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Bill Millios  Pro User  says:

Hey. I got a present for David Hobby.

You know sometimes you meet other photographers, and you try to explain what Strobist is about, what it's done for you, and all that?

And they look at you like, "What are you smoking? Have you been licking your flash capacitors again?"

You just can't seem to find the words to explain before Strobist, and after.

Well, we got a bunch of folks together, and put it all in one place, just for you:

Strobist commercial on Viddler

Share the joy, spread the word.

(Yes, this is for real.)

EDIT: Moved video to Viddler. I'd originally posted an earlier version. Apologies.
Originally posted at 9:26AM, 4 January 2008 PDT ( permalink )
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Casting Shadows  Pro User  says:

Yea man, that is sweet. Good job and thanks for putting it all together.
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Lesstimeonlinein09 [deleted] says:

Needs more sexy Laydeeze. Re-edit please.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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CSD_Images says:

For those who has security issues:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQNHc2ztj5E
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Just For Show...  Pro User  says:

Thanks for sharing with the world...

Less Gear
More Brain
Better LIGHT...
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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ghostwheelppk  Pro User  says:

Awesome job, Bill
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tom, the Man, the Myth, the Majeure says:

Thats so awsome.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

x1x2x3 [deleted] says:

haha ... darien!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Neukku  Pro User  says:

Oh that was great, especially at 7:54! Must be very warming for Mr. Hobby :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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jonbradbury  Pro User  says:

I don't think that link proves a thing

eg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQNHc2ztj5E

it's more important to check the link when you hover over it. I know FF will show the correct link, not an IE user so can't comment on its behaviour. My link just goes to google but just showing to highlight, your link is no more secure than the original link.
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CSD_Images says:

The link on my system comes up as a Flash download which is flagged as a security risk on my system, the link I gave gives a direct link to the file being embedded a on page rather than a direct to the SWF loader.

It's not to prove anything, it's just another way to load it (and technically the 'correct' way) and no aspersion on the original poster.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Ben J. Boyle  Pro User  says:

Ha ha! Nice one :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Klifton says:

Chase doing the "less gear" bit has got to be the best part! :)

Great job, guys!
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Mariano Kamp  Pro User  says:

Nice one.

The girl on the toilett. Hilarious!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

The GIRL on the toilet!! HA! HA! That mode my whole f@cking week. That is hilarious. Eat my shorts, Knobbyy!!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Paulo Rodrigues UK  Pro User  says:

Aww guys that was so sweet, but have you learn't nothing? David posted a tutorial on how to light for your webcam and only one of you seems to have applied it.

Seriously thats a great testimonial that I think it echos how everyone on this group feels. Well done for organising it.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Darren // DA Creative Photography  Pro User  says:

ogalthorpes "more light, better brain" took the cake

and the chase bit with all the shit behind him haha
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tanya Shields says:

Umm two things:

1) Freakin' AWESOME.

2) Can someone loop Bert Stephani talking.......over....and over....and over?

Just a thought.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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DonJinTX  Pro User  says:

That's Great
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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nunya.biznas says:

chase at the end makes it for me

"these are not the gear you are looking for"

=-)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Bill Millios  Pro User  says:

Tanya! First Oglethorpe, now Bert?

(raises eyebrows)

:^)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tanya Shields says:

lol.........hey, the guy girl ratio is DEFINATELY in my favor 'round these parts.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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TravisBallard  Pro User  says:

HAHAH knotty is on the potty! that was golden. thank you!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

guy takes off his clothes and gets a pro account for a girl then gets dumped for a eurotrash accent. I need a drinky.

(Word to Bert -- I like your accent too, but I'll have to deny publicly that I said that)
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Tanya Shields says:

Lol........no worries Ogalthorpe......we don't need words.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Scott Hargis  Pro User  says:

Killer!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

ExNihilo [deleted] says:

Dude, lots of work put into that.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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gapey  Pro User  says:

Darn I have to wait till I get home to watch it. Wish I could get to youtube at work. At least I still have Flickr.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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QGuilloryPhoto  Pro User  says:

too funny
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

Now yer talkin', T210
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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GerardvanO  Pro User  says:

Great stuff.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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number95  Pro User  says:

At least the car cam was hands-free.
:)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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~ aidan  Pro User  says:

Is tzofia in the shower?

