I Was a Wedding Videographer!!!
I had the opportunity this weekend to shoot video for a wedding this Saturday and boy was that an experience. I majored in Broadcast Journalism at CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, so I was around video-related equipment ALL THE TIME but since I’ve graduated college - and embraced my new-found love for photography and digital imaging - I haven’t even touched a video camera! Shoot, my Uncle Patrick had my cousin Max at about the same time I came home from college, so I “loaned” him my Sony DSC Handycam at that time, so I couldn’t even hold one if I wanted too… LOL!
Anyway, I was the FOURTH videog this Saturday at the wedding. There was a “hired” video guy and his assistant. Then there was my uncle and me. It was like a two-team production working in synergy. It was cool, because my uncle and I’ve shot video before together so we know what each other’s thinking and what angles and shot types we were shooting the WHOLE time. He’d come up behind me in transition and glance at my LCD screen and say, “You read my mind. You’re all over it!” Just like photography, videography is truly an art!
Though I’m 100% photography now, the skills I learned and the proficiency I’ve developed through training in and studying video production will always be laid as my foundation to success in still shooting. I will NEVER scorn down videography because of this. If there’s one thing I could say even remotely about the business is this (and it’s not even about the art of video, either): In my honest opinion, as far as the wedding industry goes, it is a lot more challenging to market video services than it is with photography services. I know this statement can sometimes stir up controversy (and I’m probably only saying this because I’ve been studying the photography industry for the last few years, c’mon, I’m an aspiring wedding photog). There are A LOT of video company services out there who are working their tales off trying to contradict and surpass my statement. MUCH RESPECT TO THEM! If it was my choice, ALL wedding photographers should work collectively with videographers in the wedding industry. There’s SOOOOOOOO much we can learn from each other. So, anyone that wants to shoot with me at my upcoming weddings (video AND photography), let me know. I’d love to shoot with you too:)
Anyway, I was the FOURTH videog this Saturday at the wedding. There was a “hired” video guy and his assistant. Then there was my uncle and me. It was like a two-team production working in synergy. It was cool, because my uncle and I’ve shot video before together so we know what each other’s thinking and what angles and shot types we were shooting the WHOLE time. He’d come up behind me in transition and glance at my LCD screen and say, “You read my mind. You’re all over it!” Just like photography, videography is truly an art!
Though I’m 100% photography now, the skills I learned and the proficiency I’ve developed through training in and studying video production will always be laid as my foundation to success in still shooting. I will NEVER scorn down videography because of this. If there’s one thing I could say even remotely about the business is this (and it’s not even about the art of video, either): In my honest opinion, as far as the wedding industry goes, it is a lot more challenging to market video services than it is with photography services. I know this statement can sometimes stir up controversy (and I’m probably only saying this because I’ve been studying the photography industry for the last few years, c’mon, I’m an aspiring wedding photog). There are A LOT of video company services out there who are working their tales off trying to contradict and surpass my statement. MUCH RESPECT TO THEM! If it was my choice, ALL wedding photographers should work collectively with videographers in the wedding industry. There’s SOOOOOOOO much we can learn from each other. So, anyone that wants to shoot with me at my upcoming weddings (video AND photography), let me know. I’d love to shoot with you too:)
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