Professional Tips for Shooting Better Home Movies
(exposure) if Possible. The iris is what controls the amount of light coming into the camera. Normally this is set to be automatic, so you don’t have to think about it.
But this results in the video image being brightened and darkened constantly as you pan between subjects, or having your subject darkened to where you can’t see it because you had a bright window behind them. If you camera has the option of using manual exposure, be sure to turn it to manual so it stays even.
3. Avoid Zooming. Walk in close (within 5 ft.) to your subject whenever possible and avoid zooming, which makes your image shaky and obscures the field of view around your subject. Plus you continue to lose light as you zoom in.
If you’re shooting people or children, a close up of them while you’re completely zoomed out seems as if you’re right
