Plus Photo
2010
Photo and Video to be Rolled Into One
Now you are planning your marriage it’s critical to consider your marriage video. Doing all of it yourself might be a lot cheaper and although the technology is awesome when it comes to equipment as shown below, it is always better to find a professional to do the work if you want something really totally unique to keep as a memento.
All professional wedding video Sydney based companies use state of the art equipment, the only thing that sets them apart is the quality of work that they do, and this customarily is reflected by their qualifications and experience. Your wedding video is going to be something that you will hold dear over time so it’s vital that the person doing the shooting has some good testimonials from previous clients.
Marriage plans take time and thus there is no real need to jump into getting a wedding videographer Sydney based company, take your time and make sure that they will provide you with an excellent production as a cherished memento. If you decide that you will do the honeymoon and wedding video yourself, you may consider using the Canon EOS 5D as it is a great camera for both videos and footage.
Given the superb qualities that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II has, offering a full 21.1 megapixel and an HD movie capacity ; one has to ask the question, if this is the point at which photographers and videographers will be doing the same job. Thinking about it, having just one kit for two purposes should be the ‘it’ gadget. Considering that you do not have to carry heavy heaps of cameras, stands and lenses, having just one tiny camera should do the job. But is it truly up to it? Are we really into it?
There is an interesting convergence taking place though that’s being driven by the equipment makers. Increasingly video capture is being found in all things from mobile phones and PDAs to dig cams. Also, the price of near-broadcast quality video gear has dropped to the point that cameras and modifying systems that were the fantasy of creative film makers just a short while ago are now reachable of just about everybody.
Taking an effective image means telling a tale in a single image. Through choice of subject, composition, focus, cropping and so on, the photographer selects those things that he wants to convey the meaning intended, or not. This is a demanding art as well as craft. With film or video, motion pictures as they once were universally called, there is the added element of multiple perspectives achieved through editing, as well as sound. A mood can be created. A complex story can be told. The spectator’s perceptions and feelings can be manipulated to realize the creator’s informational or emotional ends. But this is weird, at least to the quality standard that we have set. Most comparable productions require 2, or three, or more people with specialized talents to do the same.
Nevertheless, even those among us with lesser experience and talents can still find pleasure in producing short videos and still photos that can be creatively gratifying, and also even achieve wider recognition. The point is that for some folks video production can be a extraordinarily gratifying accessory to still photography, if not an actual alternative. And, with the new generation of hi-def equipment which has just become available this year at down to earth prices, the visual quality of what can be produced is simply extraordinary.
So, will this be the medium of the future? What will this be called? What will you call the person that’s both photographer and a videographer? There’s just so much difference that both mediums are arguing with each other which one is best. Merging both will be tough as it is confusing in a way that in an artist’s viewpoint, a picture says more than a thousand words silently than a video that announces everything in motion and in words.
If I am going to have myprivate opinion, using just one piece of equipment for photography and videography should be best kept for the enthusiasts and newbs alike. Professionals are keener on customs ; they need to be left with what they are trained to do. A photographer should stick to his SLR, and a videographer stick with his video camera. In exclaiming this though, the professional wedding videographer is drawn to the Canon 5D SLR solely for its ability to provide fantastic video pictures, normally only seen in 100k plus video cameras. The only downside is, the SLR is basically built for taking pictures and not a lot of thought is given to the ergonomics and functionality for videos. ( Perhaps with its recognition among film makers this will shortly change ). With the comparisons of differences and similarities, it is concluded that in this time, it still isn’t sufficient for both parties to combine as a one job description. Perhaps a few more years maybe.
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