I am so inspired to help people preserve their memories. I’ve read many, many sad stories, but after following the journey of a young mom try to beat cancer and lose, it really devastated me. I can’t explain or understand why it impacted me the way it did. \u00a0I immediately joined several charity groups of photographers that provide free portrait sessions to families in similar situations. I don’t think that people think ahead to the “what if”. I’m 100% guilty of it myself. Of course, I’m certain I’m going to live a long health life and see my grandchildren.<\/p>\n
But, am I?<\/p>\n
Are you?<\/p>\n
I never really thought about how important images were until recently. I took it for granted. And I think almost everyone does.<\/p>\n
Because really, they are<\/em> memories. Posed pictures are nice to have. They look beautiful on the wall. Lifestyle shots are great for an album. They tell a story. But video? I experimented with video clips for the girls birthdays. They were raw and shaky, but they always put a smile on my face because they were so genuine. Almost like a tribute to them. I would gather any video clips and photos I took over the past year before their birthday and put it in a video and edit it to a great song. Mostly they were iPhone videos and iPhone editing. But that wasn’t important. I love looking back on them. Even two years back is a difference with children. The missing teeth, the chubbier cheeks, the younger voice. Seeing them lively and real is something completely different than portrait stills.<\/p>\n I’ve been so moved and inspired to create something so much better than a home movie. So much more emotional and artistic, and real. I’m overwhelmed with the task in front of me. Because I want it to be perfect straight out of the gate.<\/p>\n But I have software to learn, editing to learn, filming to learn…<\/p>\n I’ve loved video but never had the skills or the knowledge to know how to do it.<\/p>\n This 30 Day Filming Project is perfect. Each day I video something that I’m grateful for, something that inspires me, something that I love. Then, I take all my best daily clips and put them into a short video edited to a perfect song. It’s a great project for someone starting out with video. \u00a0Me!<\/p>\n Why am I telling you this?<\/p>\n I’ve found that when I claim to embark on projects, I’m likely to stick to them, as I easily get distracted. So, here I am!<\/p>\n I’ll keep you attuned to my progress. If you want to know what and who has moved me so, go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am so inspired to help people preserve their memories. I’ve read many, many sad stories, but after following the journey of a young mom try to beat cancer and lose, it really devastated me. I can’t explain or understand why it impacted me the way it did. \u00a0I immediately joined several charity groups of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n