I guess each has its own merit.
you can watch things "as it was" in a video. there can be alternate zoom in and out to focus on subjects. it can be confusing as too many things happen simultaneously. a video has sound, motion, music. there is hardly a single moment to experience. it hardly allows us to stop time and revisit it in our mind because it is all happening in front of our eyes. it is hard to concentrate on any one aspect. it has the feel of speed and technology. you wouldn't feel the progression in time since video is continuous.
a photo. its a snapshot frozen in time. it allows us to experience the stopped time and relive the experience. an unchecked tear, a stealthy glance, a misplaced frown. a photo has a still, clutter-free quality. the camera is liable to discover some missed detail. you can stare at a photo, a single shot for the longest time and discover different aspects of the same picture. a photo is a discrete moment in time, so a same face could show a completely different expression in a matter of minutes. you capture a moment, an emotion and spin a web of stories around it.
why aren't there celebrity video-makers, like we have celebrity photographers ?
so much for a day with Raghu Rai's photo exhibition.
you can watch things "as it was" in a video. there can be alternate zoom in and out to focus on subjects. it can be confusing as too many things happen simultaneously. a video has sound, motion, music. there is hardly a single moment to experience. it hardly allows us to stop time and revisit it in our mind because it is all happening in front of our eyes. it is hard to concentrate on any one aspect. it has the feel of speed and technology. you wouldn't feel the progression in time since video is continuous.
a photo. its a snapshot frozen in time. it allows us to experience the stopped time and relive the experience. an unchecked tear, a stealthy glance, a misplaced frown. a photo has a still, clutter-free quality. the camera is liable to discover some missed detail. you can stare at a photo, a single shot for the longest time and discover different aspects of the same picture. a photo is a discrete moment in time, so a same face could show a completely different expression in a matter of minutes. you capture a moment, an emotion and spin a web of stories around it.
why aren't there celebrity video-makers, like we have celebrity photographers ?
so much for a day with Raghu Rai's photo exhibition.
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