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Composition
> Get Close
A
lot of camcorders have powerful lenses that let you
shoot from very far away. This is a mistake. Sure it
is polite--and intuitive--to stay a safe distance from
your subject, but politeness does not good video photography
make.
Professional
camera operators make a point of getting close to their
subjects. Why? The video looks better. Getting close
to your subject means shots that are more dynamic, more
three-dimensional, more involving. This is tough for
most beginning camcorder users to do--it is just so
much easier to stand far back and zoom in. But it's
worth noting that while amateurs look for super-zoom
lenses, professionals crave wide-angle lenses--which
allow them to get even closer to their subjects.
Of
course there are times that a super-zoom lens is great:
shooting your daughter's recital from the back of the
room, for instance. But even in that example, you'd
get better shots by sneaking to the front of the room.
Three good examples of getting close.
All these images were shot from
within a foot or two of the subject.
The resulting shots are dynamic
and visually engaging. Don't be
afraid to get close.
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