With only a FEW SEATS LEFT to the 2019 Senior Films Workshop (coming up in about a month), I decided to celebrate by giving away a FREE SENIOR FILMS WORKBOOK! So, what’s in the workbook? The A to Z of video… Seriously, THE. GOOD. STUFF. From setting up your camera to shooting footage and directing your client!…
I released my 2020 program Monday night… & by Tuesday morning 1/3 of my dates were BOOKED! Want to see my program details? Keep reading – I’m about to give you the link! The secret to my program is that I photograph AND video their entire Senior Year (and it isn’t as hard or time consuming as it…
Check out the Monopod HERE! This monopod goes with me EVERYWHERE: on every shoot for every portion of video. It acts as a stabilizer to reduce/eliminate camera shake & this is the ONLY one I recommend because it is so versatile. Canon 7D Mark ii HERE I use THIS camera body for VIDEO but I…
Yes, yes they do… For the most part, commercials simply interrupt our favorite shows. BUT I JUST RELEASED A COMMERCIAL FOR MY STUDIO!!! Okay, wait a minute! WHYYYY?! Old school commercials worked for a reason. You had a captive audience & something to share with them. You may very well have that right in your…
Just out of curiosity… I sat down last week & calculated my Senior numbers from last year. They were pitiful to say the least, BUT I also implemented a new marketing strategy last year that SHOULD/WOULD/COULD reflect in this year’s numbers sooooooooo… SHOCKED!!! I WAS SHOCKED!!! It’s only July. The Class of 2019 season has barely begun &…
What’s holding you back from adding video to your skillset?Fear of the difficulty level? Unsure if clients will want video? Think video isn’t versatile enough? The Senior Films Technique is S-I-M-P-L-E!!! I don’t do difficult & I don’t have time for difficult. So… I created a method that WORKS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS. Do clients WANT video? They…
One of my top goals when creating any & every film is to make certain that it is DREAMY, DREAMY, DREAMYYYYYYY… I want it feel very ethereal & behind-the-scenes; I want it to purposely look, seem & feel different than reality. WHY? Well, it keeps my audience’s attention! Today, I’m going to share with you…
You know the one… that button you’re afraid of… that button I was afraid of… Soooooooo, there’s this button on your camera – a button that you PAID for & it isn’t doing you any good if you aren’t using it. V.I.D.E.O. Video is extremely powerful – it is what’s DRIVING THE INTERNET right now!!!…
Remember that Friday Night Lights Film I discussed in a previous post (the one about beating the Unicorn Effect)??? Well, here it is!!! And 34 Facebook SHARES later, I’m already receiving Senior Inquiries AND a request from the high school to show the film on a tv continuously in their FRONT OFFICE!!!! (I don’t know about…
Music is quite literally the lifeline of your film. It’s what CONNECTS your viewer to what they are seeing. Think about it. Music tugs at your heart strings, changes your mood, calms you down or pumps you up. How do you think Hallmark gets you to cry at all of their Mother’s Day commercials??? It’s…
