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B2B Podcasting in 2025
Discover why podcasts are kicking butt for B2B marketers. One thing I’ll recommend is to add a video component to your podcast. Reason being that you’ll get a ton more bang for your buck because you’ll be able to create short-form video content from it. It’s a bit...
Any Benefit to Reviewing your Headshot Photos DURING your Photo Session?
Are there any benefits of seeing your headshot photos during your photo session? You get to learn a little photography jargon today! The word is “tethered” as in my camera is tethered to my laptop. What that means is when the photographer takes your photo, the image...
Headshot Photographer that Helps with Facial Expressions and Posing
How Professional Headshot Photographers Help Clients with Posing and Facial Expressions Most, but not all, headshot photographers will be able to help you with posing and facial expressions. Some better than others. Here are some important things to look for: A...
Nervous when being Photographed?
What if you’re nervous or simply don't like getting photographed? I don't really like getting photographed either, so I feel your pain. I tell my client, who's in front of the camera to pretend like they're an actor and they're either on a photoshoot or...
What is Personal Branding Photography?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “Personal Branding” and likely have some sort of idea about what it is and why it’s important, but let’s give you some clarity. I like to think about Personal Branding Photography as Headshots on steroids. A great headshot will show...
How to Keep Your Team Photo Up to Date
Headshot Tips – Group Photo System “Tina, should we think about updating our team photo? Peter hasn’t been here for about 2 years.” Team Photos are important. They’re a great way to show the world your people and your culture, while enhancing trust and unity. Unity...
Headshots for Mature Professionals.
Is there anything unique about headshots for MATURE professionals? As a mature professional myself, and having photographed quite a lot of other mature professionals, it’s clear to me that there certainly are a few unique areas. There’s the fact that some senior...
What STYLE of Headshot Photo do you need?
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Pillar Video Content VS Social Media Video Content
Almost all marketers and owners know that video content is king and can do amazing things for your business. But not all video content is the same. Knowing the difference between pillar video content and social media video content is key to creating a winning strategy...
Biggest Mistake in Brand Videos
Watch the Video below to know how to avoid this common Brand Video mistake.The biggest MISTAKE in a Brand Video. Most Brand Videos that I've seen are leaving money on the table. (BTW a Brand Video is also called an About Us, Overview or Video Business Card.) The...
Video that Helps Website Visitors
Watch the video below to know how to help your website visitors.Video that Helps Your Website Visitors It's easy to expect the people that visit our website to be able to read our minds or know what we know. But, there are often lots of places on our websites where...
Startup Funding – The Pitch Video
Watch the video below to see how a Pitch Video can be the best tool to get the attention of Venture Capital firms.If you're looking for Startup Funding, you know how challenging it can be to get the interest of VCs (Venture Capitalists). Innovative Startups are...
Event Photography + Video | Muscular Dystrophy Association
"Mark, these pictures and videos have me in tears. Wow. I am blown away by your talent and your willingness to give us all these memories in the way you did. I couldn’t love these pictures and videos more!!!!!!! Thank you…" Will these photos and videos make you tear...
Confused by Video Marketing?
Bottom Line (TL;DR) Video marketing will definitely help your company's results, but before you invest in video make sure you know what you want to accomplish and have a game plan for how to make that happen. Buyers, especially B2B Buyers, are doing a ton of research...
Why use an Animated Explainer Video in your Business?
Check out our Animated Explainer Video. You'll learn how it may be perfect type of video for your business.Here's an example of an Animated Explainer Video that we recently did for a cryptocurrency app. As marketers much of what you do centers around getting...
Video AND Photography – Can You Use the Same Studio?
A big shout-out to Doug Martin, Co-Owner of Treat Planet. Super great guy and a super great company. If you have a dog or cat, you should definitely check out their treats in pet retailers near you. They have several brands and here's a link to their website to take a...
Should you use a Hair & Makeup Artist for your next Headshot?
TRANSCRIPT Should you use a professional hair and makeup artist for your headshot session? The general rule is no if you're a guy and yes if you're a woman. But, and there's always a but. I have photographed plenty of professional women without a stylist. They...
Headshot Tips: What should I wear for my Headshot?
What should you wear for your headshot session? Wear what makes you feel like a million bucks or what you'd wear to a job interview or meeting with a client. Jewel tones, like dark blue, red, or green, are a great place to start. Black is fine for just about everyone,...
What’s the best Background for my headshot photos?
What's the right background for my headshots? TRANSCRIPT What's the right background for my headshots? And yeah, that's a thing too. There are a few great choices and each has their own merits. It's all about the look you're going for. So let's discuss....
What style of headshot is best?
What style of headshot do you need? And yes, there are different styles. You can have a dark and dramatic look versus crisp, clean, and bright, for example. This is more about lighting and the general mood of your portrait and not so much about your personal...
Headshot Tips: Why do we have them?
Headshot Tips: Why do we put our pictures online? Why in the world do we even have photos of ourselves on our websites and social media feeds? What's up with that? Don't you just hate it when you're stalking someone online and they don't have a profile pic,...
Zoom Tip: How to Look Like a Star
Zoom Tip: Look like the star that you are on your next Zoom call. In your next online meeting, let's make sure that you look like the star that you are. When it comes to what you wear during the videos. I would definitely recommend wearing clothes. I...
