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"Why are your notes so long but your arguments so weak?" savage Chelsea is savage 😂

Video is better when you want a video, pictures are better when you want a picture.

Humor was top notch in this one guys. I laughed the whole way through. Thanks for the laughs. Couldn’t get that with a photo!

The strength of photo: The immediate impact as decoration on a wall. Yet, you are allowed time to explore the details for however long you want. A perfect moment of storytelling captured in an instant that you can digest at your leasure: time frozen for you to drink in. The strength of video: A montage that distills several moments of life into a digestable impression. Your attention is a curated glimpse into the mind of the creator, guided towards the vision they want to show off. Sounds, music, AND vision, all working together to create a mood or story.

After watching this channel for almost 10 years, I have come to conclude that Chelsea is one of the funniest people ever. And she knows EXACTLY how to troll Tony. She has it down to a fine art. 😂

Can't stop thinking how happy you both are together, we can see it by your smiles. I love that 🥰🥰

Photos allow the photographer to show the key moment without the viewer having to go through and find it themselves. It can then be printed and hung on the wall. I think that is why they will always be around.

As a retired person, from the 60’s onwards I’ve always taken photos and moving images (35mm film and 8mm film) then 35mm film and various tape format video , these days digital photos and digital video. Both have their place in my life, these days I make photo books for my stills but long term I worry about digital rot in my videos. I don’t see the need for debate, photos and video serve two entirely different but complimentary purposes. 😀

At 77 I am just now involving myself in film making. It is a pleasant challenge and stimulates my brain. That said I am not leaving photography. Currently I am working on a project that includes both. A plethora of creative opportunities are presenting themselves.

Watching Tony & Chelsea is more fun then anything on TV these days. Greetings from Sweden!

Whenever I do a video production, I’m often asked to provide photographs that are extracted from the video clips. While many of these are quite acceptable for social media after being processed using Lightroom and Photoshop, when higher resolution is required, I have a DSLR ready to go. Because of these many requests, I changed the name of my company to Farrell Video Productions and Photography and updated my website to reflect my addition to photography. Actually, it was four years ago that I purchased your courses and studied your content with intensity. Thanks for your educational contributions to my career.

The Chelsea zoom in bad Photoshop image got me - Chelsea's so much fun to listen to

Hey Tony , how many videos have you hanging on your wall 😂

I agree to the arguments of both sides. You should compare foto and video with fast food and a longer meal. As fast food is less time and money effort to get, it will always be a quick and easy way against your hunger. But if you eat fast food only, you will never enjoy your meal. Yes, to get a four-star-dinner you need a good cook, time and money. But it's worth it! And If you spend time and start learning cooking for yourself, you will get more good meals and more satisfaction... Back to foto and video: I'm a professional cameraman and learned photographie first at filmschool before film and video in the 80s, because it is the basic of filmmaking. And if you are able to make one good picture, you can start making 25 or 30 GOOD PICTURES per second combined with good sound. Yes, there are too many bad videos in the Internet, but there are even more bad fotos as well... As it is much easier to improve your skills for good foto results, you should start with that before wasting your own time and that of your followers before starting with video content, but then go to learn making good videos to really entertain people!

let's see the "kick the baby video"

I thought video was the future. I was wrong. I'm kicking myself for wasting time.

Photos capture a Moment in time "Freeze Frame"... Videos are an extension of the Photos... People see the photos... However they also want to see the video, especially of an event. So Photos vs Video is basically "Apples vs Oranges".

Chelsea says photos are easier to take and store and are so very popular. Tony says videos are harder to take and appeal to a more select audience. They are in complete agreement with one another! Just a personality difference.

"Hey check out these 20 videos I took from my trip". No one, ever. How is this even a debate?

This video was a lot of fun!! Love the dynamic between you two, friendly, fierce and fun! Please show us the kick the baby video, eager to see that lol!

That really was a fun video. Of course the future is taking a few seconds of video & extracting a high quality photo/frame from it.

People don’t pay to go to a photo theatre but they sure pay top dollar to go see a movie in a theatre.

This was a realy fun video. Thanks guys. It brought smiles. Imho, the question isn't one or the other, it's using both to their best. They both have indisputable strengths in sharing experiences. That said, for content creators, those that use both to thier unique characteristics in contribution to creating a story, get kudos. There are moments vid rules, there are moments stills rule. A "one or the other" mentality is simply self limiting.

Thanks for posting. Nothing says torture like watching other friend's vacation videos, with the added live commentary saying things like "oh, this is where he stepped on a sea urchin, and here is where we kissed. Isn't he sweet?? and this is were little Peety went wee wee. Now comes the part where chelsea gets kicked by her sister." Please, I beg you, mercy killing. Specially the old 8mm reeled movies without audio.

