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WNCT’s 1950s-era Brick
WNCT Cine-Kodak Special dating from the 1950s. Weighing in at 10 pounds, lets just say its a bit awkward to handhold compared to the lighter, more commonly used 16mm camera in silent news gathering service – the B&H Filmo 70 DR.
Read More →Beautiful and the Gallery
I’m not sure of I “get it” when it comes to a lot of fine art. Sometimes in rare moments of clarity I can be found appreciating an artists efforts, even if I might miss the point entirely of the artists intent.This past weekend, my lovely wife, had th…
Read More →GTT Shoots South by Southwest for E!
The Nashville and Houston crews converged upon Austin, TX to shoot the stars at the 2014 SxSW Music, Film & Interactive conference. Once again, E! had GTT shooting all over the map, from film sets to red-carpet premieres & everything in-between. All told, there were six days of music, movies & madness. Celebrities on hand […]
Read More →The Politics of Income and Exide
The people who live near the Exide battery recycling facility are angry.It’s not surprising, since the soil and maybe even the air in the surrounding community maybe got a little lead poisoned.Not good for raising healthy families.I spent some time wit…
Read More →The Mystery of Box “A”
Anyone out there recognize what this box was originally intended for? Two ideas that have been tossed out on Facebook so far is hold either wireless mikes or a sungun, barn doors and dichroic filters. The box is labeled with the NBC Miami bureau Kennedy Parkway address on the side, Read More →
The Eyes of the 20th Century
Nearly two dozen Pathe News photographers gathered outside their headquarters at 35 West 45th Street, New York for a group photograph in the summer of 1927. In the decades ahead, they will bear witness to the trials and triumphs of the 20th century from the deaths of colleagues (including two Read More →
L.A. to N.Y. for Super Bowl XLVIII
Normally when we travel for shoots we get to drive our big comfortable Suburban around with all of our gear safely in the back. This was not the case this year for the Super Bowl in New York City. Dan was away in Aspen, Colorado shooting the X Games so I was left to ship […]
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