In this episode “Story in Motion”
How do you improve your photography, in particular, your visual storytelling? This is a great question that came in and as you might think, I have a thought or two you’ll find in Story in Motion.
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I made a conscious effort in 2019 to up my Instagram game. You’d probably noticed the much longer captions which are really more a BTS story behind the photo than just a caption. The main reason I did this was strictly personal, to see if the “briefer” post would reach more, faster, better. I’ve been anxious all year to see which would be my top nine and then look at those posts. I was actually taken back by the results. That’s because those posts with the greatest amount of conversation between viewers and myself were all aviation photos. And yet, not a single plane made the top nine. Rather, my favorite subject, critters dominated the count and the #1 photo was Bob, a Bobcat I photographed from the door of our home perched on our Tree Three. How will I use this info? The Top Nine site (which mixed up the image order) stated I had nearly 900k likes. No clue if that’s good or not, but to me that translates that folks are tuning in. Since one of my top goals is to share the world I’m so fortunate to witness through my lens, I’ll keep doing what I’m doing and who knows, 2020 could be a banner year! Thanks to you all who drop by and say hi!
Bob is a vet with nine lives! We all think of vets of having close brushes with death, but I’ve never met anyone like Bob. A midair collision during Advanced Training, ditching in the water, landing during a tropical storm, going off the end of a carrier on the launch, flipping over upon landing on a carrier, Wildcat missing the barrier and crashing on his plane on the carrier deck, those are just SOME of his stories. We were on the edge of our seats the whole time. “My last interview I did with a videographer was 5 1/2 hours.” When Bob, 98, told me that on the phone, I knew Sharon and I were in for a helluva an afternoon. Most of the Vet Chronicles we film don’t last more than half an hour. Bob was going strong after two hours (this is just Part 1)! A Hellcat and Wildcat pilot during WWII, Bob saw it all. He’s such a good storyteller, even though he was sitting in front of us, we kept wondering if he was going to survive each adventure! I just want to say to Bob, thanks for all the great afternoons, thanks for your service and our continuing conversations! This is Part 1.
In this episode “The Year in Wrap”
A number of your listeners sent in some great questions asking about my 2019, thoughts on what learned, ventured and the best. And in answering those questions, how does it prepare me for a great 2020? The questions and answers might just help you do the same!
Happy New Year to you all, thanks for such a brilliant 2019. We are forever grateful!!!
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W. Eugene Smith was a master of the camera, light and B&W printing. This 2016 documentary about his life is a great way to spend a little of your holiday time. It’s available on Prime Video as well as elsewhere. Your photography will thank you!
