Charity Film Challenge 2012- A Story Begins to Emerge From The Fog
The Trees Speak to Those Who Choose To Listen Last night as I was finishing up my location scouting at Indian Creek Nature Center, I stopped again at Founder’s Grove and just sat and took everything...
View ArticleThe Sun Doesn’t Always Shine In Nature But Go Out Anyway
When The Weather Turns Bad Do You Pack It In? You Could Be Missing Some Great Footage! Everyone loves to go out an film nature and wildlife on a warm, sunny day. I mean who wouldn’t? Give me a warm...
View ArticleWhy You Should Always Set Your White Balance Manually
Is It The Filmmaker or The Camera That Creates Great Looking Nature and Wildlife Footage? How many times have you watched Nat Geo or Animal Planet and said to yourself, “If only I had the camera those...
View ArticleHappy Holidays From Filmmaking Naturally
Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope you had a great holiday! I look forward to sharing my love of nature and wildlife and how to better capture both on video with you in the coming new year!The post Happy...
View ArticleThe Standing People
Nature and wildlife filmmaking usually present enough of a challenge as it is. But when I found out that the annual DVC/UWOL Charity Film Challenge was about to take place, I knew I had to sign up and...
View Article5 Reasons Why You SHOULD Film Clichés
Even though I’m a nature and wildlife filmmaker I still browse photography websites from time to time. The two are so close together that what often applies to one applies to the other. My latest...
View ArticleSennheiser ew 122-p G3 Review
Check out the links below the video Nature and wildlife filmmakers don’t often have a need for a wireless mic system that often. But the more I learn that the story is king, the more I see myself...
View ArticleIt’s Not The Gear That Makes The Filmmaker
How many times have you said to yourself, if only I had (insert some piece of filmmaking gear) I’d be able to shoot better footage? I know I’ve said it dozens, hundreds, heck maybe even thousands of...
View ArticleAvoiding Nature and Wildlife Filmmaking Regrets
Most of the time when I pick up my video camera and head out into the field, I never really have a set plan for what I want to film. I guess I tend to be an opportunist and film whatever nature and...
View ArticleIt’s Important To Get Out In The Field Even If You Don’t Feel Like It
It’s no secret that one of my greatest passions is filming nature and wildlife. I’ve been taking photographs or shooting video since I was about eight years old. No matter what my day is like there’s...
View ArticleDiscovering Your Creativity for Nature and Wildlife Filmmaking
In my last post ”It’s Important To Get Out In The Field Even If You Don’t Feel Like It“ I wrote about making the effort to get out into the field and film nature and wildlife even if you’re heart...
View ArticleNature & Wildlife Filmmaking: When Strangers Come Calling
I saw an interesting post by a nature and wildlife photographer the other day talking about non-photographers inquiring as to what they were photographing when they were out in the field. They...
View ArticleThree Secret Weapons for Better Nature and Wildlife Filmmaking
When it comes to nature and wildlife filmmaking, one of my favorite places to visit when I want to shoot some nature footage is the Indian Creek Nature Center. From tallgrass prairies and Iowa...
View ArticleFour Reasons Your Home Turf is the Best Place to Film Nature and Wildlife
I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but whenever I thought about filming nature and wildlife, my home turf in Eastern Iowa was usually pretty far down the list of locations where I wanted to...
View ArticleFilming Nature & Wildlife In The Land That Time Forgot
Recently, Panasonic called and asked if I wanted to shoot some more footage with the PX270 now that Iowa had greened up and subjects were more plentiful. But I had something better in mind, a trip back...
View ArticleDon’t Pass On An Opportunity To Film Nature and Wildlife
Nature and wildlife filmmaking is all about decisions. Where do we go to find our subjects? Once we find them how do we compose the shot that we want? Is the exposure right? Is the white balance where...
View ArticleCamera Or Vision?
Recently a photographer posed the question, would you rather have the best camera system in the world (price is no object) or learning to truly see (you could spot artistic compositions anywhere),...
View ArticleUsing Color To Stand Out From The Crowd
In an earlier article I talked about music as one of the three things that caused former Indian Creek Nature Center director Rich Patterson to say “”I like yours because they are outstanding and very...
View ArticlePanasonic AJ-PX270 Low Light High Sensitivity
Low Light Sensitivity As a nature and wildlife filmmaker, you can most often find me out in the field at first light and last light. One of the hardest things for me is to see something amazing to film...
View ArticleSometimes It’s The Gear Sometimes It’s Not
I read a recent article by nature and wildlife photographer Mark Graf of Graf Nature Photography about meeting a man that said “Nature wasn’t meant to be photographed.” His meaning was that nature is...
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