Between camera, projects and everyday work.
No glossy content, no empty tips. Just honest thoughts from the daily work of a videographer, about workflow, gear, fails and what really matters.
16 Beiträge
What an unfilled position really costs you
A job ad costs a few hundred euros. A position that stays open for 224 days costs many times that — and that number appears in no set of books.
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The most interesting story is usually one the company already knows
Industrial hall, forest, lake, bridal store: four locations with nothing in common. Except one sentence someone says almost in passing. About the real craft behind every brand film: listening.
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Why visibility without trust doesn't move the needle, and how a film builds both
On how reach, trust and an employer brand that actually attracts candidates connect. And why video isn't an end in itself. It's a tool.
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How I shoot employee statements without anyone freezing up
Memorised sentences almost always sound worse on camera than spontaneous ones. Why I'd rather let people just start talking, and the small thing at the start that makes the biggest difference.
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How the video review works with me
From the first snippet to the final file in the client portal. How I bundle viewing, review and sign-off in one place, and why that's more than a technical detail.
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What to think about before you have me produce a film for you
On briefings, budgets and the questions that actually matter.
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Oops!… I Did It Again: How I rebuilt my website in 24 hours (without knowing how to code)
I can't code. And yet my entire website (including client portal, CRM, galleries and admin area) has been running on my own server for two weeks. About twenty-four hours of building, two weeks of extending, and the feeling of watching software development reinvent itself in real time.
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Year in review 2025
2025 wasn't a sprint, it was a balancing act. A personal look back at self-employment, family and responsibility. About what was, and what I'm looking forward to.
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Goodbye SSD chaos: Why I rebuilt my storage setup from scratch
Sometimes you suddenly notice that a system isn't growing with your work anymore. On the moment chaos turned into structure, and why a new NAS is my workflow upgrade of the year.
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When perfectionism eats more time than it adds quality
On editing decisions, doubt and the moment when good enough really is good. Perfectionism often feels like professionalism. Sometimes it's just fear.
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Five fails where I wanted to sink through the floor
Mistakes happen. Especially when you're starting out. Today I see them as learning moments. Back then they felt like a punch in the gut. Five situations that still shape me.
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How I create professional team portraits
Team portraits don't start in front of the camera. They start long before: with preparation, structure and the awareness that great pictures happen when people feel safe.
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How AI regularly has my back when it comes to audio
Sometimes things don't go to plan. Wind, noise, no second take, and the interview still has to be usable. How AI tools fundamentally changed my audio workflow.
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Where planning ends, experience begins
Flexibility isn't a technique. It's a stance. About a shoot day that suddenly grew by twelve team portraits, and why a forklift was the best light of the day.
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Let there be light
Thoughts on light, mood and growth in video production. Learning light means giving up control and rebuilding it: more deliberately, more intentionally, with more responsibility for the image.
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The emptiness in the hotel room
Arriving at the hotel is always a strange moment. Thoughts from a self-employed video producer on business travel, family and the balance between work and home.
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