Name Sake Pictures

17/05/2025

Want your photos to look like they belong in a magazine?”

Light is the Boss – Light is the most important thing when taking a great photo. You need to know where the light is coming from and how strong it is. Good lighting helps people’s faces look better and colors pop more. If it’s too dark or too bright, your photo won’t look its best. A pro photographer knows how to use natural sunlight or flashes to make every shot shine.

Color Makes It Pop – Bright, bold, or soft and moody—colors tell a story in your photo. When colors match or stand out just right, your picture feels more powerful. Think about how a blue sky looks next to a bright red shirt—boom! That’s the magic of color. A great photographer knows how to play with color to make photos stand out.

How You Frame It (Composition) – This is all about where things are placed in the photo. Is the person in the middle or off to the side? What’s in the background? Good composition helps guide your eyes and makes the photo easy to look at. Photographers use something called the "rule of thirds" to help make things look just right.

The Right Lens = The Right Look – Not all lenses are the same. Some make people look closer. Some make the background look fuzzy and cool. Choosing the right lens is like picking the right tool for a job—it makes a huge difference. A pro knows which lens to grab to make each photo perfect.

Little Details Matter – Even small things, like how someone is standing or where their hands are, can change a photo. Paying attention to those tiny details makes a big picture feel even more special. That’s the kind of care you want from someone behind the camera.

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17/05/2025

Learning photography from our team at Name Sake Pictures.

Thank you, Kogan Counseling Services for the wonderful pictures!

13/05/2025

Ever wondered why some dishes look so irresistible in photos? Meet the unsung heroes behind those tantalizing shots: professional photographers. They bring life and elegance to every plate, ensuring mood and motion leap off the screen. Discover how the right photography can elevate your restaurant's brand.

11/05/2025

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommas.

But most importantly, to the mother of my children. You are the greatest gift to me and to our 10 babies 😉. We have 3...so far...

10/05/2025

"I am able to create because My Father, who made me in His image, created the heavens and the earth. Selah."

06/05/2025

Another franchising video for a Peruvian restaurant, El Tambo Grill. One of my favorite cuisine is authentic food from Peru. I am not saying that because I happen to be Peruvian, but it's a fact, y'all. Hands down! Peruvian food is the best in the world.

03/05/2025

What a great time we had filming for .espresso. I kid you not, this is the best place to drink a and enjoy a buttery, crispy croissant sandwich. Most places serve their very salty, like drinking a hand-scoop of ocean water, but not this place. Their are soothing and thirst-quenching.

The people, in the photo with me, are Vanilla's staff and a courteous bunch. They show their love for their customers through the way they serve. They are excellent at communicating with each other. The Cruz family really has something special here.

They are now and if every franchise they help open, carries that sweet culture, I believe they will rise in no time.

30/04/2025

Came home from work to this...my wife making home made pizza with the kids.

❤️

25/04/2025

Go, TX Representative David Lowe. May the Lord grant you favor, brother!

Thank you, Representative David Lowe for keeping your promise to co-author HB 2197 to abolish abortion in Texas!

21/04/2025

Own a Law Firm in NE Florida? Here’s the Content + Ad Strategy Built to Scale You Faster...

If your law firm isn’t using short-form video, you’re missing out on serious clients.
Your brand needs to dominate social media to scale faster and attract qualified clients.
If you have been burned by other agencies before, then let me share with you what I can offer.

20/04/2025

Happy Resurrection Day! Jesus Christ is risen and He sits at the right hand of the Father.

19/04/2025

Does your client have a hard time in front of the camera? Or are you the one who cannot get used to talking to a camera?
Try these tips.

99% of the time, we either write the script or they write it for the day of the shoot. To us, everything needs to be pre-scripted. As we understand that in the entrepreneurship world, "𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆".

No kidding. I blink and my baby is now 8 years old.

But for most business owners, time IS valuable. So, scripting a video is more likely to reduce time in front of the camera and allow you to manage production better, because everything is pre-planned based out of the script.

After the script has been approved by the client, we use a teleprompter on the day of the shoot. It is used to save them time on memorizing the script. We then repeat the reading 3 times.

On the first take, we just have them read the entire script without stopping. Our goal here is to have them become familiar with talking and looking at the camera. We want them to begin getting comfortable. Here is where we find out their audio levels for the microphone, and their reading speed. Depending on their comfort, we either slow the scrolling or speed it up some. I tend to encourage the client to read it at a speed faster than their usual reading to help with the energy.

On the 2nd take, we provide them with more instruction. We still have to keep in mind though that they are not Chris Pratt nor Jennifer Lawrence. So we make sure we are not overwhelming them with too much instruction. They take queues like where to place their hands when they are resting them or how to use them when they do move them. What words to emphasize that can keep their speech from sounding too monotoned. We take a little extra with client, who's English is their second language. We teach them how to say certain words, or change them if they become too complex for them to pronounce.

The 3rd take is a safety. By this time, the client is a lot more comfortable and feels like they OWN the interview. If they mess up, we only tell them to repeat that particular sentence. We handle any long pauses, and cut out anything useless.

We are coaching them in every take, making sure we are speaking optimistically to them and not demotivating them from doing the video. Working with them at their pace helps with reducing their anxiety. When we hear them say, "Wow...this didn't feel bad at all", we did our part well.

BTW, this is my good friend, Evan Weisberg, owner of Tutors Who Care. Wait for his franchising video to show here!

For a video tutorial on how we handle teleprompted scripts, type in the word, "VIDEO" in the comment section below. If I get 20 people total interested, I will make one.

For a link to the teleprompter I use in our production set:
Glide Gear TMP100: https://amzn.to/42AySwZ