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Video for Photographers: Shooting with a DSLR

Video for Photographers: Shooting with a DSLR

with Rob Sheppard

 


In Video for Photographers: Shooting with a DSLR, photographer and videographer Rob Sheppard provides the essential foundation that photographers need to make the leap from still pictures to moving ones. From technical considerations, such as audio and frame rates, to aesthetic issues, such as composition and story development, this course presents concepts and techniques photographers need to get the best results from their gear and learn the art of video-based storytelling. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:
  • Understanding video resolution and frame rates
  • Comparing DSLRs and camcorders
  • Choosing equipment, from tripods to memory cards to lights
  • Achieving the right exposure
  • Working with shutter speed limitations
  • Setting white balance
  • Recording better audio with an external microphone
  • Incorporating movement and storytelling into video
  • Preparing for video editing

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author
Rob Sheppard
subject
Photography, Cameras + Gear, Video, DSLR Video
level
Intermediate
duration
2h 31m
released
Mar 21, 2011

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Rob Sheppard

Rob Sheppard

Rob Sheppard is a naturalist and nature photographer and videographer who says his favorite location is the one he is in at any time. Presently, he is spending a lot of time in the chaparral of southern California and says that it is one of the wildest and least-photographed ecosystems in the country.

Rob is a well-known speaker and workshop leader for The Great American Photography Workshops and LIGHT Photographic Workshops. He was the longtime editor of the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine and he helped start PCPhoto (now called Digital Photo). Presently he is an editor-at-large for Outdoor Photographer, and he has written hundreds of articles about photography and nature. He is the author/photographer of over 30 books, ranging from photography books to software guides. Some of his popular titles include The Magic of Digital Nature Photography, National Geographic Field Guide: Digital Photography, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers Only, and Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
Video for Photographers: Shooting with a DSLR Intermediate 2h 31m 03/2011  {8}

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