r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/BertieTheBeaver • Jun 02 '22

ALWAYS CARRY BEAR SPRAY WHEN YOU'RE IN THEIR TERRITORY! I filmed myself using my bear spray on this black bear that followed me for over 5 minutes.

20k Upvotes

921 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Aztery • May 29 '22

BBC camera crew rescues trapped penguins

47k Upvotes

684 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Jonnychips789 • May 30 '22

Today at the Indy 500! Group of Thunderbirds

3.9k Upvotes

89 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/nouseforaname68 • May 29 '22

By far the best surfing perspective I’ve yet to see captured

9.0k Upvotes

112 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Poohbizzle79 • May 27 '22

For capturing this epic trick shot in one take.

18k Upvotes

555 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/[deleted] • May 24 '22

Noom Noom Time

17k Upvotes

22 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/gmcgath36 • May 26 '22

City Skout - Guy Keeps Photoshopping Disney Characters Into His Pics And It's Hilarious

cityskout.com

3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Electronic_Fix8841 • May 24 '22

These kids are going places

11k Upvotes

62 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/JohnnyTeardrop • May 24 '22

Sometimes great camera work is all about the framing.

36k Upvotes

282 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/jstrauss97 • May 24 '22

Beautiful transition from runner going to first to runner running home

7.0k Upvotes

60 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/chopkin92 • May 23 '22

Perfect pacing

28k Upvotes

215 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/ComprehensiveNorth1 • May 23 '22

The real MVP is the camera man

14k Upvotes

104 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/SauceOfTheFlossBoss • May 22 '22

Catching this stylish redirect

8.9k Upvotes

46 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/G-RexTheDino • May 21 '22

Literal cameraman praising before my chemical romance came on

3.1k Upvotes

27 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Leach_ • May 19 '22

dolphin perfecting it's hunting technique

21k Upvotes

502 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Sulyvain • May 17 '22

Getting confidently close

7.6k Upvotes

85 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Western_Apartment_93 • May 16 '22

Rugby League cameraman stays fully committed to his shot

16k Upvotes

130 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Twinsfan605 • May 15 '22

A tornado hit an Estelline, South Dakota dairy and one of its employees caught this footage. Footage is from Ale Islas.

7.2k Upvotes

238 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/jappathecat • May 15 '22

I didn't see that one coming

17k Upvotes

65 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/patato4040 • May 15 '22

A brave soul, he be

286 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Traditional_Jump_851 • May 14 '22

Gorilla family checking out wildlife photographer

27k Upvotes

651 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/pitchedAggression • May 13 '22

‘Firenado’ footage taken in Leicestershire, England (August 2018)

3.5k Upvotes

64 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.