Jason + Melissa - Wedding Highlights

Melissa & Jason were married in May at the Orange tree Golf Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. I had a great time filming their wedding outside, along the golf course.

Alexis & Earl - Wedding Highlights

Alexis & Earl are both internationally acclaimed opera singers. A great couple. The wedding was planned to be held outdoors but we had a thunderstorm and had to move it to a local church in Queen Creek, Arizona. Everyone worked hard to make it work and all came off well. Thanks to Ferguson Photography for working with me on this wedding.

Happy New Year!

Oh, I'm glad I live in sunny Arizona! Burrrr!

Video by Tom Piessens

Love Story - Brenley & Eric

I was commissioned by Brenley and Eric to create a Love Story video to be played at their post ceremony luncheon and at the reception. This is the final segment of that twenty-five minute video. The full length video includes photo montages, video and interviews with them telling their story. This video was shot at the LDS Arizona Temple in Mesa, AZ on a Canon XH-A1. Photos by Morgan Wood

July 4th Tea Party - Gilbert, AZ

I am extremely concerned about the direction our country is heading. Like millions of other Americans, I sit in my home and complain to my TV. Well, I figured it was about time I got involved and began to make my voice heard.

Since I am a videographer, I figured what better way to add my voice but through my videos. So, on July4th I attended the Gilbert Tea Party and shot some video. I was particularly intrigued with all the various signs everyone had made and I decided to make the video about the people, not so much on the speakers. Having to keep the video short, I cut each clip to allow me to show as many signs as possible.

Please join me by making your voice heard in whatever way that may be for you.

Green Screen On A Shoestring Budget

For some time now I have been video taping agents from a major insurance company. These short videos have been used on their websites as a type of introduction video. When someone visits their web site the overlay video will begin to play, allowing the visitor to get a sense of the agent.

The company which created the technology for the overlays is OverWeb3D. They perform all post production editing of the overlay videos, including the keying out of the green background to make it transparent.

To see what the finish overlay looks like on a web site, here are a few links: http://www.joebjornn.com, http://www.valdezagency.com, http://www.deborahbarber.net, http://www.melissapessarra.com, http://www.johnsapien.com

Wedding Day Highlights - Samantha & Dale

This is the final video for Samantha & Dale. I have previously posted a video for the Love Story and one for their Photography Session the day of their wedding. This video has some repeats of the photo session but for the most part is new video I have not posted previously. The clips I used from the photo session I did use different effect techniques, so they would not look the same.


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Wedding photography is wonderful and important but there is nothing that conveys the emotion and events of the day like professional wedding video. Photography caputres those flashes of the moment while videography captures the full story. Only video will let you see and hear as you and your fiance exchange your vows and your officiator pronounces you husband and wife. What a treasure that is to have in the years to come.


I hope you enjoy it and please leave me your comments. ~Hal