Photography

4K Video from a DSLR

June 5, 2011 | Posted by Ben in Photography, Video

I recently made 4000 pixel by 4000 pixel (4k) video with an ordinary DSLR camera. The example on this page shows curved video for a fulldome planetarium, but this technique will also work for producing standard footage. The Problem For a student, the main challenge in producing good 4k video is cost. Without an IMAX film [...]

Spherical Projection

October 27, 2010 | Posted by Ben in Photography

There is a photographic technique called spherical projection that I have been meaning to try out for a while. It makes some amazing photos. I was able to use a few panorama photographs from last summer in California. The first is an HDR Shot. Here it is: This second one is one of my earlier [...]

New Hampshire HDR Timelapses

August 20, 2010 | Posted by Ben in Photography, Video

These videos were shot on Christine Lake in NH with a Canon T2i and a Sigma 4.5mm fisheye lens and formatted as a dome master to be projected at 4k resolution. This first video is a moving high dynamic range timelapse taken from a rangeley boat.