Dear friend, I am SUPER EXCITED to share with you my brand-new street photography POV video on YouTube! I think it is the most innovative video so far!
How I made the video
I used the GoPro Fusion (360 degree camera), used ‘overcapture’ to make the fisheye effect, then used iMovie to edit together some of the footage I shot from the RICOH GR II 28mm. In this video I demonstrate several techniques: 1) Walking alongside the subject and shooting them (and waiting for them to notice my presence, then look at me, and then I shoot more, 2) Walking around my subjects and shooting head-on (sometimes with flash), 3) The Cutoff Technique (when crossing cross-walks), and 4) Pretending like I’m shooting something behind my subjects. Enjoy!
YouTube: INNOVATIVE NEW GOPRO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY POV: Cutoff Technique, Shooting Head-On, Flash, on 28mm
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