Aubrey and Derrick had a beautiful day at V. Sattui winery in Napa. Pamela and I love shooting up there (even with the two hour drive each way). Aubrey loves cinema, and it was a pleasure getting to work with yet another wonderful client who appreciates film.
Jessica Fisher shot this one with us, it's always a pleasure to have her on board. Here's a teaser! Prospective clients; email us and we'll send you a link to the full length film. Shannon Stellmacher was the photographer.
Engaged: US! (Pamela and Luke)
July 12, 2011
Pamela and I have been dating for three years now, and have been friends for nearly eight. In mid June I proposed, and amazingly enough, she said yes! Pamela is my best friend and companion, she understands me like no other and we simply "get" each other.
We are so excited to plan our own wedding an join our clients in the "recently engaged" club. Pamela and I are planning a wedding for August 2012 in Rochester Minnesota. I took these photos a few hours before proposing in San Francisco.
We are so excited to plan our own wedding an join our clients in the "recently engaged" club. Pamela and I are planning a wedding for August 2012 in Rochester Minnesota. I took these photos a few hours before proposing in San Francisco.
Family Vacation: Colorado
June 29, 2011
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| The continental Divide Every two years my family on my Moms side gets together for an amazing reunion in Colorado. This year we stayed in Fraser Colorado, and there were about 30 of us in attendance. (We typically have 50!) Pamela and I had a great time, hiking, swimming, rafting and enjoying the beautiful scenery. I'm especially fascinated with the CLOUDS. Here's a little time lapse footage I shot in about an hour one afternoon/evening. One evening there was a cloud that looked like a flying saucer! (See this, the last clip in the video). |
Final Cut Pro X Released. A sad day.
June 21, 2011
I have waited a long time for Final Cut Pro X to be released (Several years of rumors). With big promises, it fails to deliver on the most fundamental features I need.
No support for opening old projects from FCP7, no multiclip, no XML support, no chapter markers (for DVD creation), and it is the buggiest piece of software I've ever worked with. You can't have two graphics cards in your system- period. It renders out garbage like this instead of video:
You are also unable to have both FCP7 and FCPX open at the same time, which considering they don't support each others files, you would think they would let you open both simultaneously!
Do NOT purchase this software before checkout out this article:
http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/final-cut-pro-x-the-missing-features/
I will be staying with FCP7, and looking at adobe premiere pro as a more current software replacement. Apple, I may consider moving to a windows Machine if I no longer use FCP. I have owned 9 Apple computers in the last 8 years, and never have I felt so neglected as a user. Simply put: You can NOT edit a wedding video professionally on the new software. The software however will be wonderful for home users! Call it iMovie Pro.
No support for opening old projects from FCP7, no multiclip, no XML support, no chapter markers (for DVD creation), and it is the buggiest piece of software I've ever worked with. You can't have two graphics cards in your system- period. It renders out garbage like this instead of video:
You are also unable to have both FCP7 and FCPX open at the same time, which considering they don't support each others files, you would think they would let you open both simultaneously!
Do NOT purchase this software before checkout out this article:
http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/final-cut-pro-x-the-missing-features/
I will be staying with FCP7, and looking at adobe premiere pro as a more current software replacement. Apple, I may consider moving to a windows Machine if I no longer use FCP. I have owned 9 Apple computers in the last 8 years, and never have I felt so neglected as a user. Simply put: You can NOT edit a wedding video professionally on the new software. The software however will be wonderful for home users! Call it iMovie Pro.
After Dark Vignette.
June 10, 2011
I traveled with Tanja Lippert and Tia Reagan to LA last weekend to help out on a wedding in downtown LA. The skyline was amazing, and I couldn't help myself but to shoot a short time-lapse in some of our downtime. This is un-colorcorrected, and a quick little edit, but a lot of fun. We have a few amazing wedding edits we are working on right now, and Pamela and I can't wait to share them with everyone (especially the client!).
Nestldown Promo shoot.
May 24, 2011
A few weeks ago Pamela and I worked with a great group of vendors from Elite Vendor Group. Every single person involved in this group is on top of their craft. It was a pleasure working with them all. I will not even attempt to write about all of them, but their credits are listed below. It takes a large group of people to execute a shoot like this, and the same goes for a real wedding.
Nestldown is a beautiful private estate that hosts many weddings each year. The grounds are stunning and made for an incredible backdrop for our shoot. Take a look at this video to see what we came up with!
Nestldown is a beautiful private estate that hosts many weddings each year. The grounds are stunning and made for an incredible backdrop for our shoot. Take a look at this video to see what we came up with!
Laura Sabahi
LS Blooms
Christina Hernandez
Nightingale Photography
Kati Decker
LightSplash Photography
Kristen Calderaro
Make-up by Kristen
Gigi Moss
Hair by Gigi
Lauren Beene
Lauren Beene Skincare
Azita, In the Olde Manner
Sergio Arellano
BlazeWave Entertainment
Eleanor Abril
2inspire Designs
Lisa Eliopoulos
Cakepop Delight
Jen Kwapinski
Jen’s Cakes
Susie and Sonny
A1 Rentals, Redwood City
Brooke Greene
Nestldown Venue
www.nestldown.com
Arlene Marcos
“Ah…New Beginnings” Professional Wedding Consulting
A1 Party Rentals
MODELS:
Groom
Garrett Dunham
Bride
Jillian Gomez
Bridesmaid
Amy Vosters
Flower girl
Elliana Sabahi
Victoria (Tori) Beene
Lauren Beene Skincare
A special thanks to the owners of Nestldown
to opening Nestldown to us for this shoot.
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