Today officially marks 1 year of living in California. I can’t even begin to describe how fast it has all flown by. Traveling for 6 of those months, moving 3 times, getting an office. I barely have time to catch my breath here it seems. Merely calling it exciting would be a large understatement. Some of my 5 years goals were achieved in one, thanks to God. Just goes to show you how much I bottle him up when realistically he can make anything happen he wants to. He is way bigger than me and the realm of my understanding. This past year has been a year of growing. Taking on newer and bigger challenges, always being tested. I am thankful every single day here and have been supplied with a gratuitous amount of inspiration and energy. The contacts and friends who have come into my life have made my journey unforgettable. I look forward to working twice as hard in year 2 and seeing what doors God decides to open. Thank you family, friends, and everyone who has been rooting for me and sending your love and support. Whether it’s thoughts, prayers, comments, emails, texts, or phone calls…. Please don’t stop! It’d be impossible without you guys. Although I absolutely love working here, by no means is it a cake walk. Bring it year 2!
Frank:
Hey Cale. With all the things you do, I can confidently say that God is in your life and working through you.
Keep on working hard.
All the blessings.
- Frank (03.06.2010 04:17pm)
Misty:
I'm really stoked for you, man. I could only dream of the success you've had already, and you genuinely deserve it! I can't wait to see what you do in your second year in CA. (03.06.2010 05:07pm)
Michael Bandy:
Congrats man! I am sure year 2 will be even better! (03.08.2010 08:29pm)
Bekah:
Great job, Cale. You're truly a champ! (03.14.2010 10:30pm)
summer R.:
Hey Cale!
Hope everything is going good. havent seen you around. heard your trip was canceled. Sorry about that. You have great talent so I bet you where bummed but hope to see you again maybe at bible talk or something. we all miss you.
-sum (03.25.2010 03:22pm)
Julz:
I think it's awesome how far you've come, Cale! :) Your life is truly awesome, and I'm praying the best for the year to come. Looking forward to more of your stuff :D (03.28.2010 07:02am)
Rob:
Praise God man, he's so good. Keep up the great work Cale. (03.28.2010 09:51pm)
cale:Julz - The prayer and kind thoughts are greatly appreciated it. I need them. Thanks! (03.28.2010 09:57pm)
cale:Summer - It's all good, there will be more trips soon. Thanks for checking out my stuff! I have just been working working since I got back. Trying to get ready for the next one. (03.28.2010 10:07pm)
cale:Bekah - I feel like Rocky Balboa! (03.28.2010 10:08pm)
cale:Michael - Yeah dog, can't wait to take it head on! (03.28.2010 10:08pm)
cale:Misty - Thanks, I am so excited about the next year. Thanks for continuously checking out my stuff. I appreciate it. (03.28.2010 10:09pm)
cale:Frank - Strong words man, I truly appreciate that. (03.28.2010 10:10pm)
cale:Rob - God is forever good. True that. Thanks buddy, trying my best! (03.28.2010 10:11pm)
Collin Hughes:
As always Cale, your faith and attitude are always an inspiration. Keep strong man, stoked to hear life is going well with you! (04.07.2010 04:57pm)
Over Christmas break, I went out and did a quick small shoot of my great friend and very talented musician Brett Baggett. He needed a few promo pics for his new project, so I was very happy to take them. Brett is an intelligent young talent from Oklahoma who I have had the honor of knowing since 04. Brett and his wife are two of my favorite people in the world.
We were out about 11am, which isn’t the best time to shoot, but it was very overcast so that was perfect. It was about 20 degrees with a windchill of 10. My fingers were the first thing to go. Its the worst setting up gear and touching steel when your hands are frozen! This was a simple set up. I only used an octabox and 10 degree honeycomb. Used my new 16-35mm 2.8L. I’m in love with the lens.
Interesting story about the shoot. In the middle of our freezing cold shoot, we heard about 15 gun shots. These shots were very loud hinting the shooting was not far from us. Within minutes squad car after squad car made a perimeter around the block. It had take place on the next street over! Supposedly there was a gunman in his house just firing outside. Thankfully no one was injured. Always interesting times in Muskogee, Ok USA.
McClain:
I love you brother... and of course, WE love you brother. (01.10.2010 04:46pm)
Brett:
Thanks for the amazing promos and very kind words.
Love you. You are my brother.
