Jon Steingard // Director // Filmmaker

 

INSTAGRAM // @jonsteingard

Sometimes it’s hard to beat the simplicity of one piano, two lights, and a song. @thecolortc @jordanjanzentc
Confident creatives aren’t afraid to surround themselves with talented people. Instead of feeling threatened - they feel inspired and empowered. • • That was certainly the case for me on this @dannygokey shoot. From @itsleolam on choreo to @lil_g_rok @thecourtneyallen @beccathecreator and @bradleyrapier dancing to @jordanwillet assisting and taking dope bts shots like this - I continue to see how amazing it can be when you immerse yourself in the talent of others.
12 years married today. Anyone who knows @jesssteingard knows the truth - she is the best thing that could have happened to me.
The Search for Significance // I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. Significance. It’s what we all want, deep down.... to know that we matter. That we are valued, respected, loved. • • It’s the reason so many of us strive to achieve the status of “influencer” when it’s cool to be an influencer - and it’s the reason we wince at the mention of the word “influencer” once it’s become a cliché. • • How many times have I invested time and effort into an Instagram post because I thought it would give me a dose of momentary significance? Quite a few. • • Don’t get me wrong here - I’m not anti social media or anything. Quite the opposite actually. I love how it keeps me connected with my friends and lets me get sneak peeks into the lives of those I love. It can inspire us and give us ideas and teach us and fill us with wonder. I love working to get better at photo and video. It’s not the technology I’m concerned about. It’s the state of my own heart. • • So... I’ve been pondering how I can adjust the posture of my heart in order to live healthier, love better, and feel happier. • • That has meant less time making “content” (eeewww another word that feels yucky now) for Instagram, and more time making pancakes for my son. • • Less time putting out thing after thing, more time taking in the people right in front of me. • • Less time ensuring people know about the work I’m doing, and more time just doing the work. • • It feels.... good. • • This shot was taken at the end of a shoot day with some awesome dudes in a band in El Paso. It was real honest work and it felt great to serve their needs for a video. Plus we got to work at this epic studio with some of the strangest contraptions I’ve ever seen. This light rig was one of them. Strange but effective! Haha. • • Ultimately it comes back to this for me - people. Love the people in your life well. Find significance in serving. Something about the human heart isn’t designed to be self serving. We are satisfied when we serve others. That can take the form of so many things. • • We can choose to look at each other as significant. To treat each other accordingly. • • That feels good too.
I’m late on a Valentines Day post because this girl and I have been fighting off floodwaters this week. 😳 • • @jesssteingard 2019 our year fo sho baby.
New Office // I hit the ground running as soon as I got back from Uganda - including moving into my new office (which is also my old old office, our several-times renovated garage). My desk isn’t quite photo worthy yet but the black accent wall is! I can’t decide what to hang on the wall yet! Feeling super inspired working in this bright and fresh space!