My first slideshow, what do you think?

01/27/2011 05:26:51 PM · #1

I made my first slideshow from a photo session I did Saturday with an up and coming musician. I created it in iMovie and uploaded it to youtube, the music is from the client. Would love to hear what you think. Here is the link.

LVicari

Canon EOS-50D

01/27/2011 07:27:14 PM · #2

Sweet music! I like the shots in the alley, facing the sun the best! The only thing I would suggest is shorten the clip down to 2mins and takeout some of the shots that are similar. The video is just a little too long and you almost lost me. The song kept me.

Cool!
Any links to more of his music?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/27/2011 07:36:21 PM · #3

Originally posted by LVicari:

Thanks for that. Yeah I knew it was a bit long but wanted to use the whole song and I didn't have enough different shots to change it up. I probably could have cut the shots in half but had the transition at double the length. He put out 5 or 6 songs as a free download that you can get on his facebook page here. The link is in his information box and the LP is called "Certified"

Dr.Confuser

Nikon D800

01/27/2011 09:35:25 PM · #4

Very good for a first attempt.

I too liked the music (unexpectedly I might add). I'm wondering about the motion ... what were you trying to accomplish with the specific motion of each specific shot. I'd suggest you make sure the motion is purposeful so it doesn't just seem like random motion for its own sake.

mbrutus2009

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

01/27/2011 10:26:39 PM · #5

I like the pics you got there. I will agree with Dr.Confuser though. The motion is not something I liked and I think it could have been just a transition between each photo. HOWEVER that being said I thought it was more artistically done than mine was. When I did mine I tried to keep is simple. Here is mine...

LINKY

I guess I am torn between liking the movement of the pictures or not liking it. Seems more artistic but I don't get to look at the whole photo as it is.

01/28/2011 05:32:15 PM · #6

Originally posted by mbrutus2009:

Looks good and I like the music with it. I was trying to use the motion to do what my eyes did naturally in the full shots but I got a bit lazy on some of them and the transition time was a bit too short on a few. I learned quite a bit from this so I hope to do more, next one will not have near as many shots. Next up we are going to try and make an actual music video to another one of his songs. Gonna be more work then I realize but should be fun.

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/28/2011 05:58:53 PM · #7

I'm not a big fan of rap, but that is a pretty darned good song. I like it a lot.

Overall, I very much like what you have done. You have a lot of very nice images captured in a ghetto setting. Fits the song perfect.

The only thing I might have done different would be to mix in dissolve transitions in there rather than having all the transitions discontinuous jumps from one photograph to the other. I think discontinuous works best when you wanna slam a bunch of pictures at the viewer in a short time, but dissolves work better in other situations. But that is just me. The ending is a little rough, too, so you might want to do a fade-away at the very ending centering to a still closeup on the artist's face.

Good job!

Added Note:
Given you have a 5D Mark II you might want to try mixing in a little video and take advantage of your optics over standard video cameras some time.

Message edited by author 2011-01-28 18:05:02.

01/28/2011 06:04:24 PM · #8

Originally posted by Artifacts:

Thanks for all that. Yeah we are talking about doing a video next. Haven't really utilized the HD video function of my camera and I think that is something I could get a lot of use out of. Gonna start messing with it over the next month and see what I can do.

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/28/2011 06:12:12 PM · #9

Originally posted by jminso:

Haven't really utilized the HD video function of my camera and I think that is something I could get a lot of use out of. Gonna start messing with it over the next month and see what I can do.

Don't be afraid to try video out. Its a little intimidating at first because it isn't as intuitive as it should be. So read an online tutorial while trying it out at home by yourself and you'll be a pro in an hour.

The 5DII allows you to capture up to twelve minutes of continuous shooting before it automatically shuts off and you have to start it back up again. 12 minutes takes up about 4 Gigs of card space. Also, although they are very expensive, a high speed UDMA card is highly recommended for 1080p shooting. I bought a 16gig UDMA card for video.

Added Note:
Oh... The built-in camera mike does a pretty decent job recording but I recommend purchasing a microphone if you wanna do video. I did and all I'm gonna do is interview scientists in the middle of the wilderness. LOL!!!

Message edited by author 2011-01-28 18:16:50.

01/29/2011 08:44:43 AM · #10

Originally posted by Artifacts:

Originally posted by jminso:
Haven't really utilized the HD video function of my camera and I think that is something I could get a lot of use out of. Gonna start messing with it over the next month and see what I can do.

Don't be afraid to try video out. Its a little intimidating at first because it isn't as intuitive as it should be. So read an online tutorial while trying it out at home by yourself and you'll be a pro in an hour.

The 5DII allows you to capture up to twelve minutes of continuous shooting before it automatically shuts off and you have to start it back up again. 12 minutes takes up about 4 Gigs of card space. Also, although they are very expensive, a high speed UDMA card is highly recommended for 1080p shooting. I bought a 16gig UDMA card for video.

Added Note:
Oh... The built-in camera mike does a pretty decent job recording but I recommend purchasing a microphone if you wanna do video. I did and all I'm gonna do is interview scientists in the middle of the wilderness. LOL!!!

I am not too worried about the mic, at least for the time being since I am going to sync (or at least attempt to) it to the recorded track. I will be messing around with it this weekend some and gotta love online tutorials. Now do you recommend a shoulder harness or do you think it is manageable handholding?

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II