Comments on: Still Photographers as Amateur Videographers http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2010/07/still-photographers-as-amateur-videographers/ It's Your Business Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew Dutile http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2010/07/still-photographers-as-amateur-videographers/comment-page-1/#comment-17113 Matthew Dutile Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:22:27 +0000 http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/?p=3106#comment-17113 Quite true. I'm starting to dabble in a bit of video as another creative outlet and it's a whole other world. Quite true. I’m starting to dabble in a bit of video as another creative outlet and it’s a whole other world.

]]> By: Marcus Maddox http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2010/07/still-photographers-as-amateur-videographers/comment-page-1/#comment-16986 Marcus Maddox Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:41:12 +0000 http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/?p=3106#comment-16986 Amen. I wrote something similar in one of my blogs back in January. At the time I was hearing so many pro still photographers talk about getting into video. This due for the most part on some video capabilities being packaged into DSLR cameras. Amen. I wrote something similar in one of my blogs back in January. At the time I was hearing so many pro still photographers talk about getting into video. This due for the most part on some video capabilities being packaged into DSLR cameras.

]]> By: Ryan Weber http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/2010/07/still-photographers-as-amateur-videographers/comment-page-1/#comment-16976 Ryan Weber Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:28:09 +0000 http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/?p=3106#comment-16976 Great post! Thank you! I've been going on and on about this myself. I'm dabbling in video now, but have no illusions that I'm going to make any appreciable income from it versus my still work. Aside from the technical aspects of video, the years of training it must take, and the equipment purchases/fabrication, my primary concern is becoming one of the under-priced "good enough" amateurs who undercut video pros in my town. I haven't a clue what to price or how to license motion footage. Further, I doubt the majority of us still guys will be readily accepted in the video world. It wouldn't shock me that us amateur video guys might be viewed to video pros with same disdain we view all the DSLR amateurs moving into our field and taking work from us at cutthroat or free pricing. I think anyone interested in adding video services should network with seasoned video companies, tread lightly at first, learn the craft, and exercise some humility. Great post! Thank you!

I’ve been going on and on about this myself. I’m dabbling in video now, but have no illusions that I’m going to make any appreciable income from it versus my still work.

Aside from the technical aspects of video, the years of training it must take, and the equipment purchases/fabrication, my primary concern is becoming one of the under-priced “good enough” amateurs who undercut video pros in my town. I haven’t a clue what to price or how to license motion footage.

Further, I doubt the majority of us still guys will be readily accepted in the video world. It wouldn’t shock me that us amateur video guys might be viewed to video pros with same disdain we view all the DSLR amateurs moving into our field and taking work from us at cutthroat or free pricing.

I think anyone interested in adding video services should network with seasoned video companies, tread lightly at first, learn the craft, and exercise some humility.

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