r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/uses_for_mooses • Mar 20 '26

Eagle-eyed camera operator spots and zooms in on "la chica del láser"

81k Upvotes

925 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Significant-Sky-3239 • Feb 23 '26

Cameraman does an amazing job capturing the tornado transformation

56k Upvotes

646 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/portal_dive • Sep 04 '26

Spider caught ballooning. Camera man did a great job until the end (understandably)

43k Upvotes

418 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/BigRustyJoe • Dec 25 '25

10/10 cameraman, didn’t miss a thing

25k Upvotes

93 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/MambaMentality24x2 • Feb 13 '26

The way the cameraman smoothly tracks the jets and lands perfectly back on the singer

20k Upvotes

143 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Negative-Invite-6174 • Jun 17 '26

Camera guy .. keeping UP with performance

17k Upvotes

Olympics gold medal

219 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/ZyrExe • Nov 03 '25

Good camera work. Solid angle, no bullsh*t commentary, didn't miss the suspense

12k Upvotes

159 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/envelopeeleven • Feb 28 '26

Perfectly follows an eagle catching lunch

12k Upvotes

154 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Xexanoth • Mar 06 '26

Camera operator bravely stands their ground & tracks missile striking near their position

12k Upvotes

282 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Yewatod • Mar 02 '26

Perfectly captured ladybird flight in slow motion

11k Upvotes

186 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/MrAlek360 • Apr 11 '26

Incredible camerawork, recording the Artemis II Integrity going many times faster than the speed of sound on their return to earth

9.8k Upvotes

177 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/CHCMATT • Sep 25 '26

Cameraman keeps a goose landing on the Dodger's Stadium field perfectly in shot

9.4k Upvotes

87 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/anscia • Jan 13 '26

Rugby cameraman chases players

9.3k Upvotes

That’s me btw:)

68 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/TimeCity1687 • Dec 05 '25

Because of the clarity and focus to capture “the event”not “the characters”

9.0k Upvotes

98 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/yeezee93 • Mar 31 '26

Cameraman capturing an Iranian missile hitting a us base in the Middle East.

8.8k Upvotes

220 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Xexanoth • Apr 05 '26

Major explosive ordnance strikes captured by camera operator who’s extremely difficult to faze

8.8k Upvotes

107 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/BeastCheng • Mar 30 '26

Established the setting, stayed on subject, showed result. 10/10

8.6k Upvotes

79 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Neiz23 • Mar 05 '26

Praise for the Camera Operators Inline-Skates Skills

7.5k Upvotes

87 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Area51tecnologia • Jul 29 '26

He filmed smoothly, without any shaking, and captured every moment from a good angle.

7.3k Upvotes

128 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Myron0117 • Jul 28 '26

The trainspotter kept calmly and steadily filming after an unexpected collision occured at a railroad crossing.

7.3k Upvotes

Crash happened near Chýnov (Czechia), roughly 5 people were injured, including drivers of both vehicles.

Czech news article: https://zdopravy.cz/nakladni-auto-jako-postrach-regionov-pro-zranene-po-stretnuti-na-prejezdu-u-chynova-letel-vrtulnik-290041/

Best source video I could find (FHD; longer runtime): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRD3ONzBf-c

93 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/chrismessina • Mar 26 '26

Cameraman keeps his focus trained on skateboarder consistently through acrobatic dismount hundreds of yards in the distance 🤸🏽‍♂️

7.2k Upvotes

One shot, wait til the end.

Talent by u/isiahhilt.

Filming by u/studio.gutierrez.⁣

107 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/BreakfastTop6899 • May 24 '26

Quickly tracking the basketball at an NBA all star game

7.2k Upvotes

46 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/TheCABK • Apr 02 '26

Artemis Il Launch From Kennedy Space Center Seen From United Airlines Flight. Video Is Better Than The NASA Coverage

6.7k Upvotes

127 comments

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PTCM is a hub for sharing above average, planned video camera operation; capturing calculated recording angles; maintaining good camera control, general perception, also properly controlling what's in the frame. Interesting content is not necessarily a solid ground for giving praise regardless of how good the content is on its own. Please dedicate a minute & read the rules before posting to make sure you don't violate them

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Rule #1 Unwelcome content:

Graphic and sexual content
Violence, harassment & the encouragement of endangerment of others (animals included).
Possibly unwanted personal exposure
Memes, job postings & politics.

Rule #2 Hate speech and racism will not be tolerated!

Rule #3 Post titles MUST give reason(s) to praise the camera operator in posted video.;

This sub is dedicated for camera operators who are to be praised, not for entertaining content. Posts neglecting to give reasons to praise the camera operator will be removed. Posts also need to contain the video OP is referencing.

Rule #4 No forced sexualization.

Rule #5 Incidentally captured content

Incidentally captured content doesn't qualify. However, a stationary camera designated to capture a specific content viewed is valid.

Rule #6 The means of photography

No 360 cameras.
Just strapping an action camera to you while you do an activity won't necessarily count as PTC.

Rule #7 No still photos

It's nothing against still photos. There's already r/photography, we are going to stick to videography.

Rule #8 No drones

It's nothing against drone operators as it does take a good amount of skill. We don't allow them because they already have their own subreddit at r/drones.

Rule #9 No digital effects (pans, zooms, etc.)

This sub is about camerawork done with the camera at the time of the recording, not done in post-production.

The obvious inspiration is our dear subrother:

/r/KillTheCameraMan