I do my videos the way that I do them for a purpose. I want them “raw” because that’s how people really are. I do edit something’s (like you picking your nose, but I’ll keep it in there next time), but I want to keep the person and the experience just as they are. If you don’t like how you look in my video, then don’t leave the house, because that is how you really look.
Question: Don’t you know how to edit?
Yes! Am I the best? Not at all. My skills are limited, but I have the skills and resources to do more if I choose to. I keep my videos the way that I do for a very specific purpose, and that is that the world is fake; as in Photoshop and CGI.
I know this sucky-ass photographer without any real skill or an eye for it; however their Photoshop skills are absolutely amazing…the people in the photos look nothing like the real person. I also know a few video editors that alter images all of the time. It is common these days, and I am tired of it.
Question: Why isn’t your stuff “pretty” like other people’s stuff?
The name of my cooking show is “Rustic Eats”, and it is called that because I focus on the food. Can I make “pretty” food? Hell yeah I can (I have both the patience and the skills to make food “pretty”), but I don’t (it’s not ugly though either). The food in magazines isn’t real; it is painted and inedible (for the most part); similar to the damn Photoshop photos.
MY ISSUE…If you don’t like my stuff, then don’t be a part of it; however, the people complaining aren’t associated with my Lemon Cake Initiative (or my show), nor will they ever be. I have never reached out to them, never thought about reaching out to them, but they open their mouths up anyways. They have no idea what is going on, and they probably don’t care except for the fact that I make them feel bad for them having no skills. They’re no talent wannabes. I’m not the best, I’ll admit that, but I am doing what I want with what I have; and I am proud of who I am, what I am doing, and the people I have been working with.
Look…I love Photoshop and use it for lots of things, but there is a time and a place for it; just like there is a time and place for CGI and editing alterations. Unfortunately it is way over used, mostly to hide the shortcomings of the photographer. My videos might not be the best quality, but they are how I want them. The people are real, the subject matter is real, and you get to see the “real” person.
