INTRODUCTION TO THE CANON 5D MARK III: VOL. 1

Basic Controls

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Watch this training video, and in just a couple of hours you will have the knowledge and confidence to create the images you want.

The 5D Mark III’s features and controls may seem confusing. Learn how to control the most powerful and useful camera settings for creating great photos.

Topics are arranged by chapters, allowing you to move at your own pace. Return to individual subjects later to get the most out of this video. The Canon 5D Mark III is a powerful camera. Once you learn how its components work together, you will have the tools you need to capture the best images under all conditions.

This video will benefit anyone who wants an introduction to the 5D Mark III’s main controls and settings. Look for Volume 2, for more on HD video recording, advanced focus settings, and tips for reconfiguring the camera.

It’s also available as an App for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Learn more.

Running Time: 103 minutes
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Canon’s video-equipped digital SLR cameras can capture professional quality HD video, but getting great video from a still camera is not simple or intuitive.

Getting the results you want requires a lot more than exposure, focus and white balance. Happily, we’ve already done the research! You’ll learn the skills and secrets to producing great video. This DVD is intended for still photographers who are moving into video for the first time. You’ll benefit from the wealth of tips and techniques offered in this presentation.

Learn how to maximize your camera’s strengths in just a couple of hours. With this video and a little practice, your video can look and sound exactly as you imagined it.

Whether you shoot with a 60D, T3i, 1D Mark IV or any other Canon DSLR that captures video, understanding the challenges and your options for overcoming them can make all the difference.

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Running Time: 80 Minutes

Canon’s EX series of speedlites can be the most powerful accessory in your camera bag. This DVD takes you, step by step, through each of the controls.This training DVD picks up where the manual stops, helping you to integrate flash photography into your image making arsenal.

Your host, professional photographer Tim Mantoani, demonstrates these flash units in a series of real world examples. He explains how to get an emotional response from your pictures by adding or subtracting light.

This DVD keeps extra equipment needs to a minimum. Whether you own a 580EX, 430EX, or both, this presentation gives you a practical approach for approaching all photographic subjects that require a little “portable sunlight”.

Whether you use one speedlite or a hundred, Tim’s approach will help you create the best photo possible.

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Running Time: 61 minutes

Your Nikon D300/D700 Series camera is a powerful piece of equipment. A solid understanding of its features and controls will help you unleash its potential.This is an update to Blue Crane Digital’s “Introduction to the Nikon D300” training video. Additional material has been added to cover the D300s and D700.

The tutorial topics are arranged in chapters, so you can move at your own pace, and return later to individual subjects. Once you learn how the camera’s components work together, you’ll have all the tools you need to capture the best images under all conditions.

If you want to take great pictures, all you need is this training DVD and about two hours. You’ll gain the knowledge and the confidence to create the images you want.

Also available is Volume 2, which covers more advanced topics.

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Running Time: 101 minutes

Advanced Topics

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Push your creativity to the limit with the Canon Rebel T4i / 650D! Explore this camera’s advanced settings and learn to apply them in real-world situations, so you can produce stunning images and videos.

Exposure and Movie Settings: Get the best exposure for your images, whether you are shooting in natural light or with a Canon Speedlite. Learn how to tailor the settings so you can shoot crisp images free of digital noise. We also demystify the camera’s movie controls, allowing you to choose the optimal settings for your video project.

Advanced Focus Settings and Controls: The T4i is endlessly configurable. Program the Autofocus system and camera buttons so you can focus instantly on a subject. We demonstrate methods for avoiding camera blur, and have tips for choosing the right lens for your photos and videos.

Color Properties: Discover how to control color properties and build new Picture Styles. Then, see how you can combine these color properties with lighting to create a compelling image.

Preparation is Key: Spend less time with camera menus and more time recording amazing images. Follow our guidelines for creating a ritual that will prepare you and the camera for every shoot.

This DVD is intended for photographers who have a working knowledge of digital photography and of the T4i’s main camera controls.

Watch this presentation, and you will gain the knowledge needed to concentrate on the most important task of all: capturing the image you want, the way you see it.

It’s also available as an App for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Learn more.

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Running Time: 100 minutes

Basic Controls

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Take great photos with your Canon Rebel T4i / 650D! This DVD will give you the knowledge and the confidence to create the images you want.

The T4i is loaded with features and controls. Learn how to use the most powerful and useful settings, so you can shoot beautiful photos and movies.

Topics are arranged in chapters, allowing you to move at your own pace. Return later to individual subjects.

Unleash the potential in your Canon Rebel T4i/650D! Learn how the camera features and controls work together, and you will have all the tools you need to capture the best images under any conditions.

This video will benefit anyone who wants an introduction to the T4i’s main controls and settings. Look for our Advanced Topics video for more on HD video recording, wireless flash settings, and tips for reconfiguring the camera.

It’s also available as an App for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Learn more.

Running Time: 107 minutes
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INTRODUCTION TO THE CANON 50D: VOL. 1

Take great pictures with your Canon 50D! All you need is this training DVD and about hour, and you’ll have the knowledge and the confidence to create the images you want.

The topics in the training DVD are arranged in chapters, so you can move at your own pace, and return later to individual subjects.

The Canon 50D is a powerful piece of equipment. A solid understanding of its features and controls can really unleash its potential.

Once you learn how the camera’s components work together, you’ll have all the tools you need to capture the best images under all conditions. Also available is Volume 2, which covers more advanced topics. 

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Running Time: 75 minutes

Advanced Topics

Take great pictures with your Canon 5D Mark II or 50D! Push your creativity to the limits; create photographic images that up until now have existed only in your imagination!

This guide takes you through Canon’s advanced features, and explains what they are, how they work, and how they can perform in real-world situations.

Custom Functions: The 5D and the 50D are endlessly configurable. We go into detail about the settings that can have the most impact on your shooting. We also address the topics of Live View, and the 5D’s video capabilities.

Canon Speedlites and flash photography: We discuss choices and settings you can use to control pop-up Speedlites, external flash units, and natural lighting.

Color properties and settings: You will learn how to control color properties, and how to build new Picture Styles for your camera. In our color management section, we address the issue of maintaining authentic color throughout the digital image workflow: from choosing a color space, through post processing on a computer monitor, all the way to the printed output.

The Canon 5D and 50D are known for their limitless flexibility. We take these marvelous cameras into the real world and tie their settings and configurations to the subject, the physical environment, and the equipment you are carrying. By the time you finish watching this presentation, you will have the know-how that allows you to concentrate on the most important task of all: capturing the image you want, the way you see it.

This training DVD is not for novice photographers. It assumes you have a working knowledge of digital photography and the controls on your camera.

This DVD covers advanced topics for both the Canon 5D Mark II and the Canon 50D. Depending on which camera you own, check outIntroduction to the Canon 5D Mark II: Volume 1, or Introduction to the Canon 50D: Volume 1, which cover each camera’s Basic Controls.

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Running Time: 96 minutes