A Reminder to Shoot the B Roll

When I talk with people about writing blogs (either regular blogs or periodic guest blogs) one of the most frequent questions I hear is “where do you find good copyright-released images for your posts?” In my case, the answer is always: on my computer and my phone. And, in the case of the squid chips pictured above, in the local Tokyo 7-11 . . . but I digress. In addition to shooting images for my posts on mountain climbing and Japan, I’m always shooting what cinematographers refer to as “B Roll.” In film and television, “B roll” refers to the shots