Tag Archives: Director of Photography

Ikan Visits CA & Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders BTS

Palm trees, the FBI, and 4K monitors….these are just three things that Ikan Product Manager Barry Garcia saw on his recent trip to California. Barry started his trip by flying into LAX, the largest and busiest airport in the Los Angeles area. From there, he went to Burbank to meet up with the President of […]

Learning Advanced Skills in Cinematography

“You’re not a DP until you have been fired.” That was a common thing that Bryan Raymond, the Sales Director at Ikan, heard at the ASC Master Class he attended in Los Angeles, California. (For those new to the film industry, DP stands for Director of Photography.) What’s the ASC Master Class? It’s an intensive […]

Jeff Berlin – How a Tilta Camera Cage is like Flying

This is a guest post by Jeff Berlin, a Los Angeles based photographer and cinematographer. He is a Sony Artisan and an experienced aviator.  A few years ago, I was flying an airplane called a Cirrus SR22 from Los Angeles to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras for a project. If you’re unfamiliar with this airplane, I’ve […]

LED Studio Lights updated with Touchscreen Dimming

Ikan is proud to present new versions of our groundbreaking 500 & 1000 LED Studio lights, the ID500-v2 and ID1000-v2 These 500 and 1000 Daylight LED bulb studio lights feature an LCD touch screen panel, which allows for precise control of the built-in dimming feature, and is particularly useful in recreating specific lighting setups.  Intensity adjustments can also […]