If we could all see ourselves through the eyes of the people who love us, what a beautiful world that would be.
The first time a client cried in the studio with me was when I realised video was so much bigger than just the camera work.
I wasn’t just a camera girl, I was helping my client take her years of knowledge and learning to help people all over the world.
She could teach her knowledge in person to groups of 30 people at a time, but with the videos we were creating she could reach thousands.
A few years down the track her program is reaching people all around the world.
I still get choked up when I think about how many lives these videos have changed.
I make video because of the people I get to meet and the stories I get to tell.
I love video for the vulnerable moments.
The moments where I’m simply talking to someone about the thing they’re most passionate about. The moments I’m filming someone who is totally immersed in doing what they love the most.
I do it for the times when we’re just two people sitting in a room in fits of laughter, the cameras and lights forgotten. And I do it especially for the times a story brings both of us to tears.
To have someone be comfortable enough with you to show their vulnerabilities is a special thing. The most rewarding part of being a videographer is having my clients see themselves on video and liking what they see – and wanting to be on video again.
Helping someone work through their insecurities about being on camera and get their message out to the person who needs to hear it is why I make video.
If your message can help one person, isn’t it worth sharing? You may change someone’s life.
You have a story worth being told. Let’s tell it together through video.