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Predicting the Unpredictable | Post Shoot Learnings

There are two groups that you never want to work with: kids and animals. So let's talk about my experience on a dog food commercial as a motion control operator and cam operator.

Should you edit photos you took on film?

Uh, hell yeah you should.

Dynamic Scheduling Excel Template

Made to help you plan out your production days. Start with your start time in cell A2, and all subsequent cells will adjust.

How many days will it take? The most important thing before you accept the job

Let's talk about how to look at what a client asks for and know how many shoot days to scope for. How to Estimate Shoot Days for Client Projects Here's the thing: clients usually don't know how long video/photo production actually takes. They

What makes a good spec ad?

Let's talk about spec work – why spec ads are important, what makes a good spec ad, and then some tips on how to make your spec ad stand out.

Occam's Razor & other filmmaking rules I live by in 2026

I think in filmmaking, just like in life, you have to create the tenets that you run by. Here are my five laws that structure how I run the set as a cinematographer.

How I plan shoots with a time limit

If you ever film with an athlete, this one is for you.

Filmmaker Tips: Deliverables, Project Scope, & Alignment

Let's talk about one of the most important things you need to do as a freelancer or commercial production company, before you begin shooting or editing. The wonderful world of aligning on the deliverables & project scope.

Kodak Ultramax 400 in the Florida Everglades

A fun mixture of harsh sunlight from mid-day to the soft palette of sunset, Kodak Ultramax continues to be a really versatile stock.

Brand Social Media Content - Gatorade

Capturing different social concepts with Julio Rodriguez & Fransisco Lindor. Operating as Director of Photography, we captured interview, action, and reactive content. With a timeline of 2 hours to capture 6 concepts, we developed a choreographed plan of action to ensure our coverage, utilizing 3 cameras to ensure we got

Drone Work - Capturing Porsche across the mountains of Switzerland

One of my more favorite projects from 2024 involved capturing a 992.1 Porsche Carrera 4 GTS throughout the mountains of Switzerland

Free Resource - Battery Run Time Calculator

A simple tool that let's you select your camera and the watt hours of your battery.

Free Resource - Union Meal Penalty Timer

I got hungry on set one day and made this in retaliation. Simply input your call time, and it will spit out the time until the meal penalty, and also start a countdown until you hit the meal penalty.

Free Resource: "Can I afford to buy this piece of gear" tracker

Look. I like to buy new gear. But can I afford to? Maybe! With this simple excel sheet, we can track a piece of gear we want to buy, see how many rental days it would take to break even, and make an informed decision on top of our emotional