In Defence of the Selfie Stick
People hate on selfie sticks (SS) and I can’t understand why. If you are inclined to take photos of yourself, it is by far the best way to capture. Without one it is an awkward angle to hold a camera or maybe you loose a few of your friends in the frame.
Also if you want to take video there is no better way to take the shot yourself.
If you are someone like Casey Neistat who makes daily vlogs, maybe you could justify something similar to his set up. But that kind of gear is not for everyone and he even admits it is heavy.
Perhaps you choose something similar to Ben Brown or Louie Cole.; pocket sized, hand held cameras are best for them. But maybe a SS could help improve some of the angels?
Recently I found another reason for carrying a SS with you; and that is ownership.
If someone takes video of you and you post it on your YouTube channel, the ownership is with the shooter and not you, the person who may be doing some crazy shit in the video. In fact if that video was to be used by a third party the subject would have to sign an appearance release so that your image could be used by them. The shooter would gain revenue from the transaction, but not the subject in the video.
The reason I know this is because I had posted a series of videos 6 years ago of me opening some sparkling wine with different tools.
All shot by my then girlfriend.
The one that had grabbed lots of attention was one of me opening a bottle with a glass. Currently it has over 350,000 views. That may seem like a great deal and you may think I should be rich if I had momatized it, but making money from YouTube videos are not easy.
Recently a company who specialize in selling “viral videos” to third parities called me up asking if they could use the one of the videos. So here I am, with all the useful knowledge and a new love for selfie sticks. What’s a somm to do?!?!
There is potential for the shooter (ex-girlfriend) to make a few extra dollars, but I have to find her and hope that we can briefly re-connect for this.
The odds would be in her favour as she has potential to earn any revenue that is possible from third party usage. But not me.
Had the Selfie Sticks been around then, maybe things would have been different. Or not, it is hard to saber champagne and hold a SS at the same time.
I’m going to look at this as an opportunity to know my rights, take my own videos and maybe say a brief hello to an old friend. All of which are not bad things.
2 THOUGHTS ON “IN DEFENCE OF THE SELFIE STICK”
Keith
you know that that, of course, we need to saber w a selfie stick now….
admin
Is this the next #SaberChallenge?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3iSFruhiLQ