• From Industrial Operator to Award-Winning Visual Creative

    From Industrial Operator to Award-Winning Visual Creative

    Photographer for Hire in Sequim, Port Angeles, and the Olympic Peninsula Some people discover their direction early. I found mine by paying attention to what I was naturally good at and then building something real around it. I am Tom Buscher, founder and creative director of Cedar & Shore Studio LLC in Sequim, Washington. I work as a photographer, multimedia designer, brand strategist, and web designer serving businesses, organizations, and professionals across the Olympic Peninsula and beyond. My studio delivers premium visual…


  • Reflection: Measuring My Growth as a Digital Citizen and Creator

    Reflection: Measuring My Growth as a Digital Citizen and Creator

    My Responsibility as a Digital Citizen Over the past few months, I have learned more about my online presence, my responsibility as a digital citizen, and the role social media plays in building community than I expected when this course began. What started as simple posting assignments turned into a deeper understanding of how Cedar & Shore Studio can grow through intentional content, meaningful engagement, and a strong WordPress foundation. I learned that digital citizenship is active, not passive. Every post, comment,…


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  • My 3D Key to Success

    I chose the “Curiosity” key to success because I am a very curious person, and that curiosity has led me to seek answers. I have learned so much over the years being a curious person. Upon choosing this key I was tasked with creating it in 3D. I was intimidated greatly by this as I…

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  • Perspective

    I think most people get comfortable with their perception of reality and easily get stuck inside of that box. Once upon a time I was a kid who would sit in front of this magical wood box that showed black and white pictures with static distortion, and I thought it was the greatest thing in…

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  • The Future of Film

    The future of films truly is an exciting topic. With the rise of AI quickly taking hold and becoming widely available to the public, we now must ask ourselves “are multimedia jobs at risk?”. When we look at AI generated videos on social media and we see people loving them with comments, likes and shares…

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  • Movie that was used as Propaganda

    Propaganda is defined as information that can be biased or misleading and used to promote a point of view. My favorite movie that fits this has got to be Mike Judge’s film “Idiocracy”. Of course, I could just write about movies such as “Reefer Madness” which was a film created to scare people with mis…

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  • Extended Reality Engagement and Education

    Extended reality engagement and education are quickly becoming the new reality of education. Extended Reality In Learning: Revolutionizing Education – eLearning Industry  talks about a new dimension of learning with extended reality but not limited to just that. Through a mix of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and extended reality, future education can be…

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  • Special Effects

    example 1 When special effects are used correctly in films, they will draw an audience into the scene and for a moment they will believe what they are seeing is real which enhances the message being sent. It truly takes some creativity and ingenuity to pull off special effects correctly. In the early days of…

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