Today sees the release of Vision in Motion: A Photographers Introduction to Digital Video, by Trevor Meier. This is the latest release made by Craft & Vision eBooks, and while I have not had much time to devote a formal review to the reading, it looks very intuitive, informative, and all-around accessible for those looking to get in to video in more depth with these emerging technologies in our world of photography.

The eBook offers a great primer and introduction to the craft of capturing digital video, and the layout of the text and imagery aids the learner. I was pleased to see the segmentation of the book in terms of how a semester-long introductory course would be at an institute or university. I was especially happy to see the section on sound, and I hope Craft & Vision publishes more on this part of the video/multimedia world.

Craft & Vision summarizes the text:

Vision In Motion is an introduction to digital video for stills photographers. Written by Trevor Meier, both a professional stills photographer and film-maker, this eBook discusses the core issues of motion storytelling.

No doubt about it, video is an entirely different medium than stills photography. It’s a different language spoken with different technology and created with different processes. For digital still photographers there is often a great deal of cross-over, but without some help things can easily get lost in translation. Join Trevor as he takes you through the core issues and sets you on the right path to beginning to put your vision in motion.

I completely agree with the first sentence of the second paragraph in this summary. Although we are still dealing with similar issues as photographers, lighting, composition, focus, exposure, etc., the “difference” is in conceptualization. Still photographers have proven that their vision can be transferred to motion, just look at the work Vincent LaForet did not too long ago with the emergence of the Canon EOS 5D Mk II, but it is those still photographers that take the craft of video just as serious as their stills work that engage with the medium at a totally different and higher-quality level than others!

As always, for a limited time, the Vision in Motion is being offered for $4.00 (as opposed to the original $5.00) until 11:59 p.m. PST if you use the code: MOTION4. You can also receive 20% off when you purchase five or more books when you use the code: MOTION20.

I hope you enjoy the new release! I look forward to delving in more, as I have a few ideas in the hopper for videos!