Last night I went out to shoot the sunset hoping it would be a good one. It turned out to be decent but the reason I went out was to test out a new software that produces a real dynamic picture. Here are a few from last night, I’ll be shooting a lot this weekend, hopefully some aerial and of course fireworks.

With summer vacation right around the corner I decided I needed to get a personal, small, easy to use video camera. It’s amazing how small and advanced these little cameras are these days. I was narrowing down between a Sony and Canon little HD camera which recorded on flash media. Before purchasing I decided to look around a little further. I then came across a class of point-and-shoot cameras that I was simply amazed by. After reading review after review and seeing photo and video examples I decided to go with this little jewel:

It’s a point-and-shoot that also records 720p HD video. And let me just tell you how stinkin’ amazed I was at the quality of the video. I was just about ready to spend $1,200 on a video camera until I found this guy for $350. There are a few downsides like not being able to zoom and single clip record time limited to 30 mins. But for what I’ll be using it for it’s perfect. Here are a couple videos I shot yesterday just to show you what I mean. Be prepared to be amazed. The first one is from different scenarios and the second was from some weather clips I shot last night. I didn’t effect these at all, straight out of the camera.

I went out to shoot this past Sunday night, found an open field and set up 3 HD cameras to record a time-lapse of the sunset. I got more than I bargained for. A nice thunderstorm popped up right where I had my cameras pointed and it ended up coming right at me. I stayed as long as I could before it got too windy. Here’s what I came up with:

And the angels were taking pictures. I shot some great video and now am looking for the perfect song to go along with the video. Any suggestions?

This awesome couple made my job hard. Along with their wedding party, they kept me laughing which made the camera shake! Here’s their trailer:

Here’s a quick time lapse I shot yesterday. It’s about the only useable footage I managed to get yesterday.

Part of my job here at Studio 84 is to be an aerial videographer/photographer. We shoot video and pics of anything and everything someone might need from the air. It’s awesome, but I can just now say that. Yesterday we went up and shot some stills for a real client estate client. It was the first time that I had been OK with being in the air in a helicopter with no door. Basically the only thing holding me in is a seat belt. Anyway, it’s like a roller-coaster to me, I hate heights but once I ride one time I get over all fears and it’s a blast. I mean how many other people get to see the view from the air and be able to fly around anywhere we want? Here are some stills that I shot yesterday. Oh, and thanks to Aric at aricalanphotography.com for giving me a crash course on taking digital pics. I can now see why all you photogs do what you do, it’s also a blast!