tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post139320920563400074..comments2024-03-20T00:37:30.189-04:00Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: Lotsa Little Things Are Actually Really Big DealsJohn Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941161605443479300noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-29453662640334197412009-04-30T00:36:00.000-04:002009-04-30T00:36:00.000-04:00I agree with The Journeyman Photographer. Searchin...I agree with The Journeyman Photographer. Searching 170,000 frames of a video is not like searching 170,000 still images (not traditionally anyway)<br /><br />With a scrubber you can quickly scan through the video at 5x to find the general mark then scrub through to the event and find the frame you want. Not much more time spent than looking through slr shots. You jsut have to think like a video editor rather than a photographer.<br /><br />Personally I will be surprised if big ticket events don't start using these methods to get their web and print images from. There will still be photographers there of course and not every event will have RED cameras or the like (or video at all)Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-61768782203259114562009-04-28T22:35:00.000-04:002009-04-28T22:35:00.000-04:00Carrie Wilthsmore rocks! You got brass balls and y...Carrie Wilthsmore rocks! You got brass balls and you speak the truth.Giulio Scioriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355807472480452069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-2806891387516349112009-04-28T18:54:00.000-04:002009-04-28T18:54:00.000-04:00Searching through a game video stream to get the g...Searching through a game video stream to get the gems is not necessarily all that time-consuming, as some people might be tempted to think. For instance, you will usually know the minute/second timestamp that significant events happen at - a home run swing, a touchdown, that spectacular shot from waaay out. Therefore, you can jump to that timestamp and it then becomes a matter of scanning just a few frames in each direction.<br /><br />Yup, I can see how high-quality video will give us new options for ambient light shots. For low-light conditions, the need for video-style lighting will introduce all sorts of challenges - no doubt surmountable, but things get more complex and expensive.<br /><br />Rather than be offended by the general idea of rummaging through high-quality video streams for choice stills, I suggest we would do well to figure out how best to take advantage of it when it's possible and makes sense.<br /><br />It's just another technique - no more, no less. It will have its "sweet-spot", and it'll probably pay to understand well what that is.The Journeyman Photographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793854218255362232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-34848753270293447212009-04-28T17:32:00.000-04:002009-04-28T17:32:00.000-04:00I think it more about convergence.
Stills are per...I think it more about convergence.<br /><br />Stills are perfectly fine for print, but lack something in our TV/flash stimulated world. <br /><br />Interactive, motion, and hybridized presentations (still with video/audio) will be the standard. By shooting with a 4k camera and the proper ancillary equipment (sound/lighting), you have true convergence opportunities. <br /><br />For example, a media producer (Reporter/field recorder/videographer/photographer) with a 4k camera provides more information than a still camera, after returning from a shoot you have video, audio and stills. The stills are available for print/web, the video for TV/Web, the audio for radio (NPR).<br /><br />With regards to "machine gun shooting", photogs regularly shoot 100s of images in a short period with digital, if they shot film you would never see such numbers. <br /><br />Video to still editing would never come down to looking at every frame, but honing in on the important moment and selecting appropriately.<br /><br />I'm not obtuse, I understand that photography is much more than shooting volume in the hopes of getting the right image, but video certainly opens image making and image presentation to new frontiers.MWShttp://eleanormag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-89676540728131950012009-04-28T16:31:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:31:00.000-04:00with a frame rate on a Cannon Mark II at 30 fps, i...with a frame rate on a Cannon Mark II at 30 fps, it would be ridiculous to use a video camera to shoot a baseball player. And its only going to go faster.<br />And to say using interns to edit a 3 hour game shot at 25 fps to find the perl is also insane: that is 270,000 images to edit per game. And it still doesn't even guarantee you will get the shot.<br />there is much more to photography than shooting volume in the hopes to grab the image. You make it sound like its an odds game.<br />As a photo editor, I would personally NEVER hire a photographer that relies on machine gun shooting to get his images. NEVER. and I am surely not alone.Carrie Wilthsmorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-46929183871421503692009-04-28T16:14:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:14:00.000-04:00While the RED looks like a really cool concept, I ...While the RED looks like a really cool concept, I kinda wonder why everyone's so excited over it's still capabilities.