Vlogging...

So some of you guys have probably looked through this website.  Maybe wandered into my movies section and stumbled upon the vlogs section.  

What is a vlog?  

A vlog is a video diary of a person's day.  It can be a daily vlog or a vlog that highlights a particularly special day in that persons life.  It's not a vlog if it's shot by someone else.  It has to be shot by the subject and the subject must engage their audience while explaining to them what is going on or what is about to happen.  

There are thousands of vloggers on youtube.  Some more popular than others.  Some of my favorites:

CASEY NEISTAT

BEN BROWN

LOUIS COLE

These guys are some of the most popular/famous vloggers on youtube.  They have influenced thousands of fans to start their own vlogs.  Some, hoping to gain fame the way Casey, Ben, and Louis have done.  Some, just want to make movies everyday on their own time, their own way.  

These guys inspired me.  It's pretty farfetched to say that I will reach their level of fame/popularity.  And that's okay.  

There are many reasons a person vlogs.  

1. To market themselves or product.
2. To share their experience/travels.
3. To share their opinions on current events or special interests.
4. All of the above.

No matter what it is, they are sharing something with the world at pretty much no cost. 

The purpose of my vlog is for me to have something to look back at and laugh, cry, reminisce.  This summer was one of the best summers I have had and I thank vlogging for it.  Vlogging kind of forced me to go explore.  Try news things.  Even just keep me in practice in both shooting and editing.  

Another great thing that vlogging has helped me gain is some new friends from different parts of the world.  I've become an admin for a Facebook group VLOGGER REVOLUTION.  Through this group, I've become friends with some cool people  who are also vloggers.

Cris Hernandez 
(Los Angeles)

Joshua Hewitt
​(Ireland)

James Decelis
​(Malta)

Check out their youtube channels.  Very passionate guys with very different perspectives of the world.  Oh, James doesn't vlog (yet) but he probably watches the most vloggers out of us 4 lol.  

Vlogging isn't for everyone.  Yes, there are hundreds and thousands of people out there who watch vlogs, but it's definitely not a main stream thing.  Maybe it will be some day.  

Come watch me try new things, explore new places, share my thoughts, meet new people.  Come watch my vlogs. 

- JP

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