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Gopro Hero4 Silver

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So far on day one this little camera has impressed me. I only shoot stills with my Gopros, and I don't plan on changing that with the HERO4 Silver, finally they've made a camera that can shoot in even lower light than before. Here are some untouched still images straight from the camera today. DCIM100GOPROGOPR0207.

ISO: 438, Aperture: 2.8, Shutter: 1/8, Exp. Comp.: +0.5

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ISO: 345, Aperture: 2.8, Shutter: 1/15, Exp. Comp.: +0.5

It seems like Gopro are always pushing the image quality better and better, so theres no surprise that this new release is again a step forward. What is a nice surprise is that the camera may actually be useable on the trading floor where I shoot most pictures at ISO 3200, 1/125th, F2.8. It's dark down there. All jpegs straight out os a camera need some love, so I normally process through the Adobe raw window.

I wanted the HERO4 Silver (Music Edition) but they didn't have any in stock. I bought the silver and the black edition, planning on a comparison of image quality.

Ben Hider - Event Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

Apolis Reportage Camera Strap on Leica M240

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You don't always think about the importance of a camera strap. Normally I just throw on the generic strap that comes in the box of whichever camera I've just bought. With my DSLR setup, I was a huge fan of the Black Rapid Double Strap with my 5D Mark ii's swinging around, but recently I've begun carrying only 1 camera around my neck and another on a Spider Holster around my waist. When I attached the generic Leica strap, I knew within minutes that it wasn't going to suffice, so I began asking around for the standard upgrade. It seemed like artist & artisan was a popular choice so I opted for the Kobe strap ($77) in black, it looked discreet and simple. For about 2 years I struggled to enjoy carrying my Leica around, not knowing if it was the weight of the camera, the immense cost/risk of having a Leica dangling around your neck, or just the lame functionality of the M9.

Finally a few months ago I decided that it wasn't a huge risk to upgrade the strap, and I knew this clothing line called Apolis also did leather goods, so I placed an order for their Reportage Camera strap ($149). The best features of this strap are

1) Added shoulder pad to widen point of contact of strap

2) Adjustable length

3) Slight give or bounce in leather

The third one sounds the strangest but is actually the biggest advantage. It means that the weight of the Leica is not felt so abruptly with each step. Although when it came out the Leica M9 was the smallest full frame camera in the world it still had some heft which needed to be distributed evenly.

I would highly recommend this strap to anyone looking to carry a Leica M9 or Leica M240 all day. It's well made, looks great and does the job better than most other straps I've owned. Here are some images after a month or so on camera

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Ben Hider - Event Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

Corporate Headshots at ISE

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Screen Shot 2013-12-04 at 5.54.15 AM Corporate Headshots at ISE

Ben Hider - Event Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

Corporate Headshots at ISE - A head shot or headshot is a specific type of portrait (usually a photograph) that realistically demonstrates a person's appearance for branding or casting.
Corporate and business Head Shots - Corporate head shots are portraits often produced digitally and used for engaging in social media, the about us page and industry specialty sites. A Headshot or Head Shot is often used for branding and to showcase the business leaders life, style and personality while Corporations will use the headshot to merge branding between the people working for them and its agency. Traditional head shots are still taken in a studio setting, though shots "on-location" or "in-the-field" continue to increase in popularity. In both cases, backgrounds tend to be simple. Subjects are often shown head-to-chest or head-to-torso.

Corporate head shots serve a variety of purposes:

  • Annual reports
  • LinkedIn personal profiles as well as publisher profiles
  • Facebook
  • About us Page
  • (Nonstandard) résumés
  • Corporate catalogs, brochures and advertising collateral
  • Company publications and websites, internal and external
  • Press releases and other announcements
  • Marketing materials
  • Articles and newspapers
  • Author pages