/r/PraiseTheCameraMan

Photograph via snooOG

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

Welcome


  • Please make a mental note to maintain the proper Reddit etiquette and rules.

Strive to credit content creators.


Rules
Rule #1 Unwelcome content:
  • Graphic and sexual content

  • Violence, harassment & the encouragement of endangerment of others (animals included).

  • Possibly unwanted personal exposure

  • Memes, job postings & politics.

Rule #2 Hate speech and racism will not be tolerated!
Rule #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.

Rule #4 No forced sexualization.

Rule #5 Incidentally captured content

Incidentally captured content doesn't qualify. However, a stationary camera designated to capture a specific content viewed is valid.

Rule #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.

Rule #7 No still photos

It's nothing against still photos. There's already r/photography, we are going to stick to videography.

Rule #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.

Rule #9 No digital effects (pans, zooms, etc.)

This sub is about camerawork done with the camera at the time of the recording, not done in post-production.


The obvious inspiration is our dear subrother:

/r/KillTheCameraMan

/r/PraiseTheCameraMan

1,326,598 Subscribers

770

PTCM for not fearing the danger of being swallowed alive by the sinkhole

73 Comments
2024/11/02
03:44 UTC

1,506

Exquisite framing on this footage of WWI and WWII planes flying in formation.

35 Comments
2024/10/13
08:41 UTC

3,246

Cameraman Sticks the shot during a massive explosion that almost takes his life at a petrol station in Russia.

82 Comments
2024/10/13
00:31 UTC

7,797

Cameraman perfectly keeping the fast aircraft in the middle of the frame

39 Comments
2024/10/08
19:47 UTC

8,560

Jogger keeps an owl completely in frame when it swoops down on him as he running away

90 Comments
2024/10/04
14:41 UTC

6,415

PTCM manages to get steady shots of a Hurricane Helene flash flood while climbing a tree

165 Comments
2024/10/03
23:30 UTC

12,910

Russian soldier shoots down drone which is kept in frame from start to finish.

43 Comments
2024/10/03
12:58 UTC

17,181

Keeping the casket center frame, through the trees, in the middle of a hurricane.

589 Comments
2024/10/01
19:22 UTC

3,496

I posted this elsewhere and realised how awesome the camera man is at tracking the action

I’ve posted directly here as crossposts are auto removed.

117 Comments
2024/09/25
01:34 UTC

11,481

Cameraman Tracking perfectly

40 Comments
2024/09/23
12:58 UTC

4,172

PTCM for not panicking or screaming like a banshee and keeping a good focus while the branch burns on electric cables

38 Comments
2024/09/16
01:44 UTC

35,975

PTCM for placing the camera at the cat’s level and capturing the incredible background at the same time

247 Comments
2024/09/13
14:22 UTC

75,422

Cameraman tracks a cat that ran into the stands at a baseball stadium perfectly by judging the crowd’s reactions to it running by their feet

198 Comments
2024/09/07
01:47 UTC

1,636

PTCM for tracking both the bald eagle and the fish it chases in flight (re-up for headline)

22 Comments
2024/09/02
13:29 UTC

10,301

Cameramen from a helicopter! Insane tracking

84 Comments
2024/08/24
12:24 UTC

6,773

PTCM For tracking a bald eagle while it catches a fish

54 Comments
2024/08/20
09:25 UTC

1,199

Stable, good framing, and beautiful scenery

Source: r/aviation

20 Comments
2024/08/17
20:27 UTC

175

Camera Man knew where the action was, wonder if the excavator operator was wearing brown pants. Definitely a wait till the end vid.

32 Comments
2024/08/16
19:25 UTC

1,843

Praising zoom abilities

26 Comments
2024/08/12
09:26 UTC

4,560

Cameraman has to roller skate the same speed as and with a fixed distance away from the impersonator

96 Comments
2024/08/11
22:54 UTC

551

2020 Portuguese Grand Prix - Bottas Q1 - Single Helo Shot of Turn 9 through 15

7 Comments
2024/08/09
05:39 UTC

5,320

[Imry Haveli] A good camera operator is the difference between a shot, and art.

33 Comments
2024/08/03
23:18 UTC

2,718

Very focused on action and drama at the same time

157 Comments
2024/08/03
12:50 UTC

15,240

Missile strike near Dnipro. Camera Girls timing is on another level.

301 Comments
2024/08/02
19:53 UTC

531

The Royal Flying Doctor, with an airborne police escort landing on an Outback highway. Training/demo run. Filmed by company ‘Specialist Helicopters’.

21 Comments
2024/07/25
05:29 UTC

127

For tracking the jet so perfectly

7 Comments
2024/07/19
03:29 UTC

2,701

For holding onto a serious rig while skiing sideways and backwards

This guy holds the gimbal better than most people hold their children. Also shout out to the cameraman’s cameraman.

36 Comments
2024/07/18
19:08 UTC

2,923

Cameraman in a french Rafale caught another french Rafale racing against Ariane VI french rocket to Space

Imagine you have to pilot a fighter, imagine you also have to follow a rocket and you're still able to capture such amazing footages... PRAISE THE CAMERAMAN AND PLEASE, FOR ONCE, PRAISE FRANCE

(They were protecting the rocket against potential threatsm...)

75 Comments
2024/07/16
01:29 UTC

107

Excellent work staying with a tumbling rally car. Nice zoom at the end.

6 Comments
2024/07/12
17:29 UTC

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