Photos last longer and you’re able to appreciate the frame for a longer period of time. How many times has it file format changed in the last decade and you’re unable to watch older videos?!

There is a place for both and there will always be photos because we do like to see and remember what we were doing at that specific time in the beauty of it in the experience

When I started at the film and television academy '48 years ago, my first camera was a Minolta SRT101 in order to learn how to compose, frame, expose etc... before even touching a Beaulieu 16 mm and later on working with Arriflex and Eclair cameras, transferring Agfa film to Ampex at a later stage. It all started with stills. All these years later I prefer to make photos using Leica and Sony equipment as a hobby

OMG how much I love the argument between you two. You're my favorite and I learn a lot from you. To stay with the topic of this episode, I think there is no winner here because the truth is capturing light wither photo or video is a straight personal preference. I love photos more than videos just because I feel the thrill when I take one that I could consider stunning beautiful. Video is more complex but it doesn't satisfy my emotion. Thanks Tony and Chelsea, I enjoyed your discussion so much,.

There is the issue where you take video with a low shutter speed that won't give you a detailed image of action. So the photo is always the more detailed image, even if you do 8k video.

Problem with video is storage space. It's WAY better to experience videos from decades ago, how people used to sound, how we used to talk to each other, it's a more intense experience

I've asked friends of mine who are not photographers if they prefered video or stills. All said stills.

Capturing moments in a photograph is harder, the video shows a moment very quickly, but you look at a moment and has more depth

When I go on vacation, I'd often times rather shoot pictures over video because its just more convenient and it tells the story better than random video clips. Going out on a nature hike, I'd be more inclined to shoot pictures over video. There are instances where taking a video are preferred, like time lapses or certain scenes where you'll do frame grabs. If you're gonna capture your kid's sporting event or graduation, do you want the whole thing or just a few random photos? Your call. Important moments in the evolution of your family, do you want the whole moment as a video or some random photos? Me, I much prefer video but like Tony and Chelsea said, photography is just easier, so for me, photography wins out because I know how to make killer photos that wow people with minimal effort whereas the videos I take are just bland and boring and still require effort.

One of the problems with video is that you need a gonzo computer to edit them. You're not only out for a more expensive camera, you need a high-dollar computer to edit the damn things.

60,798 vs 1,007 videos. Yesterday I shot 40 pics at a Car Show and 1 video of 4 vintage plane flyby with streaming smoke. In our photo club maybe 2 of 50 take videos. Videos on KZfaq are great for learning.

A photograph captures 1 moment in time - when less is more, take a photo.

Great and fun video, my dilema is when there is a family gatherings is should i take video or just photos. That struggle can sometimes keep me from enjoying the moments with them.

I’d been worrying over this problem for some time, wondering if I should upgrade to a new mirrorless body and lenses after enjoying the simplicity and ease of handling an iPhone. It came down to a decision over what I love sharing more and the quality involved. Video is a lot of fun to share quirky moments for me. But, still photography will always be my first love and looking at framed and matted prints I’ve made when I walk through the house and giving them to friends and family just cannot be beat. It’s instant gratification every time. So, I bought a Canon R5 with incredible lenses and feel like a kid in a candy store. I still take the iPhone but it gets used for snapshots and music. My Canon, for serious stuff - the aurora, wildlife, and panoramas, mostly stills.

Photo and video occupies different areas of the brain. It’s literally “apples and oranges” … even though they’re both “fruit.” 😎

Off-topic: You mentioned bit rot, is there a way to limit it or even reverse it? Seems like the old fashioned analog print is still king of archival images. I imagine a day in the future when that the digital format that was used might not be supported any more. Meanwhile, prints can always be looked at. Back on topic: I'm a photo guy probably because I grew up before video was a consumer thing.Of the 366+k items in my photo album, only 0.5% are videos. While I've dabbled in video creation, my camera is almost always, 99.5% of the time, on photo

Tony and Chelsea. Both of you are right. I make a calendar every year of my past years photos. Even thought the photos in my calendar are good. This next thought is my opinion. The one thing that every photo lacks it the stories behind the photos. As I'm typing this, one thing that I could do is to put a QR code on every photo that would have a link to my Square Space account where it would tell them about the individual photos.

Loved the conversation but I can’t decide which one I like better. Also, I now have a huge dilemma - if I have to shoot my baby neice’s video should I take photos or should I capture video ? Assuming that I’m the only one able to capture this moment, which one should I go for ?

Tony - you must like living close to the edge with your final video dig! Remember buddy - If you have 'Happy Wife, you have 'Happy Life'.

