Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Lynell Middlebrooks. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Lynell, thanks for joining us today. Did you always know you wanted to pursue a creative or artistic career? When did you first know?
I knew I wanted to be a videographer when I was invited to be a extra for a music video. To be able to see the making of a video live blew my mind when I saw the final version. It made me ask the question, how did they do that? From there, I was determined to learn everything about filming.
Lynell, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
My name is Lynell and I am a Videographer. My first break into this industry was being invited to be a extra for a music video. After seeing how they film the video I became determined to learn everything about filming. I save up some money to buy a camera and still had enough to pay for online filming courses. It was a beautiful experience for me because I was learning how to film and creating Music videos for artist. I received a lot of positive feed back that I started a company called ‘Tag along Productions.’ We specialize in creating professional looking videos for artist. After two years of working with artist I had newly weds reaching out to me for filming their wedding. I was extremely excited. I never film a wedding before but I decided to take on a new adventure. The bride and groom love every moment I capture for them. From there, they referred me to their friends who were getting married and it was history from there. I now work with bride’s and groom creating stunning memories for them. What separate me is a few things. My personality is very friendly. Every wedding I’m apart of I love to make the couples feel like I’m family and they can trust me. I’m easy to work with. One of the problem I solved is taking all the stress off the bride and groom. I go beyond what I’m being paid for to make sure the day goes by as smooth as possible. I want all brides and grooms to know when you hire me you not only have a beautiful wedding to remember but you gain a new family member forever. I’m proud of myself for stepping out on faith and going after my dreams. It has been a dream come true.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
For me, it’s creating the work and seeing people shed tears over something I created. I don’t like to see people cry but It’s a different feeling when someone tell you they love what you did.
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
I honestly would tag people I didn’t know that were in the same industry as me. Some of these creative were my idols so I post my work and tag them everytime I posted. Also, I would comment on a lot creative works showing them they had a true fan. Ultimately, they started to respond to my comment then that led to them actually started following me. The key is you have to engage with other people as much as you want them to engage with you.
Contact Info:
- Website: Tagalongproductions.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/tag_along_productions?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynell.middlebrooks.5?mibextid=ZbWKwL
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@Tagalongproductions?si=jL6vuL5rzZ4PRRMF