Matthew Jeppsen

Matthew Jeppsen is a freelance videographer and photographer with a strong interest in the growing convergence of digital stills and moving images. He also writes at ProVideoCoalition.


Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Canon L-Series Coffee Mug

Matt Jeppsen | 03/03- 12:39 PM

I must have one.

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PDNPulse reports that Canon handed out these L-series lookalike coffee mugs at the Vancouver Olympic games. What a brilliant idea! Here’s hoping they are available to the general public at some point, I’d love one of these.


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Lifehacker’s Top Photography Hacks of 2009

Matt Jeppsen | 12/13- 08:09 PM

DIY spirit: A year in review

Lifehacker has posted their Top Photography Hacks of 2009, a collection of DIY tutorials and tips mainly for amateurs, but with some wisdom and creative ideas there for professionals too. From bokeh hearts to a fiber-optic DIY ringflash on the cheap, it’s all here. Check it out.


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Monday, December 07, 2009

Super slo-mo shows how a DSLR shutter and mirror work

Matt Jeppsen | 12/07- 04:07 PM

5000fps video down the barrel of a Nikon D3 shooting continuous 11fps

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Ever wonder what exactly happens when you press that shutter release button on your DSLR camera? The following video shows the sequence of events in excruciating detail. It’s video shot at 5000 frames-per-second, looking at the internals of a Nikon D3 camera shooting 11fps continuous. As an added bonus, they show the lens stopping down to f/16 in tandem. The result is beautiful, and surprisingly violent. Watch below.

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

40 Inspirational Bokeh Photographs

Matt Jeppsen | 12/03- 09:20 AM

Out-of-focus never looked so good

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Looking for a little simple inspiration? These 40 beautiful examples of bokeh-heavy photography should do the trick. In these shots, it’s the out of focus area that draws the eye. Very cool.

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Black Friday Deal - 50% Off on David duChemin eBooks

Matt Jeppsen | 11/27- 12:25 PM

Titles at just $2.50

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David duChemin is offering 50% off his Craft & Vision photography ebooks until December 7...use discount code BLKFRIDY to make these $5 titles just $2.50. Titles include:
Drawing The Eye - Creating Stronger Images Through Visual Mass
Chasing The Look - 10 Ways to Improve The Aesthetics of Your Photographs
TEN – Ten Ways To Improve Your Craft. None of Them Involves Buying Gear
TEN MORE – Ten More Ways To Improve Your Craft
I’ve purchased Drawing The Eye and Chasing The Look and am loving them. They are beautifully laid out, and the info is fresh and relevant. A steal at $2.50.
Get ‘em while they are hot!


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Friday, October 30, 2009

Five Simple Steps to Growing Your Photography Business

Matt Jeppsen | 10/30- 10:26 AM

Scott Bourne offers practical ideas you can implement Right Now

Photographer and blogger Scott Bourne has posted a nice list of five things you can do right now to grow your photography business. It’s good advice, check out the article here.


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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Sneak peek at new Adobe Photoshop features

Matt Jeppsen | 10/20- 11:57 AM

Photoshop’s new Content Aware Fill tool will blow your mind

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Over at the Adobe Photoshop Facebook Fan page, they’ve posted a nice preview clip of beautiful new advancements in the fill tool, using a tech tool called PatchMatch. What it is, is an algorithm that is content-aware, allowing you to intelligently remove objects, wires, hair, etc from an image even easier than ever before using the fill tool and spot healing tools. Really cool tech, check it out for a taste of what’s (hopefully) coming in the next revision to PS.


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Monday, July 06, 2009

Stunning Posing Examples for Couples Photography

Matt Jeppsen | 07/06- 02:33 PM

Photographer Laurence Kim offers beautiful (and free) advice

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As a learning photographer, orchestrating subject poses is consistently one of the most difficult things for me to do. I have extensive experience with documentary-style videography, so directing posing is not a natural thing for me. It is particularly difficult when you have a subject or couple that doesn’t move organically with each other, and seem apprehensive about interaction in front of the lens. So I’m always on the lookout for tips and advice on poses, posing guides, etc. And today I just stumbled across an excellent resource on the subject...this one in the form of a simple blog post by photographer Laurence Kim. It’s a great resource...there are example images and a quick text blurb that talk about the shot. Simple, effective, and beautiful imagery. I’d recommend taking a look at this one.


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Editing a multicamera concert shot on Canon 5Ds

Scott Gentry | 03/03- 03:05 PM

Scott Simmons tells all, and the results are fantastic

It’s no secret that Canon 5Ds are everywhere. They’ve shot music videos, short films, commercials…

Aperture 3.01 update released, update on my iPhoto ‘09 migration

Scott Gentry | 03/02- 02:02 PM

New Aperture addresses many known issues, doesn’t fix my colossal mistake

Over on our sister site ProVideo Coalition, Mike Curtis has a great article…

Canon adds 24 and 25fps HD Movie recording to the EOS 5D Mark II with Firmware 2.0.3

Scott Gentry | 03/02- 08:24 AM

Video shooters rejoice!

London, 2nd March 2010 – Canon today pre-announces the release of a firmware update for the multiple award-winning EOS 5D Mark II.…