Perhaps it was only natural…

… only natural that after devoting myself wholeheartedly to photography for almost eight years, that I would eventually try my hand at videography. And I suppose it was only natural that I would actually fall in love with compiling all those clips, finding the perfect music to accompany the memories associated with each and every one of my shoots.

As I’ve been working on my 365 project, I’ve been trying to record all of the behind the scenes details. Creating costumes, laughing with friends, and frolicking through fields and over forested paths. Videoing all of this, in a way, has brought a new sense of life to my photography. While my images have became a memory, frozen in time, these videos have served as the living embodiment of these memories.

Of course, I’m still very new to this medium, but it has been a fun process to learn about. So I thought that today I would share my three favorite behind the scenes videos that I have created so far.

 

 

 

 

Yes, the videos are shaky in some areas, and of course the scene changes are significantly less than professional, but there is laughter and happiness contained within each video. When I watch them, I remember being out in the brisk cold air, wandering around my favorite locations with my best friends. I remember the late nights spent creating in my bedroom and I smile. That is why these videos exist. To bring a smile to my face and to the face of everyone who participated (even you, as the viewer).

I create these videos to give you a glimpse into my creative world. It’s not always perfect, and most of the time I am figuring things out as I go, but I always find that it is in those moments, when I am just “figuring it out” that the magic appears. It appears in the process and it appears in the adventure.