I love the Canon 550D
I was recently given an amazing gift from my boyfriend…it was a Canon 550D DSLR camera. As you can imagine I was really really happy and extremely grateful! I’ve been talking about getting one but had not really got around to sorting it out financially or research wise!
Having a graphic design/photographer as a boyfriend though definitely has its benefits as he knows what he’s talking about!
I have had the camera for coming up to one month now and have been out and about with it every week so far. Initially I was a bit thrown by it as there are so many options and after getting used to using a Panasonic AG-HVX200E at University it seems much more complex. However, after playing around with the ISO, shutter speed, aperture and lens a little I’m starting to feel more comfortable on it and can really see the benefits of filming with a DSLR.
- Number one it is SO light and easy to carry around! I LOVE that!
- Secondly the colours and quality of image are phenomenal – so much warmer than the Panasonic camera and easier to control and change.
- Thirdly, the depth of field is amazing and is not something that can be achieved on the Panasonic.
I haven’t uploaded/edited all the footage I’ve taken so far but you can see a preview of some of its shots on the following links:
- World Pasty Championship feature (see if you can guess which shots were from the Canon!)
- Behind the scenes filming for the Penwith Community Development Trust
- Clip one
- Clip two
- Clip three
Behind the scenes…editing Eden
We used Final Cut Pro to edit our Eden feature as luckily I have it on my personal computer. I also wanted to practice on it as I’ve only edited once before on it for my Argentina glacier video. It’s used by lots of professionals so I want to become competent at using it.
This gives you an insight into what it looks like!
Filming at the World Pasty Championships: Eden Project
On Saturday 3rd March I was filming at the Eden Project with fellow course mate and production buddy – Emma Fry. We were there filming for a feature for Globe Troffer, my travel food blog. It was the first ever World Pasty Championships so we had to be there!
It was really good fun to be filming such a lively event and to be in the press area alongside people from a range of broadcasters, papers and agencies.
We spent three nights until about 2am editing the piece as we wanted to get it out as soon as possible! Enjoy the final piece and let us know your thoughts!
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