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Balloons make me happy.

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These are a few images from the workshop I went to a couple months back.  The San Francisco Video Blogshop was held over the course of two days, the first day learning different techniques of filming and the second day of editing with photoshop.  That first night we focused on how to video, so we were given some balloons to experiment with.  I really enjoyed it. a lot.  :D Colorful balloons are just so happy!  I took this workshop so that I could start filming my travels and whatnot, and I knew that my videos were pretty blah.  When Arian explained that you basically combine different shots and techniques to explain the story, I had a serious “Ah ha!” moment.  It all became so clear.  Like the previous blogshop I attended, I learned a lot of great skills.  Bri and Angela were also great teachers.  They walked us through the whole process and gave us lots of tips and shortcuts.  Considering I knew absolutely nothing about filming or editing, it’s pretty amazing I came out of it able to make a video of my own.  This video is the product of that workshop, and as a result, I ended up winning Photoshop CS6!

I cannot repeat how invaluable blogshop has been to my career.  For anyone who doesn’t know blogshop is an amazing workshop for anyone with a blog, hands down.  (Video blogshop focuses on video, and the “regular” blogshop focuses on design and photos.) When I went to their feet first + blogshop workshop in Atlanta, it literally changed my life.  I drastically improved on so many skills involving my business, my photography, my blog, my editing….etc.

Anyone who can should attend a class, whatever your skill level is.  It’s the best money I’ve invested in a workshop.  And I came out of it with a lot of friends as well.  Really amazing people are just waiting to be met at blogshops. :)

Enroll in a class now!

 

(and just fyi. I’m not receiving anything by promoting these workshops.  I just really think blogshop is that awesome.)

Freak of nature! Did you know you could edit videos with Photoshop CS6?  I know, pretty freaking amazing.

A couple weeks ago  I took the video Blogshop class with Brie and Angela.  If you remember, a year ago I went to the Feet First + Blogshop workshop in Atlanta where Our Labor of Love, Max Wanger and the ladies of Blogshop teamed up to teach us some photography and editing.  That workshop literally changed my life.  It reworked how I photograph people and made me incredibly more efficient in photoshop.  At that time I was pretty proficient with my camera and photoshop, but still I learned loads of stuff.  I’d strongly recommend Feet First or Blogshop to anyone.  It’s good for both beginners and pros.

So when I saw that there would be a new Blogshop for video, I jumped on the chance to attend the San Francisco workshop.  Brie and Angela really know their stuff, so they didn’t disappoint when it came to video.  I have zero background in video.  I don’t even like iMovie because even that seems a little daunting.  For me the class gave me a really good handle on the basics of capturing video and how to edit it.  The fundamentals they taught have so much potential for awesome things for when I get better in video.

I enjoyed learning different techniques of capturing video.  And how they taught us to video little details and segments that add up to a big picture.  When I was in New York I practiced this with my iphone camera.  I can’t wait to piece it all together to make a little video.

For the video above I focused more on the editing techniques that I learned.  The clips were parts of an engagement session I shot in New York, but I didn’t have the time to practice my new techniques.  In photoshop I corrected the exposure of a few of the clips and added an overlay to others.  I really like adding text to video, so I was glad to learn I could also do this in photoshop.  In iMovie the features are kind of cheesy so I appreciate the range of photoshop’s capabilities.

So to encourage all of us attendees to put our new skills into action, Blogshop is having a contest! YAY!  And the winner gets photoshop!  I hope I win!  crossing my fingers.

imageThis item on my Twelve by 2012 list seemed to be the most difficult, as I have a hard time making friends.  But I’m pretty sure I made a ton of new friends last week when I attended the Feet First + Blogshop workshop in Atlanta at the wonderful Goat Farm Art Center.  There were about 26ish people at the workshop, and everyone was so kind and friendly it made it very easy to make new friends. :) I had so much fun, and everyone meshed so well together.  Can’t you tell by our lovely pictures? :)901friends1



My list
1. Read 5 books
2. Sort/donate my clothes
3. Rebrand all my websites and marketing materials
4. Send out packages to friends
5. Have zero emails in my inbox
6. Make a new friend 11/17/11
7. Knit more scarves
8. Teach someone something 11/6/11
9. Sacrifice something for someone
10. Reconnect with my old roommates
11. Write a letter
12. Go to Fort Point