James Rognon

Eventually everyone gets replicated. I’m thinking the best way to combat copycats is through constant evolution.

This is a little too soon after last nights dinner. (Still feeling the effects.) But it is some good social media content.

There are so many things I want to work on and do, so naturally I just avoid doing any of them. Totally seems productive.

Throughout the day I’m ready to fall asleep at a blink of an eye, but when 10:30 hits I’m ready to go for another 10 hours. Is this a new stage of life?

How are we going to identify the self titled influencers with 500k followers but 100 likes on their posts now :( lol

So I have the rest of the month off and to make sure I don’t feel comfortable, I wanted to do a 24-days of something project. I’ll be creating a new piece of content focusing on social media. Here goes my summer. #contentcreationchallenge #24daysofsomething

It’s summer time! At the end of July I get 7 weeks off and we have some plans. Some of those plans include camping, a couple road trips, a cruise, and family moments. And the other thing I’m pretty excited to work on, my #sidehustle! Here comes no excuses.

@corykerr I'd pay money to see that

I’m sitting hear in conference talk and caught myself think, “how can I jump 10 seconds.” To much time on YouTube?

We as #creatives frequently feel inadequate. Self-doubt and the fear of being judged by others leads to us eventually saying, I don't have enough time to create something today. We use excuses to cover the fear of putting ourselves out there, something I'm trying to overcome.

A few simple edits can make a photo better. My order for editing is cropping, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, temperature, vibrance, clarity, dehaze and finally exposure. These do different things but can take an image (the second one) to the final image. #lightroom

Most beginner #contentcreators ask, "how do I start?" Generally the hardest and first step. Along with editorial calendars, I recommend creating a pattern of general topics for each day of the week. They need to be general enough to ensure sustainability.

I bought it from Amazon for like $20. It came with a fisheye and macro, but I haven’t used those. Make sure you get the clip-on versions and not the ones you slide on. They generally have a quicker setup. Maybe I’ll get a moment lens in the future to see if there is a difference.

My favorite piece of equipment I bring with me everywhere is this little wide-angle clip-on lens. When needed, it changes up the look of a typical phone shot and helps it feel like a shot from a camera. Look at the difference in view area. #contentcreator

There is a line from the Free Solo documentary which has impacted me, “nothing good happens in the world by being happy and cozy. I feel like nobody achieves anything great by being happy and cozy... it’s about being a warrior... That is the warrior spirit."

My favorite on the go photo editing app is adobe lightroom cc. It has a great ecosystem which connects desktop to mobile. Did you know you can take photos within the app controlling your aperture, shutter, and ISO? You can also lock exposer separate from the focal point.

Before you execute on visuals, come up with the #contentstrategy. Create a caption and then plan the visuals to best help tell that story. It helps us say more than just repeating what we can see, and puts a focus on the audience. Try it out and tell me what you think.

Apple highlighted the best photos shot on iPhone around the world. I don't know about you, but these inspire me to take more photos. #phonephotography buff.ly/2H482oE

Ok guys, I am pretty pumped, my intro video is done. I still have a lot more I want to do to it, and add little things, but it needed to be done and I gave myself until today to finish it. #brandin If you can’t tell, I’ve given up on waking up early.

I’ve been working on a video intro for the past week and I wanted to finish off the sequence with a fly by shot. I had a vision before going out, but it still took a few tries before I could get the shot and a few more times to get it right. #dronevideo