Time Capsule Lesson Two

For our second lesson in my Time Capsule course, we were assigned a project where we shot only video. I take Molly to ballet lessons on Wednesdays and we always walk there. It's about 7 blocks and it seems to take us hours and hours to get there. The girls both run, ask to be carried and walk with me. Since this is a part of our weekly life, I thought it would be fun to make a time capsule of it.

This project felt a bit easier than my first one where we had to shoot still photos. I think it was easier to find the flow of the project because of the movement. I am however excited for our next project which is combining the two formats (still and video) into one film.

Without further adieu, I present "Going to Ballet":

Going to Ballet from Rebecca Burgess on Vimeo.

Creating Time Capsules

This year has awakened my love for video with my one-second a day project and now with Time Capsules. I'm taking a "Creating Time Capsules" class and finding out how hard a good video is to make! I'm loving every hard lesson though.

Our first assignment was to create a video using only still photos. I decided to document a day at gymnastics for Maggie. I feel like the music I paired it with is perfect for my little, Mag-Pie.

Maggie Flips for Gymnastics from Rebecca Burgess on Vimeo.

Video Obsession

My new camera has video ability and I've been busy exploring what it can do. I took some video last week when Molly and I went on our photo date and spent some time this week crafting a very short video.

Molly at the Park from Rebecca Burgess on Vimeo.

I'm constantly inspired by my friend, Francesa's time capsule videos and have been hounding her for tips and thoughts. Luckily she's very generous with her tips and workshop ideas. She might also be the reason I settled on the Nikon D750. She's very good at helping me part with my money. I hope to share many more (and improved) videos with you in the future. I might even sneak in some video on my next 10 on 10 or a Day in the Life Photography Challenge. I just signed up for a Time Capsule class with Xanthe Berkeley but it doesn't start until March. I have a lot of deadlines between now and then so I think having to wait will be great for me.