9 Tips for 1 Second Everyday (1SE)
I've tried several times to do 'one photo a day for a year' projects and could never do it, it was exhausting to try shooting something fresh every day. When I saw the 1 Second Everyday app in the movie Chef and then again as the inspiration for the Disney short The...
Low Poly Portrait Illustration Class
I love the low poly look! So I decided to create a class on how to achieve this effect!The first 50 students can sign up for free using this link: http://skl.sh/1VRmyjt
July 2015 Books – Money, Billionaires, and Social Media
If you only ever read one book about how to handle your own money it should be this one. I've read several books on the subject and Money covers everything without mind numbing figures. Tony interviewed the best investors and boiled down their knowledge for the rest...
Smoking Pot and Surviving Cancer [Podcast]
Last year I spoke at All Y'all, which is a live storytelling event that is recorded and put out as a podcast by my awesome friends Chris and Sara. I'll let the podcast do most of the talking, but a quick overview is I had cancer two years ago....
My Father is a Terrorist
Terrorist : the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion My father, John W. Ridley, is a terrorist. He engages in intimidation, manipulation, and threats to get his way. He's really good at it. Recently, he stepped up his...
May 2015 Book Recommendations
Here's another random group of books I read in May that all had something of value to offer. I really enjoyed Blue Zones and would recommend that above the others! (I wouldn't be reading this much if I didn't have my Kindle, you can read my...
11 Second Club Win and FREE eBook!
https://vimeo.com/126969563 I won last month's 11 Second Club competition! It's the second time I've won. What's special about this one is it's the 8th highest rated animation of all time for the competition since it began in...
First Repeat of Record Hang Gliding Flight
I took this with my GoPro Hero 3+ and used the little remote to be able to conserve battery and switch between photo and video mode was really nice, but the GoPro did die a few hours into the flight so I only got footage up to arriving above the Treetopper's site,...
April 2015 Book Recommendations
I'm still having trouble reading a book per week with other work going on, but I enjoyed these three this month. As always, post a comment below if you have any good book recommendations! Click here to see the past months and subscribe at the...
Cats, Cats, Cats
I've never worked so hard to make something look so terrible, but that's mainly why I really enjoyed this project! I had dreams with cats in them because I was staring at cat faces all day. I made these two commercials for a friend who was...
March 2015 Book Recommendations
These three books couldn't be any more different, but I enjoyed all of them. I hope me sharing these books motivates you to read something, or if you're already reading something let me know what it is and if you have any recommendations for...
Eric and Lina’s Wedding
This weekend I dusted off my photography gear and photographed a friend's wedding. Despite my Canon 7D being 5 years old, it's still rocking! They've since come out with a second version of the 7D, but for stills I don't have any complaints...