Friday, September 25, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Keeping up with the Jones'
Well, today I finally stop searching and bought the tripod I've needed for a while. I almost ordered online, but realized there's still one camera store left in town, aptly named The Camera Shop, and thought for once I'd do right by my local economy and support them. Competitive prices and I didn't have to wait on the shipping! I got a Vanguard tripod with a PH-32 head. This will compliment my other toys nicely, particularly my glidetrack.
While I was at the store I realized something that online shopping is missing, true browsing. Yes I can click around in the store, but my monitor will never see as much as my eyes will in the store itself. And today I was glad I went in person.
As I was milling about waiting to speak with the proprietor, I found a bag of foam tripod leg covers. Basically they're supposed to make lugging your tripod around a more comfortable experience. However, when I read their measurements, I realized they were JUST what I was looking for with regards to my homemade steadycam. I made it from aluminum pipes and a barbell weight, and it was starting to get a bit rusty looking and dingy. These foamcore covers also came with black fitted sleeves that slid over them to cover up the foam. I'm thrilled...it feels like a brand new steadycam again!
So all of that to say, don't forget, small businesses do still exist, though there aren't as many as before...so swing by, you may find yourself wishing you'd gone sooner.
While I was at the store I realized something that online shopping is missing, true browsing. Yes I can click around in the store, but my monitor will never see as much as my eyes will in the store itself. And today I was glad I went in person.
As I was milling about waiting to speak with the proprietor, I found a bag of foam tripod leg covers. Basically they're supposed to make lugging your tripod around a more comfortable experience. However, when I read their measurements, I realized they were JUST what I was looking for with regards to my homemade steadycam. I made it from aluminum pipes and a barbell weight, and it was starting to get a bit rusty looking and dingy. These foamcore covers also came with black fitted sleeves that slid over them to cover up the foam. I'm thrilled...it feels like a brand new steadycam again!
So all of that to say, don't forget, small businesses do still exist, though there aren't as many as before...so swing by, you may find yourself wishing you'd gone sooner.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Booked until 2010
Well that settles it, I am officially booked each month until 2010. I am now working in September, October, November and December. I am not FULL however, please understand that I will accept up to two more fall/winter 2009 clients if the requests come in, but that will be all.
In two weekends I'll be heading down to Indianapolis to shoot a wedding with my friends from 2Duce2.com. They're an incredible husband/wife videography team from Nashville whose work is absolutely stunning, and I feel blessed to be able to know and learn from them.
Then in October I'll be at a wedding in Port Huron that I'm looking forward to. As well as possibly shooting a promo video for a wedding photographer friend of mine at a wedding he's scheduled to shoot.
November will be the wedding of a friend of a friend back near home (Ann Arbor/Detroit area) so I'm looking forward to shooting that one.
December will bring a unique wedding for me that I'm really excited for. The ceremony will be Catholic, but at the reception the bride will be celebrating her heritage with a Korean wedding ceremony which I know will be bursting with color! I'm really looking forward to that. It may be the first time I have two cameras at the reception. :)
Right now I'm finishing up a non-profit video and working in the midst of a large scale corporate project, so back to work with me! Because after those, I have to finish up two more weddings!
In two weekends I'll be heading down to Indianapolis to shoot a wedding with my friends from 2Duce2.com. They're an incredible husband/wife videography team from Nashville whose work is absolutely stunning, and I feel blessed to be able to know and learn from them.
Then in October I'll be at a wedding in Port Huron that I'm looking forward to. As well as possibly shooting a promo video for a wedding photographer friend of mine at a wedding he's scheduled to shoot.
November will be the wedding of a friend of a friend back near home (Ann Arbor/Detroit area) so I'm looking forward to shooting that one.
December will bring a unique wedding for me that I'm really excited for. The ceremony will be Catholic, but at the reception the bride will be celebrating her heritage with a Korean wedding ceremony which I know will be bursting with color! I'm really looking forward to that. It may be the first time I have two cameras at the reception. :)
Right now I'm finishing up a non-profit video and working in the midst of a large scale corporate project, so back to work with me! Because after those, I have to finish up two more weddings!
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