Articles

Rent A Drone

Rent A Drone

It is easy to rent a drone. Drone rental companies have sprung up all over. One such drone rental company is called Lens Rentals (lensrentals.com). They offer the Mavic DJI PRO or a Phantom 4 Pro. From a business point of view, you'd think renting drones a risky...

How To Use Google Photos

How To Use Google Photos

Google Photos is the best cloud photo storage site that makes backing up and organizing your photo library very easy. It's remarkable how well it identifies people in your library even as babies. It also makes automatic GIFs and movies from your photos. You can get...

Study Your Competitors

I'll never forget the marketing person from one of my biggest video production contracts. After I won the contract, I met often with Paula, the marketing person, to outline a script and to plan the video. At one point I asked something about my competitors for this...

Kodak High Speed Photo Scanner

As my transfer business has grown, I've kept an eye out for additional services to offer my clients. Video and film were my mainstays. Then I added slide transfers. I had thought a lot about offering photo scans as well, but you can't do that service with a flatbed...

Wireless Multi Camera Production From SlingStudio

Wireless Multi Camera Production From SlingStudio

SlingStudio offers wireless multi camera production. It can connect to iPhones and Android phones. Add a $349 Camera Link accessory, and it will connect to any DSLR or video camera with an HDMI port. And it does this wirelessly over a private 802.11ac (2.4Ghz or 5Ghz)...

This PTZ Camera Can be Controlled From Anywhere

This PTZ Camera Can be Controlled From Anywhere

5.8 inches wide, 7.8 inches high The KY-PZ100 from JVC is a PTZ camera that can be controlled from anywhere over the internet. With traditional PTZ cameras, you can control the pan, tilt and zoom, but there is usually a serial or proprietary control cable between the...