Steady Focused

Just a message to say, keep your head up. I'm in the trenches with you. I'm struggling mentally at times. I'm succeeding mentally at times. We're all moving forward. Keep your head up my friend. ---------------------------------------- http://steadyfocused.com/36 http://facebook.com/simeonhendrix http://instagram.com/simeonhendrix

What Other People's Success Says About You - Steady Focused EP 033 What Other People's Success Says About You EP 033 Steady Focused Stay positive and celebratory when other's succeed Stay motivated during other's success "How do you not get discouraged by the success of others?"  How to Battle Feelings of Insecurity 1.) Remember your roots 2.) Examine your day to day, where are you spending y...

In this episode, I sit down with my partner, Mr. Matt Hamilton. He talks about his evolution as a filmmaker, the power of growing up in a musical home, hanging with Mr. Belding (from Saved by the Bell), hanging with Keanu, Robocop and the importance of just STARTING. http://steadyfocused.com/32 http://facebook.com/simeonhendrix http://instagram.com/simeonhendrix

Jeff Finley was one of the most influential graphic artists in the country, a partner at Go Media, arguably one of the most elite design firms around. He created and was the main energy behind Weapons of Mass Creation Fest (WMC Fest), which became the blueprint for design conferences that have sprung up all across the country. He was on top of the world, or so it appeared from the outside looking...

http://steadyfocused.com We sit down with friend Mr. Moataz Ahmed. He went from obese, depressed dentistry major to a hand lettering graphic artist who travels the world freelancing, lending his skills to organizations that make a positive impact on the world. Oh ya, and for fun he learns new languages. It's a great show. We talk about how to get $50,000 clients, turning $7,000 into $300,000, gett...

Clay Cook, high-end fashion and lifestyle photographer, has recently returned from an assignment in Iraq where he and his team were tasked to document the return of several families to their homes for the first time in over two years. It's a small town of as they return to their homes after being pushed out by ISIS over two years ago.

Emmy award winning cinematographer, director and editor, Zack Morris has become a staple of the Texas Country Music scene, but he doesn't play music, at all. Instead, he creates masterful music videos and powerful concert highlights. Hailing from Waco, Texas, he's making a huge splash with his unique vision and unmatched persistence. I'm thrilled to have Zack on the show. We talk gear, reality TV,...

Passion can wain. Life gets busy. Schedules become overloaded. It's easy to get overwhelmed and lose focus. In order to better serve you and in spirit of long game viability, starting this week, I will begin to implement "small scale sabbaticals" (as my friend Sean McCabe calls it). What does that mean for the show? Every four weeks, I'll take a required week off from episodes.  Why? Listen to fin...

In Spring of 1980, while I was just along for the ride inside my mother's womb, probably somewhere in an orange packing plant in Central California; Rex Larsen was 3 years into his professional photography career. He landed one of the most special assignments anyone could ask for; travel to Deer Lake Pennsylvania and spend a week with one of the world's most charismatic figures, of all time... the...

Ep 20 | Going Full Circle | John Gress Interview Steady Focused Download This week on Steady Focused, we're on the line with Mr. John Gress, a 16+ year veteran to the craft of photography. His body of work is the stuff of dreams. Clients from NFL to NBA, to Best Buy to Hyundai, Lexus, New York Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine... Some of his assignments include the 2008 presidential election o...

In this episode of Steady Focused, we're traveling to Sugar Land, Texas - a suburb of Houston to document the grand opening of an Urban Air Adventure Park. We explore there are many ways we can make a living with our camera. Heck, it's possible to make a living with your iPhone. The important thing is to follow your passion. Go all in. 1 million percent. Push all the chips to the center of the tab...

Tonight we have on the show the man, the myth the legend. Mr. Jared Polin, Fro Knows Photo.  Not only is this man a world renowned photographer, but this man is the epitome of long game consistent content creation. He has been consistently putting out a video, not every month, not every week, but every day.  He's accumulated over 600,000 subscribers, 89 Million views and has literally shaped the l...

Tyler Babin travels the world, documenting Gary Vaynerchuck's life. He is a videographer and editor of Gary Vee's docuemntary series / vlog DailyVee. In this episode, Tyler talks with us about how he went from big dreams in Florida, to New York City, riding in the back seat of a car, with Gary Vaynerchuk looking directly in his eyes, telling him "don't fuck this (opportunity) up."

He’s an after effects wizard that specializes in, but not limited to,animating hand lettered pieces. He’s wildly popular on Instagram, his pieces are almost magical in the way the smoothly move around the screen.

Come with me behind the scenes on a photoshoot for 2R Wellborn Ranch. They came to Hoegger Communications to document the incredible Ranch Life that flourishes just North of Henrietta, Tx.  Cattle branding, herding, cowgirls, cowboys, roping... this is epic! EP 014 - Cattle Branding Photography on the 2R Ranch Steady Focused

In this episode, we take a look back at the year that was 2016 and excitedly look forward to the year of potential 2017 has in store. I unveil my big stretch goal to earn $25,000 in side hustle money.

Caleb Wojcik is a world traveling videographer with over 1,000,000 total YouTube views. He is a teacher, a podcaster, an entrepreneur and a hustler.

I challenged myself to recreate a photograph or scene from a movie. I searched for famous self portrait photography and ran accross the Life Magazine amazing photo by Andreas Feininger, 1941.

Barn doors allow us the ability to manipulate, shape, curve the light and the shadows. This fun video is an easy to follow guide on how to add heat resistant cardboard barn doors to canister shop lights.

Night photography can be one of the most awesome experiences a human can go through. Perhaps you've fallen in love with the photographs of the milky way night sky - the celestial stars, time lapses or the long light trails following cars. It's easy to take a bad photo at night, the good news is, it's easy to take an awesome photo at night as well.

Fashion, advertising and editorial photographer, Clay Cook has shaped creative projects with: NFL, Redbull, ESPN, USA Today. We talk about the need to be unique, climbing to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and being your own worst enemy.

We are all artists. We have something placed on our heart to create, produce, go after. It's doesn't take a $1,000+ camera to become a photographer, filmmaker or documentarian. Creativity WILL overcome financial roadblocks. It's not about what equipment you have. It's not about where you live. Get to work.

Transitioning to video from photography and need a few quick tips? You've come to the right place! We live in an incredible time in history and our digital cameras are powerful production tools capable of capturing amazing still photos AND super high quality HD videos. It's all within that little black body sitting on your shelf. Let's examine 10 quick tips to make moving into video from photograp...

Today, we break down exposure into easily digestible, memorable chunks. We will remove all fear and leave you standing tall among the pros! You ARE capable of understanding shutter speed, aperture, light meters and exposure! Come along with me!

As humans we are creatures of habit. Systems and routines allow our brain to efficiently master a task and then stop thinking about it. This allows us to shift our focus and reach higher levels of achievement. This process is called automatic recall or muscle memory, and we do it naturally with common tasks. Our mind is built to create and identify patterns for maximum performance. Let's examine h...