♪♪ >> HI, EVERYBODY I AM DAVE SCHUFFETT AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY LIFE" THIS TIME WE VISIT THE KENTUCKY SCHOOL OF CRAFT IN HINDMAN AND OLD FASHIONED MUSIC IN A COUNTRY STORE WITH A POTBELLIED STOVE.

FIRST A NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO SPANS THE COUNTRY FROM KENTUCKY TO CALIFORNIA SLEEPING IN HIS PUP TENT, PRODUCING SOME SPECTACULAR NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY.

HERE HE IS.

BRYAN MASLYAR STILL HAS HIS DAY JOB BUT HE HOPES ONE DAY HIS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE A FULL-TIME OCCUPATION WITH HIS PICTURES CAPTURING JUST ABOUT ANYONE'S ATTENTION WHO SEES THEM.

IT ALL STARTED ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO WHEN HE TOOK A TENT AND A CAMERA SOUTHWEST.

HE HAS NEVER STOPPED TAKING PICTURES SINCE.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AT RED RIVER GORGE DURING THE PEAK OF FALL COLORS.

>> I HAVE ALWAYS HAD SOME SORT OF FASCINATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHY.

I TOOK GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION IN COLLEGE.

THAT MAY HAVE SOME PLAY BECAUSE A LOT OF WHAT I SHOOT, I THINK MY MORE SUCCESSFUL IMAGES USE REPETITION.

>> YOU HAVE GREAT SHOTS FROM SOUTHWEST.

YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR TENT, CAMPING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

>> EITHER THAT OR THE BACK OF A MINIVAN.

>> HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THE BEAUTY OF KENTUCKY TO THE WESTERN STATES?

>> THE SCENES IN THE WESTERN STATES ARE GENERALLY MORE OF A WIDE-OPEN SORT OF SPACE.

>> SO THE BIG SKY PLAYS A BIG PART.

>> YES.

KENTUCKY AND THE EAST IN GENERAL, A LOT MORE TREES, YOU DON'T GET THE VAST OVERLOOK YOU GET SOUTHWEST, TELLS YOU HAVE KIND OF WHAT WE HAVE BEHIND US.

>> WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING IN PHOTOGRAPHY?

>> AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE, IT'S NOT THE MONEY.

THE REASON WHY I HAVE REALLY STUCK WITH IT, IT CAN SOMETIMES BE A TRIAL TO LUG THE GEAR WITH YOU.

IT REALLY CAUSES ME TO SLOW DOWN, TAKE IN THE SCENE AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.

WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGING LIGHTING CONDITIONS, WHAT YOU SEE ONE MINUTE MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU SEE THE NEXT MINUTE.

>> I AM PRESUMING IT GIVES YOU A BETTER APPRECIATION FOR OUR REMAINING NATURAL RESOURCES.

>> VERY SO MUCH.

THERE IS A CONSTANT ATTACK ON OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND PLACES, IT IS UNIQUE TO CAPTURE THEM AND BRING THEM BACK.

I AM STILL SHOOTING WITH FILM.

I SHOOT 50-SPEED AND 100-SPEED, HAVEN'T GONE DIGITAL YET.

RIGHT NOW I AM USING A NIKON CAMERA.

THE KIND OF PHOTOGRAPHY I AM SHOOTING, THE NATURE AND THE WILDLIFE REALLY DOESN'T TAKE THAT SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT.

I AM NOT THAT CONCERNED ABOUT FROST AUTO FOCUS.

>> IS NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY A GOOD PLACE TO BEGIN?

>> IF YOU ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, YES.

>> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE SHOTS?

>> ONE THAT COMES TO MIND WAS FROM THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK AT A PASS THERE.

I WENT DOWN INTO THIS LITTLE OPEN MEADOW, SHOOTING WILD FLOWERS AND A COUPLE MULEDEER WALKED TOWARD ME AND DIDN'T MIND A BIT I WAS TAKING PICTURES.

>> WHAT ABOUT SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE PICTURES IN KENTUCKY?

>> I HAVE SPENT A DECENT AMOUNT OF TIME SHOOTING IN THE GORGE.