Photos allow me to see things differently than with my eyes or on video. They freeze a moment in time and all me look at it in detail. Yes, you can pause a video and do that, but at that point it's just a photo and a lower resolution one too. Video only makes sense to me when there's a story to be told.

Loved it. Videos and photos are cool, and always relevant.👍😊

The future is Chelsea talking smack 🔥

you guys are great, thank you

You two are so hilarious!❤

video is a time machine, gets more valuable as time passes 10,20,30,40 years.... video is just 18-60 single photos per second...with sound photos are a fraction of a moment in time, like one word out of a sentence, a word out of context

pictures for visual, audio-only for audio, video where both audio and visual are essential to convey what you want to share (which is not always). I love when you guys "argue" 😂 great topic, btw I listened to this on podcast (audio only) :)

I have three books and 2 videos by a couple named Tony and Chelsea Northrup. They're all about photography ... Chelsea wins without question. :)

15:46 My numbers since 2019 and only including sports: ~47,000 photos and ~660 videos.

I will always love taking photos, and prefer stills over video.

40 yrs of stills, slow mo video of wildlife/kids is challenging but rewarding.

To me video and still photos are different art forms. I like both and use both. I like having a library of both video and stills. I do agree that making videos is harder than simple photos, but really great photos many times take a lot of effort, luck, and planning.

This was fun to watch. I think both have their place. Photos capture a special moment, but video can capture an experience, such as a trip. Putting together a coherent, watchable video (which I'm learning) is really difficult. The editing is difficult. However, the video capabilities of the iPhone Pro and DJI Pocket 3 (and sometimes GoPro) at least make the capture easier!

You can VERY EASILY share a photo. I literally go around taking photos, printing them on an Instax square and, well, try to do that with a video xD

I may be wrong but can you watch videos if you don't have power for what ever reason grid down storm . I can look at all my printed photos anytime take the out of the box or just open and album. Just a thought

Over my 60+ years all my memories locked in my brain are stills. You all can do as you please but I am sticking with still photos.

Photography can capture a memory and it makes people converse about it. It encourages socializing. Especially when they are in an album. Video takes out much of that dialogue.

_The money doesn't lie_ Exactly, it's incredibly difficult to make money with photos, last time I checked, professional photographer is one the least paid job in the world. The only winner in this are the camera companies because the vast majority of people don't want to take photos to make money. With video, it's the opposite, the vast majority of people who get into videography do it with the intention of making money and possibly make it their full time job.

I agree with Toni: Video is more challenging and at the same time requires more creativity effort.

In addition to being a very fun and funny video, it's quite thought-provoking. Both, please! The reality is that most photos are viewed for 1/4 second on Instagram. I watch many videos at 2x speed and don't finish them. So IG & YT are enormous repositories of photo & video, but definitely not houses of worship. When I go to an art gallery or museum I look at photographs for far longer than IG. Even a 90-second KZfaq I might not finish. Yet it's rare to not finish a two-hour movie. I love a photo story with a dozen images and text. And there's something so powerful about seeing motion. Or hearing a person speak. We should be doing more of whichever we're currently doing less of.

Going back and forth between both, I feel that video is much easier unless you do fx, it's just cutting and time editing. While a photo cant be just a still, it needs a lot of work in lightroom, PS, change zones of the picture, etc. I feel photo is more challenging and more about artistic expression

Photo's will never go away, but Video has been increasingly a high demand, Most Camera companies prioritize Video in their new camera systems, it's all about video now. The photo part of the camera doesn't change all the much, but the technology keeps getting better and better, it started with 4K then 6K then they make 8K... Sony even created a mirrorless camera devoted mostly towards video with the SONY FX30 and the FX3.. Nikon bought RED. It's all about video now, when some one goes and buys a professional camera they focus mostly on the video capabilities Not the picture capabilities .. Not saying Photo will go away NO, but Video is dominating right now..

Are photo's the lyric and video the music? I cherish the pics of past family members but I enjoy the videos of them. It's all good!

Curious, how many of those photos are screenshots.

Hi Tony and Chelsea, LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE. I used to like Videos when they were analoge They were enjoyable because there was no Lag. And you could film with only three Candles. I am Surprised about Go Pro. Thanks for sharing. 😊

I’m at the reception hall and Take some photos and they smile. The video camera comes out shy away get away after they had a few they want to be a star.

I use to take fotos for many years and now that I’m old I’m use to taking videos.

I'm working constantly on mixing the 2. "Video" is still new, still is "more" historic. I think the 2 compliment one another if integrated aesthetically. Audio is ph...king hard! Chelsea is right, I keep stills in mind when filming in "video" and slow my roll for capture.

