Welcome to the once a month blogger! The purpose of this blog is really to share ideas/thoughts/projects and maybe even a story or two!

I became a stay at home mom after having my second child. As a new stay at home mom I wanted a way to document the things I'm working on as well as share with anyone who might care to listen. I have gotten so many great ideas from others that I want to pay it forward in any way I can.

As for the name, "The Once a Month Blogger," Well, I have to be honest, that is extremely ambitious for me! I've had a personal blog site for about 6-7 years and have probably written on it less than a dozen times. My posts aren't likely to be long. I like to try to keep things as brief as possible!

As a warning, if you're looking for comic relief or inspiring literary genius...you won't find it here. But

I promise I will do my best to post once a month or more, even if only to briefly update you on a current project. Hopefully you can find something you'll like!

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

My Journey into Videography Continues

I had another chance to practice my videography on a wedding.  My sister-in-law was getting remarried in St. George and I was in charge of photography.  So I thought I may as well take the opportunity to do some video as well.  I'm glad I did, because I didn't love how the photos came out.  They would have been great outside, but we were in a room with beige walls and a beige floor.  That is the perfect recipe for orange pictures, and I didn't have any off camera lighting with me.  Also, the wedding went really quick.  Like less than 5 minutes quick.  So I had a lot less to work with in editing.

For this video I tried to use less movement and just focus on the people and cutting back and forth.  I used a tripod and my Monfrotto Fluid Head (which is amazing, by the way.  I have another Manfrotto that's a lot cheaper, but it doesn't really even compare to this one.  Well worth the price) for most of the shots.  I also shot some handheld, only because the space in the room was a little tight.  With those I just applied stabilization.  I shot the majority of this in 1920x1080, 30 fps.

I also edited with Premiere Pro instead of Magix and it made a HUGE difference for me in post.  I spend a whole lot less time editing, even with the learning curve.  I did the whole thing in a day.  It probably would have taken less time without interruptions from kids ;).  I would wholeheartedly recommend Premiere Pro.

I know my videography is definitely a work in progress, but I think this video is better than the first wedding I did.  It's progress, and at this point that's all I care about.

Here it is!




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