I had the great pleasure of shooting video at Kyla and Edgar's beautiful wedding at the Malibu Phoenix Venue. My favorite aspect of this wedding was the way it effortlessly combined great cross cultural elements ranging from Mexican style dancers and a Mariachi band to a Chinese Tea Ceremony. Please enjoy this stunning video. Big thanks to my second shooter Andrew Franz.
This is a small collection selected and processed by Monica Robinson from my India hard drive. There is more to come. Big thanks to her for the help bringing these to life. These photos were taken in and around Rickshaws in and around Mysore City and also the Golden Temple, featuring the Monk. A future blog post will detail the exploration of the Golden Temple and its Monks...              
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I'm blessed because I'm finding a way to make art for a living. I'm not even there yet, but I'm conscious that it's a way many artists choose not to go. It's a fear of mine to be one of those artists. And everyday I get the opportunity to meet the most amazing people in the world. And it just keeps getting better. There is something about the way the people I surround myself with see all that is best in me, and it keeps me in touch with the idea that great things are going to happen in my life. I just need to keep working hard. Freelancing so far has been like riding a bicycle which I am told has the ability to fly. I have never really seen it fly. Not in person. But I am riding it, and in this scenario the only way to know if it can fly is to ride it off of a cliff. Here I am now in mid air. I'm not on the ground, but I haven't really started falling, so any second now I will officially be flying. I have faith in that. Otherwise I wouldn't have started pedaling this insane bicycle of dreams. In the moments when my confidence is with me, it becomes clear: you aren't going to believe the things I will show you with my flying bicycle. There are amazing things to come. the volume of projects I have in post production right now is like a swarm of killa bees coming at ya. #Wutang One last huge thank you to models Chelsea and Athena. I really appreciate your efforts in pursuing our aesthetic goal that day. "Models Chelsea and Athena collaborated with me in a studio environment to recreate/reimagine/pay homage to my first real photoshoot I orchestrated back in Photo 101 many years ago. Monica provided an expert assist. That shoot was shot on 35mm B+W film and I wanted to preserve the feel of it in this shoot. Despite the change in medium-- switching to digital-- I am very pleased with the results. The original shoot was performed on a Pentax K 1000, an absolutely solid beast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_K1000. The new version was shot on my canon 7D with a Zeiss Normal 50mm f/1.4 ZE Planar T* Manual Focus Lens for Canon EOS Cameras. I had a blast using the lens and I look forward to shooting with it more. If you are a lens fanatic like myself you can read more about this gem Here. "      Thanks for stopping by! Check out these recent Instagram posts to get the scoop about my current travel mission. I will have much to report back about this experience. For now, I will simply note that I could only bring what I could carry, due to the backpacking nature of this Project. This was hell for me. I like to bring my gear. I actually thought about leaving behind my video fluid head, but I just could not do it. So it is pretty challenging lugging gear around on travel days, but I am happy to have it during shooting days. BUT, I could not bring a proper computer for editing. I am simply using a puny albeit lightweight netbook for footage transfering. (That means that I will be posting the best images when I get back.) My Producer, Tatiana, also happened to bring along a 35mm film camera! Wish us luck!!!!! THIS BLOG POST WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY A SWEET INTERNET CAFE IN ARCHIDONA, ECUADOR. I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF FINDING IT ON THE MAP FOR YOU. With all of the Valentines Day love floating around, today is the perfect day to post the wedding photos of newlyweds, Michael and Jenni Pritsos. Michael has been a friend of mine since high school and I am so proud to see all the great things he has done as an adult. Jenni is the nicest, sweetest woman in the world, and I am so happy they found each other! The ceremony was held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. I couldn't stop admiring the stained glass windows of the majestic structure. They filled the cathedral with the most beautiful, diffused light. It was a joy to witness. The reception took place at the wonderful McCormick Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale. Please get your fill of Cupid's work with all of these images, and stay tuned for some wedding cinema to follow soon! 
