infrared filterInfrared photography the camera's sensor is sensitive to infrared light.  Most camera's have an infrared blocker filter that filters out the infrared light so it only lets the visible light we see with our eyes through.  The following are three ways to achieve infrared photography or real-time video work.  The fake infrared effect, the infrared lens filter, and the converted infrared camera.

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ND filter demonstration - Digislider Blog

Want to get rid of those tourists from your photos and time lapse work of popular landmarks, or capture movement that your camera doesn't allow when the conditions are too bright? This blog will go over the uses and advantages of ND filter. It also provides an evaluation of variable ND filters from a range of prices.

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Sun Surveyor AppTrack and visualise the Sun and Moon's movement in augmented reality.  It is always a bit tricky when attempting time lapse photography or filming in a new place where you are unsure exactly when and where the sun or moon rises and/or sets.  But with the Sun Surveyor app you can see exactly where it happens and the path it takes in augmented reality.

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1000 gb of free storage with Flickr!  Perfect for storing your photos in the cloud.  Huge 1 terabyte storage, and it is free!  That's a good half a million high resolution jpeg photos.  You just need a Flickr account.

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HDR Magic Lantern installment and workflow tutorial14 bit RAW video!  This is big news as most of the Canon DSLRs lacked sharpness because of the compressed h.264 video files.  Now, you have greater picture detail and sharpness as well as greater control when colour grading.

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HDR Magic Lantern installment and workflow tutorialMagic Lantern Firmware offers some awesome features for Canon DSLRs. HDR video is one of them.  Here is a tutorial on instalment and workflow.

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tripod head

This blog runs through a few video and photography heads that are useful with the Digislider or similar camera sliders.

You may find that a lot of tripod heads mount fine on flat surfaces, like the carriage of the Digislider, but...

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Turning all of your DSLR settings like exposure, white balance, and focus to manual will eliminate most flicker. If you are still having problems, you’ve probably got a case of “aperture flicker”...

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If you want your computer to run faster, and the extra RAM you installed just isn't cutting it, then a solid-state drive (SSD) might be an option...

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Have you ever found that you want to conduct a specific shot, but the tripod legs or the end of your slider is in the way? An articulating arm could solve your problem.

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