Confessing my stupidity! Well, I learned something last night. Our art league had an artists' reception for a show currently hung at the Scottsdale Artists' School. I decided I would...

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Well, I learned something last night. Our art league had an artists' reception for a show currently hung at the Scottsdale Artists' School. I decided I would do a video of the show to post on our face book page. As the items were hung two-up, the show had a vertical look. So, my photo training said to take a vertical shot. Oops! Vertical in video doesn't work!

Word to those who haven't tried video before: Keep your camera horizontal even if the subject is vertical!

rcarol

AzPicLady wrote:

Well, I learned something last night. Our art league had an artists' reception for a show currently hung at the Scottsdale Artists' School. I decided I would do a video of the show to post on our face book page. As the items were hung two-up, the show had a vertical look. So, my photo training said to take a vertical shot. Oops! Vertical in video doesn't work!

Word to those who haven't tried video before: Keep your camera horizontal even if the subject is vertical!

Some phones allow vertical videos.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

AzPicLady wrote:

Well, I learned something last night. Our art league had an artists' reception for a show currently hung at the Scottsdale Artists' School. I decided I would do a video of the show to post on our face book page. As the items were hung two-up, the show had a vertical look. So, my photo training said to take a vertical shot. Oops! Vertical in video doesn't work!

Word to those who haven't tried video before: Keep your camera horizontal even if the subject is vertical!

Turn the projector or computer screen on its side and that will take care of it.

My monitor is made for graphic arts and photo editing and will rotate 90° for portrait mode.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

If you’re on a smartphone it doesn’t matter. But most of the world wants a 16:9 H:V aspect ratio. Keep the camera horizontal for video. Otherwise, some cropping in post can help.

lsupremo Loc: Palm Desert, CA

AzPicLady wrote:

Well, I learned something last night. Our art league had an artists' reception for a show currently hung at the Scottsdale Artists' School. I decided I would do a video of the show to post on our face book page. As the items were hung two-up, the show had a vertical look. So, my photo training said to take a vertical shot. Oops! Vertical in video doesn't work!

Word to those who haven't tried video before: Keep your camera horizontal even if the subject is vertical!

Many years ago I was asked to film a diving competition and I made the same stupid mistake, all the divers were diving sideways!!!🙈🫢🤭🥵🤬

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

lsupremo wrote:

Many years ago I was asked to film a diving competition and I made the same stupid mistake, all the divers were diving sideways!!!🙈🫢🤭🥵🤬

Hey, they were auditioning to be the stunt double in the flying scenes for a remake of "Superman".

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

lsupremo wrote:

Many years ago I was asked to film a diving competition and I made the same stupid mistake, all the divers were diving sideways!!!🙈🫢🤭🥵🤬

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

rcarol wrote:

Some phones allow vertical videos.

The one I did with my phone worked fine. But the camera no.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

robertjerl wrote:

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Now that's a thought. I wonder if I could get Facebook to turn everyone's viewer on its ear!

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

burkphoto wrote:

If you’re on a smartphone it doesn’t matter. But most of the world wants a 16:9 H:V aspect ratio. Keep the camera horizontal for video. Otherwise, some cropping in post can help.

Lesson learned!

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

lsupremo wrote:

Many years ago I was asked to film a diving competition and I made the same stupid mistake, all the divers were diving sideways!!!🙈🫢🤭🥵🤬

Now that had to be fun to watch!

BebuLamar

The reason for this is because the phones were designed so that they can be hold easier in the vertical position. You will see more horizontal images taken with regular cameras because they were designed for horizontal hold.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

BebuLamar wrote:

The reason for this is because the phones were designed so that they can be hold easier in the vertical position. You will see more horizontal images taken with regular cameras because they were designed for horizontal hold.

My stupidity was to assume that because the camera would automatically turn a still, that it could do the same in a video! Of course, I guess one must experiment in order to learn. Now I know.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

AzPicLady wrote:

Well, I learned something last night. Our art league had an artists' reception for a show currently hung at the Scottsdale Artists' School. I decided I would do a video of the show to post on our face book page. As the items were hung two-up, the show had a vertical look. So, my photo training said to take a vertical shot. Oops! Vertical in video doesn't work!

Word to those who haven't tried video before: Keep your camera horizontal even if the subject is vertical!

Too late for this experience (I did the same at a parade several years ago thinking it could be rotated) but I thought that there are programs that now allow that.
Also I thought I read that some mirrorless cameras can now do this.

Stephan G

AzPicLady wrote:

Well, I learned something last night. Our art league had an artists' reception for a show currently hung at the Scottsdale Artists' School. I decided I would do a video of the show to post on our face book page. As the items were hung two-up, the show had a vertical look. So, my photo training said to take a vertical shot. Oops! Vertical in video doesn't work!

Word to those who haven't tried video before: Keep your camera horizontal even if the subject is vertical!

Use a snippet of the Monkees for the intro, maybe?

Another idea, have the audience/viewer lay across a table in front of the screen.