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Video SEO: How videos can help Search Engine Optimization

A couple of months ago, my 16-year old son and I did an experiment to see how effective Search Engine Optimization for video could be. Could we make a video, upload it to YouTube and set it up so that it would organically draw lots of views and appear in Google searches? Here's the video we … [Read More]

Steve Jobs

How Steve Jobs and Apple Changed my Life

On Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, I was flying home from Atlanta back to Dallas. It had been a long day, and we had just finished speaking to AT&T about a new startup company I'm working with. Discussions included talk about iPhone and iPad apps. As the plane touched down, I turned on my … [Read More]

2011 Fall TV Line up - Television Set

2011 Fall TV Line Up

When I was a kid, those few weeks before Christmas were always the same for me. It'd start with the JC Penny Christmas catalog. It was awesome! Big, thick, catalog full of gifts, toys, and yes, some clothes (blech!). As soon as the catalog arrived, I'd sit down with a clean sheet of paper and … [Read More]

Voigtlander Lens

First test Panasonic AF-100 & Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95 Lens

My Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95 lens arrived last week after much anticipation, and I immediately shot some test footage. And, it did not disappoint! I was amazed at the footage. Very clean lens and very sharp. Here's a short clip of the footage I shot on my Panasonic AF-100 camera: The … [Read More]

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Charts

The Power of Good SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

This morning, I was reviewing the traffic from one of my websites and I was very surprised at the annual traffic growth. Early in 2010, I migrated the site over from a static HTML site to an SEO-optimized Wordpress site. You can see in April of 2010 when I made the switch and the growth … [Read More]

Voigtlander 25mm f 0.95

Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95 and the Panasonic AF-100

Since purchasing my new Panasonic AF-100 camera, I've really enjoyed the functionality and image quality that the camera offers. But, I've been disappointed at the limited number of lenses available for its MFT, or Micro Four Thirds mount. There's not much in the way of high quality lenses. So, … [Read More]

George W Bush Interview with Panasonic AF-100

Panasonic AF-100 with President George W. Bush

This week, I had the opportunity to interview President George W. Bush for a project here in Dallas. We decided to use the Panasonic AF-100 with Canon FD lenses for the interview. It was the first time my DP used this camera, and he was very impressed with the quality and the ease of use … [Read More]