Flickr's new video upload options are bit limited with a ninety-second cap, but sometimes limitations inspire interesting new ideas — like the "long portrait." Long Portraits are simply short video clips that attempt to capture the "essence" of a person and still fit the limitations of Flickr video.
Create for the idea goes to the inventive folks over at Photojojo who were inspired by this post from Jason Kottke.
The Photojojo blog describes a long portrait as:
As Michael put it in his initial review of Flickr video, “that's really the point of the limitations — to highlight those sorts of short, emotional moments shot on the fly while on vacation, on a stroll or on the morning commute.”
If you're a Flickr Pro user and you'd like to get in on the long portrait fun, just fire up the video capture feature on your digital camera and find a willing subject to record. And remember, this is Flickr, not YouTube, eliminate the camera wobbles by using a tripod.
Upload the results to Flickr using the new video tools and use the tag “longportrait.” Photojojo will be featuring their favorites on the site next week.
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