Texas

I was recently in Houston Texas filming a documentary on a Fire Fighters training facility in Richmond. While there I was fortunate enough to shot some photos with my Mamiya 645e.

Kyle Power - Texas looks good

Anton on Train

Brackett Two

Digital Cinema Vs.

I've heard a lot about which is better, film or digital? I personally prefer film. Having worked with cameras from Panaflex Millenniums to the new Arri Alexa I feel I've learned enough about the properties of both film and digital to comfortably say that I prefer film. The thing is I am constantly hearing people say that film sucks or digital is garbage and I feel its not as simple as that. I have a lot of respect for digital technology and love some of the capabilities, I just feel that with films dynamic range and the tactility its safer to work with it. I know whats happening inside the camera, I know the gears and its properties and enjoy working with a piece of mechanics rather than a computer. I don't think people should be writing off one or the other. Both film and digital cameras excel in their own respects and we need to be able to say that they both hold an important place in our industry. In the end these are just tools that we as filmmakers have to utilize. Its important that we're able to have both at our disposal, because they're both important to our craft. People need to stop being so one sided and understand that both film and digital hold their place in the film industry for a reason and that they are both phenomenal pieces of technology to work with. So next time you shoot, aside from the obvious cost savings, ask yourself, if I had a choice what would work best for the story and look of the movie, digital or film?

Brackett (Patt)

This is a photo I took of my buddy Patt or better known as Brackett.

18% Grey

18% grey is the colour that most colourists paint their suites, it's because its a perfect neutral mix of RGB. It takes a lot of time to train your eyes to colour an image properly, but one of the first things to do is to minimize the amount of colour pollution around your image. The less colour pollution around a photograph the better you'll be able to see what the photographer or cinematographer was going for in terms of their colouring.