Thanks for using your talents that Our Father has blessed you with. (01.10.2010 08:48pm)
brad trone:
I dig it man. Can't wait to see what all you do this year. Maybe I'll be able to catch up with you sometime. (01.15.2010 04:02pm)
Jenna Julianne:
Fantastic bro! Beautifully recorded. Lighting exactly directs my attention to the face of the subject and I don't even realize what else is in the outer frame. Ching Ching Ching you are going to make bling bling bling $ :) (01.25.2010 01:06pm)
As the holidays pass and we launch a new year, I am reminded over and over how thankful I am to be doing what I love every day. Traveling, opportunities, new friends, and new family made 2009 my best year yet. I’ve realized my dreams become more and more realistic every passing moment. I can only pray 2010 will be as rewarding and God will continue to open doors I thought were always locked. Thank you to everyone for your support, loyalty, and kind words. You lifted me up, you got me from point A to B, you let me crash on your couch, you drove me to the airport, you answered my questions, you put up with my sarcasm, you helped me on a project, but most of all, YOU INSPIRED ME! It will not be forgotten.
I apologize for not posting much lately. I will fill you all in on everything very soon. Great things in 2010!
I just simply wanted to say thank you and I will never take it for granted.
Mandy:
aw. You are so very welcome :P (01.06.2010 07:49pm)
Roberto:
Awww! Now thats what I am talking about! With out all us little people, no one accomplishes much. A successful career takes team work and a great support cast. I can not remember who said this but I quote, " NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO THE MAN WHO DOES NOT HAVE TO DO ALL THE WORK". (01.07.2010 07:39am)
cale:Roberto - That is an amazing quote. I really need to hold on to that one. (01.10.2010 04:18pm)
Ryan:
Man... the fam looks great. Hi to all. Did you get my e mail bro? (01.18.2010 05:30pm)
Well this trip has been in the works for a while, but has been off and on as much as the sun goes up and down. I got word 2 days before I went to visit Oklahoma that the Indonesia trip was 100% on. I had to bring 3 hard-drives home just to finish projects allowing me time to go do this. Also had to cancel several shoots previously planned if the Indo trip didn’t happen. However it is on now and I leave later today. This visit home has been one of the best homecomings I have ever received. Getting to spend time with my family. Holding my baby niece for the first time. Wake boarding, surfing, with Alex, his awesome dad, Tim, Julie, Jessica…. Trying back-flips and front rolls? What were we thinking? Brett’s and my b-day float trip. The best b-day I have had. It was so incredible getting everyone together. You guys mean the world to me, thanks for making it so memorable. Austin and Sarah, so sorry I couldn’t make your wedding. It was good seeing you both, and I am very happy for you guys. Barron I am so bummed I wont be there for your show. I know how hard you have worked to get to this point and I am proud my friend, very proud. Chad, you are about to be a dad and I will be gone when the baby is born. I know she will be beautiful and I can’t wait to see her when I get back. Thanks Jamie for visiting from so far. It is always such a pleasure seeing you. Sorry you suck at taking directions from your IPhone. Everyone who took time to see me while in town, I appreciate it. I could go on and on about you guys. One of the best damn weeks I have had. Thanks. You guys make Oklahoma very hard to leave.
Well, onto the next chapter of my life. Turned 23 and ready for a new challenge. Stoked to meet up with my buddies Joey and Will. Our journey into the jungle starts soon. The excitement is building very rapidly mixed with a healthy dose of anxiety. The thought of packing up and heading somewhere with absolutely no itinerary or plans. Just show up and hope we are accepted and all works in our best interest. I will be without cellular service as well as Internet for the entire trip. That is a difficult thing for me to grasp. Almost 3 weeks without a cellphone, face-book, twitter…..jeez. To those of you clueless of what this trip is and why I am going. I will fill you in with all the detail as soon as I am home!
I would appreciate if you would pray for Joey, Will and myself. I will definitely need it.
Expect me back around September 1st! I will have plenty to post and talk about.
Misty:
I hope you have a wonderful and safe trip, man, and can't wait to hear all about it! (08.07.2009 09:13am)
APY:
CALE!!!!!
pleasure meeting up with you, hope you had a great time , hope we didnt tire you too much =) hit us up whenever you'll be in the area again, and stay longer so we could go to those awesome beaches and have uber great massages much cheaper than $6 hahaha! take care and see you SOON! (dont eat too much seafood and smoothies haha) - apy :) (08.09.2009 09:02am)
mandy:
1. I hope you don't really see dead people, that's kinda creepy.
2. I think you should be back by now which clearly means you need to update all your crazed 13 year old girl followers (mainly, me) on your trip. Please and thank you. (08.31.2009 07:17pm)
This month has seriously been one of the most interesting months I have ever had. I am going to get idealistic for a little, while trying not to spew my logic barbarically. While roller-coasters are usually something I refuse, this is a realization I have come to acknowledge, accept, and attempt to prepare myself for. No not the literal roller-coaster ride, but life. It is predetermined and shows absolutely no seniority to anyone. Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Atheist, African Americans, Koreans…..etc, it doesn’t matter. The second life is breathed into you, your roller-coaster ride begins and there is nothing you can do but be cognizant of the events at hand and do your best to be triumphant.
