Yearly Archives: 2015

Before I made the switch to digital video in 2005 I was a still photographer. My cameras weren't digital, they used film. For those of you that may have never used film let me give you an idea of the workflow. 35mm photography film came in small canisters, usually with enough unexposed film in them [...]

Yesterday, I talked about finding joy discovering the little things in nature and filming them. Today I'd like to talk about actually finding these little things. At first it may prove difficult or even impossible but with some practice you'll start discovering some amazing things to film. The Key to Discovering the Little Things There's [...]

Gilbert Chesterton said "One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak."Today as I was reviewing some footage I shot this past fall that quote really resonated with me not so much literally but from a mindset point of view.For so many years my mindset was that I had to go [...]

"Never let anyone come between you and your camera. That's my rule #1" Those were the words one of my good friends and fellow filmmaker messaged me when I told him that I hadn't picked up my camera in over a month over the end of a relationship. I had written a previous post about [...]

This morning I was visiting Ana Rameriez's blog, and read her post "Let the World See Who You Are". It really struck a cord with me and inspired this post. So thank you Ana! It's rare that a week goes by that I don't get an email or a phone call asking me about my [...]

My typical method for filming nature and wildlife it to visit a location and film whatever catches my eye. There's certainly nothing wrong with that as it's worked for me for many, many years resulting in some incredible footage. This year however I want to try something different. I want to set some goals for [...]

Let's face it, as the mercury drops, so does our desire to get out and film nature and wildlife. It's cold, the landscape is bleak and wildlife is hunkered down conserving energy in an effort to survive. It's far too easy turn off the alarm, roll over, pull up the blankets and go back to [...]