Great Outdoors « Tom Guilmette – Director of Photography

August 23, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, Completed Projects, DSLR, Family & Friends, Favorite Videos, Great Outdoors, Kessler, People's Work, Time Lapse, Tutorials, Video Blogs
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Kessler Timefest 2011 – Behind the Scenes of the TimeScapes Film

A few weeks ago a group of “film buddies” from around the United States got together and spent a few days shooting remote locations in beautiful Northern California’s raw landscape. I was lucky enough to be invited on this trip and got to hang out with some of the best photographers in the business. The [...]

July 18, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Equipment Reviews, Gear Testing, Great Outdoors, Kessler, Red One, Epic, Scarlet, Tutorials, Video Blogs
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Red Epic on the Road – First Impression Video Blog with R3D Epic Video File Downloads

Working with friend and first A.C. Nick Keating, I shot and edited a video blog that will help you better understand the Red Epic. I go through the menus, show basic operation and offer tips to save you time in the field and bring back stunning pictures. Shot on location in the New Hampshire White [...]

June 1, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Equipment Reviews, Gear Testing, Great Outdoors, Kessler, Video Blogs
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Kessler Basic Controller Video Blog and Tutorial

Are you looking to get into motion control timelapsing, but you have a tight budget? Do you want to add a simple and precise dolly move to your next short film? I have found the perfect solution! The Kessler Pocket Dolly Traveler, Basic Controller 2.0, 500 series ElektraDRIVE motor, motor mount kit, Manfrotto 701HDV fluid [...]

March 17, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
DSLR, Equipment Reviews, Family & Friends, Gear Testing, Great Outdoors, Vacation, Video Blogs
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Exploring Abandoned Mine Tunnels in Arizona and Testing New Gear

First off, do not try what was attempted in this video blog above at home or away from home. Going into abandoned mine shafts, tunnels and other ruins is dangerous! It may be fun, but criminals, wild animals, dead wild animals, poisonous things, rock fall, Philip Bloom, explosive gasses, and other dangers/injury could lurk inside. [...]

February 25, 2011
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, Great Outdoors, Narrative, Video Blogs
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The Ultimate Pizza Delivery to a Place with the World’s Worst Weather

I got a phone call asking if I would go up New England’s tallest peak with my cameras to document a pizza delivery. The location, Mt Washington (elevation 6,288 feet above sea level) and the pizza delivery, Rustic Crust and American Flatbread. The means of transportation was a Bombardier Snow Cat. Gusty 50 plus mile [...]

Redwood National Forest Pictures

I have been going through my hard drives and I found a bunch of pictures from my Pacific Northwest trip last summer. I shot a lot of video with the Canon 5dmk2, but I also snapped some photographs. Most of these were taken just off the dirt roads. If you look closely, you can see [...]

May 17, 2010
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, Downloads, DSLR, Equipment Reviews, Gear Testing, Great Outdoors, Kessler, Time Lapse, Video Blogs
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Kessler Motion Controlled Timelapse Teaser – Oracle, Elektra Drive, CineSlider

I have been testing the Kessler Motion Controlled Timelapse dolly system for the last few days and I am very impressed with the results. The system is very easy to move around, is built well and comes in at a low price point. For the first time, you can achieve Ron Fricke and Tom Lowe [...]

February 19, 2010
By Tom Guilmette
Downloads, Equipment Reviews, Great Outdoors, Red One, Epic, Scarlet, Video Blogs
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My Next Camera – The RED ONE – A Video Blog with Raw RED Footage for Download

UPDATED 2/26/10: Red ONE RAW R3D Footage now ready for download at the bottom of the page. I have been talking about buying a camera for months. I am selling a house to buy it. A $65,000 investment. I have been looking at the Sony PDW-F800 and was nearly certain that would be the right [...]

January 6, 2010
By Tom Guilmette
Behind The Scenes, Downloads, Great Outdoors, Time Lapse
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One Week Canon 5dmk2 Timelapse of Ice-in at Newfound Lake, NH

UPDATE: January 6, 2010 – Download 1080p version of “One Week at Newfound Lake” at bottom of this page. The winters in New Hampshire are brutal and many people die each year from exposure. They get lost hiking or their car breaks down on a lonely mountain road. I have been experiencing the raw power [...]

Skiing & Snowmobiling Conditions – Warren, New Hampshire area

UPDATE: EPIC storm coming this weekend! I will be back on the trails blasting pow Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday first week of 2010! I’m on vacation in New Hampshire (though I am shooting a two week timelapse of ice forming on a lake) and I just wanted to post a quick trail report for anyone [...]