Phoenix, We Have a Problem

Hey, look what I broke!  Got inspired to move the blog over to another service last night.  Things were going well until I started messing around with this end of it…you might have noticed some subtle changes ;P.  I still think I’d be better served moving the blog, but what I realized over the last 24 hours, among other things, is that I can’t do everything.

Ultimately, yes, I want to be able to, but it’ll all come in time.  There’s sooooo much I want to try and DO with the blog, the website and social media in general, that I try to dabble in quite of bit of it, but end up excelling in none of it.  This blog is a perfect example.  It’s lame as hell.  I know what I want…at least I think I do…but I’ve really been sucking at making it all work.  Teaching myself ’stuff’ is one of my favorite things…I love it.  But I realized today that some things are going to take longer than I’m used to having patience for.  Staying focused on the shooting and editing is pretty much primary for most of the season, but I still REALLY want to take some of this stuff up a notch.

On my run this morning I started thinking about video blogging – actually, I’ve been thinking about it for quite some time, but what I wasn’t doing was actually doing anything about it.  I think it would be rad to start putting short vids together of shoots or some of the cool stuff we try to fill our lives with.  Not because I NEED someone to watch it, but because ‘I’ want to watch it…and I think it’ll be SUPER fun to do.  I have friends that can help with this, but I still want to know how to do it myself.  Annie B and Jimmy C are both either in or getting in to video.  I’ll be bugging the hell out of them to come have some fun with us, but until we can work that out, Connie and I can give it a shot.  I haven’t shot any video because I was waiting around for some magical moment where one of two things would happen; either someone would come in and just start doing it for me, or I’d have some epiphany and feel like I knew what I was doing.  Neither is happening…but duh..seriously, why would they?  It hit me today that the only way for me to feel comfortable shooting video was to start, accept that I’ll be screwing it up a lot from the get go, and learning from that.  Along the way, perhaps I’ll be lucky enough to have someone want to show me what I’m doing wrong, but if not, I should be learning some interesting and fun stuff, right.

Same for the blog…this thing stinks.  But I can’t seem to take the time to make it like I want, and when I tried last night, I made it smell worse!  I’m sure I know at least a person or two that rocks blogs blindfolded…but I’ve never asked.  So now I am.  Anyone out there really good at this stuff?  Can I bend your ear for a few minutes?  I need help with it.  I want to get some video going here, links to the important stuff and basically take it up a notch, while at the same time having fun with people that geek out on some of the same things I do.

I know and work with some really cool and artistic people.  It’s great!  I know musicians (anyone bored and want to work on some soundtrack stuff for the videos?).  We’ll probably both learn a lot and walk away with some cool collaborations on top of it.  I know writers (anyone want to have some fun with that skill helping me get my point across online?).  I know other photographers (anyone want to get together and shoot some time?).  All the stuff I think about and never seem to be doing…that’s what I want to start doing…right now.

I’m starting to ramble a bit here…sorry about that.  My brain has been in overdrive this week.  I started helping Barry & Cathy Beck get their online presence stepped up and it just inspired me to start doing the things I’m thinking about all the time…I’ll end this here.  This all sounded more clear in my head anyway.

Sunday night – if anyone is interested in dropping by, we’ll be on Oak St. (the one way thing).  I’ve been running by those passenger cars for a couple of months thinking it would make a cool image.  So I’m going to take it.  Sunset, some studio lighting and an idea.  If I hose it, oh well, it’ll still be fun.  If anyone is interested in geekin’ out with us, cool!  If not, cool too.  I’m thinking we’re going to shoot some video of it all, just to see what we can put together and start the process of making better, more interesting videos in the not too distant future.  Monday, we’re headed out of town for a shoot @ Daniel Oz studios in Philly…thinking we should vid that too…why not…

Basically I want to start having more fun…does anyone want to come out and play?