ROMANIA 2019 TRIP And so another end of April came by which means that I take off for another 1-week trip to Romania to visit my Dad and friends. I’ve been going there every other year and later every year for the past decade or so. It’s something I look forward to as I plan…
The Ginger Beer Encounter So my first encounter with ginger beer was in fact when I immigrated to the US… literally. My brother in law picked me up in his International Harvester Scout truck from O’Hare and offered me a ginger beer can on the way home. Took the first sip, and I had an…
Basketball Filming Rig When it comes to filming sports, basketball proves to be nothing short of an intense run and gun action. It’ll require your full attention and lots of SD card room since you’ll be rolling your camera almost constantly. And don’t forget about bathroom breaks. I’ve got to experiment this filming the Ignite…
Well, It’s been a while. Time to dust and clean out the cobwebs a little. I’ll start with the corner here where I’ll post my latest promotional video about a delicious cafe in my neck of the woods called Pure Juice. Planning and filming this was pure (get it?) fun. First, because the people there…
We’ve been around for a while, my wife (Steph) and I. 20 years to be precise. That was scary to type it! Scary and exciting looking back and beyond. So last September we packed our bags, parked our kids at Gramma & Grampa (thank you!), and hopped on a plane for San Francisco and beyond on…
So, we have this cabin we go to, that our friends so gratefully share with us every summer. It’s been one of the highlight, we look forward to every time. It’s a beautiful quiet real log cabin hidden within pine woods in Wisconsin, away from all the craziness of the big city. Yes, no Internet…
So, what do you do on a summer Saturday afternoon when you have nothing specifically planned? You get together with some of your most creative buddies and film a People Get Ready music video. Simple as that! Maybe not THAT simple but you get my drift. People Get Ready When my brilliant bass player buddy…
So, I’ve been wanting to shoot the 120 (square) format of the Ilford HP5 ever since I’ve developed the 35mm version of it shot with the Nikon F100 last year. There is something that draws me to it, a mystery, an unobtanium, something I can’t really put my finger on it. May be the contrast,…
So, I finally managed to go to a 4th of July fireworks show, unlike other years when I was stranded at home with my youngest refusing to go because of her being scared of loud noises. She loved the show and so did I. In fact the setting was perfect to try out some new…
To paraphrase Junie B. Jones’s excitement, regarding the results my first Cinestill 800 Tungsten 35mm film roll – Wowie, wow, wow! Cinestill 800 Tungsten 35mm Film Despite the fact that I seriously underexposed this film due to my mistakes in calculating exposure with my Sekonic L-398A Studio Deluxe III Light Meter. Go figure. Live and…
