Photography Reels
Photography is the art of taking photos and freezing a moment in time, yet unfreezing that photo and transforming photography into a series of moments through a reel can create a beautifully alternate story.
A photography purist may frown upon reels and there are some headaches aspects of it, incorporating content that may feel gimmicky at times to appease the social media algorithm. The most important factor is putting out content that you believe in and is reflective of who you are as it will resonate with others who share the same sentiments.
These top 5 reels will provide some food for thought on what reels you can create to further grow you photography.
No. 5 Magical Butterfly
They say diamonds are a girls best friend, well butterflies are a photographers favourite insect friend and it's a magical experience to capture the detail of their endless architectural beauty. In this reel I wanted to accentuate the butterfly's beauty by telling a different story through a particular edit completed in photoshop and combine the two together. The countdown adds drama and much like a caterpillar going through metamorphosis, the screen freezes allowing the butterfly to morph into a magical being.
@kelvinbingard The frozen Butterfly!🦋🥶 created using Photoshop & Davinci Resolve #butterfly #photoshop #davinciresolve #beforeandafter #canon ♬ Caruso - Andrea Bocelli
No.4 Nature's Beauty & Cruelty
This is the most successful reel of mine which generate over 300k views on Facebook.
I remember seeing the Egret spearfishing with it's dangerous beak and reacted by trying to capture the action in slow motion on my Canon R5 camera. to the human eye it's really difficult to see if the egret successfully catches the tiny fish because the action is so quick.
After a few failed attempts my luck transpired and it's truly an honour to capture nature at it's finest even though sadly it was to the detriment of a tiny fish.
3. Poetography
This reel is definitely my most creative, as a photographer at times we want out photos to speak more beyond it's visual limitations and the art of poetography answers that question. Poetography is the art of combining photography and poetry, the creative process can be quite time consuming at is involves a great deal of editing, generating poetic sentences, then combining it together in a reel where it all glues nicely.
This content is definitely worth a try given its creative and unique aspect it's difficult to scroll past and not view when it appears on your social media feed.
2. Moonlight
The reel I received the most positive feedback is this Halloween moon reel, what started with little expectation turned into something that surprised myself. I initially took a series of moon photos over few days for a Halloween blog, during the video editing phase I became increasingly pedantic about getting the video perfect as its potentially slowly became apparent.
The sound was sourced from Artlist which is a fantastic website with a great sound library. I believe the reels success is due to the visual & audio story telling aspect but remained simple and effortless to watch.
1. Flying In Slow Motion
Taking the number 1 spot is the reel which brings me the most joy to watch - the warping of time, the bright lights, and simplicity makes it very well balanced. The key for this video and others on the list is this reimagining of the situation in a way the human eye cannot capture, the carousel moving in slow motion while the people are almost suspended in the air creates a nice altered reality.
The cherry on top in the song Lady (Hear Me Tonight) by Modjo which synchronises well with the carousel like two dancing partners connected as one in thoughts.
Lastly it captures the essence of a carnival which is fun & joy, taking you back to the moment and reliving that experience through this reel.
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