The following all took place this past month. In chronological order. (I think)
1. I shot a video (Below) for a member of my favorite band. Blink-182. I will some it up. Mark loved the video, so he asked me to do Blink 182 stuff. It turned into me writing a full proposal for full-length documentary over their next tour and making of the new album. I to go see Blink play their first show back together on Paramount Studio lot. Everything seemed to be fitting itself into place. Long story short they ended up hiring one of their buddies who had done a lot of stuff for them in the past. I was extremely bummed. Was so close to such a big goal and I fumbled the ball. Who knows, maybe sometime int he future it will come around again.
2. My little Neice is born, and I am all the way out in California. She wasn’t doing well after birth, but now everything is fine and she is home.
3. Anberlin contacted me about shooting a documentary on their current US tour with Taking Back Sunday. We negotiated for 2 weeks, and last minute fell through because the label didn’t want to fund it.
4. Leaving Superhero HQ and moving to LA. I am still going to be freelancing for Superhero, but feel it is in my best interest to be completely submerged into the film industry.
5. Last weekend I was at my friends house for a party. We were talking film when he mentioned his buddy downstairs was the Chief Designer for RED camera. Which anyone that has any knowledge of film, knows Red and how they are taking the film industry by storm. I was geeking out with him about everything Red for a few hours. When I left I said, “I would love to get involved with Red somehow.” Then 2 days later I wake up to an email offering me a full position at Red, as a “tech.” I thought about it very thoroughly, as I do most things, and decided it wasn’t in my best interest. I would have to put my freelancing to the side. I would take a halt from the creative side, and join the tech side. That is just something I couldn’t commit to, because my heart wouldn’t be in it.
6. Relient K is going to be sending me a proposal soon contracting me to do video work for them here and there over the next year.
7. Had to cancel my trip home to Oklahoma and Cornerstone so I could get ahead in my work. Thus canceling a job on a feature film. They were shooting in Tulsa, Ok while I was to be home, and I got asked to work on it. Movie is with Kate Hudson and Jessica Alba!
8. Iceland was once pretty certain, but now is looking like 50% as of an email I got yesterday.
9. I got an email today from Anberlin saying they will be contacting me soon about shooting a documentary over their fall tour.
10. Planning a trip to Indonesia and Vanuatu with “The Real Joey Lawrence” to live with 2 different tribes for a month. I would be documenting the trip into a “Pilot” that a big network is very interested in. The project may be pushed back into dates I couldn’t attend.
11. Next month I am going to New York to hang and film 2 rap music videos with Joey. It is going to be ridiculous.
I have never been so tossed in my “career” as I have been this past month. I am in the worst Catch 22 scenario I’ve ever encountered. I am so stoked on one hand and equally disappointed on the other. It is overwhelming me. I just have to laugh at the situation or I wont survive this industry. I am absolutely astonished and thankful for the opportunity and consideration on any of these jobs, however the competitive side of me doesn’t accept 2nd place. I’m noway content with that. It only pushes me to work harder. I asked myself, why do we beat ourselves up when things don’t go our way? Are we really that self-absorbed? In light of spontaneity, our lives can be tossed up/down, left/right, even throw us for a loop….We have no control. Not being in control is our vice and theoretically what bugs us the most. Can you imagine if we were in complete control? I will do my best in the future to not get so torn on what I don’t have power over. My life isn’t this job, and my life isn’t that job. Opportunity will come and I won’t always win. Life will never let us off the roller-coaster or let us lay out the course. We can only possess the tools to fix the ride when it breaks and falls off the track.
Analogy overload. Sorry for the rant. A ton been on my mind this month. Now time to hit up Six Flags! ; )
Beloved said it best, “We Were Born For Battle.”
Ryan Toyota:
Wow. That is a crazy month. You weren't kidding about the ups and downs. Here's hoping you're provided with some clarifying divine direction in the upcoming months. (06.26.2009 08:53pm)
Katie:
Very well said. I know what you mean about getting caught up in opportunities that didn't work out, but I'm glad you understand how awesome it is that you were offered them in the first place. (reading this, my jaw kept dropping that you are receiving emails from Anberlin and Relient K and traveling to Indonesia!) I am in no way an authority on film but I am a big fan of it and from what I can see you are extremely talented and as long as you keep working your tail off through the roller coaster ride I am sure you will go far.
