The world of photography is changing and it's not because of megapixels. How can this change help you communicate?
For professional photographers convergence - the coming together of still shooting and video - is still looming on the horizon. Sure many new camera bodies have video built in but for now the still photographer can dip a big toe into the water but remain in the world of static images to tell stories.
In the age of the Internet we've all spent far too many hours browsing through YouTube, leaping from one set of videos to the next in search of a good laugh at The Evolution of Dance [youtube.com], something to rock out to [youtube.com] or a webisode [youtube.com] to kill time with. The amount of material that's out there is incredible, on YouTube alone over 20 hours of video are uploaded every minute (that's right, you can officially never watch every video of someone's cat getting confused by a laser pointer).
This weekend I lucked into working with a 5DmkII, the latest version of the camera that I usually have on hand for weddings. Like all god Canon photographers I had been lusting after this body since rumors about it were circulating the Internet.
Thankfully this past weekend I was free to experiment with its capabilities at a wedding (don't worry, I never use clients for experimentation). My college roommate Tim was getting married and they already had their photographers, so I decided to switch into video mode and kick the tires.
This article originally appeared in the August 21 issue of The Wareham Courier.
BUZZARDS BAY - A spaceman, some pirates and a Grammy nominee walked into a ballroom… It’s not joke. All three and more turned out Aug. 15 to support the National Marine Life Center at the annual Mermaid Ball.
The evening featured dinner, drinks and an auction.