Tech Friday: Movie making with DSLRs

The future of photography for all of us includes video. Now I can hear some of you saying right now, I don’t care anything about video. I know, neither did I, but trust me you will. Does this mean that video will supplant still imaging? No, it means that as a visual story teller you are going to be adding moving images to still images to tell your stories.

Nothing will ever replace photography for that decisive moment image, but nothing can replace
video to show motion and action. The two approaches don’t have to be be enemies. I think some of the frustration comes from those that believe that adding video to a still camera means something else had to be taken out. Not true. Think of a camera that can shoot stills and video as a camera that camera that came with a extra super feature. Don’t think that DSLRs that shoot video are less capable than regular video cameras. Because we can use all our lenses and can fit our cameras in tighter spaces there is a lot you can do with HD DSLR. Television shows and movies have been shot with these wonderful new products!

It’s easy to write off any technology that we don’t understand and are intimidated by. I will admit that I was less than thrilled when we learned our company expected us to become videographers, editors, and producers of video presentations. I don’t feel that way anymore, I now am embracing one new skill I need to learn and enjoy the process of finding one more way to tell the story.

After all, as visual artists, that is our goal, tell the story.

The story on the image above? I’ve become a real fan of the Life Is Good company and their T-shirts. They are very comfortable and fit me great, however most of all I love wearing something
that sends such a positive message, because Life Is Good. God is Great and that’s why Life Is Good!

Have a great weekend,

the pilgrim