Focus and Resilience By Dom Ellis “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light” -Aristotle This year I have gotten to work with some awesome photographers, producers, and directors. Two traits they all have in common are focus and resilience. I realized they all follow a simple formula to fulfill their goals: Focus in on a dream Break dreams down into small specific goals Research and develop a plan Utilize plan relentlessly Analyze results and scale

Yesterday I went outdoors (for once) to shoot with a good friend of mine Matty Motivate. We met up in Hollywood with our cameras for an impromptu shoot. We chopped it up about life and bullshitted around Sunset but we ultimately came out with a few good shots. It goes to show that being around the right people always pays off in spades. It's tough to always be behind the lens yet have a personality that protrudes the screen. It's like being a huge critic and having to critiqu

Photo & Article by Dom Ellis Published on Immovingtola.com You’ve either moved here or plan to move on a premonition that you too have what it takes to make it in LA. Contrary to being known as -The City of Broken Dreams- LA is ground zero for a slew of production, creative and entertainment opportunities for those willing to learn, grow and put work in daily. According to the 2015 US census an estimated 53,587 people flocked to LA county from the year before; many of them c