Picture Stories by Stephen Alvarez

Canon 7d vs Barbie Video Girl

Thanks to my friend Liz Grady for brining this to my attention. Maybe the video girl can get us all through until the 1ds MK IV shows up...

-Stephen Alvarez

Sewanee, TN

7D in Argentina

Ok this is one of the more unique dslr filmmaking techniques I have seen. Most of the commercial we were doing was shot on the Red One. But as anyone who has ever seen one knows they are monsters. So the director and dp attached a Canon 7D to this dancer's helmet (that is the camera wrapped in bubble wrap) to get a wild pov. When the commercial airs I'll post a version of it here. 

-Stephen Alvarez

 

Outside Washington

 On the train headed into DC earlier this year. A frame from my visual diary.

-Stephen Alvarez

Zoom h4n recorder field update -Sound Machines continued-

Zoom H4n Update

Back in September I compared the Sony PCM D50 and the Zoom H4n field recorders (here). At the time I’d had the Zoom about a week, was impressed with the features and audio quality but couldn’t speak to its reliability in the field.

Well after a hard trip to Uganda/Sudan I have to say its performance in the field is stellar. I’m listening to the audio now. The quality is very good and most importantly the recorder survived the abuse. 

The recorder is just the right size. It fits in the outside pocket of a Domke F2 bag. It is always handy.

Poverty, a poem by Fred Taban

Poverty, a poem by Fred Taban, recorded last week in South Sudan. 

Fred is a theology professor at the Episcopal Church Sudan Seminary in Kajo Keji County, Sudan. He has been a refugee for most of his life. When Fred speaks of poverty he know the subject well. I will share more of his extraordinary story here next month.

-Stephen Alvarez