January 25th, 2014 - How to "light paint"

I didn't need this blog to teach me that Eben Hall and Joel Desmond are incredibly talented.  Both have found success in photography, videography, and digital media.  It makes me incredibly proud (and jealous) to see the amazing things that they do on a daily basis.  The closest I've gotten to this is staring in two of Eben's early videos, Promiscuous Lars and All I Want for Christmas is Lars.  He went on to win an Emmy...I guess you gotta start somewhere...

But parading around in short shorts or an elf costume is not true talent.  That's found behind the camera. So today, while in glitzy and glamorous Las Vegas, I asked these two to show me how to do something creative with the camera.  They decided to show me how to "light paint."

Other things I learned/looked up:

1) How to order at the In-N-Out! Apparently, there is a secret menu that you have to ask for specially.  I was advised by my West Coast colleagues (Josh and Eben), to order my burger and fries "Animal Style."  This means that my normal burger and fries came with a helping of grilled onions, cheese, and secret sauce.  And holy crap, it was awesome!

Awesome sauce indeed!