burning man

Mesmerizing lucid dreams photos and how to create them

Jul 5, 2017 by Dan Lior 1 Comment

Last year I attended Midburn, a regional burning man event taking place in the hot Israeli desert.

I filmed nonstop for five days and created “We are Midburn”. The video ended up getting featured multiple big websites and news outlets, including the official Burning Man newsletter. Creating the video was quite the journey, but it also required me to extensively film non-stop during the entire event. So I pretty much experienced everything through a dusty camera lens.

When it was time to get ready for Midburn 2017, I decided I’ll hold off the video this year. I wanted to be more present in the event, and it wasn’t possible if I was to create a video. But I did have an idea to try something that has intrigued me for quite a while, and this year’s Midburn “Lucid Dream” theme was the perfect setting.
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This is what Burning Man playa dust will do to your camera [horror story]

Sep 17, 2016 by Udi Tirosh 10 Comments

Burning man is probably one of the best places in the world to get some exciting photos going. Sadly, not without a price.

Roger Cicala of LensRental tells that after each Burning Man festival he s faced with the task of cleaning (and sometimes scraping) the gear that came back from the Playa. It is not that the cameras are getting sand in them. They are getting dust. And lots of it. If you’ve ever been to Burning Man, you know how all encompassing the Playa can be. And by all encompassing, I mean getting everywhere.

Sadly, everywhere also means inside your camera. Even an hermetically, weather sealed camera would need an occasional card replacement and battery swap. (I think you would know better than to change lenses). But most cameras are not hermetically sealed, and they take some damage.

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How to pack and use photography gear to survive a burning man festival

Aug 29, 2016 by Dan Lior 2 Comments

I created the video “WE ARE MIDBURN” because I have always been fascinated by the culture and the people that belong to the Burning Man community. Midburn is a regional Burning man event held over for a period of 5 days in the Israeli desert. After buying my tickets to the most recent MidBurn this past June, I knew that I had to capture the magic of it all on camera. Despite the enchantment of the event, I knew filming it would bring along its share of challenges.

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GoPro Detaches From A Drone During Burning Man, Hits The Dance Floor, Joins The Party

Sep 16, 2015 by Udi Tirosh 14 Comments

On one hand we have the world just waiting for a good reason to shove more drone regulations down into DJI and 3DR thoughts (apologies for the other companies, you’ll get some regulations too). On the other hand, it seems that GoPro just wants to party. And what better way than to hit the dance floor on burning man. Then again, is this all one big setup?

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