Zoom Tips: Avoid “Raccoon Eyes”
Avoid the dreaded "Raccoon Eyes" on your Video Calls and when making Video Content. Although raccoons are kinda cute, let's keep you from looking like one in your next online meeting. At my kitchen table, which I'm not at right now 'cause I don't have a...
Zoom Tip: Framing Yourself on the Screen
Look like a pro and be "in the room" with the right framing on your next Zoom call. TRANSCRIPT Not too close, not too far away. Let's make sure folks see just the right amount of you in your next online meeting. When you're putting yourself in the frame,...
ZOOM Tips: Best Audio for your Online Meetings
Make sure people can hear you on your next Zoom call or when making Video Content. TRANSCRIPT Let's make sure you sound as clear as a bell in your next online meeting. We want to make sure that you sound great. Make sure you're close to the microphone. If it's...
Earn the trust of your customers by Showing, not just Telling
Earn Trust Quickly TRANSCRIPT COVID was a pain. But it gave you an opportunity. An opportunity to show your customers just how much you care. If your business works with your customers directly, in person, I'll bet you a nickel that your customers are super...
Zoom Tips: Best Lighting for Zoom Call
Best Lighting for Zoom Call How do I make sure people can see me during my next Zoom call? TRANSCRIPT Let's make sure your next online meeting is lit, properly. When it comes to lighting, you can use just about any sort of light. As long as it's...
Zoom Tips: Can you have Eye Contact on a call?
Zoom Tips: How & Why to make great Eye Contact on your next online call. TRANSCRIPT Let's help you make a great connection in your next online meeting with some good old fashioned eye to eye contact. One important thing to try to remember to...
Zoom Tips: Where Should I Put the Camera?
Using Zoom? Well, here's another quick bit of info on how the right camera angle will give you a MUCH more flattering look. TRANSCRIPT Let's make sure you don't look like an ogre in your next online meeting. A lot of times when you see zoom calls, people are looking...
Zoom Call Tips: The Best Background for your Video Calls
What's the best background for your Video Calls? Zoom Meeting/Call Tips: Make sure the focus is on you in your next online meeting. Your background can make or break your call but with a little thought, you'll be looking good. TRANSCRIPT Let's make sure that...
Remote Selling is the New Normal
Remote Selling is Now a Requirement if you want to Grow For years now, prospects more often want to do their own research and that leads us to the Content Marketing revolution over the last decade or so. With or without travel restrictions and social...
How to Video: Get great tips on Lighting for your next DIY video
Get great tips on Lighting for your next DIY video. If you're a business owner or marketer, you need to communicate with your customers, prospects, suppliers and employees about what's going on in your business. Video is the best way to do that unless you're...
How to Video: Get Great Audio on Your DIY Videos
How to get great audio on your next video Audio is super important when it comes to making a video. The tips in this post/video will give you the info you need to make sure the audio in your DIY videos is as good as possible. TRANSCRIPT ...
Video Helps Prospects Understand Your Product or Service
Make it easy for your prospects to understand your service or product.
Does Video Marketing have you scratching your head?
Recently I was talking with my cousin’s husband (is that a cousin-in-law??) and Jeff mentioned that some of his accounting clients had considered video but were put off by the seeming complexity of it all. Truth be told, it IS pretty complicated to make a great video....
8 Secrets to Perfect LinkedIn Headshot
8 Secrets to the Perfect LinkedIn Headshot This Inc.com article lays down some great basics when considering whether to update your LinkedIn (or elsewhere) headshot. Headshots are important because they are often the first impression a new contact gets about you....
Why did you decide to use video to market your business?
Why Use Video in Your Business? In this short video, two veteran business marketers discuss why they decided to use video to market their business. TRANSCRIPT Mostly because we have a complex business concept it's difficult for people to understand just from...
How can I use video in my business?
How can I Use Video in My Business? Two business pros, one an owner and the other a part of a marketing team, tell us how they use video in their companies. Transcript The videos live on our website it's an opportunity to tell the story in a different...
Why do companies hesitate to use video to market their business?
Why do Marketers Hesitate to Use Video in their Business? Why are business owners and marketers hesitant to use video to market their business? Video is one of the most powerful tools available to market your business so why are some folks resistant to...
Talk about your Prospects, Please!
Your marketing messages should talk about your client more than your company.
Do you want a Collaborator or Technician?
Because I am a natural collaborator, I always enjoy working with other marketers that want to collaborate. People that want to work with someone they can bounce ideas off of. Someone that can help guide them to great decisions. So, if you just want to hand me a Shot...
What is a Well-Designed Video??
"The artist in me always tries to do something original. But design is not art. The minute you use the word “design,” it signifies that something you make has to be used by people. " - KARIM RASHID This quote from Industrial Designer Karim Rashid brings home a...
When is it okay to use Stock Photos?
Are Stock Photos okay to Use on my Website? There are definitely times when it’s okay to use Stock Photography. Coming from a professional photographer this may surprise you to hear me say that, but in addition to being a creative photographer, I’m also a business...
Photography to get you the RIGHT Customers
I always shake my head when a Real Estate Agent that sells tons of $250K homes, puts a photo of a $1 million home on the Home Page on their website. Perhaps it's aspirational, but I'm guessing it's just convenience. (Hey, THIS photo looks good!) That Realtor doesn't...
Photography and Inbound Marketing
When it comes to Inbound Marketing, one of the primary mantras is "help your prospect or customer be better at their job (B2B) or be better at life (B2C). The images you use can help clarify what you're trying to say or they could be used to simply get attention....

