{"id":2167,"date":"2013-06-21T09:49:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2013-07-10T19:10:35","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T01:10:35","slug":"how-to-take-better-instagram-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/21\/how-to-take-better-instagram-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to take better Instagram videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out the Instagram of video is &#8230; Instagram. The photo sharing app <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/06\/20\/tech\/social-media\/instagram-video\/index.html\">added video capabilities yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So now the app that lets us take our sub-par photos and make them look like they were shot in the most perfect of early-morning light lets us take our bad videos and make them look like &#8230; well, still bad video.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, here are six tips to shooting better Instagram videos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Shoot wide, medium and close-up.<\/strong> Most of us tend to shoot medium shots (that focus on the main subject), and we don&#8217;t get shots that show us the the full scene (wide) and that give us essential details (close-up). Be sure to include all three.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2168\" alt=\"wide-med-closeup\" src=\"http:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wide-med-closeup-500x122.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wide-med-closeup-500x122.png 500w, https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wide-med-closeup-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/chrissniderdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/wide-med-closeup.png 1144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Keep it steady.<\/strong> You probably don&#8217;t have a tripod for your phone, but bracing your phone or your body against something (a wall, a post, the ground) will help reduce the shakes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. No panning, tilting and zooming.<\/strong> Hold your shot steady and let the action take place inside the frame. No need to complicate things (and nauseate your views) by adding your own movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Set up your shots.<\/strong> Take a minute to make sure the light is good (no odd shadows), the location is interesting and there aren&#8217;t any distractions (telephone poles sticking out of someone&#8217;s head) in your shot before you hit record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Obey the rule of thirds.<\/strong> Putting your subject off-center in your frame creates tension and makes for a more visually-interesting shot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Tell a story.<\/strong> Remember video is about telling stories. Make sure your story has a strong beginning, a middle and a payoff at the end. If you can&#8217;t answer the question, &#8220;What is the story you&#8217;re going to tell?&#8221; then maybe you should just take a photo. And apply one of those cool filters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It turns out the Instagram of video is &#8230; Instagram. 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