Month: August 2014

  • #22 What a difference Lighting makes

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/jB6m5M6aUPA”][vc_column_text]Day 22 of the 31 days challenge. I’ve shown you a previous rig, but here is a step-by-step process of what each light brings to the shot, leading to the final product, showcasing what a difference lighting makes. In this instance, I used 4 lights. Here’s my process. 1.) I lit for the…

  • #21 Eddie and I are starting something new

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/5epBKXekVp0″][vc_column_text]Day 21 of the 31 days challenge. Day 21. As I head back to Los Angeles from my week in Indianapolis, I wanted to share something new my best friend Eddie and I will be starting. I’m a huge podcast consumer. I’ve lived off them for the past few years, getting an MBA…

  • #20 The words of James

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/jyjccRefiSs”][vc_column_text]Day 20 of the 31 days challenge. I can tell by looking at the footage I shoot almost exactly what I was feeling then in the moment when I hit record. The footage I took at the Cascadas el Chiflon in Chiapas in 2012 was such a case. It is a tranquil place…

  • #19 Hiding Your Mics!

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/ONKJPG4HrKk”][vc_column_text]Day 19 of the 31 days challenge. Today I wanted to show you a trick for hiding your mics on a subject, and ditching that eyes-soar called a lapel clip that sucks. Also, all you need is 2 small strips of gaff-tape. I know they sell plastic clothing clips that work well too,…

  • #18 Art as an Adult

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/QRQKGbA9bd4″][vc_column_text]Day 18 of the 31 days challenge. How do you keep creating art as an adult? I sat down with my brother, Caleb, to discuss. Do you wait until you want to? Does that mean its more organic? Should you force yourself to make it whether or not you want to?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  • #17 The Worst thing you can do is Stop

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/UKHWENw_Ju0″][vc_column_text]Day 17 of the 31 days challenge. Reviewing my progress over the years for a client, I realized that even if your work isn’t as good as you want, the worst thing you can do is Stop. If you are an artist, business owner, manager, or leader, look over the progress you’ve made…

  • Don’t Plan Your Life

    “Don’t plan your life. Live it.” Daniel Pink, NYT’s bestselling author, addresses Northwestern University to talk about the best advice he got in college.

  • #16 Boatride to Yaxchilan

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/V_Ak_lTnjgs”][vc_column_text]Day 16 of the 31 days challenge. A boatride to Yaxchilan. Another set of ruins we visited in Chiapas, Mexico. Another beautiful jungle hideaway with one of the largest staircases I’ve ever scaled. Wish I had my fitbit with me then.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  • #15 Lighting Setup for Interviews

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/M2tf82fRCc4″][vc_column_text]Day 15 of the 31 days challenge. Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of my recent shoot. Showing you my lighting setup for interviews I’m doing this week in Indiana for Bethesda.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

  • #14 Non-traditional Family Plan

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://youtu.be/3BQivQVPSCc”][vc_column_text]Day 14 of the 31 days challenge. I’m embracing #tbt to showcase a video I created for my hometown church that I never shared on my own channel, but was one of the most well received videos of the ones we shared online. The Pachals non-traditional family plan. How a baby with a…