Director of Photography Reel_2015

I finally finished my reel for 2015, with all new clips from this past year. It’s a welcomed chance during the slower winter to take a step back and look at all the work done in the hectic spring/summer/fall of the previous year. It’s really helpful for me to see where I’ve grown as a technician and artist, and (more importantly) where I still need to keep honing my craft.

The biggest change I see from comparing last year to the year before, is how most of the work I did was as a Director of Photography, and not just a camera operator or assistant. I’m really proud of this growth, and am really looking forward to more DP opportunities this year, as well as learning from other talented DPs while operating/assisting. Bring it on, 2016- let’s get some great work done!

New Office Space

Finally finished building my new standing desk for the office. This has been a few months in the works, including a 3 month woodworking class at Portland Adult Ed, which was really helpful.

And a detail shot of the mortise and tendon joinery, which I was pretty excited to learn.

The finished After standing desk.  Wire management still needs to be figured out. — The finished After standing desk. Wire management still needs to be figured out.

Video Romance

Here's a quick project I worked on last week for my sister-in-law. She wanted to make a video for her boyfriend for Valentine's day, so we set up in our dining room, put up the green-screen and lights, and did a few takes. It only took Meg about 3 runs through to get the lyrics and performance we were looking for, and then a few hours of online searching for some fun video assets to bring it together.

Meg and I only had a few hours the night before Valentine's Day to put everything together, but it turned out pretty well, and Meg and Donny both loved it, which was the goal. Check the video out below.

Hello, Portland

Goodbye, Brooklyn

Williamsburg bridge in fog, from PF Pictures office.

South Williamsburg

Finn

getting comfortable for an afternoon nap.