Edit: Ok, the toilet one is weirder.
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Steve.Korn is a group moderator Steve.Korn  Pro User  says:

That's great, yeah, the chick on the toilet had it goin' on!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Klifton says:

For those not in the know, the "chick" on the toilet, is a dude. :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Steve.Korn is a group moderator Steve.Korn  Pro User  says:

I think everyone knows about Darien and his gender bending. :)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Klifton says:

There's that.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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strobist is a group administrator strobist  Pro User  says:

I was floored. I would say that I am at a loss for words, but I spent the last hour annotating it it.

Tanya, I am with ya on Bert's voice. I'd switch for him.

And I got the Knottyy on the Potty thing, too. But it only really works in your head if you do the Borat voice...
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Lesstimeonlinein09 [deleted] says:

Damn, now everything in my head is in Borat speak. Again.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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John Leonard  Pro User  says:

I just got to ask am I the only one that didn't like Borat?

BTW, nice commercial, I still think I need to move to Seattle.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jon_Senior says:

I like it. I like the sentiment. But... off-camera microphone guys!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Casting Shadows  Pro User  says:

Hahaha, off camera microphones. Good one.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Bill Millios  Pro User  says:

Oh, crap.

I accidently put up an earlier version of the commercial. So, I output the newer version, then find out it goes over the 10 minute limit of YouTube.

I just didn't have the heart to cut anything that was already there ...

So, I'm switching to Viddler, give me a little while. Viddler has weird expectations in terms of video encoding. When the full (correct) version is up, I'll re-post the link here, and in the original post.

Apologies!

EDIT: Here it is:

www.viddler.com/hopelandstudios/videos/2/
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Lesstimeonlinein09 [deleted] says:

I presume there will be more sexy ladyeeeze?
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Andy_on_Flickr says:

lol, that was gold. great job guys.
less beer, more brain, better wife!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Nicholaus Haskins says:

oh yeah...sexy beast comin right up...
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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strobist is a group administrator strobist  Pro User  says:

fo2me-

What Brittney and Knottyy not enough for you???
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

Jon_Senior - I ain't exactly Steve Jobs when it comes to technology. I had to borrow a video camera in order to bring you all the loveliness that is Knobbyy 's sexy lady legs. But the first thing I looked for on the camera was a connection for the off-camera mic.

See.. even out of my element, I'm still thinking with better brain or WhateverTF the damn slogan is.
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weathershenker  Pro User  says:

It's enabled knottyy to take shits that he's only dreamed of before?

Maybe I heard that one wrong...
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jon_Senior says:

@Ogalthorpe: I used to work for a lighting and sound hire company run by two affirmed film sound recordists. I associate video with a boom mic, assistant, and portable mixing desk. ;-)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Robertv! (Edinburgh, UK)  Pro User  says:

Interesting... Brittney interviewed in the shower. How did you suggest that one?
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Ted Leung  Pro User  says:

Rockin'.

And David...

THANK YOU.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

I gots charm with da ladies, dude. That's how.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tuffer (belgian edition)  Pro User  says:

very nice! (except, of course, for my stoic performance)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

well, I kinda blind-sided you with the whole thing. You did just fine.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Paulo Rodrigues UK  Pro User  says:

Knotty should have employed his off toilet genitals to avoid confusion
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Boston Photographer Doug Levy  Pro User  says:

Was anyone else waiting for the "tastes great, less filling" part at the end?
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

Paulo - Ummm I'm kinda scarred for life. He wasn't wearing any underwear. I think I saw something flopping around when he sat down, but it was well... I wasn't sure what it was.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tanya Shields says:

Flopping? You made it move? ooookkkkkkk......
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Niko R.  Pro User  says:

This is really the kind o thing that makes this community feel... hmm, homey! :D Thanks much! It´s nice to have a, more HUMAN, video-impression of some of the active talkers on this forum!

