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Great tips in here! And I know this isn’t about videos… but, don’t forget about videos. I love taking pictures. In particular, candid moment-capturing portrait
by arscan 2y ago
Great tips in here! And I know this isn’t about videos… but, don’t forget about videos.
I love taking pictures. In particular, candid moment-capturing portraits that reveal something about the subject. Also, technically challenging ones with really long exposures (eg around a campfire), or narrow depth of field (eg of my kids playing in the backyard). I like to think I’ve taken plenty of “good” photos of my family over the years.
But something I’ve found is what I go back to the most are those poor quality, poorly edited, silly little videos I take of my family just living life. I used to avoid video because the outcome was just too hard to control. They would never turn out “good”.
But flipping through my digital albums now, I wish i took more videos. A poor video can capture a lot… maybe even more than a great picture. So I find myself taking a lot more videos now.
- prismatix 2y agoI gave my daughter a toy camera around age 2.5 or 3 and didn't realize it also captured video. She had unintentionally discovered the video function and has since captured many conversations, photos of our old house, videos of car rides, and loving moments between our family. She's had it for almost 3 years now and it's been one of her longest lasting toys and is, without a doubt, the most meaningful. It gives "seeing the world through her eyes" a whole new meaning.
- ErigmolCt 2y agoThat’s absolutely beautiful! It will be so priceless for her when she grows up...
- _tom_ 2y agoI suggest backing it up in multiple places. Electronic forms are so much less durable than physical.
- BOOSTERHIDROGEN 2y agoWhat kind of toy camera?
- kleinishere 2y agoThis is such a beautiful comment. My 4yo child recently received a $10 digital camera at a generous birthday party and independently has figured out how to take videos (in addition to photos). Some self interviews, some videos of his sibling, his family. It really is amazing to see things from his eyes.
- aaronax 2y agoI do an annual one-take video around the house with the family, just talking about what has changed. Open cabinets and show what is in them. Talk about what is going on that week and what you are looking forward to. It usually goes for 20-30 minutes.
- kmoser 2y agoThose videos are destined to be pure family nostalgia gold. I hope you're saving them in a format that can be easily backed up and shared with family members, both present and future. I also suggest taking a few candid snapshots and putting them into a book at some point. Video is good, but there's something special about a physical album that you can pass down for generations. If you distribute several copies of the books to various relatives, I'd be willing to bet they'll outlast the videos in the long run.
- ErigmolCt 2y agoI think that photos give you a freezing feeling of a moment and that’s what makes them so vital to a person
- arscan 2y agoI agree, a frozen moment in time is special. But it also doesn’t quite capture subtleties that require the time dimension… e.g.; a quirky speech pattern that was a constant for a year or two but then just disappeared.
- ErigmolCt 2y agoIf I umderdtood correctly photo can show the moment, but the experience of living it, with all its nuances, is something that can't be fully captured in a single frame...
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