Canon C300 vs 5D Mark III vs 4K DSLR vs the Sony NEX FS700… WHAT DO I DO!?

The photo above is one of the FIRST shots after buying my Canon 5D Mark II in September of 2009… A LOT has changed since then. So for those of you who may or may not be following the world of Digital Video… there’s a LOT going on right now. Canon alone has introduced two [...]
Mar 30, 2012 | Categories: Blog, FeatRoll, Media Related, Photo Related | Tags: Canon 4K DSLR, Canon 5D, Canon C300, Choosing a DSLR Camera, DSLR, Frame Rates, High ISO, High Speed Video, Mark II, Mark III, NAB 2012, philip bloom, Photo, Sony NEX FS700, Video | 1 Comment »
The Musician Network – TMNtv.com / NAMM 2011

2011 is off with a bang, and I’m already reeling trying to catch up. I just returned home last week from NAMM 2011, and am thoroughly inundated with new content / experiences / ideas and more… I promise one of these days to make a legitimate blog entry… but for now… here’s a selection of [...]
Jan 22, 2011 | Categories: Blog, General, Media Related | Tags: Andy James, Blackstar Amps, C&C Drums, Canon 5D, Concert Video, ESP Guitars, Gladstone Shells, Metal, Music, NAMM 2011, Reclaimed Wood, Schoen Guitars, Shred, The Musician Network, TMNtv | Leave A Comment »
Quick Updates & Exciting stuff…

If you’re curious what’s taking up most of my time now-a-days… just follow along here: http://www.tmntv.com Here’s some other stuff: This video of the local group Diverse, was recently featured on Common’s blog… yeah… THE Common. Pretty exciting stuff: Diverse – Common – Time Travelin’ (FULL) from Brandon Cummins on Vimeo. Here’s some jazzy goodness… [...]
Nov 10, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Concert Photography, General, Media Related | Tags: canon 5d mark ii, Common, Diverse, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Kansas City, Nathan Lang, The Musician Network, TMNtv, Tribute | Leave A Comment »
When the blog stops… the images roll…

So I’ve definitely come to the conclusion that I don’t post NEARLY often enough. That being said… Here’s a bunch of stuff I’ve done / worked on over the last couple months. July: Tales of the Cocktail (with Lush Life Productions), Here are the short, “Preview” versions, edited amazingly by Britt King & Lush Life. [...]
Sep 03, 2010 | Categories: Blog, General, Media Related | Tags: 2010, Benedictine, Bombay Sapphire, canon 5d mark ii, Common, Diverse, Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition, Grey Goose, Iconoclast, Le Barman Universel, Live Music, Lush Life Productions, Mark Lowrey, Pig & Punch, Radiohead, Tales of the Cocktail | Leave A Comment »
Radiohead Bartending with Paul, Graphics and More.

Ok… so it’s a terribly deceptive headline… Just a quick update of what’s going on / on my plate right now… – Documented the 2nd Mark Lowrey presents a Tribute to Radiohead (you can find my older stuff from v1 on my YouTube Channel). Videos to come (teaser below) – On the Board for this [...]
Jul 12, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Media Related | Tags: Bartending Competition, Black and White, canon 5d mark ii, GKCBC, Kansas City, Live Music, Mark Lowrey, Paul the Movie, Radiohead | Leave A Comment »
Shutter Angle (Shutter Speed) and Frame Rate Comparison Tests – Canon 5D Mark II

So I’ve got an intern for the summer… Very interesting chap named Brandon as well… Introducing… Mr. Brandon Levi Brown. Brandon’s a local graphic design student, but also wanting to branch out and learn more about photography, videography, and web work as well. It further helped that we knew each other from a previous [...]
Jul 07, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Media Related | Tags: 24p, 30p, Aperture, canon 5d mark ii, Comparison, Frame Rate, ISO, Shutter Angle, Shutter Speed, Tests | 6 Comments »
Canon 5d Mark II – Run & Gun Video Rig (@ZACUTO FTW!)

So during my recent venture to New York to cover the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, I was stopped on numerous occasions and asked what I was shooting with. Some of the inquiries were specific to the Canon series DSLRs “Are you using the 5D or the 7D?” “Why’d you choose that camera?” “Does a DSLR really [...]
May 31, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Media Related | Tags: Canon, DSLR Event Videography, DSLR Rig, Manfrotto, Manhattan Cocktail Classic, MCC, Rode, Run & Gun Kit, Video Production, Z-Bands, Z-Finder, zacuto | 1 Comment »
Hurlbut Visuals / Manhattan Cocktail Classic / Whirlwind of edits!

My life over the last few months has been, to say the least, an absolute whirlwind. I had the opportunity to cover some killer artists, but also had some very unique opportunities presented to me. My good friends in Diverse managed to reach their goal on Kickstarter of raising $3,000.00 to travel and tour in [...]
May 23, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Media Related | Tags: Barclay Martin, Cocktails, Diverse, Event Coverage, hurlbut visuals, Manhattan Cocktail Classic, photography, The Last Three Minutes, Videography, Wall Street Journal, Zamboanga | Leave A Comment »
KCBA – Traveling Cocktail Club @ BRGR Kitchen (Videography)

Now… I don’t always shoot concerts. A little known fact is that I am formerly a bartender… and I was a pretty serious one at that. I grew up in the restaurant industry, and pretty much bartended my way through college, as the bar manager for 4 Olives Wine Bar. Since moving to KC, I [...]
Apr 01, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Media Related | Tags: Bartending, Beau Williams, BRGR Kitchen + Bar, canon 5d mark ii, cinematography, Jason Valentine, Kansas City, Kansas City Bartenders' Alliance, KCBA, Manifesto, Mixology, Ryan Maybee, Traveling Cocktail Club, Video | Leave A Comment »
Zacuto – More than just killer products | JayRock 5

Well… If you can’t tell by the headline… This is gonna be one mass o’ Zacuto-love headed your way. Starting with this: It’s official. I now have my own Zacuto hat. For those of you not familiar, Zacuto is a custom camera gear company, and have really helped push the HD-DSLR Video movement. Some [...]
Feb 12, 2010 | Categories: Blog, FeatRoll, Media Related | Tags: canon 5d mark ii, Critics, Digital Labrador, Film, FilmFellas, Gear, JayRock5, Media, production, Video, Z-Finder, zacuto | Leave A Comment »




