September 19, 2012
I've
been wanting to get some kind of camera stabilizer for a while.
Something that was mobile enough to take almost anywhere and that
enabled me to get away from the handheld shots when a tripod or dolly
just won't work. I've been watching a lot of amature/professional video
lately and I love the gliding look that Steadicam/Glidecam's give.
Fast forward to about a month ago when I met a very talented videographer named David Perry (click
here to
see David's website,, just remember to come back. On second thought,
maybe you should wait a while to come back after watching his award
winning videos before coming back and watching any of mine :). David
was doing video at my brother in law's wedding. He was using a Glidecam
and he was nice enough to let me try it out for a second and he also
showed me some of the shots he was getting with it. He used a DSLR
camera, which is what I've started using and am planning on using going
forward.
At
that point I was sold on a Glidecam. I got my hands on one this past
week. This is a stock photo, but this is pretty much what mine looks
like - just imagine a Nikon instead of a Canon DSLR sitting on top.
PS:
Our very talented friend Cori, who designed this blog also designed the
Hedges Films logo that's both on the top of this blog as well as at the
end of the flower video. You can visit her site
here.