Clinton Stark

DSLR Tips: Shooting Video with a Canon EOS 70D camera

DSLR Video: 5 Tips for shooting video with the Canon EOS 70D/80D camera

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.28.2015

When it comes to shooting video with a compact, relatively affordable DSLR camera they don’t come much better than the Canon EOS 70D. I’ve been shooting professionally…

Impact of Valley Fire on California Wine Industry

Food & Wine

Smoke taint among several Valley Fire concerns for winemakers

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.28.2015

Thin-skinned Pinot Noir grapes are particularly vulnerable to the impact of the Valley Fire.

BlackBerry Priv Android-based Smartphone

News

“We have new life,” says BlackBerry CEO

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.25.2015

BlackBerry chief John Chen explains why he's turning to Android operating system for new "Priv" phone.

Culture

Sir Ian McKellen to receive MVFF lifetime achievement award

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.24.2015

One of the (many) highlights of this year’s edition of the Mill Valley Film Festival is the presence of a film legend. That, of course,…

News

Pebble Time Round – Lots to like, but not the price

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.23.2015

Charming style should attract the Swatch set. In the ultra-competitive entry level smartwatch market, that $249 starting price seems steep.

Cy Ashley Webb - Theater Critic Stark Insider

Culture

Thanks to Cy Ashley Webb for her 5 amazing years of Stark Insider theater coverage

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.21.2015

400 articles later and she’s going stronger than ever. Earlier this month I realized that Cy Ashley Webb had hit a prolific milestone. And I…

Making of Desire for Beauty - Pragnienie Piekna

Culture

Plastic Surgery as Last Resort: ‘Desire for Beauty’

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.21.2015

It’s a documentary, but it could be a horror film. Desire for Beauty begins with a young, attractive Polish woman getting drawn up by a surgeon…

News

5 things Android Wear can learn from Apple WatchOS

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.21.2015

WatchOS 2 is here, and improves significantly upon the Apple Watch, a wearable that if not necessarily a smash hit, at least gets the idea…

Culture

‘ReOrient’ your perspective on the Middle East (Review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.21.2015

Some of the best experiences I’ve had covering the San Francisco Bay Area theater scene over the years share a common characteristic: that of the unexpected. Perhaps it’s…

News

Mobile Adoption: Apple iOS 9 at 50% vs. Google Android Lollipop at 21%

BY CLINTON STARK — 09.21.2015

Apple users upgrade their phone software faster. But many suggest that Android's so-called fragmentation actually works in Google's favor.