Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Using Stills in Video Work

Here's a beautiful example of how still image photography can be woven into a video piece.  My client Rootlight and Naam Yoga L.A. are wonderful to work with and I have provided them with stock images which they use for their newsletters, Web site, and facebook page.  A few have been used in this video, smartly.  It's difficult to get a good panning video shot of a space, as the lighting shifts dramatically.  You may have noticed this with your own digital camera when you watch the display adjust to the lighting.  Imagine a video camera doing that adjustment as you pan from a well lit area to a darker area.  Not so great, right?  One solution is to insert a still image of the space and pan in or out to give the illusion of movement so that it feels more like the video.

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