interestingly people are making a big fuss over TFCD for videographer but you go post a similar one for photographer you're gonna be flooded with emails.
Thats because for video production you can spend as little as 30 mins in editing or up to months in editing and post production just to produce a work of art. It's in a totally different category and ball game as compared to photography.
Photography you need to have an eye for detail, lighting and have the equipment to shoot. But videography u need skills of photography as well as skills for editing. Its twice the effort and skill.
And TS is talking about Hi-def... People who edit in hi-def knows if you have a slow computer...GG..hence the costs involved in camera eq as well as post production facilities.
The bottomline is you pay what you get.
Yes I understand what you're saying. I've do video production and motion graphics too.
My point is that now there are so many beginner photographers who just purchase a DSLR and want to take up a job as a photographer, even if it is for free. But interestingly, you don't see people with camcorders or 5D2/7D/D90 etc. pulling such stunts. The developments of technology has been so advanced to a point where it actually makes photography appear "easy".
On a sidenote, I personally feel wedding videography is actually easier than photography if you know what you're doing. Firstly, you will almost never miss a moment because you are running on time, unlike in photography, if your flash didn't fire you're screwed. If you missed that shot, you're screwed. The lack of videography skills can sometimes be compensated by good editing skills since the advantage of video is that it travels on time. Of course I am not trying to say understanding good cinematography is unimportant.
I won't disagree with you about the hi-def part. I have done SDEs on 1080p, and it's an adrenaline rush, where it may not necessarily be your skills since it's up to your machine to get the video exported on time. Also I hope TS better have a good computer/dvd-player to play his HD video. I've had the experience of the venue's equipment being unable to play the video (gets super choppy) and we had to convert it to SD format on the spot. Scary.
it's TS own folly if he decides to actually rent equipment and put it into the hands of someone with no experience.
interestingly people are making a big fuss over TFCD for videographer but you go post a similar one for photographer you're gonna be flooded with emails.
Yes I understand what you're saying. I've do video production and motion graphics too.
My point is that now there are so many beginner photographers who just purchase a DSLR and want to take up a job as a photographer, even if it is for free. But interestingly, you don't see people with camcorders or 5D2/7D/D90 etc. pulling such stunts. The developments of technology has been so advanced to a point where it actually makes photography appear "easy".
On a sidenote, I personally feel wedding videography is actually easier than photography if you know what you're doing. Firstly, you will almost never miss a moment because you are running on time, unlike in photography, if your flash didn't fire you're screwed. If you missed that shot, you're screwed. The lack of videography skills can sometimes be compensated by good editing skills since the advantage of video is that it travels on time. Of course I am not trying to say understanding good cinematography is unimportant.
I won't disagree with you about the hi-def part. I have done SDEs on 1080p, and it's an adrenaline rush, where it may not necessarily be your skills since it's up to your machine to get the video exported on time. Also I hope TS better have a good computer/dvd-player to play his HD video. I've had the experience of the venue's equipment being unable to play the video (gets super choppy) and we had to convert it to SD format on the spot. Scary.