New "Nail The Shot" Format - Do you like?

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Even though I no longer shoot Nikon, I was able to apply the lessons in the video to another manufacturer's camera. This is the key feature of "How I got the shot" series.

I loved it.

BTW: Why didn't you scoot back and use precapture to catch the bird's antics?

Tom
Pre capture is JPEG only so I don't play with it. :)
 
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OK, I'm going to try something new today.

In the past, I've published "Nail The Shot" videos with eight photos and covered the field techniques for each. I really like this kind of video because it demonstrates the practical application rather than just theory. However, I think the old format was too long, often pushing 30 minutes.

So, I'm taking a different approach and hope you'll give me your feedback in the comments under the video. Instead of cramming eight shots into a video with explanations for each, I'm only doing one photo in a short-form style video that I think will prove more enjoyable to watch.

So, check out my first attempt at the link below. Just seven minutes and packed with info.

I like it ! Very concise and informative...
 
Though I see all your videos Steve, I love this bite size format, which I enjoyed a couple of days back. Your idea of putting the technical clutter in a single slide is great. It should be no more 5 seconds or so. We can pause it if we need to, as I often do in your videos and also go back a few seconds from time to time. That way the size can stay compact and you can dwell on other aspects without wasting video time on the boring stuff.
 
Ah yes, and occasionally one of your priceless one liners that thread through your books will light up a NTS video! I absolutely love them. To quote one from the BIF book "...and knowing the success rate is roughly the same as cleaning a cat with a Dustbuster."!
 
I’m torn! I liked this format, but when I settle down to watch YouTube, I like something chunky…. And I’m up to date with almost all of your (more) recent and/or timeless stuff. :(
 
I much prefer the longer format, this one seemed to be rushed so as not to make it too long?
Image quality and subject matter were of course up to the usual high standard.
 
OK, I'm going to try something new today.

In the past, I've published "Nail The Shot" videos with eight photos and covered the field techniques for each. I really like this kind of video because it demonstrates the practical application rather than just theory. However, I think the old format was too long, often pushing 30 minutes.

So, I'm taking a different approach and hope you'll give me your feedback in the comments under the video. Instead of cramming eight shots into a video with explanations for each, I'm only doing one photo in a short-form style video that I think will prove more enjoyable to watch.

So, check out my first attempt at the link below. Just seven minutes and packed with info.

On a side note. Do you think its time to have a forum section dedicated to video?
 
On a side note. Do you think its time to have a forum section dedicated to video?
I'm thinking about it. The trick is if it's a dedicated tech forum like this, a presentation forum, or one of each. The trouble is, I don't think there are enough video enthusiasts on the board to keep forums like that active.
 
I liked these videos in general and enjoyed this one as well, but personally I prefer the ones that feature multiple images like your 800 PF: The Story Behind The Photos video. The reason being that it’s much more efficient to watch one video with five explanations than finding and loading five different videos and sitting through five introductions that simply explain the format of the video before getting to the shot.

I liked how you threw in the second shot with it catching the fish. So perhaps a good compromise for me would be seeing a series of similarly situated shots from the same setting. The videos are definitely educational, though, and I’ll keep watching either way.
 
I liked these videos in general and enjoyed this one as well, but personally I prefer the ones that feature multiple images like your 800 PF: The Story Behind The Photos video. The reason being that it’s much more efficient to watch one video with five explanations than finding and loading five different videos and sitting through five introductions that simply explain the format of the video before getting to the shot.

I liked how you threw in the second shot with it catching the fish. So perhaps a good compromise for me would be seeing a series of similarly situated shots from the same setting. The videos are definitely educational, though, and I’ll keep watching either way.
The 800PF was a bit different though, since it was more "themed" than the others. In that video, it was all about using a specific piece of gear and how it helped me get the shot. Although, now that I'm thinking about it, that may not be a bad approach to a video either. Room for all of it on YT and I'm always looking for ideas for content.
 
Excellent change. I liked the old ones with multiple photos too…but either 1 or maybe 2 is out the right answer. If you decide to try doing 2…then perhaps pick a similar subject that required a different set of presets and AF area to compare and contrast the two and why what worked for one wouldn't have worked as well for the other and vice versa. Although I liked the 8 image ones…they're kinda like a firehose.
 
I liked this shorter format...but it did seem a little rushed. I do believe there is room for both longer and shorter. Some key features to keeping my interest is delivery (yours is stellar, fast, concise and funny at times), and teaching me how to think by sharing how you think about all the details that would go into the image you are showing. It's a lot. I also like the idea of frame that showed all your settings as a recap?
 
Thanks @Steve for the new video and great shot of the Egret. I found the fact about "wings covering reflections" to be very interesting.

I find both long and short versions good, but I do believe the "attention span" today to be shorter and shorter (which explains popularity of TikTok). I would vote for the shorter version, but 7 minutes is quite short.. I guess anything up to 12 minutes is still considered short and would not discourage viewers to jump ship.

What I find keeps the viewer interested is:
- interesting facts (such as "wings covering reflections"
- example photos "including EXIF data"
- approach to taking that photo (which you covered well)
- overview of the gear (for gear geeks out there / like me :)
 
Who's still using a DSLR???


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I love my new D850. It gives me great power , and with great power comes great responsibility…. To be a better photographer. That’s why all of your videos and ebooks are so important. Great insight, great techniques. Thanks for all of it.
 
Dear Steve:
I liked the short format, but was okay with the longer format too. Keep teaching, this old dog keeps learning new tricks!
PS Loved that Lion shot in the information on the new Z9 phonebook. Simple subject perfectly captured.
 
Love this video format, Steve. Thanks as always for your amazing 'content'. Also picked up the new book today. Gonna have to wait to jump into it, given my Z9 is off to Nikon after my idiocy of dropping it on a concrete floor.
 
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