Learn Video and Photography On YouTube

YouTube  is one of the best free resources available to people who want to learn photography and video. There are countless channels with hours upon hours of content teaching people how to produce higher quality photos and videos. Below I list some of the best channels to learn from, and what makes them different from the others. A year ago I had very limited knowledge of how a camera worked, but I did have a desire to learn. Fast forward to present day, I’m confident in my understanding of the fundamentals of photography and video, and I’m able to produce […]

Oscar Predictions 2016

Here it is, the blog you’ve been waiting all year for, my Oscar picks. I got ⅞ in the will win category last year, so listen up kids, this could win you some office Oscar pool money. Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton & Mark Ruffalo in Spotlight Best Picture Will Win: I got nothing. Early pundits all tapped Spotlight, but the PGA upset for The Big Short could be an oscar night precursor, and so could The Revenant’s Globes and BAFTA win. Could these three split the vote leaving room for something like The Martian? Yes. Maybe just don’t put any […]

3 Budget Lenses for Students

If you are a student you probably won’t be able to afford professional gear, and will most likely be looking for the cheaper options. Below are three lenses that are relatively cheap compared to a 24-70 mm f2.8 or a 70-200 mm f2.8 for example. The three lenses below cover most of bases for what a student would be working on. The wide: 18-55 mm f3.5-5.6 vr Kit Lens If you are just starting out in photography or video and you have decided on a DSLR you most likely opted for the kit lens bundle. If you just got the body you […]

Least Depressing Best Picture Winners!

If you’re suffering from the post-holiday January blues, prepping for the Oscars by re-watching some best pictures of years past likely won’t pick you up out of that slump. The Oscars have a tendency of giving the big awards to, well, long, depressing films. War, slavery, death, debilitating mental illness, and we’re still only in the 2000s. Good news, they have let a few upbeat, crowd pleasers slip through and take best picture!        Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire, 2008 I know, Slumdog has it’s violence and death, but, it also has romance, and a final ten minutes […]