It's a new week, which means it's time for a new episode of Starter Series, my YouTube series based on finding affordable equipment to help you create better photo and video content. This week, the topic of interest is the 35mm f/1.8 lens, and for this video, I'm using the DX cropped sensor version.

When it comes to future work, I'm looking at video monopods. They cover so many bases, it's hard to compete for run and gun jobs. Here are three reasons why video monopods are wonderful and would make a great addition to your kit.

With bigger projects, and more high profile clients, it makes sense to use the right tools to get the job done. As I've started to plan out my different jobs for the first half of the year, improving the quality of my production equipment is something that has been on my mind. 

Earlier this year, I had the awesome pleasure of getting to shoot a Kickstarter video for Maryland Meadworks, a new meadery opening up in my hometown of Hyattsville, MD. Owned by Ken Carter, MMW is tapping into the growing hotspot that is Hyattsville.

Since starting the promo for her new album, MASSEDUCATION, St. Vincent (Anne Clark) has been releasing deeply saturated visuals that burst with color. With the release of the official video for her new single, Los Ageless, directed by Willo Perron, the palette choices are taken to a new level. 

As more and more devices display content in 4K and HDR content, putting out content in those formats helps it stick out against the rest of the pack. My current kit is heavy and only outputs video in 1080p.