Video Camera Exposure
Control your camera’s exposure to get better shots. (Click on the title if the video is not visible). In Part 4 of How to Shoot Your Kid, I’ll show you how to control the exposure of your video camera, and improve your shooting, no matter what camera you use. Get the full DVD of [...]
Think Like a Big Director and Make Your Home Movies More Fun to Watch
You’re shooting video of your family. All you have to do is aim the camera and keep it pointed at your kids, right? After all, it’s only your home movies. Why should you try to do more? Well if you don’t think you should do more, stop reading right now. For the rest of you, [...]
10 Ways to Ruin Your Home Movies
Find yourself obligated to shoot videos of your family again? Want a way to get out of it? Well, here are some things you can do that will make your videos so ugly, no one will want you to shoot video again. At Patchin Pictures, the video production and duplication company I founded in 1997, [...]
Don’t Just Point and Shoot: Give Purpose to Your Videos
Are you satisfied with the quality of video you shoot of your family just because your family is in it? Most people take on the task of shooting video of their kids’ activities just because they should. But do you ever think about why you shoot video? Beyond the obvious answers of family obligation and [...]
