Director of Photography/ 
Camera Operator

As a Director of Photography in film & video, I try to provide, in any situation, several options knowing there is never just one "right" way to do anything. I work with the director and producer by first listening. I love to take on the impossible, but will not hesitate to speak up when I feel something is not appropriate or too costly time or money wise to pull off.

 

 

Channel 900 set for RCA, USSB and Direct TV. 
Custom burned gobo's projected against dramatic lighting.
5K keys shot through 4x4 216, 
2K fresnels gelled with Rosco #48, #65 & opal give color to floor and cyc

 

My first love is lighting. For me it's what animates the world. Even the most beautifully composed shots can be squandered with lighting handled callously or apathetically. I like to use color and shadow. I'm at ease working with non-correction color and carry a wide array of gel material. The term "party gels" I believe gained popularity in the profession with gaffers and DP's that were uncomfortable or snobbish about using color other than CTO's and CTB's. I can recreate styles you've acquired on tape or match scenes that need to be reshot.

AT&T spokesperson lighting setup
2K thru 4x4 silk key and 4x4 foam core bounce fill

 As a DP I've worked in every major 'motion' picture format there is from 35mm, 16mm to 1080&720 high def, DigiBeta, BetaSP, to DVCPro and Mini-DV. In my non-high def video work I can bring a "film" look to the sharper edged world of these chip cameras. Working with contrast appropriate to the subject, I like to light scenes with a wide range of latitude. In many ways video needs more finesse than film to achieve "the look." With an aesthetic approach, decades of video experience and a commitment from my clients to approach video with the same care as a film project, I can deliver images that rival film.

My long experience shooting video esthetically, side by side with film makes these new waters of high definition 16:9 video comfortable as the high end esthetics of film are merging with this increased resolution format of video. I know my way around the complex paint menus of Highdef and can deliver beautiful images as well as assist in further color correcting/optimizing the image in post as I would in a film transfer session.  

  
Palm Beach Art deco club location for swing band set & dancers
Major tie-in and cable run for fixtures mounted on 24ft. high ceiling beams.
Subdued gobo accents on background columns and walls.

 

In pre-production, I help specify set design requirements, choose set and wardrobe colors, do site surveys, and handle equipment logistics locally and for domestic and international travel. I carry a full complement of meters and production related items in my kit.  

 

 

Easy Spirit - Once a Year Sale - outdoor beach scene in studio shot to blend into existing 35mm footage
2K key, 2- 6x6 silks 1/4 blued for skylight, gobo held plants blown by fan for shadows

 

I work separately or in combination as a DP/Op. Either way I work closely with the director in blocking talent, on camera composition and movement. As a camera operator I operate in 35/16mm film as well as all formats of video HDTV to mini-DVCam. I know current DigiBeta video cameras and I'm also working in High Def (Sony 700a & 750, Panasonic AJ-HDC27V) and recently attended a workshop on the Sony 24P HDW-F900 camera.

I've won awards for my hand-held work. Working out regularly and being physically fit enables me to compose my handheld work more gracefully & perhaps do more challenging moves than many others.

RCA DDS Satellite installation Laser Disc setup
12x solid sun block, 12x silk for diffused key,1200 par sidelight kick, 6x silvered reflector fill
Maintained lighting continuity for one scene over an 8 hour period

    a demo reel of my commercial, documentary, table top, large scale display,
music video and dramatic work is available as well as DVD demos.
Just e-mail or preferably, give me a call to talk in person at 513-961-0384.