Continuous Agitation

Video or Photo: Which is Harder?

September 24, 2026·49 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Video Much Much Harder, Say Longtime Still Photographers– The OnionThis is an actual Onion headline. Or rather, it would be, if anyone ever listened to me. Today we take a look at the differences between getting hired to make photographs vs. films. (I like to say film because it makes me sound more artistic.) I love movies and film and, conceptually, I love to see my pictures move. So why do I dread video jobs, or worse, video + photo jobs?Because it’s difficult to do well, that’s why. And why does video pay worse for more work? Fight me."I think everything is hard if you care about it. And I think our world is too full of people who discount the expertise that other people bring to things."– Someone smartFind us:Yell at us or with us on Substack: https://continuousagitation.substack.comOur big dumb faces on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ContinuousAgitationWrite to us: continuousagitation@gmail.comRead Bill's newsletter, Art + Math: artandmath.substack.comFollow Jay: @jayfram  /  jayfram.comFollow Bill: @sawalich  /  sawalich.comRate and review Continuous Agitation on Apple Podcasts — it actually helps.

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