A few weeks ago I shot a promotional video for NY Real Estate firm called ‘SPIRE’. We filmed over two days using a Panasonic GH2 camera, with Nikon 24mm f/2.8, Nikon 50mm f/1.4, and Sigma 10-20mm lenses. I used one Westcott TD6 for lighting, and an H4n Zoom with two wireless Sennheiser mics for audio. [...]
‘Muted. Dreams’ – a kickstarter.com project
Lots of new exciting projects lately.. and much more coming up! Among those, a video and photoshoot for entrepreneur, and writer Antonio Brown with his book ‘Muted. Dreams’ coming out soon. ‘Muted. Dreams’ is a Memoir about his childhood, depicting his experiences through abuse, molestation & family issues. Antonio Brown’s website is finally ready. [...]
All-Star Team vs. Manchester United ..and lots of celebrities!
I have been shooting lots of different things lately.. Fashion events, a music video, a TV show, and a few short-films. Last July Jamison Ernest from Yellow Fever Creative and Love Universe called me and asked me to film a series of events that led to the ‘Art For Life 2011‘ event at Russel [...]
Comedy web series ‘NOT!’ I DP’d coming soon
A few weeks ago I shot four episodes of a comedy web series. They are almost finished and will be soon on www.notshow.net, and on my website. NOT! is a Web Series about dating and other sexual misadventures. “There are bad dates, disastrous dates, revolting dates. And then there are the NOT! Dates. The [...]
Stephanie said yes!
A few months ago Joe found my ad on Craigslist, and sent me an email. He was planning a weekend visit with his girlfriend Stephanie to New York City from Georgia where he lives. He had a surprise for Stephanie, he was going to ask her to marry him, and wanted to capture it [...]
‘Loving you is easy’ – music video for Rhett George!
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed shooting Rhett George’s music video featuring singer/performer Rhett George and dancer/performer Candice McCall! I had the great honor to work with this extraordinary cast directly from Tony Award winning Broadway musical ‘Memphis’. Here are a few frame grabs from ‘Loving you is easy’ by Rhett George. You [...]
Happy 4th of July!
Great day to see the July 4th fireworks yesterday with my friend Alessandra.. I took my Panasonic GH2 with me and filmed the fireworks from the West Side Highway and 57th Street in Manhattan right by the Hudson River. I wish I was a little further south since there were some trees partially blocking [...]
The bubble man
Every single kid walking by gets hypnotized by the bubbles. The same happens to me too.. I started filming a bit the other, and put this together. Kishan Mahabir is the ‘Bubble magician’ from Central Park. Enjoy! It was shot on a GH2, Nikon 50mm f/1.4, MFT/NIK Novoflex lens adapter, and tripod. For editing [...]
Moon over Harlem
I was by my front door when I realized what a gorgeous moon there was, I got my camera in my apartment, and filmed a little. I’m so fascinated by those craters on the moon’s surface.. Watch it Full Screen! Filmed on a Panasonic GH2 (in EX mode), Novoflex adapter, and Nikon 70-200mm [...]
Matteo
I spent most of last Sunday in Brooklyn visiting my friends Emily and Luca who have a beautiful one and a half year old little boy, Matteo. I must say I had a blast hanging out at the playground filming Matteo jumping and playing around. Apparently he fell in love with the playground’s little [...]
Times Square timelapse testing..
I have been shooting more than usual lately.. I’m just trying to play around and experiment ideas, new things, and trying to figure out how to use my new Panasonic GH2 at its best. Here is a quick timelapse I did with the Nikon D3s, after I spent a couple of hours testing the [...]
Reena + Ajay
A couple of weeks ago I went to Pennsylvania to photograph Reena and Ajay’s Indian engagement party. I had a great time, also thanks to their whole family who made me feel completely at ease. Lots of colored costumes , spiced delicacies, and exotic scents.. Here are a few photos from that day. This post [...]
Interview with rapper Flavor Flav!
I had a chance to work with show host and producer Leah Guy from ‘A Girl Named Guy Productions’ who interviewed rapper Flavor Flav, one of the founding members of legendary rap group Public Enemy. Here is the interview I shot at the Hue-Man bookstore in Harlem on 125th Street. It was [...]
My Panasonic GH2 has arrived!
The Panasonic GH2 I ordered almost two months ago has finally arrived! I actually got it a couple of days ago, but was busy editing an interview I filmed with producer and show host Leah Guy from ‘A Girl Named Guy Productions’ interviewing iconic rapper Flavor Flav from legendary Public Enemy. I’ll have a [...]
3 day 'Yellow Fever' fashion shoot
Had a ball last week documenting a three day fashion shoot for Yellow Fever Creative, three days with some gorgeous models at various locations around Manhattan. This time I was there as a cinematographer to create a short-film/documentary about the three days. Here are a few frames extracted from the film I’m editing.. These [...]
Montauk Point Lighthouse
My original plan was to rent a car, head North to Upstate New York, and shoot something interesting.. When I got up yesterday morning I started thinking of Long Island, and its beaches. Cool! ‘That’s where I’m going!’, I thought. Got my Zipcar, and headed East – Destination: Somewhere cool in Long Island! Here [...]
Pluie
Hi! Just shooting a quick line about a little test I did the other day while it was raining.. I played with the rain on my apartment’s windows, and created a short timelapse. I color corrected the footage in Premiere, After Effects CS5, and Magic Bullet Looks, and think it could be a cool [...]
Linda Vojtova celebrating 10 years
A few weeks ago I’ve got a chance to document supermodel Linda Vojtova‘s celebration of 10 years of her career. We started at her apartment for a ‘behind the scenes/getting ready video’, and ended up later in a Gallery in Chelsea, where a photographic collection by some of the most influential photographers in the [...]
Central Park again..
I spent a few hours in Central Park the other day.. Played a little with timelapse and tried out some other things(see ‘Central Park timelapse’). I wanted to experiment with long exposures by using a neutral density filter. I have a variable neutral density filter I use mostly for video. It is good enough for [...]
Central Park timelapse
After I came back from Washington DC where I attended Canon Filmmakers Live seminar with Philip Bloom, I still had fresh in mind all that timelapse stuff he talked about. Cloudy day here in New York two days ago. So why not make a timelapse? Clouds will probably look cool! This is the result [...]