outstanding news from the largest camera maker on the planet + something that huge numbers of us out in the field have been pulling for. canon is introducing the first ever full frame DSLR with manual exposure video control in june. this includes aperture, shutter + ISO. absolutely fantastic. and making the deal even sweeter it’s a simple firmware update for the 5D mark II.

if you’ve had the pleasure of shooting with this beast then you know the frustration that video provided in terms of manual control. there were of course workarounds but there’s nothing, regardless of the field, like manual control. in it’s current state it’s a bit like working with handcuffs on – really nice handcuffs but limiting nonetheless. can’t wait to kick out new work with this new package.

so the word is out now + i’m psyched on that as this thing is really getting exciting now. if you don’t know there’s more via earlier posts but we’re putting together a dandy of a week of help for a non-profit this summer.
ASMP just put out a piece on it in their spring bulletin (pg 24).

PDN/photoserve also have a spot up on it here as well. more to come.

and in case you’re on the movie circuit or interested in more on the plight of child soldiers check out the trailer for Emmanuel Jal’s movie Warchild.

now that our work with merrell is rolling out for the spring/summer campaign wanted to cut loose our behind the scenes bit. 5 days, 10,000+ images + more than 1000 miles from sf to lake tahoe to santa cruz + back. superb team effort + i couldn’t do it without such amazing people at their agency (cheers john, leslie, erica, craig, bruce + ross) + all a ton of help all around.

also, congrats to merrell for their recent CA select as a webpick of the week. they received props for, “big, bold product images and a simplified navigation introduce the experience on this recent relaunch for outdoor/performance gear manufacturer.” unfortunately the images in the article are last years but it’s always good to know the work pays off as is evident with numbers like these:

Since launch, there

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though i don’t see this carrying over to photography anytime soon it will be interesting to see how this ripples through the film industry. apparently a very dedicated group of loyal fans of LOTR has put together a prequel (something that peter jackson is working on now as well reportedly) and will be releasing it this sunday. jrr tolkien’s family has all rights to the main LOTR story but as this is done without commercial intentions (it’s being released for free) it’s a kind of uncharted territory.

check out the trailer via dailymotion + full story via npr. thought not a huge fan of the series the craftsmanship is undeniable, especially for $4500. let the story of copyright begin.