L.A. SMUG FEB 2011 Meeting - How to get started shooting video with your DSLR

The Bui Brothers will show you how to add video to your business and make more money with it.

In today's photo market you have to stay ahead of the curve and learn the techniques and tools that will keep you in the game. It is my goal to feature guest speakers that are leading the way in our industry.

Most of us own DSLR's that have HD video capabilities, but few of us are using these features to their potential. Many of today's clients are requesting something unique and by "fusing" stills with video, you can produce a high end product that will generate buzz and separate you from the rest. Whether you shoot commercial, weddings, portraits, headshots, or landscapes you will benefit from learning Fusion.

The Bui Brothers will be our guest speakers and they are a couple of guys you should get to know. We will try to cover a lot in a short amount of time. From learning how to incorporate video, editing tips, lighting tips and how to produce a high end product that your clients will be raving about. There will be a hands on demo and if there is time we will also talk a little about WPPI (http://www.wppionline.com) in Vegas and how to make the most of your experience there next month if you are going.

What is Fusion?

Simply put, photo fusion is when a photographer or videographer uses both photographs and video to make a video.

About the Bui Brothers (http://thebuibrothers.com)

Vu and Lan both started personal videoblogs in January, 2005. In 2006 they started web show Noodle Scar (http://noodlescar.com) with host Bonny Pierzina (http://bonnypierzina.com) and broadcast 205 episodes through 2007. They went on to produce the daily video content for The [b] School Blog (http://thebschoolblog.com), a daily educational videoblog for photographers with [b]ecker (http://thebecker.com). They then teamed up with Dane Sanders (http://danesanders.com) to create Ask Dane (http://askdane.com), a weekly inspirational video podcast for photographers. They adopted DSLR video shooting as soon as it came out (with the Nikon D90) and, with Smashface Productions (http://smashface.com/), shot the first US television commercial (http://thebuibrothers.com/blog/2009/07/the-first-us-tv-commercial-shot-on-a-canon-5d-mark-ii-part-1-jinx-clothing/) on the Canon 5D mark II. They teach DSLR video shooting and online media creation to professionals in numerous industries; and have been hired for DSLR production consulting.

PHOTOGRAPHY The brothers shoot conceptual and promotional photography mostly for web personalities and professionals. Their photo shoots of Felicia Day (http://thebuibrothers.com/blog/2009/06/felicia-day-photos/), Veronica Belmont (http://thebuibrothers.com/blog/2009/01/veronica-belmont-photoshoot/) and iJustine (http://thebuibrothers.com/blog/2009/07/justine-ezarik-photos-ijustine-photoshoot/) are their most popular to date. They provided all the photography for The Ninja Handbook (http://askaninjabook.com/) and are the official photographers of The International Academy of Web Television (http://www.iawtv.org/) for the Streamys (http://www.streamys.org/). They teach lighting and workflow workshops to professional photographers.

EVENT SPEAKING and WORKSHOPS The brothers organized (with Bonny Pierzina and Irina Slutsky (http://twitter.com/irinaslutsky)) The Winnies (http://youarethewinner.org) web awards show held in Los Angeles in 2007. They have been instructors and speakers at SXSW (http://sxsw.com), VMX (http://twitter.com/vmx09) and The Photog Retreat (http://photogretreat.com/) and speaking at the upcoming Converge 2 conference in London, BizConf (http://www.bizconf.org/) in Florida and Camera Cruise (http://cameracruise.com/) departing from New Orleans. They are available for speaking/instructing about DSLR filmmaking and workflow, videoblogging as marketing, photography and video lighting and other media related topics worldwide. They also offer custom workshops to photographers and video professionals.