View Full Version : More stills, less video


Roger Shealy
February 2nd, 2011, 03:39 AM
As a hobbyist, I've found myself steering more toward stills and less towards video to make the point. Two reasons, time and sometimes a still makes the point better and individually is more easy to share. This has opened up a new world of flashes and trying to capture a singular moment. I was recently asked to cover a community work day at a local co-op farm that produces near-organic food for the community (organic practices, not certified yet) . It was a fast-paced, ever changing, "real" event and hand held was the order of the day. Here's the resulting piece:

Crop Mob @ 180 Degree Farm on Vimeo

Thoughts?

Ted Cosmos
February 2nd, 2011, 06:17 AM
Keeping the balance between slides and video makes sense in the situation you were in. Looks interesting and is a break from the usual informative videos that seem stressed at times to tell the story. Seems that you have shown me something new.

Roger Shealy
February 2nd, 2011, 12:57 PM
I've been shooting video on the DSLR's for quite a while, but really haven't mixed a lot of still's in until now. It's really changing my thought about shots; is motion essential or is suspending a moment in a still preferable. Good news is these cams do both reasonably well!