And I have to join the chorus of thankers: thank you David!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Robertv! (Edinburgh, UK)  Pro User  says:

oh.. and whats this "Driving with Ogalthorpe" stuff all about?


Flopping is OK, Anything else would be worrying!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

No SHE made it move. I just held the camera. I still wake up at night screaming sometimes.

Will you comfort this man-child?
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Bill Millios  Pro User  says:

Ok, it's up on Viddler. Complete.

www.viddler.com/hopelandstudios/videos/2/

Enjoy.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Ramstech says:

Great vid.

It's really nice to be able to put a face/voice to Flickr IDs.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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jwestveer says:

Well said.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Niko R.  Pro User  says:

Word. It´s REALLY cool to pput a face on the flickr alter egos. I, for one, thought that Ogalthorpe ALWAYS has those sidelights pointing at his face.
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Nicholaus Haskins says:

I can really imagine Bert narrating a love story.
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eystein.aarseth  Pro User  says:

w00t. New version? Director's cut? :-)
*sits down to watch it again*
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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carlos.benjamin is a group moderator carlos.benjamin  Pro User  says:

At least you were able to borrow a video camera O-man..... I'm still working on my stick figure animation for this....... Oh, well.......
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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strobist is a group administrator strobist  Pro User  says:

Okay, I moved what would have been my annotations to the viddler video... I can't imagine what the other "annotators" are going to do when this goes up...
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Tanya Shields says:

As I read Daid's annotations, a smirk spread to a smile, lead to a giggle, lead to full out belly laugh at this comment:

OUT: "I'm the one on the toilet!" -- IN: "I've got 15 pounds of studio power packed in my bag..."


Funnily enough, my own sig-other opens OUR bathroom door at that exact moment and says " What are you DOING?"
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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stk_ulm says:

Wow, this video seriously prods bottom!


Funnily enough, my own sig-other opens OUR bathroom door at that exact moment and says " What are you DOING?"

Does your own significant other know about your affection towards cuddly hairless Seattlist and Dutch narrators of adult fairy tales?
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Niko R.  Pro User  says:

this must be one of those things like AFC Ajax (a dutch soccer club for ya noobs over the sea) in early to mid nineties. like a golden age of lighting...
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Bert Stephani  Pro User  says:

Great job Bill, I know that it must have been really hard to edit such different clips together.

By the way, my new cd "Midnight Highway Cruising Poetry" will be available on Amazon soon.
@Tanya: You'll get the special extended 2 disc-version
@Ogalthorpe: I'll send yours in a blanco envelope so your mailman won't know you bought it.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Wink of an Eye Digital Media  Pro User  says:

Top two searches in video....

Britney Spears in an ambulance
The strobist.com

LOL

Hey David....you got a lot of friends!
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strobist is a group administrator strobist  Pro User  says:

Hey, Tanya! Can you Bittorrent the 2-disc version, so I can get mine for free at Bert's expense???

@Wink-

Yes, I do. And I am very thankful.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Nicholaus Haskins says:

Hey, Tanya! Can you Bittorrent the 2-disc version, so I can get mine for free at Bert's expense???


Well everything is free nowadays.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Wink of an Eye Digital Media  Pro User  says:

Hey! anyone want a free

less gear more brain better free

DVD that hasn't hit the streets yet?

Bert's got it!


LOL
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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TuomasKuosmanen  Pro User  says:

I am totally delighted and amazed by our community spirit :-) Lets always try to keep that alive!

Thanks David! Always remember, we love you! :-)

//T
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MarcLine.com  Pro User  says:

hehe the sig-other over here saw Rui's screen shot and two words caught her eye Strobist+Video... not another strobist video see yaaaaa {foot steps going down to the main floor} :) oh how she missed out lol! Great video nice to see all the faces!

Busted out laughing with the Chase bit at the end hahaha. Love this community!