One thing a mentor of mine told me that I have to remember when things like this happen to me is that sometimes it just isn't your time...it doesn't mean you wouldn't have rocked that project or this position, just that it was someone else's moment. And your moment will come at the perfect time...and it will be worth all the hard work and frustration it took to get there.
Whoops! Now I am ranting! Got on a roll haha. Keep up the good work! (06.26.2009 09:39pm)
bailey:
the red cameras are mouth-watering, aren't they? we have two at my school. two.
ha you got a job offer for The Killer Inside Me? i have ton of friends working on it - sounds like it's a blasty-blast.
i hope more ups than downs come your way next month! (06.28.2009 10:30pm)
Michelle:
Sheesh. I knew about most of that but not all. You didnt tell me you are moving to LA! And number 9 and 12 are the same. (06.29.2009 08:31am)
cale:Michelle - Yeah pretty intense. There is more I decided not to talk about. Thanks, I fixed it. Yeah this was a very recent discovery. : / (06.29.2009 08:42am)
cale:Broey - Yeah man for the most part. Doesn't mean it all couldn't be taken from us tomorrow! Stoked for NY man. For real. (06.29.2009 08:43am)
cale:Bailey - Oh yes!!!! We talked for a few hours about all the new stuff at Red and everything coming out. He showed me some pics and video footage. It is INSANE. I will be getting a scarlett most definitely. Yeah it was an insane month. Hope some more craziness comes and I am able to get it! (06.29.2009 08:45am)
cale:Katie - Thank you Katie, that was very uplifting. I really appreciate it. I totally understand about timing. Just like the analogy with the ride, timing is a factor too. Because we aren't in control and I can't get a job when I want it, spirals me down and I get sick. I just have to remember everything has meaning and because I didn't get my way doesn't mean it is the end of the world. More opportunity will come. I have my head up to see that now. Thanks again Katie. (06.29.2009 08:49am)
cale:Ryan - Yes my friend, definitely learned a lot last month. Thats what you do with your day to day. Put one foot in front of the other. Learn from everything that happens and move forward. Things will come and I will be ready for them! (06.29.2009 08:50am)
Cale:
Jeez, Cale, you've had one hell of a month. But hey, what jobs you don't get simply leave room for something bigger to come along - I know that's probably the last thing you want to hear, but it's the truth, especially since you're so talented with what you do!
I'm glad to hear your niece is doing better, and bummed to hear I won't be seeing you at Cornerstone.
But you've got it right, Beloved will always be the besssttt! (06.29.2009 04:20pm)
Brittany:
Hey, it does look better in black and white!
You have such a crazy life, Cale... It's kinda awesome. (06.30.2009 08:55am)
cale:MISTY - Thanks so much friend. Means a lot. Yes I am extremely jealous of you being at c-stone and me missing out. Next year it will happen. NO EXCUSES. I hope something better comes along. I know something will, just gotta keep my eyes open! (06.30.2009 04:16pm)
cale:Brittany - Not near as crazy as I would like it to be! Yeah the photo turned out awesome. You did a good job! (06.30.2009 04:17pm)
Dave 3:
I never had or will have the slightest thought of you not fulfilling your goals brother. Keep on the positive and enjoy the ride. (07.01.2009 12:28am)
cale:IIIThanks brother. Coming home in early August for my 23rd. Hope to see you man. (07.01.2009 11:35am)
Chanley Kay Glendening was born at 12:57am, 8 pounds 8 ounces 20 in, on June 13th, 2009.
This is a photo my mom took with her Iphone. I can’t wait to go home and see her. She is so beautiful.
Times like these makes it so hard being away from my family. I need to go home for a visit soon!
cale:Bekah - She is a Glendening. Of course she is beautiful. ; ) (06.14.2009 01:09pm)
Heather Freeman:
shes gorgeous cale! yes i agree you need to come home soon! i haven't seen you in so long! (06.14.2009 03:00pm)
mandy:
"She is a Glendening. Of course she is beautiful. ; )"
you would say something like that, silly goose.
but, she is quite adorable. (06.15.2009 04:04pm)
Lonell:
Thanks for posting these Cale! Christion tried to send them but they wouldn't go through, and Cade wanted to see a picture so bad! She's beautiful! (06.16.2009 08:11am)
Misty:
Cale, she is beautiful! I'm so excited for you and your family. (06.22.2009 11:21pm)
