There are practical aspects to be considered when working as a freelance solovj. That of paying the rent, keeping the lights on, etc. Sometimes it requires thinking outside the box somewhat and seeing how one can meld journalistic story telling with a commercial project.
I have a real issue with this whole mind set of DSLR’s/Shallow DOF perspective that has been flooding this profession for the past several months.
Among my interest in shooting video in the zen like Solo VJ paradigm, I also research quite a bit on the idea of paring down ones possessions as a means of reducing ones clutter, simplifying your life if you will. One area that I’ve taken an interest in is in the realm of what solo [...]
Learn how to use the Zebra Stripes feature to improve your image quality when shooting video
On Friday, May 9th, I was fortunate enough to have been given access to cover the rally for Senator Obama held here in Eugene, Oregon as a solo video journalist. Needless to say, I hadn’t been through a trial by fire like that in many years – reminded me of my daysas an unpaid intern [...]
