Travel Tips

Still photography's prime difficulty is capturing a moment. You have one shot to encapsulate everything you want the viewer to see, know and understand about the scene. This makes still photography more difficult. Video is more dynamic. Less emphasis is placed on the individual shot and more on the overall production, from scene to scene. So, to some degree the way you shoot is less regulated, if you will. But you have to be careful when using video, just as you do when you use still photography. It's not just about composition now. It is like, if you will the difference between driving on a road (a two-dimensional experience) and flying (a three-dimensional experience). The video camera offers you that third degree, a major step: motion and sound. With that third degree comes a lot of other problems and considerations still photographers don't need to deal with.

So, I'd like to offer some tips and thoughts, in the same vein as the photo lessons, to assist those not familiar with video production in making quality travel videos.

VT's addition of video