The book behind Video Regeneration
Naked Lens.
Eight weeks of discovery.
Video Blogging & Video Journaling to Reclaim the YOU in YouTube
Make friends with the camera, loosen the inner critic, and discover what happens when you give yourself room to experiment.
Naked Lens takes you from your first video journal into playful self-portraits, family memories, and creative work you might choose to share. A simple Daily Check-in runs through the workshop, giving you a place to begin and return to.
Go at your own pace. Repeat what interests you. Make the practice your own.
Inside the workshop
A practice that keeps opening up.
Each week offers another way to use the camera for expression, curiosity, and connection. Begin with small recordings and let your interests guide what comes next.
Week 01
Befriend the Naked Lens
Begin a video journal, get comfortable with the camera, and make room for playful expression.
Week 02
Quiet on the Set
Notice the inner critic and explore how your imagined audience shapes what you feel able to say.
Week 03
Be On-Camera
Experiment with presence, stillness, voice, and the meaning carried by your gestures.
Week 04
Shoot From the Heart
Follow ordinary moments into stories, imagination, and a silent self-portrait.
Week 05
Production Design
Discover how framing, camera angles, movement, and setting change the experience.
Week 06
Leave a Legacy
Explore family history, meaningful objects, and messages for people you love or your future self.
Week 07
Location Shooting
Take the practice into new places, nature, and encounters beyond your familiar surroundings.
Week 08
That’s (Almost) a Wrap
Try video art and new experiments, choose what to keep private or share, and keep inventing.
Begin with an experiment
Two minutes. See where they take you.
Try the Daily Check-in for a taste of the practice at the heart of the book. All you need is a camera you can record yourself with and a little time to listen back.
This is the original edition of Naked Lens. Some equipment and online-platform references reflect the time it was written. The exercises invite you to adapt the practice to the camera and tools you use today.