when i was making our little mini-movies in los angeles i did (for the most part) my work on my own (as far as lighting and camera go). when i got to new york it wasn't long until i met and began to associate myself with some really amazingly talented and soon well-trained guys. i've worked on nearly every movie with azmi and toni and after a handful of movies in, i think that (along with the brothers chiu and ben and palmer and don) we've really got our process down. we can anticipate each others moves which sort of makes us the most efficient and fastest squad/crew in our circles/school. but the flip side of that is that now i'm sorta used to being the pampered DP. i rarely touch the lights nowadays. i used to resist the assistance and help before but now i fear that i'm dependent on it. all i have to do is draw out a diagram or if i'm too lazy to do that i just sorta point and then wait until it's time to tweak. i still (for the most part...unless i'm way too drunk or the actors are WAY taller than me) operate my camera but in between takes my AC (toni) holds the camera for me, changes the lenses if need be, and carries around my d90 (also equipped with whatever lenses it is that i need on there). some exciting things have been happening lately regarding my work and the opportunities i've been offered recently would've in no way been possible without the help of truly super-duper-hero-status-team of camera and lighting experts that just so happen to be my bestest friends out here.



also. i've got plenty of updates from the last few shoots i've been working on over on my flickr. which can be seen here