August 23rd - Back from Cali and Vegas

So I got back from Vegas earlier this week after another exciting WEVA convention. I had a great time hanging with all my friends and visiting the trade show. I also got a chance to work with the famous (sometimes infamous) John Michael Cooper. I planned a Trash the Dress shoot with a few other videographers and John. Enough about that, I will post about that in a few days.

The real reason I'm posting is because the GPVA (Greater Philadelphia Videographer's Association) entered a contest called the Battle of the Associations at WEVA. Basically we had to create a 60 second commercial advertising wedding video and WEVA. Last year we entered the contest with a montage of our best footage and won. This year we wanted to do something totally different. This year we made a spoof of the popular Mac vs. PC ads Apple is currently running. There were 6 other associations who made videos this year so the competition was steep. But in the end we made it through and overwhelmingly won again! I really wish I had the ad to show you but as soon as I get it I will post it here.

Here are some pictures of us after winning:

The project team

The attending GPVA members

August 11th - San Francisco!

Sorry for the delay in posting! I've been very busy preparing for my trip to San Francisco and the annual WEVA convention in Las Vegas.

I flew into San Francisco yesterday on this really cool airline called Frontier. I had never heard of them but apparently they're pretty big on the West Coast. Whats really nice is that every seat has its own LCD tv and 25 channels of live television! It was so cool watching CNN at 36 thousand feet. Plus the seats were really nice had had these pillows you can adjust to fit your head, haha.

When I arrived I took a quick nap and then headed out to China Town. Ever since my month long stay in Beijing last year I've always tried to find REAL Chinese food. I've gotten close but I figured in San Francisco I could get what I wanted. I looked for over an hour! I couldn't find any real authentic Chinese food! I was pretty upset but I felt better after I found a Chinese bakery that did have some treats I remember eating in Beijing.

Today I will be traveling to Napa Valley with Kristen, the videographer who hired me to come out and shoot with her. We're doing a wedding at a recently built castle and I expect it to be really cool! We're going to chill the rest of the day out there until tomorrow when we shoot the wedding.

I'll see if I can get some pictures up.

May 31st - Houston, Here I Come!

I think the South has some kind of hidden attraction to me... I'm back down there this weekend! Louisiana last week, now Texas for the weekend! I swear I'll be in Arkansas or something next week! haha.

Anyways, I'll be in Texas Friday through Sunday shooting a wedding with my friends Sandy and Steve. I'm also giving them a personal stabilization training session so they can start using new techniques to improve their video productions. I have a feeling its going to be a lot of fun! I really want one of those cool cowboy hats....

May 27th - Back From Louisiana

Got back from Louisiana late Friday night. I had a great time! Thanks to my buddy Josh for taking me around and showing me the sights and wonderful food! By the way... fresh catfish should really be a must up here in the North. Anyone know of any good places?

May 18th - Out of Town

Just a little update on whats going on over here. From the 20th to the 25th I am going to be hanging with my buddy Joshua Smith from Cinematic and Elegant Productions in Louisiana. We're going to have a blast shooting models and doing photo shoots all week. I'll see if I can't do a vlog of my experiences. I'm looking forward to some spicy cajun food! Josh tells me he already has a list of places we're going to try out.
We're also thinking about taking a trip to New Orleans to visit some of my other videography friends and to see the French Quarter. I'll keep everyone updated on whats going on.

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