I found an interesting website the other day I wanted to share with everyone. It is interesting to me because at the last meeting of the Crosstown Camera Club we held a brief discussion about the new DSLR cameras that are capable of taking HD video. The discussion concerned whether camera clubs will at some point in the future have to incorporate video clips in addition to still images into their agendas.
I think it is fair to state that most camera club members are not yet willing to embrace video in a club founded on producing and judging still images. Traditionally the two mediums have been viewed as separate and apart from each other. But I think most people recognize that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then video is the ultimate storytelling medium. And the new cameras capabilities make both possible to the artist.
Many prominent photographers have already made the leap producing video clips of their work that include their own narrative of how and why they took the image(s) they made. The interesting point of many of the videos is that the successful ones not only tell a good story, but incorporate good photography as well. Still photography is alive and well in the video world as the new cameras bring these two mediums closer together.
The website I mention is located at www.photographychannel.tv/ It features videos by many famous artists including Steve McCurry of National Geographic fame, Loren Greenfield producer of the project "Girl Culture" and many others. The site is a photography site and yet it is comprised of videos stories that various photographers have told with their images.
Take a look at these photography/video stories and decide for yourself if video has a future in a camera club setting.
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