Been out in the French Alps this Winter testing out the Nikon D7000 with a new mount, the Opteka XGRIP-XL for DSLRs: Feel: Although not the most versatile stabiliser I’ve ever used, the Opteka’s advantages are the rigid, U-shaped structure that is brilliant for filming … Continue readingTesting out new Opteka X-GRIP XL DSLR Rig
A little video of me and the bro riding in North Wales, shot with the Nikon D7000 and a GoPro Hero, edited with Powerdirector:
GoPro video too shaky? This is a video comparison of an original GoPro video on a helmet mount (left) against the same video produced with Cyberlink Powerdirector 9’s Video Stabilizer (right) at 50%. Notice there is hardly any loss in quality and the stabilised video … Continue readingShaky and Stabilised GoPro Video Comparison
Just had an epic sunset shoot down at Llanfairfechan skatepark. The sun was setting over the island of Anglesey and Harry Williams was pulling off some very sick riding. It doesn’t get much better than great natural light to work with and someone with the … Continue readingSunset skatepark session
Been in the French Alps the past week with the family testing out all my equipment in the rain, mud and wind.The Nikon D7000 was everything I hoped for and it withstood downhill mountain biking, a D+ Via Ferrata climb and all the extras nature … Continue readingShooting in the Alps!
Recently discovered and just signed up for 500px.com, a great website for creating photography portfolios, check them out. I’ve now upgraded for a mere $50 a year which allows me to now point my 500px site to my own homepage www.jon-w.com! Easy!
So I invested in a new mountain bike and it’s arrived and waiting for me back at Revolution Bikes in Wales. The bike is the 2011 Trek Scratch 8 and it’s a beauty: Apart from obviously wanting to get as much use out of it … Continue readingNew bike = more photo and video opportunities
Just updated my portfolio on Jalbum, hit the links to see more: Miscellaneous Commissioned Urban Sport
So, to get anywhere doing this whole photography malarkey, I’m going to need a solid portfolio of personal work and to help this I’m going to need to do more projects where I focus a body of work on a particular subject, event, place etc. … Continue readingUpcoming Projects
On a trip to Val Thorens in the Alps with Team GB snowboarder Jamie Barrow, we spotted a very do-able rock drop. After a test-run and some test shots, Jamie went for it. As he approached the drop my auto-focus decided to mess up so … Continue readingLucky shot…