"I feel strong, and I feel vital, and I feel blessed to be making a healthy and strong daughter who should be joining us in about 6 weeks. "
When it comes to photographing the miracle that is the human Birth cycle, I am humbled by how little I will ever know about the experience. It is still a joy for me to gain new insight about what it's like to be my subjects. Nicole and I connected months prior to this shoot when she provided me with some beautiful mala beads for one of my other shoots. At that time, we vowed to create art together. In my first ever blend of yoga and maternity photography, Nicole and I set out to accomplish a few things: On the surface, this is a yogi doing what she loves to do: expressing herself and experiencing her body in a trusted way. #Yoga. It is the maternity aspect of this shoot which increases the complexity of our mission. Nicole was 33 WEEKS pregnant during this shoot, and she was conscious about how the photos would be received: "I did these with the intention of starting a conversation: Women of all shapes and sizes should be celebrated and I hope these photos inspire other women to feel comfortable and brave enough to celebrate their bodies in all of their forms! Being pregnant has also given me tremendous insight into what was before an unknown world to me, and that is the seemingly unending amount of time and energy spent trying to convince pregnant women that they are sick and frail, when in reality, 99% of pregnant ladies are in the height of health and their strength and vitality is something to be celebrated, not covered up, shunned, or hidden away." - Nicole Hamic The Prophet: on children -by Kahlil GibranAnd a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children." And he said: 
"I'm doing something I'm totally terrified of, but trying to remind myself that I have to be "the change I want to see in the world."
"I've been overwhelmed by the generosity and support of my family and friends and the patience of my husband as I waddle around trying to get things done. My clients and yoga students have been amazingly supportive and I couldn't ask to be surrounded by more lovely people."
You can learn all the Yoga from Nicole at Urban Yoga in Phoenix, AZ.
I had been intrigued by my friend Joshua from the moment I met him. He is one of those humans who have gathered a vast body of knowledge about a multitude of topics. Many people achieve that, actually, but Josh does that while also being super laid back and having a great sense of humor! He didn't even think it was weird when I proclaimed my intention to capture his essence via the photographic arts. It was a tentative plan. Sometimes tentative photo shoots fade into nothingness, but when I saw Josh sporting his HAT one day, the tentative shoot became an urgent priority. (AS YOU CAN SEE!)  Josh joined me recently on a saturday photoshoot marathon of sorts. It was morning when we met up. He helped me load gear, then we carpooled to pick up our first model of the day, Tatiana. She is a constant collaborator-- always a good sport. She connected us with a local record label owner, and our first shoot consisted of creating fashion images of the label's merchandise. Despite having never done it before, Josh snapped right into gear helping me use a combination of flash + continuous lighting techniques. He even fixed a broken light! Images to come from that shoot later.  After that shoot, we left Tatiana and arrived at our next shoot with an awesome local yoga teacher Nicole Hamic who teaches at Urban Yoga in Phoenix, AZ. We shot epic maternity yoga images at Piestewa Peak. Josh became an architect with light, using a reflector to expertly deliver the sun's life-giving golden light exactly where it was needed. After this segment, we moved on to our final location: my home studio set up. It was here that Josh stunned me with his tour de force. He helped me set up this white backdrop with such finesse. I could have sworn I saw him cure the fabric of all wrinkles, simply by WILLING IT. But seriously, I was so pleased by his work. When this studio segment of the maternity shoot ended and Nicole left, it was FINALLY time to fulfill the prophesy: we created a few portraits of Josh.  Behind the scenes "Reverend wheels" short Doc Our short documentary film "REVEREND WHEELS" led our small crew up to Sedona, AZ on November 1st and 2nd. We knew a storm was brewing in northern Arizona, but the equipment was already rented so we did our best to capture the scenes of Shawn Sullivan doing yoga in the outdoor setting of Sedona's beautiful red rocks. The rain did eventually come, and we were fortunate to have Producer Michael Orlicki's extensive rolodex. Before we knew it, he found a new location for us to shoot in safely indoors: a beautiful, retro tennis resort! We had some acroyogi friends from Phoenix come up to Sedona to have a yoga jam session with Shawn. Good vibes were flowing in abundance. Even though the weather threw our crew a curve ball, the sun came out after we were done with our main shots and we were able to to up on the roof of the resort and do some bonus Acroyoga filming. Keep an eye out for a peek of that content. The yogis looked so glorious on the rooftop with the golden sun shining on them. The clouds parted at one point, and illuminated the red rocks in the background of our shot. It was one of those magical filmmaking moments. Jennifer & Eric Krajewski's Disney Inspired WeddingI had the pleasure of providing cinematography for the Jennifer & Eric Krajewski Wedding on December 13th, 2014. Tre Bella, the