How do you split Photo/Video for non critical (family) things?

Just wondering how people who are into both photo and video, split between getting stills and filming that proper moment? I do not do any paid work, only family events and travel. I started as stills only and got into video and video editing. I still enjoy doing both stills and video. When looking at my Lightroom Catalog, my image count has gone down from something crazy like 6,000 per year to 1,000 per year, mostly because a good amount of time I am shooting more video. Yesterday (easter), me and the family had a great Easter at home, I started in stills mode, but once my mind switched to video, it never went back to photo, I regrettably do not have that many stills, but do have lots of video. Just wondering if anyone has any tips or system, it seems like photo and video are two different mindsets and its easy to get locked into one.

Search online How to capture stills from video. Lots of choices and methods. Personally, I discovered little family interest in video, so stopped doing it long ago.

it seems like photo and video are two different mindsets

It does.

 

Maybe consider using them differently. What do you think stills capture better than video and what does video capture better than stills? Then, figure out the situation or event you want to capture and try to work with your choice of media accordingly. Of course, there will be many occasions where both will be viable and you will just have to go with your gut if you find it difficult to switch back and forth, which is understandable.

 

Very generally speaking, but with lots of exceptions, were I to want to capture lasting images of individuals, whether portraits or more casual type shots from a gathering, I'd go for still. If there are fleeting, individual moments I think would be effectively stilled and perhaps even become more than the moment in time, I'd use still. A good still capture of just the right moment of a kid blowing out the candles, in many cases, will be more powerful than a 5-minute video of mom carrying in the cake, etc. However, mom carrying in the cake as part of a video narrative can be an effective story-telling tool. Is it a story you want to tell more literally or one you want to tell by extracting a significant moment or gesture?

 

When complex interactions and movements are a vital part of what's being memorialized, video might be a good choice.

 

And, don't forget, many stills of family events are put together into slideshows or sent as a series in emails. That may be halfway between a single still and a video, though I still think there's a difference between series of stills and videos, in terms of the way they impact the viewer and are thought about and created by the photographer.

Is this a business question seeking business based answers, or a more general question? If the latter, then I shall move the conversation.

 

As a business response: video and stills are two different mindsets, and most of the time require two different technical approaches. The short answer is to employ additional staff to accommodate what you cannot do yourself.

 

I know a few Wedding and Portrait Photographers who, with high grade gear, lift stills from their Video, but that is in addition to the separate Still Images taken by the additional Photographer.

 

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