Comments on: “San Francisco’s People” Canon 5DmkII 24p

By: Philip Bloom

Philip Bloom — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:36:48 +0000

it’s not legal. But because this is a personal piece of work and not a commercial one it is a grey area. As long as you credit the artist…if you are asked to remove it you must. My work has been used my countless people. As long as they credit me and it’s for commercial gain I am fine with it.

By: Armin Kraemer

Armin Kraemer — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:12:49 +0000

Why is it legal in this case to use a copyrighted song? Is it because it’s a short, or only on your personal website? Reading about copyright is like reading about taxes, far more effective than a sleeping pill. Any insights you can provide, or pointers, I will appreciate.

By: Joey Agbayani

Joey Agbayani — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:11:18 +0000

Great shots!
What shutter speed do you use at 24p with 60hz lamps (Canon 7D)? I have a copy of the DSLR Cinematography Guide but there is no detailed guide as to which shutter speed to use. I’ve read somewhere that using 1/50, which gives the best film look, with 60hz lamps will create flicker and noise.

By: Philip Bloom

Philip Bloom — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:20:03 +0000

yep i gave them money! thanks!

By: laurent Venet

laurent Venet — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:02:38 +0000

Hi Philip.

Thanks a lot for sharing this awesome video. I m a full beginner (non pro) using my 5d since 2 weeks only and was back today from 2 weeks in SFO and Seattle. And waouu, when I see what you manage to get, this is awesome.

Its amazing how you are transparent to people. When shooting during my vacations, some people were stopping to walk and avoiding me when seing me standing in the crowd.

I believe you are more transparent when not using any rig and mattebox ( I do not have yet any of these and look for buying a finder)? but then it must be challenging to avoid shaking and get smooth focus.

Do you give homeless people a small tip to get acquainted and film ?

My hotel in SFO was located at Van Ness and Geary corner, then I had to cross this Tenderloin area every day and was not so confident to get my gear out, I believe your dialogue to people maked the difference.

I loved your amazing view from cable car, this is just wonderdul and looking at your work shared on your site is brilliant, as I m still wondering when shooting a street scene how much seconds I should capture to make this worth for editing and not boring when looking.

Thanks a lot

Laurent

By: Benny Goodtimes

Benny Goodtimes — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:37:53 +0000

Andrew,

Yes, you are correct.

By: Andrew Walton

Andrew Walton — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:46:00 +0000

Beautifully shot, Philip! This “people” series is getting me really excited about picking up my 5d Mk2 in a few weeks (changed my mind after reading that lens blog, actually). Just seeing what this camera is capable of in the right hands is -very- encouraging.

And I know this has probably been covered before, but the 5d mk2 can shoot video in 24p after that latest firmware update, correct?

By: pbloom

pbloom — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:02:57 +0000

i use variable NDs/ Fader NDs all the time

By: ben

ben — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:45:55 +0000

Thanks for getting back… Maybe slightly off topic but moving on from low light iso shooting to shooting in bright scenes with contrast, how do you feel about using the highlight tone priority setting (5D) and shooting at(clean)320iso,using a variable ND to control exposure…
I tried shooting in low light at 1250iso with htp set and the noise went through the roof, no where near as clean as yours at 3200…HTP not for low light…?

By: pbloom

pbloom — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:19:49 +0000

1600 for 99% 3200 for a couple of shots. I wouldn’t recommend that hight for clean shots though on the 5D