<br /><br />Firstly, I can't imagine using a still camera with the shutter speed locked at 1/25 (although I bet they've come up with a frame averaging and sharpening algorithm to account for motion blur).<br /><br />Secondly, I can't imagine why people would use a video camera when the final use of the image will be still/print. Sure, it never hurts to have more information, but the costs here seem to outweigh the benefit.<br /><br />We already have excellent still-capture technologies (that also generally require much less equipment and human overhead to operate), and we have excellent video rigs.<br /><br />Call me a luddite, but this seems like building a dumptruck to haul the dumptruck that hauls the dirt.<br /><br />I'm sure all this will get worked out as the technology develops.<br /><br />Or it won't.<br /><br />I guess that's the joy of the business. There's more than one way to do the job.Will Sebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967585289950943161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-49784533017740849672009-04-28T15:57:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:57:00.000-04:00Since the advent of digital, photography has evolv...Since the advent of digital, photography has evolved to a game of numbers rather than craft and timing. It is therefore no real surprise that an internationally recognized magazine has taken a bold move to shatter the stigma of video; at 24fps you options for edits grows exponentially.<br /><br />As for who is going to weed out the selects, well there are all those unpaid interns.<br /><br />Is this a "nail in the coffin" sure is if you don't start adapting now.MWShttp://www.eleanormagazine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-67826321672035485192009-04-28T15:45:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:45:00.000-04:00I think the point to be taken here is that with th...I think the point to be taken here is that with the rapid advancement and merging of video/still technology, one person is able to take a frame "grab" and use that for your ad, article, whatever while also shooting live action for that youtube thing, web video and so on. I've lost out on a few jobs where the client decided that they could just use these frame grabs instead of going to the expense of hiring a photo crew.<br /><br />It stings, but that's the way it is.<br /><br />Nikon, Canon, Red are seeing the light, and so, hopefully, will photographers that wish to stay active in this industry.Jonathan Levinhttp://www.levinphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-18528424681486047952009-04-28T13:16:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:16:00.000-04:00Consider that you might film specific sequences wi...Consider that you might film specific sequences with a Red system at 25 fps (i.e. batter swinging). At 25 fps, you can scan through the frame sequence to get that exact frame where the bat is deforming the baseball and have it tack sharp. I'm not advocating it. I'm just illustrating the perceived benefits.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939739927649584004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-78064269355589746802009-04-28T12:20:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:20:00.000-04:00This doesn't make sense. Who is going to edit a sp...This doesn't make sense. Who is going to edit a sports events, shot at 25 fps, to find the right image? when sports event used to be filmed by film ( not video or digital) cameras, no one, no one edited to find a still frame.<br />Your projections are wrong and misses the point on the fundamental differences between film ( movement) and stills.<br />Are you sure you are a photographer?Carrie Wilthsmorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-39439429313459135772009-04-28T11:02:00.000-04:002009-04-28T11:02:00.000-04:00Is there a translation for this?
The magazine wor...Is there a translation for this?<br /><br />The magazine world is turning upside down. Video is becoming stills, and ad revenues are slashing frequencies of publication. While it's cool to see Esquire innovating like that, we predicted the Red Camera would do just this just over a year ago - One more nail in the coffin (3/18/07), with sports being in the cross-hairs. Now that a COVER was done, doing inside pieces are now demonstrably a piece of cake, and events (yes, that means sports, for sure) that are regularly covered by TV will find red cameras being used to allow for you to be able to choose the best moment in time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-78026446699665402252009-04-28T10:01:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:01:00.000-04:00Can someone explain what it is exactly that Livebo...Can someone explain what it is exactly that Livebooks does as far as SEO? The photographers I know who use them don't seem to know what Livebooks is doing for them, one was convinced they're doing a great job because if you search for her by name, her site lists top of the results. They tout this a lot, I'm wondering who benefits how - if you search for a wedding photographer in New York are Livebooks subscribers really doing any better than others and how about the competition within Livebooks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com