hip Mesa venue provided a great color palette. Andrew Franz performed brilliantly as second shooter. Eric actually supplied footage of the venue he shot with his Phantom quadcopter PLUS the groomsmen gave me some cool POV gopro footage that found its way into the cut. This was a first time collaborating with my client in the creation of the images. I was pleasantly surprised! "All you need is Love" by The Beatles:Check out a few screenshots from the film: Feeling very inspired by this 2009 short film, NOCTURNE co-directed by Vincent Laforet, Stu Maschwitz, and David Nelson. They shot this on a the Canon 1D Mark IV near East 6th and Mateo St. in Los Angeles using ONLY AVAILABLE LIGHT! I had seen this great looking short film a few years ago, but came across it again recently on this blog by Ben Rock, a Los Angeles film and theater director. Most would-be content creators have or know someone willing to provide a DSLR camera and someone who can operate it. Big "official" shoots (with an actual budget) for personal projects seem harder to come by since film school. Not everyone has a friend with a Grip truck sitting around, waiting to shoot some low budget cinema. There is nothing I love more than shooting both stills and moving images at night in the urban environment. This post features an assortment of images I had posted to my Instagram Account which bring me back to this low light, available light, urban aesthetic. Shooting with available light has helped me create work that is a bit urban and just a tiny bit gritty and this has been a delightful aesthetic to explore. Soon, I will reveal the first test scenes I shot with Tatiana and Troy in Downtown Phoenix! This garage parking lot captivated me. A little guerrilla scene is just begging to be shot down there... This isn't really a low light shot, but it IS a city bus. Everybody knows there is nothing more urban than public transportation. This was shot on my Iphone using the Panascout app.
 Please enjoy the second release of a new series called "Study of Two Figures."
Models Chelsea and Athena collaborated with me in a studio environment to recreate/reimagine/pay homage to my first real photoshoot I orchestrated back in Photo 101 many years ago. Monica provided an expert assist. That shoot was shot on 35mm B+W film and I wanted to preserve the feel of it in this shoot. Despite the change in medium-- switching to digital-- I am very pleased with the results. The original shoot was performed on a Pentax K 1000, an absolutely solid beast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_K1000. The new version was shot on my canon 7D with a Zeiss Normal 50mm f/1.4 ZE Planar T* Manual Focus Lens for Canon EOS Cameras. I had a blast using the lens and I look forward to shooting with it more. If you are a lens fanatic like myself you can read more about this gem Here. Stay tuned for more posts from this shoot as they trickle out of my post production laboratory! Our production company Three Wheel Productions LLC began filming the core interviews of our short biographical documentary, Reverend Wheels on October 18th and 19th. This gallery shows the Reverend himself, Shawn Sullivan, (in the red tank top) as well our crew in action. On the left you can see Dr. Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD during his interview. Find out more about the wonderful work he does here: http://www.dsrclinic.com/index.php?menuitem=7 The middle image shows our producers/camera team Michael Orlicki and Chris Gilbreth. On an indie/low budget shoot like this, the members of the production crew wear many hats. The great thing about working with experienced filmmakers is that you can count on everyone to get the job done. All three of us had a hand in the camera work, the audio recording, the lighting, etc. You can find out more about who we are as a team on our film's website: http://thereverendwheels.weebly.com/crew.html This is a great time to say THANK YOU again to everyone who contributed their hard earned money, time and experience! This project would not be possible without your help.  I firmly believe that to be a great creator of content, it helps if you happen to be a ninja. Case in point, check out this candid natural light portrait of a man waiting for a friend in Jaipur, India. I was blown away by the intensity of his presence, his raw emotion. His placement was perfect. The only thing that would have ruined this photo, would have been his knowledge that I was taking the photo, or if I would have asked him to pose or smile.
Here is what I did: Although I normally use the viewfinder, I switched my camera into "Live View Mode" so I could see the action through my LCD. Here is a little guide from Canon about how to do this. I was able to hold my camera at almost waist height, while framing my composition by glancing down at it. I made it seem like I was just fiddling with settings while I was carefully composing the shot. I knew I only had one chance because he was close enough to hear if I went paparazzi on him with a bunch of exposures! We were both waiting for someone at the time, and we didn't say anything to each other, but we were so connected in that moment. It was some serious humanity connection. This is why I love Travel Photography.  I witnessed this candid scene on the way out of Agra after beholding the Taj Mahal. Stay tuned for those photos. This man really stole the show and was an easy favorite from the collection. #streetphotography #travelphotography
 Please enjoy the first release of a new series called "Study of Two Figures."