David I hope you've trademarked the word strobist by now cause someone is bound to start a reality tv show where they put 5 well known photogs with 5 strobist in the same house and each week we vote on their best shots less votes go home! Actually I'm now accepting applications for the new show The Lighthouse! Ogy, Bert and Tanya & Chase are pre qualified lol :D

Marc
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Darien Chin  Pro User  says:

omg what i have i walked into. can't make a dedicated speech on the toilet these days without people talking about me bringing the sexy back. To borrow words from the great Mr. Stroby..."do i make you (people) horny baby....do i?!?"

I'm flattered, and i knew my Christmas gift of a 3 hour Maybelline instructional video would pay off. By the way, I think you just gave ogal the best Christmas present of anyone. He's gonna be giving me shiz about this for ever...

i don't know how good of an idea it is to give me free makers mark and then point a video camera at me....
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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chemisti  Pro User  says:

Awesome to the nth degree...

Thanks, David.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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weathershenker  Pro User  says:

I'm just wondering how on earth we're going to raise the funds to pay for the Superbowl placement.

I'll sell my PocketWizards, camera,... um... heck. With less gear, I can bike it around. I'll sell the car.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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MarcLine.com  Pro User  says:

lol a commercial that long would have to replace the halftime show! big bucks!! heh
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Troy Pressley Photography  Pro User  says:

Awesome job.

And as the Video says....


"Thanks David"
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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ACME-Nollmeyer  Pro User  says:

Awesome video! Viddler.com is a cool video sharing site...when they were in town I meetup w/ the viddler crew and they give me some T-shirts, yeah!

blip.tv is prety neat too for vlog hosting.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tanya Shields says:

.......lol.....we're a bunch of whack jobs....and I love it.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Chromatomic says:

Wow excellent video.

Nick I love your new Point and Shoot.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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sar-kelandi  Pro User  says:

That is a cute commercial!
Lots of fun!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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lentedorafa  Pro User  says:

That´s awesome!!

Dave must have cried after watching!! hehe
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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alanofsac  Pro User  says:

Do we know any audio engineers ? is there a Strobist counterpart a "Recordist' Somebody who knows something about "off camera" recording ??????
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Sean McCormack is a group moderator Sean McCormack  Pro User  says:

Er.. I am a sound engineer. You can tell by partial deafness from too many gigs.. :|

Of course the answer is radio mics.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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strobist is a group administrator strobist  Pro User  says:

FYI, You have to register on Viddler to be able to annotate videos there, but it's worth the trouble. All the smartalecks around here, this oughtta be good for a laugh or two...
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Michael J Ross  Pro User  says:

Awesome job.

Thanks David.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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BoxCarPhoto says:

i can't bring myself to deface it, Dave.. i'm sorry. :-(
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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

508 posts to go
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savannahmd says:

Wonderful commercial!LOL
Great to see the faces with the names too.
Savannah
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tim-johnson  Pro User  says:

what? ok...506

just kidding...but not really
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Daveblog  Pro User  says:

Great job on the video! That was really nice to see. :-)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Coogan Photo  Pro User  says:

Ogalthorpe 2.1 @ 8:14 into the video:
"...that I can carry around a relatively small bag of stuff, where other people might be carrying around 50 or 60 lbs. of gear, I've got 15 lbs worth of studio power packed in my bag"

Well, I guess I should re-think my 9500 watts and 12 Dynalite heads, 52" lightware cargo case full of 18 light stands, Chimera soft boxes of various sizes (4'x6' down to 12"x16"), umbrellas, (6) 10" reflectors, snoots, grid spots, clamps, 600' of extension cords, tripods, and a cases to carry them all on a plane, plus (10) sand bags full of 25 lbs of lead shot in each bag, a variety of Matthews flags, (2) carts to wheel the equipment around on the jobs, etc... and a Ford F150 pick up (with a shell and alarm) to haul it all around town in. Oh yeah, and a few Nikon SB's to do the Strobist thing when needed.

:-)

Loved the video, it was awesome.
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The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe is a group moderator The Good Reverend Ogalthorpe  Pro User  says:

Og is humbled...
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