Interesting load-in today…
Shooting for NBA TV at Hynes Convention Center here in Boston
What I've Been Up To Lately
Interesting load-in today…
Shooting for NBA TV at Hynes Convention Center here in Boston
I get a little excited about fun new gear.
This tiny little thing is the Fujinon 18-55 mm T 2.9 "Cinema" zoom lens. For those of you familiar with their Cabrio lenses, its about 1/3 the size, 1/10th the weight and 1/10th the cost!
They're also making a 50 - 175 mm T 2.9 to pair with it which will be the same size.
It feels like it weighs a pound (officially it weighs just over two). You could cary the second lens in a pouch on your hip or over your shoulder and be all set for a day of ENG shooting.
I would have preferred longer zoom range (17-100 mm?) but it would probably be a much heavier lens like their 19-90 or the Canon 17-120.
I use the Canon 17-55 mm quite often for B-roll. Its one of my favorite run n' gun lenses. This one however is parafocal. Its a manual zoom for now, but I was told that Zacuto is working on a motor drive for it.
Cost is ~$3800.
Shooting the Affordable Care Act rally in front of the State House in Boston today.
Playing with Rethink Robotics' collaborative industrial robots for Bloomberg TV.
Read MoreShooting the Boston Women’s March for America. 150,000 + people attended in Boston!
It was exciting later looking for myself and folks I know in everyone else’s pictures online.
My version of traveling light. Today, for work in Pittsburgh.
A few years ago I spent several hours in the Pittsburgh airport waiting for a delayed flight. I passed the time taking several silly selfies, including one with this dapper fellow who is still right where I left him. Apparently George Washington is still waiting for his flight home.
The Church Brew Works were an excellent discovery.
A couple of green screen shoots started off 2017. The top shoot was the first of the year, on the 4th.
The shoot at the bottom was at the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill, next to Massachusetts General Hospital. Sirens galore!
I've worked in TV and video production since 1995.
Since 2005, I've been a freelance D.P. (Director of Photography - i.e. cameraman) based in Boston. Previously, I worked in news, where I learned to work fast, light when necessary, and shoot for the edit.
My career has given me a wide range of hands-on experience in many aspects of video production. My specialties: DP, lighting cameraman, shooting video, lighting, ENG audio, linear and nonlinear video editing, field producing, still photography.
I've shot all kinds of projects including documentaries; network programs and news; live shots; travel, home improvement, reality, fishing, and cooking shows; as well as surgeries; corporate videos; and multi-camera events. I also work as a field audio technician.
Note that I can light and shoot for many different styles. Often I do all the camera work, lighting, and sound while working with a producer.
I am comfortable working as a one man band, in a small crew, or with a large group. I am familiar with nearly every camera available from high end full-size broadcast HD cameras to DSLRs and HD palm-corders.
I'm available with or without my own gear.
, Newton, MA