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April 11, 2021April 11, 2021

First attempt at product photography

Hi, so I’ve wanted to try some product photography for awhile. I’ve watched a bunch of youtube videos from the likes of Peter Mckinnon and gleaned lots of valuable information. Some of the nuggets I learned were: Use props, but make sure they are relevant and there aren’t too many to hide the focus of …

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February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

Using field monitor with Android phone

Hi, I’ve been considering making a very short film and one of the challenges I have is being a one man crew and cast. I have a field monitor for my dslr and wanted to connect it to my phone. I had various views for many months on whether this was possible. Recent research led …

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February 12, 2021March 26, 2021

Photoblog- Photos of Cocoa bombs

No, they aren’t dangerous, except maybe to your waistline. They are Vegan too and delicious. This is my first photoblog post. I want to share my photos and videos as I progress. I’ve been practicing with flash recently as I’m new in most areas of photography.Here’s some Cocoa bombs photos. I used a Canon t3i. …

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My videos

Short video made to showcase what you can do with your smartphone and a few apps. It was made as a challenge, with a theme of ‘morning’

Here are some videos that I’ve shot over the years

2018 Orlando Maker Faire. Hundreds of creatives displaying their handiwork from 3d printing to battling robots to souped up kid car racing.

A donations drive held in Mount Dora Florida for the victims of Hurricane Michael in 2018. This was a news assignment that I was asked to film. Shot on Canon T3i with shotgun mic

A short tutorial I made on how to make J and L cuts on your phone using Power Director Mobile.

A vigil held for the late Billy Manes, journalist, activist, writer, which I livestreamed . The quality is not great at first, due to inconsistent internet connection. Shot on Samsung S8 with shotgun mic

Pulse memorial footage 2018 shot on Samsung S9

A turtle decided to lay eggs in out yard. So, I set up cameras and left them running for hours. We waited months to see if they had hatched on to find broken egg shells underground. I also found out that they generally hatch at night.