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Alexa Mini, Steadicam, and Drone Owner/Operator as well as Gaffer. In pursuit of creating beautiful images helping to tell compelling stories.

Sometimes the Universe does some interesting thing

Sometimes the Universe does some interesting things. The sole reason I became obsessed with creating images was from when my father showed me the very first Superman film. How were they able to make a man fly? A bit of a full circle moment for me here lately. He only day played on the small feature film I gaffed before Covid hit; @projectpayday but now davidcorenswet fills the roll of all rolls. Good luck David! Looking forward to July 11th Premier! @superman @jamesgunn @dcofficial #superman #supermanfan #manofsteel

Thats a wrap on #thehauntingofsanignacio !! @mrsky

Thats a wrap on #thehauntingofsanignacio !! @mrskyedennis @robbygoose @gratefulhophead @leecoleman_kaecole @rickperezofficial @chadlcoleman

#cinematographerslife #thehauntingofsanignacio #ap

#cinematographerslife #thehauntingofsanignacio #aputure1200x #asteratitantubes #alexaminilf #alexamini #cookes4i #moonlight

#cinematographerlife #lightdarklightdark #thehaunt

#cinematographerlife #lightdarklightdark #thehauntingofsanignacio #belizefilm #belize #alexaminilf #alexamini #cookes4i #aputure1200x #asteratitantube

#cinematographerslife #thehauntingofsanignacio #al

#cinematographerslife #thehauntingofsanignacio #alexaminilf #alexamini #aputure600cpro #asteratitantubes #negativefill #aputurelantern #menacearm #cookes4i

#cinematographerslife #thehauntingofsanignacio #up

#cinematographerslife #thehauntingofsanignacio #upstagekey #moonlight #aputurestorm1200x #alexaminilf #alexamini #asteratitantubes #belizefilm #belizefilms

My AC Tom Greco got this beautiful image on set in

My AC Tom Greco got this beautiful image on set in the dark in the Mayan Ruins. #cinematographer #cahalpech #assistantcamera #1stac #shaftsoflight #thehauntingofsanignacio

What an amazing day!! I will never forget this one

What an amazing day!! I will never forget this one. It’s definitely up there. The Mayan Gods blessed us with a fantastic day of filming. #hauntingofsanignacio #cinematographer #day2principlecinematography #alexaminilf #alexamini #mayanruins #CahalPech

The journey begins. For the first time in my caree

The journey begins. For the first time in my career, I am shooting an international film. Many thanks to director Skye Dennis for this opportunity! The last time I was in Belize was visiting our family Belizean friends over 25 years ago so this is surreal! #cinematographer #featurefilm #alexaminilf #alexamini #shelterinplace

#nofilter #iphone15pro #magichour #goldenhourphoto

#nofilter #iphone15pro #magichour #goldenhourphotography #goldenhourlight #goldenhour #obx #outerbanks

In April of 2014 I shot a #civilwar #shortfilm “

In April of 2014 I shot a #civilwar #shortfilm “The Walk.” While the budget was very low the images we created still hold up to this day. This was my first real dive into creating #cinemalike images with a camera that was revolutionary in it’s time for replicating #filmgrain with a #digitalsensor . Only light used in this setup was an old #arri 575 #hmi for the #upstagekey . The barn helped provide numerous #shaftsofsunlight that bounced all over the place. #sonyf35 #sonyf35cinealta #cookevarotal #cookevarotal20x100 #covergentdesign7q

#todaysoffice #featurefilm #venice2 #cookeanamorph

#todaysoffice #featurefilm #venice2 #cookeanamorphic #steadicamoperator #steadicamlife #steadicam #steadicamm2 #steadicamm1 #steadicamvolt

#todaysoffice #carstuff #griplife #phantom #phanto

#todaysoffice #carstuff #griplife #phantom #phantomcam #toyota

Sometimes you don’t want to know everything. In

Sometimes you don’t want to know everything. In the short film #sixesandsevens we were shooting on the only period #steamtrain that exists on the East Coast. Towards the end of the day the train personnel got quite pushy with us; insisting that we were running out of time and needed to go back to the station. At the time I didn’t know why they were so pushy. What I did not know was that if the train ran out of water it would have exploded! #arrisr3 #arrisr3super16mm #sr3 #16mmfilm #16mm #westernfilm #steamdiesel #dieselpower
#dieselpowertrain #explosion

Back in April, director Ryan Hammaker and I got to

Back in April, director Ryan Hammaker and I got to attend the #jimthorpefilmfestival . Our short film #sixesandsevens won in the Local Hero spot. #cinematographer #cinematography #alexaminilf #arriraw #opengate #arrisignatureprimes #arrisr3 #16mmfilm #zeisssuperspeedsmk3

#gaffer #gafferlife #astera #titantube #titantubes

#gaffer #gafferlife #astera #titantube #titantubes #unraveled #shortfilm

In 2015 #melbrooks was doing a new kind of #standu

In 2015 #melbrooks was doing a new kind of #standupcomedy tour called "A Hilarious Live Conversation With Mel Brooks." In a nutshell it was his personal take on some of his most famous movies. Fortunately I got the call to come out and shoot footage for a 30 second spot. One of the most genuine and down to earth cinema legends I have encountered. He turned around and shook my hand before going on stage. #classact #melbrooksmovies #blazingsaddles #historyoftheworld #canon #canonc100 #atomosninja2

#wickedinventions can now be seen on #Prime . It o

#wickedinventions can now be seen on #Prime . It originally aired through #discoveryasia . I plane hopped to 16 different cities in 2015-16 as a #onemanband crew. I was tasked with capturing the manufacturing process of an #invention and also do an interview all in the same day. It was exhilarating and tiring. #polarissnowmobiles was one of those stops I had in Minnesota right near the Canadian border. One of the coolest things about working behind the camera is living vicariously through it. Every day is literally a new day, and on the majority of these days its an all new crew of people. #canon #c100 #atomosninja2 #kessler2ndshooter #kessler #arri #arrijunior150 #rodentg3

I've been flying drones professionally for over 10

I've been flying drones professionally for over 10 years now, but this was the first time #flyingblind for most of the shot. I was first up for the day. Once my #inspire2 reached the edge of the quarry I had to #tilt and #pedastool down at the same time. I had a #spotter below which made the flight legal. After about a dozen takes we got it. #droneoperator #dronephotography #dji #appleproresraw #6k #chrissyhoulahan #politicalspot

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