I HAVE I SOME FAVORITES OF SHOOTING SOME OF MY FRIENDS ROCKCLIMBING, WITH THE BEAUTIFUL CLIFF LINES AND THE MYRIAD OF COLORS YOU GET AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>> FOR MY FRIEND AND ME, IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET A FEW TIPS FOR BETTER OUTDOOR PICTURES.

WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH?

>> YOU HAVE TO BE THERE.

LIGHTING IS A BIG FACTOR TOO.

LIGHTING PRETTY MUCH DICTATES HOW IT WILL COME OUT.

YOU CAN HAVE A HUMDRUM SEEN WITH A GREAT RESULT.

I ALSO GO BACK TO THE DESIGN ELEMENTS, BASIC SHAPES AND FORMS AND COLOR.

THERE ARE BE PLENTY OF TIMES WHERE I PULL OUT THE CAMERA TO TAKE A SHOT JUST "BECAUSE" AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE SHOT WOULD BE, BUT AFTER I FRAMED IT UP, IT CAME OUT FAIRLY INTERESTING.

>> YOU LOOK CHILLY.

>> I FEEL A LITTLE CHILLY STANDING OUT HERE.

WHEN I AM OUT SHOOTING, IT CAN BE 30 DEGREES, I CAN SOMETIMES BE IN SANDALS AND A T-SHIRT, SO FOCUSED ON WHAT I AM TRYING TO CAPTURE >> I THINK YOU ARE A RISING STAR AND WILL GO A LONG WAY.

>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS JUST GETTING OUT THERE AND SEEING WHAT IS SURROUNDING YOU.

EVEN IF YOU WALK AWAY WITH NOTHING, YOU SPENT A PRETTY GOOD DAY OUTDOORS.

>> HE SAYS YOU HAVE TO SUFFER SOMETIMES IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, FREEZE TO DEATH, GET WET, OR SUFFER IN EXTREME HEAT.

UP NEXT, WE ARE HEADED TO THE KENTUCKY SCHOOL OF CRAFT IN HINDHAND.

NOT ONLY A SCHOOL WHERE YOU CAN LEARN TO MAKE ALL KINDS OF KENTUCKY TREASURES AND THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND, BUT ALSO A FULLY-ACCREDITED SCHOOL UNDER THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM WHERE YOU CAN EARN AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE.

>> THE KENTUCKY SCHOOL OF CRAFT, THE COUNTY SUBMITTED THE PLAN TO REALLY REINVENT ITSELF AS A DESTINATION.

THE SCHOOL IS PART OF A THREE-PART PROCESS PRO SIDING ARTISANS WITH EDUCATION AND MARKETING ASSISTANCE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE CRAFT BUSINESSES.

SO IT IS A WAY FOR KNOTT COUNTY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS TO BE EDUCATED TO OPEN A BUSINESS.

WE ARE PART OF HAZARD COUNTY COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, OFFERING A TWO-YEAR DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIO ART, AND THAT DEGREE HAS COURSES IN FOUNDATIONAL DESIGN, DRAWING, COURSES IN THE TECHNIQUE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF EACH DISCIPLINE WE OFFER, AS WELL AS BUSINESS COURSES.

OUR STUDENTS TAKE AN ACCOUNTING CLASS, SMALL-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CLASSES AND A MARKETING CLASS TO HELP THEM FULLY UNDERSTAND IN ADDITION TO THE ARTIST, TO BE A SUCCESSFUL STUDIO BUSINESS OWNER, IT TAKES A KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.

WE WANT TO HELP THEM TAKE THAT STEP THAT MANY ARTISTS HAVE A HARD TIME TAKING.

THEY FIND OUT ABOUT TRYING TO KNOCK DOWN SOME OF THOSE DOORS AHEAD OF TIME.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO START MY OWN SHOP, ARTS AND CRAFTS STORE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SELL STUFF OVER THE INTERNET AND WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO SOME MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES.

>> EVERYTHING IS BRAND NEW AND REALLY, REALLY NICE AND WELL-MAINTAINED.

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE.

IT HAS GIVEN ME AN IDEA OF WHAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE FOR MY OWN STUDIO.

