April 30th - Video 08

The 4 Ever Group just announced their third annual convention in Orlando, Florida from January 21st - 24th! Last year I was invited to speak about different camera stabilization techniques in front of an audience of other wedding videographers. It turned out really well and this year I have been invited back to give another seminar. I'm still working out ideas as to what I want to speak about but I have a feeling it's going to cover similar topics as last year and be a bit more hands on. Stay tuned for more information

April 30th - Fun Photo Session

Hey guys! I've been trying to spruce up my website and also my demo DVD for the past week or so. One of the things I'm doing is swapping out video clips so everyone sees fresh material. One of the videos I just added to both the theater section of my website and also my demo DVD was from a wedding this past October. Great Couple! A lot of fun to work with, we really had a great time.

Anyways, here's the video. Edited by Jordan Oplinger.

April 25th - The Dietrick Group

For the past few weeks I've been extremely busy working on a project I do annually for a company called The Dietrick Group. It's a real estate appraisal company that holds a yearly networking event where the company's owner, Linda Dietrick, gives a presentation on the real estate market in the Lehigh Valley. This year the event was held at the new Rave Theater in the Promenade Shops in Center Valley near route 78.

I'm hired to produce videos for the presentation and also to create an interactive DVD containing the videos and also the presentation Linda gives. Its a great project that I have a lot of fun with. This year the highlight was by far filming the abandoned Bethlehem Steel Plant in Bethlehem, PA. The footage was incredible!

The event was held today and from what I told, went over very well.

April 18th - Fun With the GPVA

The local Videogrpaher's Association here in Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Videographer's Association (GPVA), had its monthly meeting last night. The usual debauchery entailed as several GPVA members dressed like they were attending a wedding. Three videographers showed their shooting skills in a "mock wedding." It was a great time! Lots of videographers I know from New York, Maryland, New Jersey, and even TEXAS!! were in attendance. If you're a videographer and you're not a member of the GPVA you're really missing out!

Here are some pictures of us having a good time (Taken by Alan Robinson):

April 11th - Be Better Guys!

Alright Grooms! Listen up! You've managed to convince your beautiful girlfriends to marry you so you must be doing something right. That doesn't mean, however, that there isn't room for improvement! My new favorite "barber shop," American Male, also runs a nice website called BeBetterGuys.com. Its stuffed full of grooming, clothing, and other life related tips you might find useful. There is nothing wrong with going that extra mile to make yourself a little more gentlemanly for your upcoming wedding. Trust me guys, the ladies are going to appreciate it.

P.S. - If you're a bride and you're reading this. A "subtle" hint to your fiance might just get him to go out and make himself a little more respectable.

April 9th - Presentation at LIVA

LIVA or the Long Island Videographer's Association from Long Island, NY has just scheduled for me to come up and give a presentation on camera stabilization techniques and gear in July. Several LIVA members were in attendance at my seminar on the same subject in January at the Video 07 Convention in Florida this past January. I can't say how honored I am that LIVA would choose one of their meetings to spotlight me and allow me to share some of my ideas! I think it's going to be a great time and I know LIVA is filled with great videographers which only makes it even better!
Check out the video below for to see what kind of cool shots you can get after attending my seminar:

April 9th - Trash the Dress

For you brides that weren't already aware... there is a new fad going on in the wedding industry right now called "trashing." Here's the deal: Buy a cheap wedding dress and let your videographer and photographer shoot you in ponds, rivers, the ocean, in the dirt, mud, etc. I know what you're thinking... "I'd never do anything like that!" but after you see some of the results I think some of you might change your mind. Here's another blog a group of photographers put together to show off this new fad.

http://www.trashthedress.com/

If anyone is interested in having something like this done, I'd be glad to do it. Be the first one and I'll even do it for free!