Design Crafters

Have you ever seen photo Christmas cards that has a picture so amazing you wonder how on earth they got that perfect shot?

Well, sometimes it’s just plain dumb luck, other times it’s planned and involves time patience and lots of clicking. There is however a third option which secret was recently revealed to me.

A certain associate of mine is one of those people who always seems to have that perfect shot. He admitted he records events and activities with his family on him digital video camera and uploads the recording on his computer. He then views it and when he gets to a part he thinks might have the picture he’s looking for, he’ll put it on slow motion to find the priceless and fleeting expressions he’s trying to capture. Once he finds that perfect shot, he somehow takes a still shot of it and turns it into a still picture. What a great way to get the candid shots and the real expressions without it looking staged.  I personally don’t know how to do it but he says it’s easy.

Now not everyone’s got the digital video camera or computer program to do it, but if you do, this is an idea for you.