Former Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings
M and Alvin chillin'
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Philanthropy Lifetime Achievement Award video
For the third time we were chosen to shoot the video for the Association of Fundraising Professionals "H Clifford Lee Lifetime Achievement Award". The recipient this year was John Lord, who was largely responsible for getting the Nemours Children's Hospital to come to Orlando. It's always a sort of "This is your life" type of thing, with testimonials from leaders in the community, including Florida's former Lieutenant Governor, saying nice things about John. Dan edits in supplied photos and music. We shot all but one interview at the Hospital, working hard to make it appear as if we were in different locations.
Friday, October 30, 2015
CECO video
I was hired by the Conductive Education Center of Orlando (CECO) to shoot a video that showcased interviews with parents of students that would show the progress of their children in the school. CECO provides a holistic educational approach that helps children with Cerebral Palsy and other motor disabilities achieve greater levels of independence through physical and cognitive activities.
I'm not sure what was more heart-breaking, hearing the stories of the parents or watching the kids struggle to do the most basic of tasks.
Seeing this video will make any complaints you may have seem trivial by comparison, and I dare you to watch it and not be moved to tears.
I shot all of the video segments--photos were provided. Dan Dennis: Editor
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I'm not sure what was more heart-breaking, hearing the stories of the parents or watching the kids struggle to do the most basic of tasks.
Seeing this video will make any complaints you may have seem trivial by comparison, and I dare you to watch it and not be moved to tears.
I shot all of the video segments--photos were provided. Dan Dennis: Editor
Photography on location for advertising, editorial, corporate, video, magazine, architecture and sports clients in the Orlando and Central Florida area.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
University of Central Florida Black & Gold videos
I directed and shot a number of short promo videos for the University of Central Florida's Black and Gold fundraising campaign last month. The challenge was to find a number of locations that would be appropriate for the spokespersons involved: University President, cheerleaders, mascot (who couldn't speak), alumni, and other notable people in the community. Each one had their own separate video, but the clip below is a "Thank You" compilation of everyone involved.
At Channel 13 News with Ybeth
Knightro couldn't speak, so he used cue cards to talk
Hard at work shooting the cheerleaders!
President Hitt with the Teleprompter
Photography on location for advertising, editorial, corporate, video, magazine, architecture and sports clients in the Orlando and Central Florida area.
Friday, October 2, 2015
HMH marketing photos
I was hired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, publisher of school textbooks, to shoot for their marketing campaign. They had a pretty extensive list of images needed, so it had to be well organized to make the whole production run on time. This involved art direction, production, set styling, locations, models, clothing stylists, assistants, and several meeting ahead of time to work out a schedule. In the end, the client was happy, and these are some of the published results:
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Photography on location for advertising, editorial, corporate, video, magazine, architecture and sports clients in the Orlando and Central Florida area.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Recovery Village at Palmer Lake
I was hired by Advanced Recovery Systems and Husebo Advertising to shoot video and photos of their new rehab facility, Recovery Village at Palmer Lake, in Colorado.
http://www.palmerlakerecovery.com/tour-our-facility/
In just 36 hours we had to shoot video interviews with key staff members, shoot video and stills of the facility for the website and brochures, videotape Alison Walsh, their spokesperson, for TV spots, and photograph an open-house party. It was a whirlwind trip for sure.
I did not travel with an assistant, so I had to be careful to have exactly what I needed, and nothing more. Switching back and forth between video/audio and photography is challenging, and then there is safely storing all that data!
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http://www.palmerlakerecovery.com/tour-our-facility/
In just 36 hours we had to shoot video interviews with key staff members, shoot video and stills of the facility for the website and brochures, videotape Alison Walsh, their spokesperson, for TV spots, and photograph an open-house party. It was a whirlwind trip for sure.
I did not travel with an assistant, so I had to be careful to have exactly what I needed, and nothing more. Switching back and forth between video/audio and photography is challenging, and then there is safely storing all that data!
Photography on location for advertising, editorial, corporate, video, magazine, architecture and sports clients in the Orlando and Central Florida area.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
uBreakiFix photo shoot
You know how they say not to judge a book by its cover? Lesson learned when I showed up for this photo shoot and a young man drove up in a very fancy Mercedes. He was wearing shorts and had a sort of scruffy appearance, and I thought he might have just finished washing the bosses' car. Turns out he was Justin Wetherill, the founder and CEO of the Orlando-based technology repair company "uBreakiFix", and one of my subjects for the photos that day. Luckily I didn't put my foot in my mouth and we ended up having a very productive and fun day shooting the three company founders, a store, repairs and the warehouse.
Justin and two friends had recently graduated from the University of Central Florida, when they came up with the idea of repairing phones after finding limited options in 2009. With no loans or venture capital funds they have expanded from doing repairs in their garage, to bringing in nearly $50 million in 2014 with 125 locations nationwide.
