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Party Like It’s 1999

October 27, 2009 / Editorial, Film

On October 25th, Port City Community Church turned 10 years old. The idea was to throw a little party and celebrate this truly amazing story of faith. The media team was determined to take it up a notch. Instead of just telling the story of the church’s progress over the years, the creative director (Evan Vetter) and a host of helpers wrote a rap song and scripted a video featuring a time machine and surreal special effects. I was honored to handle some of the camera work and lighting. Video, MP3 and lyrics can be found here: http://www.portcitychurch.org/10years.php

Catalyst 2009: Larger-Than-Life Inspiration

October 26, 2009 / Editorial

I was invited to shoot one of the largest conventions for church leaders in the country. It’s called Catalyst and it’s held in Atlanta every October. Speakers like Dave Ramsey, Tony Dungy, Rob Bell and Andy Stanley regaled the 12,000-plus crowd with inspiration and wisdom. An event of this size is visually overwhelming. The mega stage with constantly changing lights, the festival-like exhibits and of course all the people make for challenging photography. And I love it! Being hired to walk around (14 hours the 1st day) and shoot what you see is, in my opinion, the pinnacle of assignments. This is a taste of what I saw. Email me for links to many more images.

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30 Seconds in 12 Hours

October 23, 2009 / Editorial, Film

A local small business owner wanted to share his plans to give back a percentage of his profits to two faith-based charities. So he hired Joey Connolley and yours truly to create a 30-second spot. We shot it with my new Canon 5D Mark II which not only creates stunning stills, but captures 1080 high definition footage too. We shot it in the morning, converted and edited it in the afternoon and by 8:00 o’clock that night we had an approved commercial. So whether you need 30 seconds or just a fraction of that to tell your story, we’d love to shoot it.