🎬 Shooting My First Video

A Mountain of Its Own

I’m used to photography — I love composition and chasing light — but video? That’s a whole new summit.

Filming my first B-roll video wasn’t just a creative task. It was a mountain. Not because of the complexity of the story I was telling — but because of everything behind the scenes you don’t see.

😎 Not Just a Packing Video

First hurdle? I couldn’t even be in front of the camera. Every angle created a glare on my glasses that pulled focus from the shot.

And this wasn’t just a packing video — it was a visual expression of Simplify & Summit™. But to shoot it, I had to actually pack. And unpack. And repack. And move gear around the house like a one-woman film crew.

🎥 3 hours of recording

🎒 A second workout in gear-lifting

🏃‍♀️ A full endurance effort — but hey, I’m a lifelong athlete, so I’ll count it as training!

🛠️ Editing = Learning Curve

Then came the edit:

2 hours of app installs

Learning totally new tools

Constant pivoting and tech troubleshooting

Discoveries like: “Whoa… I have that many freckles?” 😅

I say I’m body-positive — and I am — but seeing every sunspot and pore in HD was a surprise. Still, I showed up. I simplified. I adapted. And I created.

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💡 What I Learned

🎯 The goal wasn’t a perfect video — it was to finish one

🧠 The system matters: Define → Improve → Adapt

📹 Even a rough “bumpy” B-roll is a foundation for better stories later

This wasn’t just content creation. It was living the climb — and now I’ve built a new workflow I can use again and again.

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To every fellow trailblazer who’s afraid of not doing it perfectly:

Start. Adjust. Sweat a little.

You’ll surprise yourself with what you summit.

Cheers, with freckles and all 💖