… →