I used a 5D MkII camera to shoot the bit of video in Haiti.I don’t shoot much video for my job, but sometimes it is obvious time to use it … such as when those kids were singing.

As far as the Blazers go … once in a while I will use the strobes that The Oregonian has mounted in the arena. I actually prefer to use available light though. There are 4 sets of lights there in the arena. They are owned and run by the NBA (x2), Sports Illustrated and The Oregonian. The photographers ether hard wire (connect directly) to the strobes or use wireless transmitters called Pocket Wizards to fire them remotely.

hope this helps.

- bruce

I’ve been a fan for a while. I’m the campus photographer / videographer at Warner Pacific College in Portland, so I notice photo captions more than your average Oregonian reader.

What camera did you use to capture your HD footage in Haiti? Are you using the Canon Mark 5 or D Mark 7? It’s out of my range, but I have found the Nikon D300s real convenient on days when I don’t want to lug both my still camera kit and video kit. It can shoot HD well enough, although nothing like those Canons.

Also, out of curiosity, do you shoot with strobes at the Blazer games or just the ambient arena lighting? I’ve wondered how all of the sports photographers on the sidelines coordinate the use of flash, because I see more than a few Pocket Wizard transmitters on the top of cameras at games.

Thanks for the blog. Keep up the great work.

Scott Alan Thompson