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After Years of Shooting Live Events: 12 Lessons
Read the Article →: After Years of Shooting Live Events: 12 Lessons12 lessons for concert, festival and conference photo and video crews, from organizing and editing to landing repeat clients.
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FRESH FROM THE STUDIO
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Artist Spotlight: Terri Goidel Silver at Art in the Arena Frisco
Dallas Media Company caught up with artist Terri Goidel Silver at Art in the Arena Frisco, held inside the Dallas…
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The Content Creation Playbook Every New Real Estate Agent Needs
Video is the fastest way to get noticed right now, especially short-form. If you can hold someone’s attention for the…
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Poolside and Proud: Inside Our Summer Shoot with TheFrugalFatty in Arlington
Our afternoon with TheFrugalFatty at their Arlington pool party was firmly the second kind. It was sun-soaked and loud with…
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When the Room Needs to Remember Every Word: Covering “Legal Risks Every Nurse Must Know”
Two of Texas’s most experienced nursing attorneys sat down to walk a room full of nurses through how to protect…
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Recap: Style & Sip Social hosted by FWD Fashion Group
Style & Sip: Cocktails & networking for fashion designers and creatives. Connect, collaborate, and grow your circle in style. This…
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The Things We Carry: Capturing Tonya Oxendine’s Keynote at the She Vets It Veteran Fair
Dallas event video coverage: Filmed Tonya Oxendine’s keynote at the She Vets It Foundation Veteran Fair, honoring National Women Veterans…
Video Production Tips
FROM THE FIELD
Lighting setups, camera moves, interview direction, and the working patterns we’ve refined over hundreds of shoots.
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After Years of Shooting Live Events: 12 Lessons
12 lessons for concert, festival and conference photo and video crews, from organizing and editing to landing repeat clients.
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The Content Creation Playbook Every New Real Estate Agent Needs
Video is the fastest way to get noticed right now, especially short-form. If you can hold someone’s attention for the…
Behind the Gear
WHAT’S IN THE BAG
Cameras, lenses, audio, lights, and the workflow tools we actually run — with the honest “why” behind each choice.
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Gear Reviews
HONEST GEAR REVIEWS
No affiliate-driven hype. We test on real client work — and tell you exactly where each piece of gear earned its keep.
Past Events
EVENT RECAPS
Behind-the-scenes from the workshops, mixers, and summits we host — what happened, who showed up, and what we learned.
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Poolside and Proud: Inside Our Summer Shoot with TheFrugalFatty in Arlington
Our afternoon with TheFrugalFatty at their Arlington pool party was firmly the second kind. It was sun-soaked and loud with…
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When the Room Needs to Remember Every Word: Covering “Legal Risks Every Nurse Must Know”
Two of Texas’s most experienced nursing attorneys sat down to walk a room full of nurses through how to protect…
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Recap: Style & Sip Social hosted by FWD Fashion Group
Style & Sip: Cocktails & networking for fashion designers and creatives. Connect, collaborate, and grow your circle in style. This…
Artist Showcase
THE ARTISTS WE SHOOT
Cosplayers, models, musicians and makers from across DFW. Who they are, what they built, and how the shoot came together.
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Artist Spotlight: Terri Goidel Silver at Art in the Arena Frisco
Dallas Media Company caught up with artist Terri Goidel Silver at Art in the Arena Frisco, held inside the Dallas…
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