A Wedding - Ellen & Allen

Ellen & Allen were married in the LDS Arizona Temple in Mesa Arizona. When Ellen contacted me about video taping her wedding, because of her uncommon last name, I asked if she knew some people with whom I had grown up with the same sir name. And she did. Ends up I attended church with her grandparents, her mother and an uncle who was my same age. Small world.


After I posted Samantha & Robbie's video here, Ellen contacted me because she really liked it and wanted to have hers done very similarly. So, here it is. Ellen, I hope you like this as well.




I shot this with two cameras. My Canon HV-20 was mounted on a tripodd to get wide shots and I handheld my Canon XH-A.

Evening Photography Session

When Megan & David were married, they had a photo session before the wedding ceremony and one after. By the time everyone gathered for the post-ceremony photo session, it was DARK! This video will give you an idea of how well today's professional video cameras can shoot in low light situations.



We used no video lighting except when we were following behind them on the sidewalk and in the closing shot by the pond. The main camera I use is a Canon XH-A1 professional HDV video camera. Also, we shot the crossing and moving shots with a Canon HV-20 HDV video camera mounted to a Steadi-Cam.


A Love Story - Samantha & Dale

Samantha and Dale will be getting married on July 18th and I am creating a love story video for them to play at their reception. One type of music they agree on is 50's oldies so when they said one of their favorite songs is 'Earth Angel' I figured it was perfect to work into a retro 8mm film type of effect.



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This is just a short version for the blog. The actual completed video will have multiple locations and interviews. The day we shot this video it was VERY windy. So windy we could not tape the interview outside due to the wind noise. Since I lived nearby, we taped the interview in my living room. I hope you enjoy watching this video.