Sage Words and Snuggle Bunnies

Shared by my friend and colleague Richard Keith.    “Always remember, they can take what you have, but they can’t take what you know”.   His grandfather Albert Ellis Sr. would remind him of this throughout his life.  

The idea of “legacy” is on my mind constantly these days and it seems more and more everyday I am reminded by some event, some circumstance or some person how rich and important the idea of legacy is and how it affects us powerfully.  It’s not something that is in the forefront of our minds perhaps but so often we are acting on a legacy learned or heard as we move through the world.

On a video shoot with my husband yesterday a photographer friend Richard came along to be a partying extra.  As is so often the case we got into a very interesting conversation about the business of photography and life.  When he told me the sage idea his grandfather had passed along– now words to live by– I knew it was a legacy to share.  Thank you Richard.

And then there’s the legacy left yesterday as we spent an afternoon partying on video during the making of “Snuggle Bunny”, the first single off Chris Goslow’s newest album titled I Love You.  It was just a blast to watch too so here’s a look-see.

Video shoot for Snuggle Bunny at Tower Theatre in Roseville.  Chris Goslow with bunny ears and Matt Baker director and videographer.

Video shoot for Snuggle Bunny at Tower Theatre in Roseville. Chris Goslow with bunny ears and Matt Baker director and videographer.

Thanks to Matt Baker, the director, videographer and this great cast of characters who joined us who now have a great story to tell and adventure to remember how they spent a fun day singing and dancing and being immortalized in the Snuggle Bunny video!

 

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Charr Crail is a Northern California photographer and artist with an avid passion for creating unique digital imagery. Charr, a full-time freelance photographer, spans the divide between photojournalism and extraordinary art via photography and can trace back her evolution as an photographer/artist from three dominant sources. Her father made his living as a newspaper photographer and as soon as he could, was taking young Charr, then four, on assignments to capture a lifetime of experiences and images. He instilled a sense of adventure and curiosity in her as they would often meander down unknown country roads of the South – just to see and capture what was out there. Soon after, Charr would develop her eye for photography and journalism as “the river that runs through everything she does”. Charr’s mother blessed her daughter with the ability to appreciate art in its various mediums. Further, her mother was able to pass along the joy, satisfaction and excitement one can experience in actively creating something beautiful. It’s no surprise, then, that Charr would become a photojournalist and later a photo editor spanning two decades working for Northern California publications including The Sacramento Bee. Often, her assignments would include community events with a “close to home” theme woven into every image and story she captured. Her photojournalistic experience has therefore been nuanced through everything she produces. She’s also drawn to the wonder of color and the beauty that can be found in the composure of a face and the make-up of the human bodyscape. Charr has won countless awards for masterful pieces including; the Professional Photographers of America LOAN Collection for two consecutive years, WPPI Grand Award and her work has been featured in the Di Rosa Museum in California’s beautiful Napa Wine Region and is also part of the permanent collection. Separately, she instructs digital photography workshops that teach students how to blow out the creativity of their photography in simple methods using programs like Adobe Photoshop and how to market using mobile devices-- Visual Content Creation using Mobile Devices.. Charr lives in Sacramento with her husband Chris and kitties Leeloo and Sadie.

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