Category: Still Photography

Why Continuous Lights Are Right for Photography

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Continuous lights  — Arri M18 , Kinoflo fluorescents, Litegear LiteMat 1×1 LED’s, Litepanel 1×1 Astras Bicolor LED Panel, and the K5600 Joker Bug HMI series — are staples of the motion picture and video industry and they’ve solidly entered into the still photography rental world.

Continuous lighting systems are more powerful, smaller and consume less power than previous versions of motion picture tungsten lights. Present day still-photographer-friendly continuous lights also include daylight and tungsten fluorescents that are cool to the …

Rental Showcase: New Lenses Available at Moving Picture

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Moving Picture has been listening to requests and working hard to bolster our rental inventory to meet the wants and needs of today’s shooter.  We are excited to announce the arrival of some new glass that you might be interested in.

PL Mount
Canon CN-E 30-300mm, T2.95-3.7, PL Mount

Moving Picture welcomes the new Canon CN-E 30-300mm PL studio zoom lens to our South Forida rental inventory. The Canon has created a nice package with this lens. The 30-300mm range is broad enough to get a full head-to-toe wide shot, then zoom in for a close up …

TYE Studios and Moving Picture – Canon/Broncolor Event

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Moving Picture recently had the pleasure of participating in the TYE Studios Canon/Broncolor event.  TYE owner Donna Peplin and her staff of seasoned professionals opened their doors to local, South Florida still photography enthusiasts for an informative day of equipment demonstrations and artistic discussion.

[caption id="attachment_303" align="alignleft" width="250"] Model Suzanny Cardoso in our continuous lighting setup at TYE Studios.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_305" align="alignright" width="300"] Model: Suzanny Cardoso[/caption] …

Run and Gun Kit for Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Keeping with the DSLR revolution, we’ve consistently seen new innovations in support for cameras like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EOS 7D throughout the past year.  Recently released, the iDC Run & Gun Kit has quickly become one of our favorite new DSLR accessories.

Bruce Dorn, engineer/creator behind many of iDC’s inventions, explains: “over-sized and overly-complex focusing systems might look butch but they effectively waste the stealthy advantages of a compact capture device like the Canon 5D.”  While elaborate rigs like …