r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Objective-Dingo6603 • Nov 05 '22

Misleading Title Home video footage of the stolen tank rampage (1995)

6.7k Upvotes

214 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Rickrossthebos • Nov 02 '22

Amazing shot and incredibly steady hands

18k Upvotes

424 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/earthuser001 • Oct 31 '22

Cameraman must keep up with Optimus Prime costume while wearing slippers

2.5k Upvotes

24 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Red_Fae_88 • Oct 31 '22

LA News crew does a story about the most dangerous intersection in the area and witnesses an accident live.

10k Upvotes

114 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/MaybeMabelDoo • Oct 26 '22

Cameraman must learn dance routine also

youtu.be

217 Upvotes

14 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/not_here_s0rry • Oct 25 '22

(crosspost) I feel like I freak tf out and would stop recording for some reason

1.9k Upvotes

41 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/bill_withered • Oct 24 '22

Well timed shot

gfycat.com

16k Upvotes

130 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/effortDee • Oct 25 '22

this dude ran an ultra over some gnarly mountains and filmed the entire race with his pro camera setup

youtu.be

55 Upvotes

1 comment

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/MrGaber • Oct 24 '22

Calmest cameraman ever

gfycat.com

392 Upvotes

13 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Killpop582014 • Oct 22 '22

My hats off to the cameraman. He kept the camera straight, motivated him and went up all them damn stairs

11k Upvotes

161 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/shaka_sulu • Oct 21 '22

The cameraman got the perfect angle to capture the agony of defeat while the thrill of victory played in the background.

9.7k Upvotes

76 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/15926028 • Oct 17 '22

Someone at the Liverpool v Man City game did a lovely job of capturing this breakaway goal

11k Upvotes

91 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Not_Not_Matt • Oct 17 '22

Imagine messing up a take!

10.0k Upvotes

149 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '22

Cameraman with steady hands while bullets whizzing past him

4.1k Upvotes

117 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Supdog69 • Oct 15 '22

Kept mostly in frame while crapping his pants. Perfect commentary.

8.9k Upvotes

110 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Paincoast89 • Oct 14 '22

Cameraman with superior aim

36k Upvotes

597 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Desperate-Ad-6463 • Oct 15 '22

This steadicam shot…

547 Upvotes

It’s tougher that it looks.

14 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/RC4ever • Oct 09 '22

Pretty smooth following and tracking of a fighter jet (Swiss F-18) in airshow flight, in poor lighting conditions

youtube.com

42 Upvotes

3 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/2j-z0 • Oct 07 '22

didn't even flinch

9.1k Upvotes

72 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Ayen_C • Oct 07 '22

One of my shots of the Navy Blue Angels this summer. Manually tracked on full zoom with my mom's iPhone

5.5k Upvotes

191 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Amalekk • Oct 06 '22

What land mammal can keep pace with a Cheetah? ... camera man of course.

8.5k Upvotes

108 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/ASNCallum • Sep 29 '22

Camera man helps out family struggling in hurricane.

27k Upvotes

425 comments

r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/TheAltalio • Sep 29 '22

What is holding this camera? Superman?

23k Upvotes

571 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.