Thursday, 10 September 2009

One Camera for Photo and Video.

By Peter Johnson

Now you are planning your wedding it is vital to consider your wedding video. Doing the whole thing yourself may be a lot less expensive and although the technology is awesome when it comes to equipment as shown below, it is always better to get a pro to do the work if you want something really totally unique to keep as a memento.

All professional wedding Video Sydney based firms use state of the art equipment, the only thing that sets them apart is the quality of work that they do, and this usually is reflected by their qualifications and experience. Your wedding video is going to be something you will hold dear over time so it is important the person doing the shooting has some good testimonials from prior clients.

Marriage plans take time and thus there is no actual need to jump into getting a wedding videographer Sydney based company, take some time and ensure that they'll provide you with a superb production as a cherished souvenir. If you decide that you're going to do the wedding and honeymoon videos yourself, you may think about using the Canon EOS 5D as it is a great camera for both videos and footage.

Given the amazing 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 equipment for 2 purposes should be the 'it' gadget. Considering that you do not have to hold heavy tons of cameras, stands and lenses, having just one small camera should do the job. But is it really up to it? Are we really into it?

There is an interesting convergence taking place though that is being driven by the hardware makers. Increasingly video capture is being found in everything 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 editing systems that were the vision of creative film makers just a short while back are now reachable of virtually everyone.

Taking an effective image means telling a story in a single image. Through choice of subject, composition, focus, cropping and the like, the cameraman 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's the added component of multiple perspectives achieved through editing, as well as sound. A mood can be created. A complex story can be told. The viewer's perceptions and emotions can be manipulated to achieve the creator's informational or emotional ends. But this is peculiar, at least to the quality standard that we have set. Most similar productions require two, or three, or more folk with specialized skills to accomplish the same thing.

Nevertheless, even those of us with smaller experience and talents can still find pleasure in producing short videos and still photos that may be creatively gratifying, and also even achieve wider recognition. The point is that for some people video production can be a very gratifying accessory to still photography, if not a real alternative. And, with the new generation of high-definition equipment which has just become available this year at grounded prices, the visual quality of what can be produced is simply amazing.

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 disagreeing with one another which one is best. Merging both will be difficult as it is confusing in a way that in an artist's point of view, a picture says more than 1,000 words silently than a video that says everything in motion and in words.

If I am going to have my opinion, using only one piece of equipment for photography and videography should be best kept for the fans and newbies alike. Professionals are keener on traditions ; they deserve to be left with what they are trained to do. A cameraman should stick to his SLR, and a videographer stick with his video camera. In thinking this though, the pro videographer is drawn to the Canon 5D SLR purely for its ability to provide fantastic video photographs, typically only seen in 100k and video cameras. The sole downside is, the SLR is basically built for taking photographs and not a lot of thought is given to the ergonomics and functionality for videos. ( Maybe 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 acceptable for both parties to merge as a one job outline. Perhaps a few more years maybe.

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