The Journey Begins

What an apropos title for this update. This journey began when I happened to meet a popular DJ from Chicago, Kaskade, earlier this year. I'm quite a big fan of his music so it was kind of a huge deal for me to meet him in person. At the same time I also met his videographer who is an incredibly talented and kind person and eventually had me help out on a couple future projects which I was extremely eager to work on. The first was Electric Forest Music Festival out in Rothbury, Michigan. If you haven't heard of this, you're missing out on life. Take a look at the video below that I helped out on. While working at the festival I got to experience it on a pretty intimate level that many didn't. I can say that it was unlike anything I have ever seen. Just the pure love for music was completely there in the forefront of the people there with an incredibly designed festival backing it. I can go on and on trying to describe the things I saw there but it won't do it any justice because you'd have to see it to believe it. I really hope to continue going there to this magical forest. Happy holidays everyone.

-W

Timelapse

Again, I'm guilty of not updating in a while but I've been very busy with a lot of projects going on. My favorites of my most recent work are all being updated on their specific pages so please check them out! I'm happy to share this time-lapse video that I shot. It's a tricky process, time-lapse photography. I think the more I do it, the more I learn but I think for a first run at it I did pretty well. With this skill under my belt I hope to take it and use wherever I may go in the world. Take a peek below.

Thanks for reading,

-W

Update

As I finish up my final year at Columbia College Chicago I reflect over the years and wonder what my future will bring. And so, the endless search for a post-college job begins. I have no idea where I will go but I have to begin somewhere. I am happy to say that I've got some pretty exciting things happening in the upcoming months though! Another Kickstarter video, 2 music festivals, and a few weddings. All of which I'm sure I will post on here! So check back for more.  Below is an image from my recent trip to my lake house up in Michigan.

Thanks for reading, 

-W

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Lake Michigan

Kickstarters!

Hey friends!​

Over the past few months I've worked on 2 Kickstarter videos. Both for great companies that have been a joy working with. They both are custom hand made items made in U.S.A.​ The first one is Cross Bags: A fully customizable men's messenger bag company. Later on they plan on launching tote bags, back packs, and more. They're also launching a beer koozie with the Kickstarter as a nice little gift incentive to their contributors. I must say the beer koozie is genius!. Take a look.

​The 06 Messenger

​The bags are mostly made out of leather, wool, and wax canvas. Three great materials to keep your gadgets safe and have a stylish bag! Their Kickstarter campaign can be seen here! Also their Cross Bag's website. Any bit helps even if you just share the page to spread the word would be appreciated! I made the video with good friend of mine Brian Morgan. Be sure to check out his website as well!

​The second company is Peter Field. Peter Field is all about custom mens clothing. They're starting out with just ties, pocket squares and vests but later on they plan to offer the whole mens regalia. The materials are all really nice and the ties are made to your fit. Be sure to check out they're Kickstarter campaign as well here!

Thanks for reading!​

Sony NEX-VG900 Camera Review

Happy New Year everyone!

Recently I helped out a friend of mine Caleb Pike out on his podcast shoot for the new Sony VG900. It was a lot of fun! We went around the city shooting everything from crowds of people walking on State Street to the beautiful city architecture. Attached below is the video review. Check it out! It was a joy working with Caleb, he's very knowledgable. If you haven't already please check out his website, www.dslrvideoshooter.com for more reviews and such on anything DSLR related. As far as the camera goes I was pretty impressed with what Sony has brought to the table with this new camera. Albeit, it's a little on the pricey side, just like most Sony products in my opinion. It has a lot of great features though that our DSLR's don't have. Features such as low shutter speeds, clean HDMI out, and a handy nice top handle for hand-held shooting to name a few. It's has a very camcorder-like feel to it, different from DSLR's which is a bit foreign as I've been almost exclusively been working with DSLR's for quite some time now. Still it was nice to see there are other great products out there! Enjoy the video.

Chicago Startup Weekend

A few weeks back I shot some video for Chicago Startup Weekend at The Merchandise Mart. I've recently started doing some work for a company called Robotoaster. Robotoaster is a great company that does a lot of marketing and ad video work ranging from bands to promotional videos. It's growing very fast and I'm glad to be a part of it! Chicago Startup Weekend was something very new to me. Essentially, a bunch of designers, business management, and techies get together and pitch ideas. Those ideas will then form groups which in turn will hopefully become a successful company. On the last day of the weekend, Sunday, the companies will pitch again but this time their basic company outline to the selected judges. Those Judges will then pick a winner that goes to Global Startup Battle. All of it is a fascinating process involving people working day and night getting ready for their presentations. Just being there filming a lot of the event was very eye opening. It was crazy to see companies form out of nothing in a matter of a few days. Down below is the promo video I helped shoot on. Check it out! Also check out Robotoaster. Like the page and such. I'm going to try and post more often as i'm always trying to update my website. Thanks for reading!

https://www.facebook.com/RoboToasterLLC

http://robotoaster.co

Instagram Pictures

People say the best camera you can have is the one you have with you at all times. I recently got the iPhone 4S when it was released. The camera on this device is very impressive! These are some of the images I have taken on with my iPhone using the app Instagram which I think is one of the best applications for the iPhone. 

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First Wedding Trailer!

I apologize firstly for not posting in a while. School has begun for me and that and work have been keeping me pretty busy lately. However I do have some exciting things to share! I shot my first wedding last month with a friend of mine. Below is the wedding trailer I made for the couple. Also, on my wedding photography page you can check out some of the select photos from the wedding. I hope to also get more wedding gigs soon. I definitely learned a lot. I'm going to try and post more often now, now that I have a real website!!

Strange Clouds

This morning I had a difficult time waking up because it was so dark outside. I checked my Facebook feed when I woke up as I usually do and I saw a bunch of my friends posting pictures of the sky. I decided to get up on my roof and see what it was all about. We've been having very hot weather here in Chicago. Yesterday it was supposed to be 98 degrees and it ended up being around 108 degrees.. I stayed inside all day knowing this. Here are a few of the images I took this morning before it started to pour.​

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Chicago at Night

I often like to go out shooting on my own. I feel as if it clears my head and it's very relaxing. Sometimes I will bike down the Lake Shore path and bring my camera along with. I most often will find interesting things to shoot. Just last week I had a very interesting experience when riding. Here are a few of the pictures I took on that ride. 

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