Dusting off the Camera

I recently dusted off my camera and started shooting again. This is a big announcement from me. Except for a few corporate clients, I haven't shot anything in 5 years. The reason? Well, it seems I developed some negative associations to my camera. I didn't even realize this. But every time the idea of shooting came up I would cringe and feel conflicted inside.

Recently I had this great idea for a short film. That's when I realized my camera aversion needed to be dealt with. It was pretty easy to trace my disdain for shooting back to my beginnings in the world of wedding videography. I spent 5 years of my life running around sweating like a pig with 30 pounds of gear on my 100 pound frame. The microphones and the headphones never worked correctly and the company I worked for wouldn't replace them. I always felt cardiac arrest coming on when hoping to Goodness the gear would work each time. Also there were the micro-managing bosses to deal with. Also, all this time I was busting my behind while being totally discredited by the "Real Production People". For some reason "they" do not see event videography as high-quality production. (sounds like another blog post coming on.)

So all these things conspired to make me hate my camera. I can't believe I've harbored this anamosity for 5 years. Hesitantly, this week I began shooting my upcoming short. It took some time to get re-acquainted with my camera, but I think that slowly I am learning to like her. It helps when I can shoot on my own terms... and use equipment that works :)