I love doing these year-end recap blogs. I think everyone should do it since it really helps you look back on all of your accomplishments and kinda kicks you in the ass to do something even better next year. I haven't realized how much shit happened to me in 2017 until I wrote this article, so let's dive into this past 12 months of adventures and madness!
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Austin Paz 2018 Year End Recap
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but I had to add to my year end review tradition. If I don’t do this, then 5 years from now I’ll have no idea what happened in 2018 ha!
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Hacking the Mirrorless/ DSLR Video 30 Minute Record Limit!!
I am using this with a Sony A7III but you can apply this to almost any camera. All you need to do is use an intervalometer. If you don’t already know, an intervalometer if primarily used to capture time-lapses or timed shutter actuations. In this case, we’re going to use to hack the 30 minute video time limit!
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Photo Of The Week 64 - Courts Or Field? - New York, New York
After taking probably a few hundred flights with FlyNYON, you begin to look at different things throughout the city. I've been taking my 70-200mm f/4 up with me a lot more often because of its size. I was always discouraged taking big cameras up, especially when you have 2 bodies, but the size of a smaller mirrorless camera with a smaller f/4 zoom rather than a f/2.8 makes a huge difference. It makes camera changes quicker and helps with a steady shot since its much smaller and lighter in the wind…
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Photo Of The Week 64 - May Manhattanhenge 2018 - New York, New York
I've tried to capture Manhattanhenge a few times over the past few years and was never successful in any attempt. It's always cloudy right when the sun hits the horizon and it's a wash. After many failed attempts, I gave up, unless I just happened to be in Manhattan on the right day…
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Photo Of The Week 62 - Line 'em Up - New York, New York
When people ask us for tips on how to take photos out of a helicopter, one thing we always push is to shoot in burst mode. This might be obvious to more wildlife or sports photographers, but to most, it isn't but can make or break the type of images you get on a flight…
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A NYC Bike Ride Home From Photo Plus
After attending the Photo Plus expo the other weekend, you see so many amazing huge prints, new gear, and hear free seminars that you can't help but want to go out and shoot photos right away. Luckily, I had my camera with me and it was an unseasonably warm night in NYC, so I was able to take my bike out and ride around while I waited for my wife to get out of work downtown. I also had my new Sony 12-24mm f/4, so it was a nice chance to utilize this focal length with street/ cityscape photography...
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7 Things I'm Hoping To See In The Sony A7SIII
I hate to make the comparison, but it seems like Sony is actually listening to its customers instead of what Canon has been doing for so many years now. When I shot Canon, I always thought about ways a camera can be improved, and generation after generation they wouldn’t address these possibilities for improvement. Sony seems to have addressed almost every way their users wanted their cameras improved… and then some!
As someone who owns an A7RII and two A7SIIs, it leaves me wondering what the A7SIII will be like. After playing with the A7RIII at the Photo Plus Expo in NYC this past weekend, I am super excited for the next generation of A7 cameras. Here are 7 of my thoughts on what I’m hoping the A7SIII will feature based on the A7RIII specs and how it will help for video...
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A Week In Las Vegas With FlyNYON!
I've flown over New York City a million times and it never seems to get old. I often think of other cities it would be cool to fly around in an open door helicopter and it always seems hard to top NYC. New York is so vast, there's always something new to see. However, it was refreshing to finally see a new perspective on a city I've visited a few times already...
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Photo Of The Week 61 - High Roller In Sin City - Las Vegas, Nevada
I spent a longggg week in Las Vegas with FlyNYON to gather as much content as possible and to take over the Life Is Beautiful Festival. During this trip, I took many, many open door helicopter flights around the city and dessert. I honestly didn't think I would be too impressed but It was refreshing and exciting to get this perspective on a new city since I'm so used to New York...
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