Using a photo in a video, it sounds totally ordinary and normal, right? It shouldn’t be and the rule of thumb is not to use any photo inside a video!
However there are times when it does make sense to show a photo during a video.
Show Archive shots
Things you only have in photo
Freeze the moment
-> The great aspect and advantage of a video is that it’s moving images and there are different little tricks to “upgrade a photo” and make it come alive!
Some ways to animate a photo:
Basic Transformations – Zoom in, Zoom out, Sliding
Parallax effect
Other effects like Ink, Mosaic
That was just a few examples, obviously the limit is your imagination to animate a photo. So make the best use of these “moving images” and hit me up if you need help animating a photo!
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