I'm a former newspaper reporter/photographer who has also done some ENG work (mostly radio but some video). I did some graduate work in broadcast journalism at American University in Washington, D.C. I turned into the guy most of my fellow students turned to for camera and editing work. I also did a lot of work with the public access cable channel in Fairfax, VA., and in Pacifica, CA. I got most of my camera, editing, sound, directing experience at the public access stations. I'm also a musician and play bass and sing in my own band, Rusty Sterling & Friends, in the San Francisco Bay area. I also do computer tech work for my day job.
I've just recently rediscovered video and shot a concert of my step daughter during her recent CD release party. I'm still editing that but will post some clips here in the future. I'm looking at mostly music video because of my music and band experience. But the wheels are always turning and I'm writing down ideas for shorts all the time.
Glad to have found this forum. I also bought the "In A Snap" book and it's extremely helpful.