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# Lightweight Liveblogging Kit
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2013/06/lightweight_liveblogging_kit/
- Published: 2013-06-19T11:57:57.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T15:58:53.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: cameras, iPad, kit, liveblogging, workflows

[![light-liveblogging-kit.jpg](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/06/light-liveblogging-kit-thumb-640xauto-3147.jpg?resize=640%2C478)](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/06/light-liveblogging-kit.jpg?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)Monday’s [Hacks/Hackers Brighton](http://www.meetup.com/Hacks-Hackers-Brighton/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) was my opportunity to test-drive a lightweight liveblogging kit. I’m used to lugging around a MacBook Pro and a Canon DSLR with a few lenses for liveblogging – two bodies, if it’s a paid gig. It’s overkill for some situations, so I’ve been assembling the components for a leightweight kit. At the heart of it is an iPad. On top of that:

- [Blogsy](http://blogsyapp.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) – blogging app
- [Apple Bluetooth keyboard](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002TUSWU4/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B002TUSWU4&linkCode=as2&tag=fishnefedora-21&ref=onemanandhisblog.com)
- [Incase Origami](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004X355Y6/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B004X355Y6&linkCode=as2&tag=omhb-21&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) case
- [Olympus E-PM2](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009C6X25S/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B009C6X25S&linkCode=as2&tag=omhb-21&ref=onemanandhisblog.com)
- [Olympus 14-42mm lens](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0058G3Z5S/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B0058G3Z5S&linkCode=as2&tag=omhb-21&ref=onemanandhisblog.com)

How did it go?

Great. Once again, I found that the iPad screen size is pretty much perfect for writing. It allows you to be focused, without being over-whelming – and without the distractions that a computer brings. I think twice before switching to a different app on the iPad while liveblogging, while I’m more likely to tab into Twitter, say, if I’m on the MacBook Pro. It was a pleasant writing experience, which lead to longer posts than normal.

I need to work a little on the photographic element of it. The camera was fine. Pulling the photos onto the iPad was fine. Getting the colour balance right wasn’t – as you can see in this photo:

[![Libby Powell](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/06/2d9acfa6e024cd3c04a120459f1d1898973195fe-thumb-400xauto-3145.jpg?resize=400%2C272)](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/06/2d9acfa6e024cd3c04a120459f1d1898973195fe1.jpg?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)I need to experiment with the different photo editing options on the iPad to resolve that – and then practice with them until I know how to use the app quickly and efficiently.

## Conclusions

- The iPad is potentially a great liveblogging device
- It can certainly function as a “back up” to the laptop in case of failure or power loss
- It may, with some practice, do as my main device in many situations
- I need to invest some time in invesigating photo editing apps