In this post Dave Powell gives a visual tour of Canon’s 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM. Useful technical information: filter diameter: 82mm minimum focusing distance: .28m/.09 ft. minimum aperture: f/22 Cost: ~$1,500USD (currently close to $1400USD at Amazon) This is by far one of my favorite lenses. &

A Guest Post by Children and Baby Photographer David Moore from Clearing the Vision. With the holiday season now over perhaps you’ve been lucky enough to receive a new DSLR camera as a gift. But once the wrapping paper’s off, you might be wondering where to start. Here are some tips to h

I typically don’t edit my shots heavily, yet one that I brought back from Nepal demanded some help and was eye catching enough by itself to warrant an attempt. My hope is in walking through these steps, you might glean a an idea or two on a similar shot if you really like night photography.&n

A Guest Post by Nick Rains. Using metadata correctly means that images can be fully catalogued and images can be retrieved at any time without necessarily knowing which folder the file is in. King Penguins, Macquarie Island – Canon 5D MkII, 300f2.8L 1/500 second @ f5.6. Filing Where do you act

Image by Steve Hanna You can get great lighting for your portraits with on-camera flash. And there’s no need to purchase expensive attachments to modify your light, because everything you need is already there. The thing to understand is that your flash unit is just another light source at you

The Sony Nex-5 is a great camera that I would consider buying and carrying with me at all times as a very good, compact alternative to my dSLR. I could pretty much just leave it there, but I want to tell you some of the great stuff and, despite what I’ve just said, a couple of the things that

The following post was submitted by Carl Ebrey from Carl Ebrey Photography. Following on from the recent JPEG vs RAW discussion, I offered to write a short article for the Digital Photography School on my RAW workflow. So, here it is. First of all, though, some background and disclaimers: I am a w

So, you’ve purchased a USB mic and you’re ready to get started recording your podcast.  While USB microphones can make setting up as simple as plugging into your computer or smartphone, you’ll still need to master some basic fundamentals of recording to capture the best possible audio for your podc

We often hear from customers who want to start recording a podcast but are kind of baffled at the technology. If you’ve never recorded anything besides a voice memo on your phone, the idea of jumping into the world of recording equipment can be intimidating. The good news is, if you’re hoping to re

  We’ve all seen footage of recording studios in TV and movies. They usually look like the closest thing to a spaceship besides, well, a spaceship. It’s true that before recording with computers became the standard, you needed some NASA-level expertise to make recordings. These days, even if you’re

We’ve had our eye on songwriter N. Kerbin for a while, so we were thrilled when he agreed to join us in-studio to perform a few songs for our Movo Session series.   Nate Kerbin is originally from Virginia and is now settled in our neck of the woods: Los Angeles. His songs are rich with intimate gui

A few weeks ago, we hosted our good friend Nate Kerbin in our studio to talk shop and capture some of his beautiful tunes for a live Movo sessions video.   In order to capture Nate’s voice and guitar, we utilized a couple of condenser mics, the VSM-7 and VSM-5, respectively.  Watch N. Kerbin for Mo

 Here at Movo HQ, we’re always looking for new ways to engage with creators and to showcase exciting new artists . So, suffice to say we’ve been excited as out Movo Sessions series continue to evolve and grow.   This past week, we invited singer-songwriter and producer Charles Copley to record a fe

  It’s been a very busy year at Movo. We launched a bunch of new products, and had so many great opportunities to connect with creators in our community and beyond.  Our new live acoustic Movo Sessions series was one major highlight of 2021. We’ve had a blast bringing artists into Movo HQ to share

Happy New Year! We’ve got a lot of great things in the works here at Movo, and we can’t wait to share them with you.  This month on Movo Session, we are thrilled to be hosting two of our favorite artists in-studio at Movo headquarters.  Leading off January for Movo Sessions is Chess performing her

What Is Phantom Power? Phantom power is a type of electrical power supply used to provide power to active electronic devices, such as condenser microphones.The term phantom derives from the fact that this type of power supply is not visible, as it is supplied through the cable connecting the device

Our VXR10 has been a fan favorite for a while now. Since it’s release in 2017, the Movo VXR10 universal video microphone has made its way onto the rigs of pros and new creators alike, and has become one of our best selling products.  People seem to think it’s a great mic, and what can we say, we lov

  If youre looking to improve the sound quality of your videos or recordings, you may be wondering how to connect an  external microphone to your smartphone. While the microphone on your phone is good for general use, an external microphone can provide a significant boost in sound quality. In this

As a creator, you may find yourself in need of a microphone cable at some point. There are three main types of audio jack connectors: TS (tip-sleeve), TRS (tip-ring-sleeve), and TRRS (tip-ring-ring-sleeve). Heres a quick beginners guide on audio connectors for mic cables so you can choose the right

Here at Movo, we’ve been fielding a lot of questions from our users about how to get started creating their own podcast. Did you know that it’s predicted that through 2021 monthly podcasts listeners will grow by 10%?  Seems like now is a great time to launch your podcast. So what are you waiting fo