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Heading to Hong Kong. What Should I See?

Tracy Ready — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:02:58 +0000

The life of a freelance video professional is a strange one, no doubt. It’s “feast or famine” as the old saying goes. Financially, it was a dreadful ending to 2010 and a sluggish awakening of the business starting this year. Now, at last, things are starting to look up (fingers crossed it continues).

Top 20 Signs You’ve Been in TV Too Long

Tracy Ready — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:12:48 +0000

Top 20 Signs You've Been in TV Too Long - TV, Film and Video Production Humor as compiled by Tracy Ready, Trace Productions, Dallas, Texas USA http://tracetv.tv

“The Golden Hour” Origins

Tracy Ready — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:20:10 +0000

"The Golden Hour" is an elusive time, one of God's miracles that happens twice a day, whether we notice or not. Just after sunrise and just before dusk everyday the sun gets low in the sky, making the shadows long and deep, giving definition and a certain quality to the subject that has been sought out by visual artists for centuries.

Why Getaways are Good: East Texas Road Trip

Tracy Ready — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:22:51 +0000

Recently, on the spur of the moment, my wife Lauren and I decided to take a one day road trip… somewhere. We do this occasionally (I would say not often enough) for some very simple reasons:

What’s Swimming In Your Aquarium?

Tracy Ready — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:54:41 +0000

The Aquarium Concept for business, life and the pursuit of happiness. Pretty sight, isn't it? It's not mine, in fact, I have never had success taking care of tropical fish. It's just not my "thing", even though I enjoy scenes like this. I do have an "aquarium" of sorts, but it has no glass, rock or water, only thoughts and dreams. My aquarium was a total mess for a long time, until I came to terms with this: In order for things to flourish, they must have a good environment.