I took on the assignment of shooting photographs for the 31st annual Ossining Village Fair, one of my favorite of all Westchester events. Once again, although there were cloudy skies, the weather held out (only one rain out in 31 years.) I spent most of the day eating and snapping pictures. Spot anyone you know?

On more than one occasion I have set out thinking that I was producing a story about an inspiring place only to find that the real story is not in the place, but in the people. Fred’s Pantry is built on a foundation of inspiring people.

Best of The Gold Coast winner “The Artie Tobia Band” live at the Palace Theatre in Danbury, CT.

The Westchester Arts Project was developed from the desire of host David Morrison to introduce Westchester to some of it’s local artistic talent.

Every once in a while it’s fun to just go out and shoot. No client, no deadline, just running around with a few cameras and seeing what you come up with.

I learned a few things while working on this project. I was most surprised with how many politicians don’t find it important to have a strong presence on the web. Many websites I came across during my research looked cheap and thrown together. Twitter and Facebook accounts usually contained a spike of entries before they were abandoned.

I recently completed cutting a demo reel for New York Fashion Editor/Stylist Stephanie Prommer. Stephanie is currently the fashion editor of Woman’s World and is also a nightlife and red carpet reporter for People magazine, where she frequently interviews celebrities and fashion designers.

Miss Universe contestants representing some of the nations most affected by the AIDS pandemic joined together to shoot this PSA for The Global Health Council.

Four years before YouTube, there was video content on the websites of the Miss Universe Organization. Shot on location at the 2001 Miss Universe Competition held in Puerto Rico, “Beautiful Girls” was created as part of an EPK to market the show to possible future host cities.

The following is off his website: “Maestro Knows is an online show based around Levi Maestro?s day to day life. Taking place primarily in Los Angeles, Maestro shows you LA through his eyes. Still living in sunny Los Angeles, CA and still learning, working, & creating. Maestro has directed and produced content for several corporate brands and music artists, building relationships one day at a time. Now in 2009, Maestro sets out to showcase his working experiences and relationships with other creatives through his online show entitled Maestro Knows. ‘You gotta work hard and do for yourself, cause nobody else is gonna do what you want for you’.”

I don’t remember how I first came across Dermot Tynan and the work of his company Claddagh Films, but he seems like one of those film-makers that you may enjoy following. Maybe it’s the Irish in me.

“Amy Baer is a New York based composer for film and multimedia. Stemming from a background in classical piano and voice, her music combines the freshness of contemporary sounds, be it electronic or acoustic, with the traditional techniques of classical composition and film scoring.”

“I grew up in Massachusetts. I have been as far as Hawaii and went to college in New York. I am single and I am living a life where everyday is different and my own personal goals get in the way of my current job in sports. One thing has remained consistent in my life, Television.”

“For the past 20 years I have been following my passion as a career and it has taken me around the world to places I have felt privileged to have seen.” Passion is the key word. View some inspiring work by a guy who appears to love what he does. If you take nothing else from it, there are some of you out there who will learn that it takes a lot more than just shooting in 24p to get that “film look.”

So I just came across another outstanding Producer/Videographer, JD Andrews. He owns earthXplorer productions in Miami, specializing in travel related production as well as commercials, corporate videos and documentaries. He also recently became a dad. Congrats JD!