Video: A Word on Tripods

Posted December 02, 2016
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Some people in video believe that you must shoot everything on a tripod.  We at TheVJ.com actually believe that you must shoot almost everything without a tripod.  Tripods are big, heavy and bulky and only get in your way when trying to shoot a story.  The tripod takes away from the intimacy that working as a VJ affords you.

Check out this video on why you should ditch the tripod.

 


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