Learning
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Spring Brake?
As I near the end of Spring Break 2026, I felt I’d like to share a couple of thoughts about it. Spring Break hits differently when you’re in you mid 50’s and you’re an educator as opposed to when you’re a student 30 odd years younger. Sure, we all need a break now and then,
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Frames, Frames, & Frames
I recently had someone ask me a photography question. When I responded with an answer about still photography, I was met with something very much like “Wait… I though your background was in television. Don’t you do video?” The answer: yes, and yes, and also I can and do take photos. For reasons unknown, it
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Honestly? I’d Rather Not (or Why I Ignored a House Fire)
Earlier this week I was leaving the building where I teach on campus. Just ahead of me, about to leave was another instructor. Dr. Music, we’ll call him, was a little frantic. “Hey,” he says to me “there’s a big fire down the block.” Instinctively I sniffed the air and agreed with him. As bizarre
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It’s All About Perspective
Sometimes a shoot doesn’t go according to plan. Here’s an example- even though it’s photos and not video, there’s still a lesson here. This evening I set out to get some still photos of tonight’s sunset. A friend of mine- he’s basically an amateur meteorologist- messaged that tonight’s prospect for a beautiful sunset was good.
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The Most Important Tool You Have
It Probably Isn’t What You think! The absolute first thing that I tell my students is that learning video production isn’t going to be easy. It’s absolutely something that sounds easy but in practice it really is not. In order to shoot and edit great quality videos there’s a lot that you have to learn and remember.It’s