Erika Williams
Vice President, Advantage Capital
“Yesterday was a blast! Thank you so much for the experience. Love the photos!”

Julius Heil
CEO, Intalere
“The “Why” video that MOVING + STILL created was the best piece of marketing content that we’ve done since I’ve been here.”

Sherry Huber
Co-Owner, Treat Planet
“I think it’s great that you offer both video and photography because it makes it simpler for us to work with one person.”

Mason Glick
Asst. Athletic Director SIUE
“Mark, I think you nailed it perfectly and captured the idea we were looking for.”
Alison Hyde
Owner, STL Pro Stretch
“Mark, your videos have gotten me a ton of business!! I’m getting too busy!!!!”

Chelsea Theodoropoulis
Owner, Burn Boot Camp
“Mark, These pictures and videos have me in tears. Wow. I am blown away by your talent and your willingness to give us all these memories in the way you did. I couldn’t love these pictures and videos more!!!!!!! Thank you…”
Marc Enger
Owner, Propel Marketing Services
“I have had the pleasure of working with Moving + Still over the course of the past year. Together we’ve produced a series of five testimonial videos on behalf of a terrific non-profit organization. Moving + Still shot and edited this series in a way that captures the mission of the organization in a captivating and compelling way. The videos came out so great that in addition to using them for digital and social content, we used them in our discussions with major media outlets in helping the organization generate media coverage too.”

Sandi Straetker
Exec. Director, Clayton Education Foundation
“Mark, these are absolutely fantastic!!! I am blown away. The one of the two of them on the cover of the gallery is absolutely perfect! Thank you so much!”
Jim Sanders
Sanders Law
“Mark, I just want to pass along that the headshot you did for me has gotten me a ton of compliments. Kudos and Thanks!”

Niall Gannon
Managing Director, The Gannon Group
“Mark and his team continue to adapt, create, and deliver based upon the ever changing marketplace. At the beginning of covid- excellent content to improve effectiveness for online meetings, interviews. His recent project confirms that the output is artfully produced, but delivered with the collective marketing advice of the Moving+Still team. Highly recommend for still photography, marketing videos, and customer/ prospect connectivity.”
Kelly Wisness-Semchee
Digital Marketing Mgr., Intalere
“We received a lot of positive feedback from the video, Mark. Great job! I’m so happy with it—and so proud of it! Thank you so much for your contributions and work on this project. Looking forward to working with you again!”

