Going around Campus and Courtside

A personal account on taking photos and videos at George Mason University

My time at Mason is almost coming to an end. I am a last semester senior who will miss this campus very much.

Many people know me as “Jolly J” from the photography and videography I’ve done around campus at various events. I’m fine with the name, but at the same time, I’m just another guy with a camera and a passion.

I’ve been to a lot of on campus events and made a name for myself with my Facebook page Jolly J Photography and recently, Connect2Mason.com.

JJP has been up since late 2010 and since then, has gained 1100 followers. How this happened, I don’t exactly know. What I do know is that it shows I’m doing something right. It’s allowed me to explore my talents and find out what I’m good at.

Why do I do what I do?

Because it makes people happy.

I found that though I take all these photos and videos, though it gives me experience, I don’t do it all for myself. Working the long hours, editing all the videos together, as long as people laugh and are happy with what they see, then that makes everything I do worth it.

While I’m still here, I want to keep making people happy. Most of all, I want to keep living my dream.

Be the best person you can be, and good things will follow.