In conjunction with the third annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge, we are offering three free webinars to ensure you know the nuts and bolts of all the stages of production — and get your questions answered by the experts.

The second part of this three-part webinar series on Thursday, February 9, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time will focus on everything you need to know to shoot quality video. In addition to getting nonprofit technology recommendations, you will come away understanding the basics of cinematography, lighting, and sound. The objective of this webinar is to get you comfortable behind a camera with your director's hat on. Register now!

The second webinar of the series will provide you with great tips for shooting your video. You'll learn:

• What equipment is right for your organization
• How to set up a good shot
• Considerations for capturing indoor, outdoor, and event footage

David J. Neff is the co-founder and CEO of Lights. Camera. Help. He would say that he is a author, teacher, speaker, blogger, network weaver, and social media scientist.

For more than ten years he has been helping people and nonprofits focus on doing good all across the world. He did this through nine years at the American Cancer Society as the director of web, film, and interactive strategy. While there he started their film and documentary department. David also shot a full-length documentary and owned and operated a film production company in Austin, Texas.

Find David on Twitter at @daveiam.