Promo video for NY Real Estate firm 'SPIRE'.

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. Everything was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. The time lapses where filmed with a Nikon D3s camera from the Top of the Rock, and in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, and edited in After Effects.

I also like this image that I took with my iPhone using the Instagram App.

'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. Check it out here! www.antonio-brown.com

The video I created will be featured on kickstarter.com to raise funds to publish the book. The kickstarter.com page is currently being completed, and will be published in the following days. Part of the donations will also go to 'protect a child', a foundation created by Antonio Brown to help children victims of abuse. Here is the video. I hope you'll enjoy it!

Some frame grabs from the video..

Frame grab from the Times Square shoot - Timelapse filmed with Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm lens.

Frame grab from Wall Street footage - Filmed with Panasonic GH2, Sigma 10-20mm lens.

Frame grab from commentary - Filmed with Panasonic GH2, Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G lens.

Frame grab from footage filmed with Nikon D3s, Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G lens.

'Muted. Dreams' book cover.

A short video showing how well the new 'Warp Stabilizer' in Adobe After Effects work with stabilizing shaky footage. I used it for several shots on the 'Muted. Dreams' video.

These are some images from the photo shoot.

Times Square timelapsing..

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 GH2 in Times Square.

For this timelapse I used a Nikon D3s, with a Sigma 10-20mm, and simply mounted it on Gorillapod.  

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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.

Since there was a two and a half hour drive to get there I decided to make a little timelapse out of it.

Here it is..

A big thank you goes to Oscar Leon, who assisted me all day long. You can take a look at his website here.

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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 is my car for the day.

I wanted to have a convertible car on purpose to document the road-trip with a timelapse, and have a better view since it's cabriolet.
 
Here is a little video I made of the drive to Montauk, Long Island.

 
This is the setup I used to film the timelapse from inside the car. Nikon D300 with 10-20mm lens mounted on a Delkin Dual-suction Camera Mount.
 

 
When I got to Montauk Point It got incredibly foggy.. The Lighthouse looked great! I felt as If I was in some scary movie.. Speaking about scary! The day after my trip to Montauk, my friend Sabrina sent me a link to this wiki page about the so-called Montauk Monster. What the hell! Look at where I spent almost 3 hours alone in the dark!! Sabrina could have warned me!! What If one of those things jumped out of the dark..?? That's it.. Finito! Muerto!
 
Here is something I put together to show the Lighthouse in the fog.

 
Since I had limited access, I shot this using only one angle, and then zoomed in in post. Music is 'It's deserted' by James Newton Howard from the movie King Kong. You can find it here on iTunes !

In the end I'm alive, and had a fantastic day..

I have to go back to this place!

More thanks!

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 addition to any future film or video I will work on.

Feel free to leave a comment..
 
Thanks!
 

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 fashion industry was the main part. Steven Meisel, Peter Lindberg, Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Klein, and Tiziano Magni, are just some of the names she worked with..

The night ended in a club in the Meat Packing District for her 10 year career party, along with David Bryan, Bon Jovi's  historical piano player, celebrating his birthday.

BTS

GALLERY

PARTY - DAVID BRYAN (FROM BONJOVI) BIRTHDAY

Comments are greatly appreciated..
 
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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 of 2-3 hours spent in Central Park..

Here is the timelapse.. Make sure you watch it FULL SCREEN and HD!

 
I would love to get some feedback from you guys! So feel free to leave a comment.
Hey, I'll be back soon with more timelapses!
 
Thanks!