1 Completely Free Stock Footage Clip Moons You

I've been looking forward to finding a suitable teleconverter for my camera packages, and at the same time, debating on the usability of my GoPro Hero 4 for the purposes of shooting stock footage.  POV and action shots seem a little too personal for general stock purposes.  Being a hobby tech-head as well, I've always enjoyed pushing my electronics to their limit and seeing what interesting things I can accomplish with them. I heard about the Back-Bone Ribcage Mod for GoPros and I became very interested in working with it.  I already have a 180mm macro lens and the crop factor on the c-mount adapter/image sensor is roughly 5.7x meaning my 180mm lens became a 1026mm f/2.8 macro beast!
Since there was a full moon the night of the modding, I had to see what I could get.  There was a slight haze in the sky, which I found pretty neat when watching the footage later.  Looking on some of the big stock sites what I noticed was many of the "moon" shots looked almost faked with a still moon image moving across a black sky.  Not to toot my own horn, the atmosphere on the clip I shot give a sense of realism to the shot. So this full moon is a full resolution HD real time super-telephoto shot for you to use in your project.  Fun fact, the movement is real time, it just looks like it is faster or time lapse-esque because of how small the frame of reference is compared to the sky.  It took me forever to realize it wasn't my tripod drifting on me.

You are welcome to use this video in your projects you are working on or keep it in your clip library for future work.The only thing you cannot do is turn around and offer it AS stock footage. Have fun with it!

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This video was shot using a Back-Bone Ribcage Modified GoPro Hero 4 Black and a Sigma 180mm Macro Lens with a Fotodiox EF to C Mount Adapter with built-in de-clicked aperature iris control.

1 Completely Free Stock Footage Clip of My Slowest Time Lapse Yet.

I've been experimenting a little more with time lapses and my intervalometer. I've been really interested in the correlation between interval and focal length. Most of my time lapses have been around 1-second intervals at around a 38mm focal length (I'm factoring in the 1.6 crop factor on the Canon I normally use). This one was done at roughly a 24mm focal length on a full frame camera at 2-second intervals.  I was amazed at how much slower the time was passing on screen.  I guess thought that the changes I made would somehow cancel each other out.  I'd like to get more accurate in reading a situation as to what settings to use to achieve the speed and look I want.  Up until then, I guess I'll have to make available to you all everything that is fit to publish.

You are welcome to use this video in your projects you are working on or keep it in your clip library for future work.The only thing you cannot do is turn around and offer it AS stock footage. Have fun with it!

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This video was shot using a Sony A7SII and a Canon EF 24-105mm L Lens with a Commlite EF to E-Mount Adapter

1 Completely Free Stock Footage Clip Digs Deep

I've wanted to shoot this clip for a long time, but didn't really know a good way to capture it.  I tried mounting the FS700 directly onto my snow shovel, but I could not keep it fastened safely and scoop/throw at the same time.  Usually, I catch most of my clips unprepared, so my aspirations for getting this fell to the wayside early.  It just so happened that I was reading an article on macro photography when I realized that I didn't need MY snow shovel (you know, the one I ACTUALLY use to clear the snow), just A snow shovel.  I immediately thought of my kid's tiny red shovel that they would play with when I go out.  I was able to hold this shovel underneath and keep both it and the camera steady while I scooped and tossed.  Since I was using a wide and macro lens, I was able to fill the frame with what looks like a relatively normal sized shovel.  A happy byproduct is that the snowflakes look crisp and large this close to the camera.  I also was not counting on the force and energy that the snow displayed when it was tossed.  I love how the entire chunk is flung from the shovel before it breaks up.

I wanted this clip to be a companion piece to my lawnmower and leaf raking videos.  To finish out the series I need a springtime themed POV shot.  Feel free to offer your suggestions in the comment section below or on our Facebook page.

You are welcome to use this video in your projects you are working on, or keep it in your clip library for future work.The only thing you cannot do is turn around and offer it AS stock footage. Have fun with it!

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This video was shot using a Sony NEX-FS700 and a Sigma 24mm f/1.8 EX DG Lens with a Metabones EF to NEX Speedboster Adapter

1 Completely Free Stock Footage Clip to Make up for Me Being Flaky

Happy New Year everyone!  It has been a while since I last posted. The holidays were busy, and the new year started up the same, but I am happy to have found time to upload another clip. During the past 2 months, I've tried to capture a bunch of things, and most of them didn't work out to my liking.  That is part of the reason why you haven't seen too much. I've decided to go simple and grabbed something that compliments one of my most popular offerings. This time though, the snow is falling in real time and the camera has been pointed up so the flakes come down toward the lens.  This shot is 100% practical, so there is no pre-comped matte or alpha channel. You shouldn't have many issues overlaying onto another clip though using some layer blending options in your editor. Hope you like it and I hope it helps!

You are welcome to use this video in your projects you are working on, or keep it in your clip library for future work.The only thing you cannot do is turn around and offer it AS stock footage. Have fun with it!

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This video was shot using the Sony NEX-FS700 and a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens with a Metabones EF to NEX Speedboster Adapter

1 Completely Free Stock Footage Clip for the Ladies

Very recently, my backyard became the "go to" place for ladybugs.  It turns out that it is where they decided to have their mating sessions, so the whole place was crawling with them.  On the day I noticed, it was also extremely windy, so the opportunities to capture some macro shots were limited, mostly because of the amazingly thin depth of field I had with my Sigma 180mm lens.  I DID manage to capture the clip I've included below.  I was able to follow it up this dying stalk of grass for a while, until the angle of my tilt, drew it out of focal range.  At that point I decided to let it leave the frame instead of racking the focus and possibly ruining the movement. It is amazing how intricate these creatures are.  I love making the macro world a little larger.

You are welcome to use this video in your projects you are working on, or keep it in your clip library for future work.The only thing you cannot do is turn around and offer it AS stock footage. Have fun with it!

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This video was shot using a Sony NEX-FS700 and the Sigma 180mm F2.8 EX APO DG HSM OS Macro with a Metabones EF to NEX Speedboster Adapter