Staff Photographer @ SSIS

For a brief period of about four months, SSIS was without a staff photographer. We loved Mr. Thiet, but he had moved onto different career paths (including more video) and we had not yet found a suitable replacement. So it fell to me to fill the void. I have worked on and off as a professional photographer over the years, and the chance to get out there with the lovely Canon 5D was actually quite exciting for me. These are just a few of the shots I got off, before we finally got me back to my regular gig and hired the wonderful Mr. Tung.

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Review of Hyperlapse, by Instagram, Part 1

Hyperlapse

hyperlapse-logoI love time lapse photography. I’ve been doing more and more of it as I explore creative ways of taking advantage of my DSLR on client projects—beyond traditional stills and video. So in addition to things like cinemagraphs, HDR photography, and 360º VR photography, time lapse has become a skill I’ve been working hard to develop. So you can imagine I was psyched when I heard about Hyperlapse, by Instagram. (more…)

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Affordable, Professional Time-Lapse Photography

What Is It?

toronto-time-lapseTime-lapse photography is effectively the opposite of slow-motion filmmaking. By shooting multiple frames of a scene at intervals and then stitching them together into a film/video, the final product presents the passage of time in a unique, artistic way. It’s not a new process – the first time-lapses were done in the 19th Century. And it’s not a fad — with advances in digital photography, digital processing, and digital video, new creative styles are possible and the process has simply gained renewed popularity. To see the work of a great, contemporary time-lapse filmmakers, I encourage you to check out Tom Lowe and the stunning 4K film he produced, “TimeScapes”. (more…)

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