
The photo above is one of the FIRST shots after buying my Canon 5D Mark II in September of 2009… A LOT has changed since then. So for those of you who may or may not be following the world of Digital Video… there’s a LOT going on right now. Canon alone has introduced two [...]
Mar 30, 2012 | Categories: Blog, FeatRoll, Media Related, Photo Related | Tags: Canon 4K DSLR, Canon 5D, Canon C300, Choosing a DSLR Camera, DSLR, Frame Rates, High ISO, High Speed Video, Mark II, Mark III, NAB 2012, philip bloom, Photo, Sony NEX FS700, Video | 1 Comment »

Now… I don’t always shoot concerts. A little known fact is that I am formerly a bartender… and I was a pretty serious one at that. I grew up in the restaurant industry, and pretty much bartended my way through college, as the bar manager for 4 Olives Wine Bar. Since moving to KC, I [...]
Apr 01, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Media Related | Tags: Bartending, Beau Williams, BRGR Kitchen + Bar, canon 5d mark ii, cinematography, Jason Valentine, Kansas City, Kansas City Bartenders' Alliance, KCBA, Manifesto, Mixology, Ryan Maybee, Traveling Cocktail Club, Video | Leave A Comment »

As I mentioned in my recent post I have been working on a short video for the local group Diverse to use for their upcoming Kickstarter project. The group has done a great job of bridging the Jazz demographic into other areas of music here in the Kansas City area, and they’re looking to raise [...]
Mar 31, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Concert Photography | Tags: Diverse, Donate, Jazz, Kansas City, Kickstarter, Paris, Travel, Video | Leave A Comment »

Combining low-lighting, an intense blue wash on stage, attempting to combine footage from two VERY different cameras, and an intimate atmosphere made this shoot quite the challenge. It’s one thing when you’re in the pit with tons of fans, elbowing your way through from one side to another to get the shot. It’s another when [...]
Mar 08, 2010 | Categories: Blog, Concert Photography | Tags: Ben Leifer, Brandon Draper Group, Concert, Hermon Mehari, Jazz, John Brewer, Kansas City, KC, Live Music, Rich Wheeler, Video | Leave A Comment »

Well… If you can’t tell by the headline… This is gonna be one mass o’ Zacuto-love headed your way. Starting with this: It’s official. I now have my own Zacuto hat. For those of you not familiar, Zacuto is a custom camera gear company, and have really helped push the HD-DSLR Video movement. Some [...]
Feb 12, 2010 | Categories: Blog, FeatRoll, Media Related | Tags: canon 5d mark ii, Critics, Digital Labrador, Film, FilmFellas, Gear, JayRock5, Media, production, Video, Z-Finder, zacuto | Leave A Comment »