Models Chelsea and Athena collaborated with me in a studio environment to recreate/reimagine/pay homage to my first real photoshoot I orchestrated back in Photo 101 many years ago. Monica provided an expert assist. That shoot was shot on 35mm B+W film and I wanted to preserve the feel of it in this shoot. Despite the change in medium-- switching to digital-- I am very pleased with the results. The original shoot was performed on a Pentax K 1000, an absolutely solid beast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_K1000. The new version was shot on my canon 7D with a Zeiss Normal 50mm f/1.4 ZE Planar T* Manual Focus Lens for Canon EOS Cameras. I had a blast using the lens and I look forward to shooting with it more. If you are a lens fanatic like myself you can read more about this gem Here. Stay tuned for more posts from this shoot as they trickle out of my post production laboratory! You may recognize this video from my homepage! I shot this timelapse sequence from the rooftop of our hotel, overlooking the Arabian Sea and The Queen's Necklace. Shot with a Canon 7D. Stay tuned for more exclusive content I created during my Journey to the East.
I am preparing a collection of hundreds of my favorite photos from this trip in addition to some hyperlapse sequences made while on the go. Stay tuned, I will be starting to release a new photo every few days across my social media platforms including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube. This was one of my first timelapse projects featuring pedestrians and traffic and light trails from the traffic in some of the later frames, which became slight long exposures ranging from one to three seconds per shot. Feel free to comment! Short Film: Zombies are People Too The Incident:My good friend and director, Barri Chase, invited me to be cinematographer on her Short Zombie Comedy: Zombies Are People Too. This short film was one of many zombie films released as promotional materials for The Zombie Map App Kickstarter. Local filmmaker Roze united filmmakers all over the world who share his passion for zombies. You can see their awesome campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/945868094/zombie-map-app. Field Report:This zombie Comedy was no laughing matter from the camera team's perspective! Our director helped us see every opportunity for efficiency, coordinating up to three shooting sets simultaneously at times. Everyone on set worked together like clockwork. The camera team's prep meeting consisted of a photographer's dream: camera department prepped FIVE Canon DSLR's plus one Gopro for shooting. We joined minds during a roll call for camera bodies, lenses, support rigs/tripods/heads until we came up with the right allocation for our shooting needs. We all brought our picture style settings to a straight "neutral" setting. (Hopefully this made life easier for our editors: CJ Gilbreth and Michael Orlicki!) We had River Demson operating two tripod-mounted cameras locked down in a set we used for the candid interviews. We had CJ Gilbreth doing some ace operating from a shoulder-mounted rig throughout the interior of the historic home in Tempe, AZ. The wide areas covered by our zombie talent called for the use of a GlideCam, which meant that at times, I was in the front/back yard chasing zombie kids and neighbors around with the glide came. It was a blast! Ben Sanchez , Daniel Montoya, Irvin Uriarte and Troy Polverosa were the other superstars helping out camera department. I have had amazing experiences collaborating with Barri in the past, and this film made for a memorable experience as well. Much respect to Barri and the entire team for finding a unique angle from which to explore zombie lore. The evidence: Readers of this humble blog post are in for a special treat: The first guest/featured artist: Sara Nevels of Talk Studios. In support of the Zombie Map App campaign, Sara visited several zombie short film sets including Barri's. On Set photography is one of the most beautiful forms of photography to me personally because it captures the beauty of filmmaking from a perspective most people don't have access to. Every person out there who has caught the filmmaking bug has experienced the camaraderie and the magic that goes into creating them. I have so much respect for Sara's craft as a photographer. Here are just a few shots she took on Barri's set to give you an idea what it was like putting this creation together. Check out these on set images courtesy of Sara Nevels 2014 Talk Studios. See more of her work here: http://www.talkstudiosphotography.com/ Photo Credit: Sara Nevels 2014 Talk Studios http://www.talkstudiosphotography.com/
 Marsha and Alex wanted to let the world know it's official, so they brought my photography services into the equation. They were game to have an adventure with me downtown. We managed to create an engagement shoot with an urban twist! Alex is a soldier and Marsha is a nurse, so we decided to also pay homage to the famous/infamous World War 2 photo Featuring a Sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square. We did our shoot, and attempted our "reenactment shot" at multiple locations. I couldn't help but experiment with a few different editing techniques! Which one do you think works best?                  This is a quick youtube playlist I threw together to get me pumped for all the editing ahead.
It may help you stay sane as well, but that is only a suggestion. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv53Stazp9kgqIgO-1nHrLk_8vpWUlofc |
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