My name is Dave Navarro (no, not THAT Dave Navarro), and I am a professional Videographer/Photographer living and working in Topeka, Kansas. I got into MicroStock about 5 years ago as a hobby and I’ve been working very hard over the past 2 years to grow it into a significant portion of my income. To that end I have been adding to my professional equipment and software.
The purpose of this blog is mostly a place for me to vent my frustrations and spam my conquests as I work within the MicroStock community. I tend to speak my mind, which sometimes gets me in trouble (or in the doghouse with some agencies), but based on the feedback I have received from readers of my blog, they appreciate my honesty.
My Equipment
Hardware:
- Canon EOS Rebel T2i DSLR
- Canon Vixia HF11 Camcorder
- Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS kit lens
- Tamron 18-270mm F/3.6–6.3 IS Lens
- Nikon Nikkor MF 50mm F1.8 with Nikon to Canon adapter
- Asahi Super Takumar 50mm F1.4 with M42 to EOS adapter
- Asahi Super Takumar 28mm F3.5 wide angle with M42 to EOS adapter
- indiSlider Mini
- Weifeng 717AH Tripod with head with 2 extra camera plates
- Lilliput 7-inch HDMI portable monitor with battery
- 72mm Fader ND Filter
- 58mm +2, +8 and +10 Macro Filters
- 58mm Circular Polarizing Filter
- 58mm Reversing Ring (for Macro)
- Chinese BG-E8 knock off battery grip for T2i
- HTDZ HT-81 Shotgun Microphone
- Rode VideoMic
- 400 watt continuous/800 watt peak power inverter for my car
- Canon car charger for T2i batteries
- Lowepro Stealth Reporter D400AW Camera Bag, Black
Software:
- Adobe After Effects CS4
- Adobe Première CS4
- Adobe PhotoShop CS4
- Maxon Cinema 4D 12.0
- Audacity Sound Editor
- FileZilla FTP Client
- CamStudio
Any images used in this blog that I did not create myself were purchased from Dreamstime Stock Images, Fotolia or StockXpert. Please support the following artists:
© Photographer: Scott Maxwell | Agency: Fotolia.com
