This Land Is Your Land By Danielia Cotton & Kids

Lyla learned to sing This Land Is Your Land in school and I caught her humming it at home a few weeks ago, which inspired me to invite her classmates to sing the song on video. I mentioned my idea to Danielia and she agreed to sing on camera with the kids. The kids didn't rehearse and not everyone knew the song, but they all gave it a try and had fun anyway. I shot the video with a Canon 5D Mark 11. The wonderful photographer Jon Brown was my assistant for the day and Ryan Stansky, who's like a little Einstein, did the editing in record time. Although the video isn't perfect, I learned some things along the way and loved the experience from start to finish.