Where to find me - with links

Good Monday morning. It’s Labor Day here in the US. It’s also my birthday. I’ve been on this Earth for 53 years now. There isn’t anything planned for today. A couple of people are coming by to hang out. I wanted to share where I can be found on the internet. I’m going to delete my Facebook account soon. The main reason I stayed on so I could stay in touch with family and friends during Hurricane Laura. I’m not liking the way Facebook is going so I’m going to step away. I’ll continue to be on Instagram for the time being but I will step away from there by the end of the year (if not sooner). My goal is to concentrate on my website and YouTube channel exclusively.

If you aren’t following my YouTube channel, please subscribe. If you aren’t subscribed to my website, please subscribe. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks. Have a wonderful week.

Storm Chasing Chronicles #3

Storm Chasing Chronicles #3 is up on YouTube. I finished editing the video last night and was able to upload it over night (yes my internet is that bad). I hope you enjoy the footage I was able to get. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven’t yet.

Thanks for watching. I greatly appreciate it. If you haven’t subscribed to my blog, please do so. I’m hoping to have Hurricane Laura coverage when she hits us Wednesday night/Thursday morning.

Thanks for supporting me. I greatly appreciate it. Shalom.

Website Update

Those who have been following my blog/site for a bit, you will notice I made two changes. When you show up to my site, I now have a video instead of pictures. I also changed my blog format. I will shift from Facebook and Instagram to my website. There are too many distractions and I’m not getting any kind of traction, especially on Instagram.

One of my favorite photographers, Dave Morrow, has a video talking about getting off of social media, concentrating on your website and uploading to YouTube. I’m contemplating going that route soon. Here is the video I’m talking about.

Thanks for your support on this site. I appreciate it. My focus will be here showing my photography, videography, and other cool stuff.

Have a good one. Peace.

Free Resource - Natron

Another free resource out there to replace After Effects is called Natron. Here is what Natron is according to their website -

“Natron is a powerful Digital Compositor that can handle of your 2D/2.5D needs. Its robust OIIO file formats and OpenFX architecture is what make Natron the most flexible open source compositor for the visual effects community. Its interface and functionally are the same across all platforms such as MacOS, Linux and Windows. Natron has a powerful keying, roto/rotopaint, 2D tracking tools that are staple for all current film production project that requires visual effects.”

There are some excellent tutorials on how to get started with Natron. Here is a playlist from TJ Free on how to use the software. There are others out there but since I am just beginning, the playlist I shared is perfect to start out with.

I hope you enjoyed this post. I’m still searching for free resources for those who are tired of paying for software and I will share it with you weekly. Have a good one. Peace.

More Inkscape work

Here is some more work I did in Inkscape. I am having fun creating new work. I hope you like them.

Logo idea

I am going to work on the logo a bit more. It was suggested to try a different style font and not to bite into the other letters. I got the idea following a tutorial on the Logos By Nick YouTube channel. I liked the idea and tried it out.

I hope you enjoyed the work. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. I am going to cut down on my social media footprint in the next few weeks. I am not sure what I am going to delete but I know Facebook is for sure going to be deactivated. Instagram will be the last to be deleted. I am going to focus on this medium and YouTube. Once I decide to make the call on deleting everything, I will let everyone know.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the content. I will talk to you later. Peace.

New stuff

I’m trying my hand at creating logos in Inkscape and GIMP. Here is what I have created so far. I’m going to learn more techniques and post what I create here.

My initials created in GIMP

Logo created in GIMP

I have been following tutorials on YouTube from Logos By Nick. They are easy tutorials to follow. If you are interested in learning Inkscape and GIMP, you should give his channel a look.

I hope you like these I have created. Please like, comment, and subscribe if you haven’t. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks and Peace.