IT SEEMS REAL HELPFUL.

>> THIS ASSURES YOU OF GOOD, TIGHT JOINTS.

AFTER THAT, YOU BRING THEM BACK TO THE CLAMPS AND SEE IF THERE ARE GAPS AT THAT TIME.

>> IT WAS OUR PLAN, AND WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE, TO ATTRACT TO US A HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL IN THE INSTRUCTORS.

DOUG HARLING, OUR GOLDSMITH, HAS HAS A NATURAL REPUTATION IN GOLDSMITHING.

AND DAVID HAS SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL FURNITURE-BUILDER IN KENTUCKY.

TO HAVE THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR STUDIOS, TALKING TO THE STUDENTS ABOUT TECHNIQUE AND A WELL-DEVELOPED BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS IS VERY VALUABLE AND THE STUDENTS UNDERSTAND BUSINESS CONVERSATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TECHNIQUE AND DESIGN IN THE CLASS.

THAT IS SOMETHING YOU SELDOM GET IN A TRADITIONAL STRUCK SURE.

OF COURSE WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A CERAMICS PROGRAMMING AND OUR BLACKSMITHING PROGRAM AND PUT THEM INTO PLACE.

WE WANT IT TO BE KENTUCKY'S SCHOOL OF CRAFTS.

OUR PROGRAM IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER IN THE STATE.

WE ARE A DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION.

BUT WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO US FOR ACTIVE TRAINING IN THE CRAFTS DISCIPLINE, BUT ALSO REFRAINING.

>> NEXT WE ARE HEADED TO AN OLD COUNTRY STORE WHERE A LOT OF TALL TALES ARE TOLD AROUND THE BOTH BELL EED STOVE, AND SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED MUSIC.

IT IS NOT AS MUCH A PART OF KENTUCKY LIFE AS WE LIKE TO SEE THESE DAYS WHICH IS WHY WE TREASURE IT ALL THE MORE.

THIS IS NEWTONS GROCERY AND WE HAVE THE POTBELLIED STOVE AND THE FELLOWS READY TO PLAY SOME OLD-TIME MUSIC.

I AM IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, BUT RIGHT OUT THE FRONT DOOR EVER THIS OLD COUNTRY STORE, ACROSS THE CREEK IN MARION COUNTY, WE ARE IN THE GOOD OLD KENTUCKY COUNTRYSIDE, READY TO PLAY SOME MUSIC.

THIS IS JOE CISSELL, THE SELF-APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THIS GROUP OF MUSICIANS AND SINGERS.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE HAVE HERE AND WHAT KIND OF MUSIC WE WILL HEAR.

>> WE ARE PLAYING THE OLD-TIME MUSIC FOR YOU.

ANY BUDDY HERE IS 77 YEARS OLD.

HE IS JOE LAMPKIN AND HE IS GLAD TO BE ALONG FOR THIS OLD MUSIC.

THIS YOUNG FELLER IS JEFF CISSELL, I ASKED HIM TO PLAY BASS FOR US.

I AM TRYING TO TELL HIM WHAT I KNOW.

I'VE BEEN PLAYING FOR 50 YEARS AND I'M STILL LEARNING.

>> SOUNDS GOOD.

I'M READY FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE IT AWAY.

♪♪ >> THERE IS ALWAYS A CROWD.

>> YES, EVERY DAY.

>> THE OWNER HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1925 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1950.

>> READY TO DO ANOTHER SONG?

>> SURE.

♪♪ >> >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING?

>> LITTLE MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

>> THIS IS THE KIND OF MUSIC THAT SEEMS TO GET PASSED DOWN.

IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU, AND I HAVE ENJOYED YOUR OLD COUNTRY STORE WITH THE OLD HARDWOOD FLOORS AND THE STOVE THAT'S BEEN THERE SINCE 1925.

YOU CAN'T BEAT A PIECE OF KENTUCKY HISTORY LIKE THIS.

WITH THAT, THEY ARE GOING TO CLOSE OUT WITH ONE MORE TUNE.

♪♪ >> THANK YOU FOR WATCHING KIN KENTUCKY LIFE" AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.