A video preview of my 2010 Favorite photographs. For better quality select the “720p” option.
This is a bit of an experiment, and I’ll be interested to see how it goes…
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I was going to bring up your academic training/teaching in my original comment but I wanted you to bring it up in your reply and you did not disappoint me. I think a good musical piece timed with the imagery really brings out the beauty, impact, whatever of the photograph(s). Cometary also explains to the viewer what you were thinking at the time of the shutter release. Most videos are presented, nowadays, on a web page and most have some sort of audio. A good example is Charley Cramer’s video of his show at the Center for Photographic Arts. If he didn’t have his cometary you would be puzzled while viewing a very nice video. In viewing your video first thing I did was make sure the speaker power was on and the volume was turned up. I guess one has to ask whether they are making a video for themselves or for their audience.
I hope this makes some type of sense, it is almost midnight and my brain isn’t working to well…by the way, great first attempt on your video.
Ben
PS…Yes, if I am lucky enough to get into the “Rangers Club” next month in Yosemite, I will give you a report.
Funny you should mention audio…
I’m not one to add random background music to visual images – that seems somewhat disrespectful to both the images and the music. (The implications being that the images are not interesting on their own, and that music is merely background.) But my perspective is more than a bit skewed. My academic training is in music theory and composition…
When I first “watched” (rather than looked at?”) the photographs as a video presentation, I have to admit that I briefly thought, “I should add some audio.” But then I wondered why I would need audio with a sequenced presentation of the very same photograps that don’t seem to need it when the are, for example, presented on a web page.
Continuing my wondering, it the occurred to me that I could compose my own music to accompany my photographs.
I need to think about that a bit…
Dan
(Who wonders also whether it would be a good or bad thing to do a voice-over talking briefly about the photographs.)
I always liked this idea of viewing one’s work but I think it needs some sort of audio, some relaxing music of some sort or cometary in ones own voice.
Ben
Great presentation Dan. I’ll have to check this one out again.