motion control Archives

DIY your old train set into a motion control timelapse dolly

Sep 5, 2016 John Aldred

This is one of those unique repurposing projects that would have never occurred to me. Having never owned a train set in my life, why…

Aug 26, 2016 John Aldred

Food can be a difficult subject to photograph. There’s all kinds of things to take into account about the colour and texture of the food….

Aug 18, 2016 Udi Tirosh

Update: this giveaway has ended, please jump to the bottom to see the winner. Huge thanks to SYRP for the prizes. If you are reading…

Aug 15, 2016 JP Danko

I recently had the opportunity to review the Syrp Genie Mini Panning Motion Control System for time lapse and live action video ($249 from B&H,…

Jul 8, 2016 JP Danko

Our friends at eMotimo were recently kind enough to send us a brand new eMotimo Spectrum St4 to review. The eMotimo Spectrum St4 is a four…

Jun 17, 2016 John Aldred

Adding camera movements to your video or timelapse footage is one of the simplest ways to add some more interest in your footage, bump up…

May 23, 2016 John Aldred

Camera sliders are one of the easiest ways to add interesting motion to your timelapse and video sequences, but many of the commercial options are…

Apr 7, 2015 Udi Tirosh

A little while back we shared a review on the Rhino Slider – and if you don’t care to watch it (or the kick ass video…

Feb 20, 2015 Liron Samuels

Slow motion is a very useful technique commonly used these days. In fact, it is used so often that it’s becoming hard to keep one’s…

Feb 5, 2015 Liron Samuels

I’m a firm believer that gear is not as important as vision, creativity, talent or perseverance. That being said, some gear cannot be replaced by…