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Carlsbad Caverns - New Mexico |
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| January 17, 2008 04:57 AM | Views:117 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Observations | |
| Tags: Canon XHA1 Editing Footage Hints | |
My family and I went to New Mexico over the Christmas holidays and one place I really wanted to see was Carlsbad Caverns. Ansel Adams took a series of shots there many years ago and they haunted me. I knew I had to shoot this place
Cinematographer for Hire |
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| November 12, 2007 04:03 PM | Views:127 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Personal | |
| Tags: Cinematography Collaboration Footage Letus Updates | |
Last Monday I got laid off from a job as a graphic designer I've had for nearly eight years. That stretch of time is almost unheard of these days because so many people are freelancing or just job hopping. I like stability. I like a certain degree of predictability in my life. My "real" job provided
Pine Lake Films DVD Released |
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| February 12, 2007 07:00 AM | Views:137 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Pine Lake Films | |
| Tags: DVD Footage | |
After months of bad weather, life, etc. getting in the way, I finally managed to release my DVD. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. There are nine short films covering three years of shooting on my Panasonic DVX100A. The disk
HD Stock Footage Now Available for Sale |
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| October 13, 2006 03:18 PM | Views:102 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Pine Lake Films | |
| Tags: Footage Stock Footage | |
I just signed up with a company called Revolution Stock Media and am beginning to sell some of my HD footage. What's there right now is mainly shots I took while in Yellowstone Park recently.I am going to be
DVD is Finally Coming... |
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| September 22, 2006 09:05 AM | Views:63 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Pine Lake Films | |
| Tags: Cinematography Footage | |
Because my M.O. is to jump from one project to the next and want to constantly move forward, I tend to be more enamored with new things rather than trying to organize what I have already created. My focus has been more on creating new films and experimenting with HD of late and I realized that I really
A Final Piece to the Film Look Puzzle |
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| August 01, 2006 11:11 PM | Views:178 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Equipment | |
| Tags: 35mm Adapter Canon XL H1 DVD Footage Letus | |
There are many people who seem to be in search of the film look these days. For fun, Google the phrase and you will find thousands of results. Everything from elaborate post production processes to using 35mm adapters is well covered
Perpetual Motion |
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| June 15, 2006 10:05 AM | Views:81 Favorited:0 Comments:1 |
| Filed Under: Observations | |
| Tags: Canon XL H1 DVD Footage Hints | |
I sometimes ponder the notion that nothing is ever completely still. There are things that are obvious to our eyes like rushing water, cars passing, people walking, etc. But when I shoot scenes that appear to be static, I later notice the tiniest
The Cottonwood Tree |
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| June 08, 2006 11:02 PM | Views:78 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Equipment Observations | |
| Tags: Footage Hints | |
Here is a work in progress. This is the time of the year when cottonwood trees lose their cotton and it's a pretty cool sight, it looks like it's snowing. There's a cottonwood in our yard and it was shedding its skin the
Cloud Timelapse |
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| June 04, 2006 11:46 PM | Views:113 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Equipment Observations | |
| Tags: Canon XL H1 DVD Footage Timelapse | |
Yes, timelapse shots are completely overdone. I agree. However, that's not going to stop me doing them because, to me, the world is always a fascinating place to study and no two timelapse shots are the same because
Water In Motion |
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| June 02, 2006 01:43 PM | Views:102 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Equipment | |
| Tags: Canon XL H1 DVD Footage | |
It rained here in Seattle for what seemed like an eternity which was frustrating for me because I had plans to go out and shoot at various locations. I decided to document the falling rain which has a beauty unto itself.
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In-Camera Black and White |
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| May 21, 2006 01:15 AM | Views:84 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Equipment | |
| Tags: Canon XL H1 DVD Footage | |
The Canon XLH1 is capable of shooting black and white footage as well as color. I prefer to shoot black and white in-camera as opposed to draining the color in post production. There's something much more organic about doing it this way. It makes me
More Canon XLH1 Tests at Discovery Park in Seattle |
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| May 21, 2006 01:03 AM | Views:114 Favorited:0 Comments:0 |
| Filed Under: Equipment | |
| Tags: Canon XL H1 DVD Footage | |
My daughter and I headed off to Discovery Park after work last week and got lost not only on the way there but couldn't even find our way out of the park after our shooting expedition. My sense of direction is woeful and I couldn't find my way home to save my life. Well, actually I did find my way
Sammamish, Washington,
United States
Specializations
Videographer/Cinematographer
Documentary
Landscape
Music Video
Nature
Short