Shio Loves Snow
As T mentioned in an earlier post, we took Shio to the Piers in the middle of the snowstorm.
Taken with Lumix GF-1, 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6. Music featured is "Oh Row That Boat" by Wynton Marsalis.
Curious Shio (Testing the Steadycam)
One of the biggest things I have struggled with with my videos is stabilizing the camera while following Shio around.
There are 2 main issues: 1) Shio is low to the ground, so I need a solution that is low to the ground to capture video at his vantage point; 2) I don't want to spend a lot of money for this given I am not sure how well it will work -- most solutions have mixed reviews.
In the end, after looking around on the web, what I found was this: $14 Steadycam. I did not build it myself, and opted for the $50 pre-built version. Three reasons why I bought this: 1) the reviews seem great; 2) it costs 50% less than the next solution available; 3) it has many configurations, one of which allows me to get low to the ground.
I put it together really quickly Friday night and in my first attempt with it, I already achieved relatively neat results:
Video taken with Lumix GF-1, 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6.