For the Love of Rutland
(USA, 91 min.)
Dir. Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
Very happy to be a Director Of Photography on this award-winning film directed by my dear friend and colleague Jennifer Maytorena Taylor. Jennifer and I have been working together for nearly two decades. Our film Redneck Muslim is currently playing on POV and has over one-million views on the PBS Youtube page.
We often prevent ourselves from success before we even try. When attempt to convince ourselves we can’t do something, we often believe it and so we quit before we even begin.
Our willpower is like a muscle. The more we use it, the easier it becomes to do things that are hard. If we don’t use it, we stagnate and become mentally weak. We miss out on too many great opportunities when we shut the doors to the possibilities by telling ourselves no.
Read MoreThis month we are joined by our special guest Mustafa Davis, an award-winning photographer and film director/producer, where we'll be discussing his journey into filmmaking, pursuing sacred knowledge and of course, his extensive experience working in convert care.
Read MoreI shot the promotional photo for the Brother Ali “Live In Istanbul” New Years Day 2010 concert. We shot this in the Hagia Sophia Mosque in the heart of Istanbul.
Have you ever done a job for free with the promise of "exposure" as compensation?
Most of us, when starting in our freelance careers, often work for free as a means of gaining experience and increasing exposure. In this post I explain why this is a career killer and how you can avoid making this disastrous error.
Read More7 Ways To Deal With Someone Stealing Your Ideas. How to cope when someone takes your creative concept. This 7 step How-To guide will help you cope when you're the victim of plagiarism or intellectual property theft. Rather than get stuck in a rut, this short guide shows us how to get back up on our feet and keep creating for success. If we've come up with an idea once, we can do it again.
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