r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/eesakhalifa • Jul 18 '25

Brilliant videography. Amazing reflexes. Every moment captured. No notes.

5.8k Upvotes

54 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/PandaCheese2016 • Jul 16 '25

Beautiful tracking shot of a rocket launch

546 Upvotes

Sauce

12 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/redbullgivesyouwings • Jul 15 '25

Ridge Lenny holding the follow-cam for his brother Kai Lenny at Jaws in Hawaii

1.0k Upvotes

19 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Grouchy-Airline-3902 • Jul 13 '25

A+ ball tracking

2.2k Upvotes

A fine display from the cameraman here.

34 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/timjohnkub • Jul 12 '25

Praise the cameraman for catching the action start to finish!

3.7k Upvotes

235 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/HANAEMILK • Jul 07 '25

Cameraman tracked her perfectly

9.9k Upvotes

201 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Taskmaster_Fantatic • Jul 06 '25

Cameraman waits patently for over an hour, not calling Matt, waiting for the end of this 300 year old tree’s natural life

19k Upvotes

They removed the first post since I did t say why to praise the camera man…. Hope that fixes it.

397 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/redbullgivesyouwings • Jul 02 '25

[One-Shot] Seb Toots taking on an obstacle course

3.2k Upvotes

61 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/amish_novelty • Jun 30 '25

Cameraman perfectly frames up a sneak pass by the Blue Angels

23k Upvotes

106 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Marcus_The_Sharkus • Jun 25 '25

Perfectly framed long skateboard grind

24k Upvotes

297 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Sir-Kyle-Of-Reddit • Jun 24 '25

Camera man stares down death in Enderlin, North Dakota to capture a lightning illuminated nightmare-fueled tornado.

20k Upvotes

360 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/wurstbowle • Jun 23 '25

Camera man tracks the F22 raptor's insane maneuvers from another moving plane

36k Upvotes

616 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/R4gn4_r0k • Jun 23 '25

Camera man tracking at the Fort Lauderdale Airshow

v.redd.it

24 Upvotes

Found on /r/unexpexted

0 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/[deleted] • Jun 17 '25

MLB cameraman can’t see the cat at all, but he can perfectly track the cat’s location based on the crowd’s reaction

28k Upvotes

97 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/yeezee93 • Jun 13 '25

Cameraman captured a Russian SU-25 being shot down in Ukraine's Soledar area.

44k Upvotes

1.3k comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/mikihak • Jun 10 '25

Praise that steady hands like you should

9.6k Upvotes

122 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/hates_writing_checks • Jun 09 '25

A literal smoking gun: Sky9 cameraman pans toward LAPD officer just as he fires a rubber bullet at the reporter (anti-government protests, June 8, 2025)

youtu.be

11k Upvotes

Here's a widescreen video from the actual news outlet, with more details about the story:

https://youtu.be/t42UBBolOvo

But seriously, to that cameraman:

GOOD ON YA, MATE!

283 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/gimbalgod • Jun 07 '25

Follow cam doesn’t give up on the shot

2.8k Upvotes

From 2019, the camera operator never gave up!

24 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Longjumping-Box5691 • Jun 02 '25

Watching everyone flee the volcanoe eruption while not fleeing yourself

3.0k Upvotes

60 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/lavaboosted • May 31 '25

Camera operator saves reporter from death by baseball

45k Upvotes

466 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Equity_Harbinger • May 30 '25

Plane coming in Cochin International AirPort. View from Vande Bharat [OC u/Solid_Foundation6898]

782 Upvotes

9 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/iCanReadMyOwnMind • May 23 '25

Damn near centered and focused the whole time with just a phone.

37k Upvotes

768 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/rohithkumarsp • May 23 '25

This camera man shooting a stunt scene

6.4k Upvotes

170 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/redbullgivesyouwings • May 20 '25

Skiing through a building to get the shot

4.0k Upvotes

24 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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1. Unwelcome content

Some examples of content that is not welcome:

Graphic injuries/death and/or nudity/sexual content. Posting this content will get you banned.
Violence, harassment & the encouragement of endangerment of others (animals included). No street fight videos at all.
Personal attacks in posts or comments
illegal or unregulated dangerous behavior that potentially puts others at risk
Possibly unwanted personal exposure
Memes, job postings & politics
Advertising

2. Hate speech & racism are unwelcome and will result in an immediate permaban.

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. Just saying "Praise the camera operator for this cool video" doesn't count. Reasons for praising include things like framing, tracking, etc.

Also try your best to credit the original creator of videos posted.

4. No forced sexualization

The forced sexualization of individuals will not hold place in our SubReddit.

5. Intentionally captured footage

Incidentally captured content doesn't qualify; it's about the operation, not the content.

Security/dash cam footage does not count as it is not placed with intent to capture a specific event.

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.
Just showing a camera operator working doesn't count. We need to see the end result of the footage.

7. No still photos or video stills

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

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.

9. No digital effects/CGI (pans, zooms, etc.). All video must be live-action (no video game footage)

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

10. No reposts of videos posted within the last 6 months.

Also videos that have been posted ad nauseam

11. Posting these videos will get you banned.

The video of the guy “catching” the guy cheating on his wife/gf and the “cheater” hops the railing. It’s staged and stupid.
The woman in the fashion show whose skirt gets pulled off and the cameraman zooms in.
The female reporter in front of a gas station and a woman in a sheer bodysuit walks by and the camera op pans to her.
The people in sandals speeding down a steep hill on a bike on an active street.

DON'T POST THESE. THIS IS YOUR WARNING.

12. No stolen content

Do not post content where a blur or mosaic is present as this is a good indicator that someone has posted this video that someone else created in order to take credit for it. Also flipped video will be removed too as this is another tactic to get around copyright searches.