John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Introduction

Thursday, January 24, 2008 One of the things that happens often, is friends and colleagues ask what equipment we use, how we pack it, travel with it, and so forth. Further, with interns coming and going (40+, to date), it was a frequent occurrence that I was training and explaining to them what we use, and how we use it. So, during what was our slow period around the holidays, we ramped up and produced a series of videos. All together, they total 1 hour, 49 minutes, and took a month to produce, from production meetings to finishing editing - much more than I had expected to commit, but none-the-less it was a worthwhile endeavor. I've been collecting video for some time, from shoots and setup images, and so I've combined related video from those to an explanation of each case. I was inspired by Chase Jarvis' similar series, and am pleased with my results.

Below is the introduction, and I have transcribed every segment, and, there are links to every piece of equipment we could find on either Adorama, Amazon, or, B&H, in case you're looking for that tool yourself.

Here is the video introduction to all 32 segments, giving you an overview of the work we do using the equipment. Let me know what you think!

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Light Modifier kit

Here's a video segment on the Light Modifier Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Stand Case

Here's a video segment on the Stand Bag kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Vela Main

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Vela Main Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Rololight

Here's a video segment on the Rololights Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Rololight Stands

Here's a video segment on the Rololight Stand Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Canon Kit

Here's a video segment on the Canon Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Nikon Kit

Here's a video segment on the Nikon kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Blimp

Here's a video segment on the Jacobson Blimp Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - California Sunbounce

Here's a video segment on the California Sunbounce Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Gels and Gelly Rolls

Here's a video segment on the Gels and Gelly Rolls kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hotlight Kit DP’s

Here's a video segment on the Lowel DP Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hotlight Kit, Tota’s and Omni’s

Here's a video segment on the Lowel Tota and Omni Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Laptop Kit

Here's a video of our laptop kit, what it contains, and why we have what we have in it. Full transcript after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Porty Bi-Tube

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Porty Bi-Tube kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Porty Kit

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Porty kit that we use. a transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Porty Ringlight

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Porty ringlight kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Tria 1500

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Tria 1500 kit, that we use as an add on to our main Hensel lighting kit. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel 3000 Kit

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Tria 3000 kit that we use. a transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Vela 1X

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Vela kit that we use. a transcription of the video is available after the jump.