Learning curve for a still photographer

[Reg Good]

Wow! What a community. I'm new. And what a product to help realize dreams! Daily, I'm imagining images of still and video mixed as one work, and I am very excited about the possibilities of this new form of expression. I'm a still photographer. What do I need to learn -how do I do it- to be able to shoot the video and handle Scarlet workflow?

 

[Barry Gregg]

Reg; That's a very big question. Read here and study here a lot. Learn about moving the camera and how to tell a story in a sequence of shots, not a single image.

Scarlet workflow hasn't been defined yet. You could start with learning R3D workflow here on the forums. Download Red Cine and Red Alert. Download a few R3D files and start playing within your current post workflow and find a method that works for you.

Welcome to the revolution. Many of us came from still photography, and currently shoot stills.

 

[Reg Good]

Thanks for the help Barry. Great to be here.

 

[Gavin Greenwalt]

Not a whole lot.

Obviously there'll be a lot to learn about lines of action and other cinematic techniques for telling a story but as far as shooting good looking videos there isn't a very steep learning curve.

All of the principles of exposure and framing will still be the same. Unlike a video camera there'll be very little camera side to worry about. Just think of REDCine like you would Aperture or Lightroom but with a moving image instead of a still.

The one thing you'll have to get used to is working more procedurally. If you want to dodge a highlight then you'll need to use a bezier shape instead of a paint brush. If you want to clone tool you'll have to use a bezier. Getting used to working non-destructively will be the most challenging transition.

 

[Reg Good]

Thanks Gavin.

 

[Jim Hoffman]

Reg -

If you've been working with RAW files in your still work you will find the r3d concept very familiar. (and awesome)

JIM