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We held a video making contest with the Canon C100 at Digitalfest last weekend, and today, we are super stoked to announce the winners of the $1,000 gift card: Jordan Oliver and Garret Spendlove! We asked them to tell us a little bit about themselves and their idea for the video. Be sure to check out the finished product below! Apart, we are Jordan Oliver and Garret Spendlove. Together we make up Spruced. We have bee

Nearly everybody has had this experience before. You sit in an airplane, take off, and dive into a wonderful new perspective—staring out the window, passing through clouds, seeing the sun set and then rise again, seeing silhouettes of brightly lit cities pass by, street lights form patterns, grids, and beautiful shapes. It is tight, your neighbor is snoring, the engines are crying – a baby in the last row is, t

This is the second part of Victor Ha’s tutorial on creating time-lapse videos! If you missed part 1, be sure to check it out here. You can also view this entire tutorial on his blog, HDSLR Video Shooter. Once you’ve taken the time to capture the files in your time-lapse sequence, there are a variety of different options available that will combine them into an actual movie. Today, we will cover two of the more

Erik Isakson is a sports lifestyle photographer working out of southern California. Along with filmmaker Jason Maughan, he recently produced this behind-the-scenes video of a shoot he did with athletes and dramatic splashes of water. For the shoot, he used his PocketWizard FlexTT5 to trigger a couple of Profoto 8a strobes, which were placed behind the subject to create a rim light accentuating the mist and water flyi

If you’re a photographer looking to transition into video, a great way of getting a “toe in the water” is to start by capturing time-lapses. Since they require a lot of planning, prep, and visualization, creating a time-lapse naturally lends itself pretty well to the tedious nature of creating films. I’ve made this same recommendation to the hundreds of photographers I’ve met over the years and the ones that end up d

Nikon recently released the new Nikon D7100 digital camera, offering a pretty hefty upgrade to its predecessor, the D7000. Boasting 24MP, a 51-point AF system, and no optical low-pass filter, the D7100 is definitely a sweet new addition to the Nikon lineup. Today, we’re taking a first look at this baby with our stellar Nikon man Dave. Check it out: Buy the D7100 Body Only Buy the D7100 w/ 18-105mm Kit

Chris Mabey is a nature photographer based in Utah. He has developed a deep passion for photographing the national parks. Chris’ photography project “The Best Idea We Ever Had” just launched on Kickstarter. The project is about telling the story of how budget cuts are affecting the parks and showing the beautiful scenery and wildlife that make the parks worth protecting for future generations. When

Nikon recently launched a new web portal incorporating Nikon’s recent HD-video achievements using the D600, D800 and D4. The new site shows “Joy Ride” – a video featuring D800 and NIKKOR versatility and follows a man’s mysterious nighttime ride through the streets of Chicago. Set against challenging lighting and laden with fast motion shots, the film boasts outstanding video quality in t

Photographer Dave Lehl wanted to take action photography somewhere new; somewhere he hadn’t seen it go before. After a whole lot of experimentation, Dave came up with the winning combination of a long exposure to create light trails and a HyperSynced flash shot to freeze the action. He used an Elinchrome Ranger and a Lumedyne for lighting, triggered with his new PocketWizard MiniTT1 units. Just how fast did he go? He

Levi Wells is a director/editor/photographer based out of Denver, CO. In 2012, Levi took a seven-month trip through ten countries as the onboard videographer for Semester at Sea. As you can imagine, Levi experienced a wealth of ups and downs throughout his trip, all of which he documented in his beautiful video, “The Art of Travel Transcendence.” Levi was kind enough to share his work with us and tell us