Self Publishing A Book: Better Glimpse of the Bigger Picture

About this video

Dale interviews photographer and videographer Jeff, whom he met through video conferences including Video Marketing World and VidSummit. Jeff describes rebranding from a photography-and-cars channel called AutoFocus to a channel under his own name, growing from roughly 220 subscribers in a month and a half to around 440, and teaching camera basics after 10 years as a photographer. The focus is Jeff’s passion project: traveling to Vietnam with his father, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot and warrant officer who served two tours in Vietnam and, after 43 years including reserves and National Guard, a tour in Iraq in 2009 at about age 60-62. They plan to revisit bases, battle sites, Washington, D.C., and Arlington Cemetery, and document three interwoven stories - his father’s story, a photography story, and their father-son connection. Jeff estimates three weeks could yield about 100 videos at 10 minutes each, plus a magazine, a coffee-table print book with pictures, and a second photography-focused book, with equipment reviews and sponsor/loaner support also discussed.

Key takeaways

• Jeff rebranded from AutoFocus to his own name after advice to put his name out there, reaching around 440 subscribers at the time of the interview
• The Vietnam trip centers on his father, an Army helicopter pilot who served two Vietnam tours and a 2009 Iraq tour after 43 years of service
• Jeff plans multiple outputs from one trip: videos, a magazine priced in discussion at $20-$30, a coffee-table book, and a photography book
• He estimates three weeks in Vietnam could produce about 100 videos at 10 minutes apiece
• For travel filming he wants to downsize from Nikon to smaller Sony gear, use backpacks, wireless mics, and buy a cheap drone in Vietnam

Episode details: published May 10, 2019 · 32:06 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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