“Third Party” lens manufactures have gotten a bad wrap over the years, but ever since the release of their “Art Series” Sigma has been absolutely killing it. We’ve been using the 18-35/1.8 lens on our Red and Canon Cinema cameras for three years and recently added the 50/1.4 to
Good story telling in film and video demands high-quality audio. Aputure just released a new pro-level shotgun mic that you can get on Amazon for $359. Shotgun mics are incredibly helpful on-set, especially in Hawaii where we constantly deal with airplanes, traffic, noisy birds, and crashing waves. Shotgun mics
Let's talk light! We've been on a little hiatus with our Hawaii Shoots events, so we've decided to roll into 2017 with a basic lighting tutorial workshop at our new home in the Homer Maxey building of FTZ9. We'll discuss lighting solutions for a wide range of budgets and
We recently got introduced and got inspired to do our own Hawaii variant of the popular Dogwood 52 Week Photography Challenge. We changed out a few of the original projects to specifically challenge shooters in Hawaii. This challenge has no time limit, no "correct" schedule or structure. Jump weeks
Hawaii and surf goes hand in hand in the eyes of the world, and on Instagram we're inundated with piles and piles of surf photos. And it's great! The energy, the intensity, the death-defying feats of athleticism: it's fantastic. But it's always good to mix it up, and try
The long awaited Panasonic GH5 has been one of the most eagerly anticipated camera for the past 3 years. I can't tell you how many rumors blogs we've been following just this past year alone. And it's finally available for pre-order and is slated to start shipping out in
A new year brings new opportunities for all of us in Hawaii. To start 2017 with a bang, Hawaii Shoots would like to start a new series of workshops, meet-ups, and seminars, as we continue in our mission to support Hawaii's video and photo communities. We're filling our calendar with monthly events where we