Gladys Smith, PhD
Program Director, Habitat for Neighborhood Business
“We are so blown away by the work you’ve done on the Pettus Foundation Grant Project. The video was just what was needed and as always with you, very well done. Thanks for getting it out on such a short notice.”
Keith Berry
Digital Marketing Mgr., Intalere
“I appreciate your professionalism and comfort that you brought to an experience were most are naturally nervous. You made it a fun overall, and the end result came out fantastic.”

Jonas Kehrbaum
Co-Founder, ePro 360
“It is unreal how good it is. Excellent! Thank you very much, Mark!”
Abby England
NEVCO, Vice President, Marketing
“Mark has done several videos for our company and they have been first rate. He understands our business and puts the complicated puzzle pieces together to convey our customer stories in a compelling way. We will continue using him for future video marketing projects.”

Erika Williams
Vice President, Advantage Capital
“Yesterday was a blast! Thank you so much for the experience. Love the photos!”

Julius Heil
CEO, Intalere
“The “Why” video that MOVING + STILL created was the best piece of marketing content that we’ve done since I’ve been here.”

Sherry Huber
Co-Owner, Treat Planet
“I think it’s great that you offer both video and photography because it makes it simpler for us to work with one person.”

Mason Glick
Asst. Athletic Director SIUE
“Mark, I think you nailed it perfectly and captured the idea we were looking for.”
Alison Hyde
Owner, STL Pro Stretch
“Mark, your videos have gotten me a ton of business!! I’m getting too busy!!!!”

Chelsea Theodoropoulis
Owner, Burn Boot Camp
“Mark, These pictures and videos have me in tears. Wow. I am blown away by your talent and your willingness to give us all these memories in the way you did. I couldn’t love these pictures and videos more!!!!!!! Thank you…”
Marc Enger
Owner, Propel Marketing Services
“I have had the pleasure of working with Moving + Still over the course of the past year. Together we’ve produced a series of five testimonial videos on behalf of a terrific non-profit organization. Moving + Still shot and edited this series in a way that captures the mission of the organization in a captivating and compelling way. The videos came out so great that in addition to using them for digital and social content, we used them in our discussions with major media outlets in helping the organization generate media coverage too.”

Sandi Straetker
Exec. Director, Clayton Education Foundation
“Mark, these are absolutely fantastic!!! I am blown away. The one of the two of them on the cover of the gallery is absolutely perfect! Thank you so much!”
Jim Sanders
Sanders Law
“Mark, I just want to pass along that the headshot you did for me has gotten me a ton of compliments. Kudos and Thanks!”

Niall Gannon
Managing Director, The Gannon Group
“Mark and his team continue to adapt, create, and deliver based upon the ever changing marketplace. At the beginning of covid- excellent content to improve effectiveness for online meetings, interviews. His recent project confirms that the output is artfully produced, but delivered with the collective marketing advice of the Moving+Still team. Highly recommend for still photography, marketing videos, and customer/ prospect connectivity.”
Kelly Wisness-Semchee
Digital Marketing Mgr., Intalere
“We received a lot of positive feedback from the video, Mark. Great job! I’m so happy with it—and so proud of it! Thank you so much for your contributions and work on this project. Looking forward to working with you again!”

Gladys Smith, PhD
Program Director, Habitat for Neighborhood Business
“We are so blown away by the work you’ve done on the Pettus Foundation Grant Project. The video was just what was needed and as always with you, very well done. Thanks for getting it out on such a short notice.”
Keith Berry
Digital Marketing Mgr., Intalere
“I appreciate your professionalism and comfort that you brought to an experience were most are naturally nervous. You made it a fun overall, and the end result came out fantastic.”

Jonas Kehrbaum
Co-Founder, ePro 360
“It is unreal how good it is. Excellent! Thank you very much, Mark!”
Abby England
NEVCO, Vice President, Marketing
“Mark has done several videos for our company and they have been first rate. He understands our business and puts the complicated puzzle pieces together to convey our customer stories in a compelling way. We will continue using him for future video marketing projects.”









































































































































































































































