Life of a photographer in China
From this section you can see more of what happens behind the scenes. See how we prepare for filming.
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How to buy a lens on Taobao?
In this article, we will share our experience of purchasing a lens on the Taobao platform. It is worth noting that TaoBao (淘宝） includes many divisions. （天猫，闲鱼...) Now we will talk about the most common one. Although there are products of different quality on TaoBao. As for the lenses, they are real. We bought a lens from Sony FE85mm F1.8 Before paying for the product, it will be useful to ask the seller a few clarifying questions: where the product comes from and what warranty it has, why the price may differ. As a rule, sellers respond to requests immediately. In 99.9% of cases, they do not speak English, because the Tam Bao platform is focused on the domestic market of the country. Therefore, we conduct all negotiations in Chinese. The main difference between the products that we identified during the purchasing process was…
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The mysterious story of one factory
Well, everything went according to plan that day. Suddenly we are presented with the fact that they are taking us to yet another location that is not included in the main plan. It turned out to be a workshop shrouded in an unknown, unpleasant odor that we had never encountered before.
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Where do we get music for videos?
For each advertising video, we select music, as well as additional musical effects. Where do we get music? There are several options; you can search the Internet for free options. This search takes a lot of time. Even if a suitable option is found, the music may turn out to be: With copyright and blocked on popular social networks. Without copyright, but often used by everyone. Therefore, in our videos we buy music that our clients can use and post on any social networks, they will not have problems with copyrights and the music will be original, not like everyone else. Moreover, the cost of music is already included in the video budget. We buy music from Epidemic Sound
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Miracle before moving to China
A true story that hasn't ended yet
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High speed train in China. How to buy a ticket?
Today we will take a high-speed train from Guangzhou to the picturesque village of Yangshuo, with its unique mountains, where Avatar was filmed. We'll show you how to buy tickets on WeChat. Let's talk about first class on the gaotie 高铁 high-speed train. Lifehacks on the way. A simplified way of buying tickets for tourists. No more queues at the cash register.
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Photo shoot during the coronavirus. Advantages and disadvantages
Photo session in a popular place. It's just you and the photographers. Few people on the street during filming is our advantage
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Check list. What to do during quarantine?
What to do during quarantine if you don’t want this time to go to waste?
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Life of a photographer during the coronavirus in China
This spring 2020 we continued filming and teaching photography in southern China. At the beginning of the year, we refused the offer of Russian television to go to Wuhan for filming, since the city was closed at the end of January 2020
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The secret of a cinematic picture
Is it possible for an ordinary person with a camera or phone in his hand to take pictures as well? What makes a picture cinematic? Let's interview Fedorukfilms photographer Ivan Fedoruk.
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10 qualities of a professional photographer
You let him into your comfort zone. For example, for an event in which not everything may go smoothly.
