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Before You Shoot Video: Essential Guide for Photographers

Before You Shoot Video: Essential Guide for Photographers

Update: 2025-11-07
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Stepping into video work as a photographer? Before you hit record, you need to understand the technical fundamentals that make—or break—your footage.

In this episode, James Patrick breaks down the 10 essential technical skills photographers must know before transitioning into video, including shutter speed rules, frame rates, ND filters, autofocus behavior, lighting continuity, audio basics, codecs, bitrates, and more.


Whether you're adding video to your services or simply exploring motion for the first time, this episode gives you the roadmap to get started the right way.

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Before You Shoot Video: Essential Guide for Photographers

Before You Shoot Video: Essential Guide for Photographers

James Patrick