Videography With My Phone? Yes Please

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Videography with my phone

From Photography to Videography

Photography has been a huge passion of mine for many years but I had never really tried or been interested in videography with my phone (or any other means). However as I started leaving my big girl camera at home more often and using my phone more and more for photography, I also started taking more video.

I have never been very good though at getting the right clips, narrowing things down, putting things together, etc. Yes, I’m a photographer but videos are a whole other realm and I wasn’t sure I was cut out for it.

But…I decided to try and I’m so glad I did. I looked up several online courses and decided to go with DIY Family Films. Yes it’s geared toward Family Films and memory making, but I believe the lessons are pretty applicable overall. Not gonna lie – my creative juices are flowing!

While my first video isn’t perfect I’d say it’s a good start – especially since it was all done on my phone!! To protect my phone for the underwater shots I used this waterproof case I purchased from Amazon.

As I’m sure you have heard many photographers say – the best camera is the one you have with you.

Two Items On My Happy Shelf Got Me Back On Track

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Today I chose to make a Facebook post about two items on what I call my Happy Shelf. A small Amethyst, and a Tree of Life Charm.

The Amethyst Crystal is there for intuition and balance, and the Tree of Life Charm came with a small card with some very important reminders.

Tree of Life Charm on my Happy Shelf
The meaning of my Tree of Life Charm

I posted more as a reminder to myself as to why I added some of the things to my shelf, but as people commented on my post it made me pause and think about this past weekend.

The day I was so disappointed in myself because I was already in the first week of January seeing myself on track to FAIL at one of the goals I had set for myself. That goal? To post at least once a week on this blog and I hadn’t written anything during the time I scheduled.

What does my Happy Shelf Facebook Post have to do with not meeting my blogging goals you may ask?

As people started commenting on my Facebook post I started to observe a few things.

  1. I don’t always realize how much people appreciate the small things (like me sharing my Happy Shelf!), and I maybe need to write about those more
  2. I have learned so much about blogging over the years and I am so Type A that I have been immensely intent on “following the rules” as far as creating a “successful blog”. But…the typical blogging type that fits into the rules does not fit with my personality. This makes it difficult for me to be inspired to write.
  3. It’s time to say Fuck it and start doing this blog my way. I’m not really a “fit in the box” kind of person so I’m not sure why I ever thought my blog should be.

As my brain worked through all of those thoughts, I continued to look at my Tree of Life Charm. Yes, I WILL let my light shine for all to see.

Then I wrote this blog post.

And now, as my Tree of Life instructs…

“Celebrate Life’s victories, no matter how small they may be.”

My Amethyst and Tree of Life Charm on my Happy Shelf
My Amethyst and Tree of Life Charm

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

NEGATIVE SPACE – January Creative Prompt

In art, negative space is the empty area in a photo or design intentionally constructed as part of the composition. Sometimes this brings attention to the actual subject, sometimes it may be part of the subject.

Trees with Negative space - On Davis Time
One of the few photos I have taken with negative space – this is not my forte!

In 2022 I did post a creative prompt every month, but I failed miserably at keeping up with challenging myself to complete them. I am hoping to do better this year, even if it is only one photo a month. Will you join me? I would love to see what you create – use the hashtag #ODTcreativechallenge2023

If you would like to follow me on social to see my “NEGATIVE SPACE” creation(s) you can find me on Facebook (On Davis Time), Instagram (@OnDavisTime), and Twitter (@TressieLDavis)

Tree with Negative Space - On Davis Time
The only other photo I could find – yes another tree
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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

LOVE – December Creative Prompt

The Creative Prompt for December is LOVE.

Yes, it seems like maybe I could have gone more toward “family” or “holidays” but I went for LOVE because I figured this way it could include anything that you love – whether it’s people, or animals, or food, or decorations or whatever.

Show me what love means to you!

I will be sharing my love creations on Social media with the Hashtag #ODTLove, I hope you will join me!

If you want to follow me on social to see my “LOVE” creations, you can find me on Facebook (On Davis Time), Instagram (@OnDavisTime), and Twitter (@TressieLDavis).

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Tressie Davis is a blogger and photographer located in Chelsea, MI.

BROKEN – November Creative Prompt

The creative prompt for November is BROKEN.

When I was looking for an example photo for this post all I could find was this raggedy building from a trip I took with my daughter so this may be a difficult prompt for me. But broken could be anything – a broken window, a broken path, or a broken heart.

Whether you take the prompt literally or figuratively, how would you incorporate BROKEN into your creative work?

I will be sharing what I come up with on Social Media using the Hashtag #ODTBroken, I hope you will join me!

If you want to follow me on social to see my “BROKEN” creations, you can find me on Facebook (On Davis Time), Instagram (@OnDavisTime), and Twitter (@TressieLDavis).