Instagram for Business: Tips, Tricks & Ideas
Social media is everywhere. With Instagram being a huge player in the game we wanted to walk you through some of the best tips and tricks for your page. Instagram is essentially a social atmosphere where you can create and promote your brand and image for your business. Below is a list to help you […]
Tips for Impressive Cell Phone Photos
Cell phones and digital cameras have made photographers out of everyone. Technology has certainly taken most of the learning curve out of the craft. It used to be that you had to learn things like shutter speeds and aperture settings, exposure and reciprocity. Now all you have to do is point and shoot and the […]
Why Blogs with Original Copy Are Best for Your Business
Creating blogs can be time consuming. Sometimes it is difficult to come up with original content. I am sure every company has thought about just grabbing some content from another blog. This can save you time, but did you know that Google could potentially penalize your site for doing just that? That’s why original content […]
Look ‘Em in the Eye
A while back, I worked on a video that required the subjects of an interview to talk directly to the camera. The people being filmed weren’t paid actors or on-air professionals and you could tell they felt uncomfortable speaking to the lens of my camera and you can’t blame them. With some coaching and a […]
Cooking with Facebook
When scrolling through my personal social media I cannot help but stop and watch the recipe ideas from Facebook accounts like Buzzfeed Tasty and Goodful. At the beginning of the year I made a resolution to focus on making healthier lifestyle choices. For example, parking at the far end of the parking lot to get […]
Just Because You Can, It Doesn’t Mean You Should
The title says it all. Those dreaded words have been uttered by many a parent, with the general goal of keeping your childhood self from doing something silly that you really wanted to do, but they knew you shouldn’t. This phrase is likely only trumped in the parental handbook by the phrase, “If so and […]
Things I Learned from my Old Man
My old man was a junk man his whole life. He started out as a rag picker in 1929 when he was 13 years old. He would pull a wagon through the streets of North, East, Center and South Wheeling, as well as the Island, Claytor, Elm Grove and Woodsdale, calling out for rags. These […]
What Will My Video Project Cost?
As a production professional, one of the first questions I am always asked by clients is, “How much will video production cost?” Although this question is important and valid, one might as well ask what the weather will be like in the United States tomorrow. Without narrowing down some variables, the question is impossible to […]
Push the Envelope
Too often, individuals and corporations get stuck in a certain look because “That’s the look that everyone else in my industry goes with.” We see this most often in well-known industries…doctors wear white lab coats and look at x-rays, bank loan officers sit at computers and talk with people, real estate agents parade a couple […]