With the recent addition of albums to Instagram, photographers have a fantastic opportunity to add videos such as behind the scenes, short vlogs, or even short clips along with their images. However, if you are like me, cinematography is kind of a new world. While setting up the camera to film isn’t incredibly complicated, editing the content afterward is like learning Photoshop all over again: a nightmare! Thanks to YouTube and amazing people like Ben Brown, getting a grasp of Adobe Premiere’s basics isn’t too difficult.
In the video above, the British vlogger shows us how he edits his vlogs. The reason why I looked for a YouTuber to learn Premiere is simply because they have to edit quickly to keep up with their daily posting. So their editing must be straight forward and kept to the bare minimum! I wanted to start with a method that is easy and fast which is exactly what Brown demonstrates in his short tutorial. From keyboard shortcuts to best practices to save a few seconds here and there, you’ll learn how to be efficient with Adobe Premiere in just 20 minutes.
While you won’t learn to create amazing cinematic footage here, you’ll be able to put together a few clips that can be used as a teaser on social networks or shared in an album on Instagram to add more perspective to your content. People are curious and tend to like behind the scenes content and even more so when it’s a video. If you give BTS footage a try, be sure to share the result in the Fstoppers Groups. Our staff writers are constantly looking at what’s happening there and might find interest in your content to write an article about your work or a specific shoot you did.
The video above is a quick example I created after a recent shoot. It took me about 5-10 minutes to put it together even though I had never opened Premiere before. The colors aren't perfect as I used an Instagram filter to save time, but learning more color editing is next on my list.
Do any of you shoot video on a regular basis on your photo shoots? Do you prefer creating video content as well as pictures, or do you use video purely for documenting your projects? I’d love to hear about your relationship with videography and your biggest issues as a photographer getting into video. So be sure to leave a comment below with your thoughts on the matter or any tips you'd have for people starting out.