I don't feel like I can really argue one is better than the other, nor that one is more enjoyable to make than another, but in terms of consumption, video wins out, period. The main benefit of a picture is efficiency, you can get a lot from a picture with just a picture, a video requires a lot more data, which can be annoying, but it can convey so much more.

I've been shooting photos since my parents gave me a Yashica FX-2 in 1976. I still have that camera, and it works flawlessly. The process of making a good video is too long and time-consuming. To do it right, leads to way too much time at a computer, and not enough time with your camera. I suppose it depends on whether you want to use your camera, or computer more.

I love you guys great video and photos 😂

There will always be a place for photos

Chelsea rocks the logic and crushes the argument!

Both are cool! Nice channel!

video will always remain in digital form.. photo on the other hand can be in both in digital and physical form. for video you always need a powered devise.. photos can be on the walls, albums, billboards, wallets etc. video cannot be guaranteed safe keeping as she mentioned (bit rot).. photos can last a life time with very little effort. and lastly video is like watching a movie.. photo is on the other hand is like reading a novel. it leaves room for imagination.

It's a mute discussion, remember the song Video Killed the Radio Star from the late 70's because TV programs was taking over radio stations, well guess what, radio stations are still around with great radio hosts and pumping songs all day plus they are still a viable commercial outlet. Some people think it was MTV taking over radio stations as it was the first video aired on MTV, but in reality the song came up a couple of years before MTV launched. It was more like late night TV shows taking over the radio hosts, even Wolfgang Jack appeared on TV a few times, but to this day their still are radio hosts. The same can be said for video and photos. A digital photo album is far more interesting and easier to update than a digital video album. Just like when you most likely wanted to throw your TV off the roof when many, many moons ago, little Maddie watched Disney movies are cartoons over and over again, the same happens with a digital album, you can have 100 photos randomly displaying all day long and you would not mind, but if you heard the same video over and over again, you most likely will turn the thing off, or though it off the roof LOL

I prefer chocolate. Happy Easter.

Chelsea's right. Video is usually boring and takes to much time of the viewer. I took video of weddings 20 years ago - no one views them. Pick up the photo album for a minute or 2 and your memory takes over and you smile.

When I did motorsport I was always asked If I did video and at the time I didn't, so video is more able to keep attention on the product

You should check out Jerry Ghonis wedding albums for story telling through photos.

Funny and entertaining video. Than you guys :-)

Chealsea: "photos are better!" Uses video to make her point...

I take photos at family gatherings and other social events. I can still be part of the gathering. Once you start shooting video, you extract yourself from participating in the gathering and become an observer.

Video is an effect whereas photography (printed) is a static representation. Photography requires nothing more in terms of technology to be observed. In the end they are apples and oranges which achieve different goals.

It depends on what you're trying to do. No one aspect is better than the other. If you're a photographer, of course it's going to be photos. If you're a videographer, of course it is going to be video. If you are both, it's both.

Hmmm. Good arguments for both

I don't even need to roast Tony anymore, Chelsea has got this handled.

I mean.. It depends on how much information you want to deliver

"Nikon bought RED, well people do desperate things." I know it was meant to be humor, though it very likely can be the best description of what just happened.

VHS is poor quality to start with. If you want to store video. You Can’t compress them like mpg or mp4 . You need to use AVI this is raw video. But a phone program says it is but i doubt it. AVI is Big like 30 meg a minute or so .

I have around the same number of photos (50k) and videos (5k) on my iPhone, and the ratio is about 10:1. I recently started taking more, albeit 720p video of my kids since I don’t need super hi-res (it’s more about what they are doing), but I want more videos featured in those memory videos that pop up

I take photos. I KEEP TRYING to make myself make videos, but I just don’t. PHOTOS ALL DAY!

The same notes Tony has could be applied for Games over Video.

Chelsea is right on this. I look at so many more pictures than video and the video I do watch, many I watch on mute because I am considerate of the people around me. Only one problem with Chelsea’s argument….people still print photographs? I mean for anything other than art. BTW..did you guys rock-paper-scissors for which side of the you took? I only wonder because Tony’s points are so weak…like he really doesn’t believe them.

Gopro sales are down because their cameras are crap and after years and years of "development" Gopro still hasn't managed to get rid of all the bugs present in their cameras since the Gopro 7. Insta 360 announced that their X3 surpassed one million sales mark. For me, videos are way better even if it takes a little more effort. That's why I made my KZfaq channel: to be able to record and store my memories from my travels. The videos will be there even when I'll be older and unable to ride my motorcycle. A video tells more then looking at a photo ever will.

I just watched the new Ferrari movie and I recognised Tony as the main character and the race driver