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Charles Arthur Maynard

@charlesarthurmaynard

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🧩 Creative Director & P♪oducer ✦
@glowupdigitalconsulting
Bringing stories to life through strategy, digital assets & creative direction.

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WAIT…I need this shot. 😂

Most people see the finished photo or video.
They don't see the waiter standing there while I move plates around for 30 seconds.
Content creation in restaurants is a team sport.

#behindthescenes #restaurantcontent #creativedirector #contentcreation #digitalagency taken in Danbury, Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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7 months ago

Filming something isn't the same as capturing it the right way.

There's a part of the process people don't see…
and then there's what actually ends up in front of them.

Same product.
Different approach.

Angles.
Lighting.
Timing.
Framing.

Small details, but they change everything.

Something I'm learning as I build GlowUp Digital.

#contentcreation #creativedirection #foodcontent #brandstorytelling #buildinpublic taken in Danbury, Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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7 months ago

Sometimes the moment starts before the camera does.
That's what I love about filming inside real businesses.

Nothing is staged.
You're stepping into something that's already happening.

And if you're paying attention…the shot is already there.

#contentcreatorlife #restaurantcontent #creativeentrepreneur #brandstorytelling #smallbusinessmarketing taken in Danbury, Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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7 months ago

Working with restaurants has been teaching me a lot.

Most of them don't actually have a marketing problem.

The food is good.
The atmosphere is great.
The people care deeply about what they're building.

But if people can't see that experience, they can't choose it.

That's the gap I'm trying to close with GlowUp Digital Consulting.

Still building this in real time.

#restaurantmarketing #localbusinessmarketing #creativedirectorlife #brandstorytelling #buildinpublic taken in Danbury, Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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7 months ago

I’m all smiles until it’s time to capture the moment…
Good light, a great drink, and being present in the process.

#behindthescenes #creativedirector #contentcreatorlife #foodanddrink #workingcreative taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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8 months ago

Being present changes everything…the room always whispers where to be and what it needs…if you're paying attention.

#behindthelens #visualstorytelling #creativedirection #povstyle #momentcapture taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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8 months ago

Sweet tooth. Sweet intentions.

Even when the moment is indulgent, the mindset stays intentional. Paying attention to what’s worth capturing.

#dessertmoment #italiansweets #foodinmotion #behindthebite #creativeprocess taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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8 months ago

Not even a pepperoni fan.
But this one stopped me mid-shot.

#foodinmotion #pizzamoment #foodreels #ctfoodie #pizzalovers taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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8 months ago

Started as b-roll.
Turned into a question.
Left with the answer.

#brolllife #creativeprocess #foundmoments #workingcreatively #visualstorytelling taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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8 months ago

Right place. Right time. The coal-fired oven never disappoints.

#pizzalovers #foodiegram #coalfiredoven #pizzamaking #foodinmotion taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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9 months ago

Somewhere between staying focused
and asking for “one bite”
is where the work gets done 😅

#foodiegram #foodobsessed #foodmoment #eatscene #foodinmotion taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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9 months ago

Some moments ask to be felt. Others ask to be captured.

Learning to notice the difference. taken in Connecticut by @charlesarthurmaynard

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9 months ago