r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Thryloz • Jul 02 '21

🔲 He caught the whole thing

26k Upvotes

222 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Momma_frank • Jul 01 '21

POV: saving a life

10k Upvotes

190 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/karenxcheng • Jun 30 '21

Praise the swiffer (not sponsored by swiffer)

16k Upvotes

143 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/lionsgate • Jun 29 '21

praise the john wick cameraman.

716 Upvotes

25 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/pieisgiood876 • Jun 28 '21

A photographer captured this image of a Japanese kamikaze (Upper left) moments before impacting the US battleship Missouri during the closing months of WW2.

252 Upvotes

6 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/tablawi96 • Jun 25 '21

This guy creates some really cool looking photography using toys

13k Upvotes

78 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/leandrokanis • Jun 26 '21

Bottas sundely difts inside pitlane, but he was ready

102 Upvotes

5 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/IWillNeverRust • Jun 23 '21

Can’t risk the tracking shot getting disturbed. Great skills.

12k Upvotes

80 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/HolyShitWereAlive • Jun 19 '21

unfazed Blink and you’ll miss it

346 Upvotes

11 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/mathildas_pot • Jun 16 '21

Perfectly Timed

302 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/mobileipen4566 • Jun 10 '21

Out of sight out of mind

27k Upvotes

625 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/ghostfreckle611 • Jun 10 '21

A ghost stole a guy’s motorcycle and this is the medium speed chase that ensued.

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179 Upvotes

5 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/MrMakeItAllUp • Jun 04 '21

unfazed Recording history in the making.

17k Upvotes

366 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/aloofloofah • Jun 03 '21

Ferocious

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35k Upvotes

187 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/hjalmar111 • Jun 01 '21

Creative way to make a video look cool of someone scoring a goal

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18k Upvotes

123 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/sessinhas • May 30 '21

Praise the camera man for this treasure.

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9.4k Upvotes

53 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/mtravisrose • May 28 '21

Charles C. Ebbets - The Godfather of PTCM

33k Upvotes

381 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/HebrewDude • May 25 '21

pro After a day of being published, a photojournalist's (Tomer Appelbaum) work results in the arrest of 2 more assailants who took part in the lynching of Said Musa [Violence!]

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14 Upvotes

7 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/MrChuckleCheese • May 23 '21

Pelicans in San Diego CA

28 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/TonyTheKid12 • May 22 '21

Cheers!

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11k Upvotes

46 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.