I was hired by See Spark Go, an Athens Georgia "media relations" company, which I think is another word for P.R. firm.
http://www.seesparkgo.com/
These photos will be used for editorial articles about the company and founders.
uBreakiFix specializes in same-day repair of small electronics, repairing cracked screens, water damage and other technical problems at its more than 100 stores nationwide.
https://www.ubreakifix.com/
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Justin and two friends had recently graduated from the University of Central Florida, when they came up with the idea of repairing phones after finding limited options in 2009. With no loans or venture capital funds they have expanded from doing repairs in their garage, to bringing in nearly $50 million in 2014 with 125 locations nationwide.
I was hired by See Spark Go, an Athens Georgia "media relations" company, which I think is another word for P.R. firm.
http://www.seesparkgo.com/
These photos will be used for editorial articles about the company and founders.
This is CEO Justin. See how I was fooled?
uBreakiFix specializes in same-day repair of small electronics, repairing cracked screens, water damage and other technical problems at its more than 100 stores nationwide.
https://www.ubreakifix.com/
Photography on location for advertising, editorial,
corporate, video, magazine, architecture and sports clients in the Orlando and
Central Florida area.
Monday, August 3, 2015
TV commercials for ARS
Advanced Recovery Systems (advancedrecoverysystems.com) hired me to shoot several TV commercials for their rehabilitation centers. The idea I promoted was to shoot testimonials of actual patients in black and white, and then shoot Allison Walsh, the ARS spokesperson, on green-screen for the details and "call to action". The clients in recovery were wonderful and open in sharing their stories, and I shot them in their home so they would feel comfortable. Allison, being a former Miss Florida, is a true pro and barely needed her teleprompter. Agency was Husebo Advertising.
Dan working the "teleprompter"
Allison in comfortable shoes.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Microsoft CEO at UCF Limbitless Solutions
We were asked to shoot video and stills for Microsoft of CEO Satya Nadella when he visited the UCF students responsible for Limbitless Solutions. This is the group that has created very low cost artificial limbs for children using student designs and 3-D printers in the UCF mechanical engineering lab.
http://www.limbitless-solutions.org/
Mr. Nadella talked with the students about their products and got hooked up to a functioning arm. I tried it myself, and have to say that it's a very weird feeling to move your hand and have an artificial limb mimic your movements!
Here I am trying out the arm.
http://www.limbitless-solutions.org/
Mr. Nadella talked with the students about their products and got hooked up to a functioning arm. I tried it myself, and have to say that it's a very weird feeling to move your hand and have an artificial limb mimic your movements!
Friday, June 19, 2015
Mount Dora Christian Academy video
After 70 years as the Mount Dora Christian Home and Bible School, the leadership wanted a new image and a new name: Mount Dora Christian Academy. We were asked to create an upbeat video to a contemporary Christian song that would entice new students and their parents. It had to reflect the school's diverse students, show off their various sports, music and theater programs, give a feeling of academic excellence and community service, all while showing off their nice campus.
My video partner/editor Dan Dennis and I used camera drones, gimbals, jibs and sliders to create a feeling of action and excitement in the dozens of clips used in the final video.
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My video partner/editor Dan Dennis and I used camera drones, gimbals, jibs and sliders to create a feeling of action and excitement in the dozens of clips used in the final video.
Photography on location for advertising, editorial,
corporate, video, magazine, architecture and sports clients in the Orlando and
Central Florida area.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Orlando Performing Arts Center
Officially called the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, this new half Billion dollar building is a landmark architectural gem for Orlando. Designed by Barton Myers in L.A., it houses a 2700 seat hall for Broadway theater events and a 300 seat venue for smaller productions. A 1700 person acoustic hall will added soon to house ballet and opera.
http://www.drphillipscenter.org/
I was hired by Great Big Circle design firm to photograph the building with people in activity, as they already had some interiors that ended up looking kind of sterile without patrons. Most of the photos you see here are multiple layers of images so that I could show more people in each shot. If you look closely, you might notice the same people in different areas of the same photo. When I shot the exterior image there were no people outside, so I combined that shot with one I took on a different night with patrons exiting the building.
Here is the final:
What the PAC looks like during the day from an adjacent rooftop:
Here's what the building looked like at sunset before I added people and took out the structure behind.
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http://www.drphillipscenter.org/
I was hired by Great Big Circle design firm to photograph the building with people in activity, as they already had some interiors that ended up looking kind of sterile without patrons. Most of the photos you see here are multiple layers of images so that I could show more people in each shot. If you look closely, you might notice the same people in different areas of the same photo. When I shot the exterior image there were no people outside, so I combined that shot with one I took on a different night with patrons exiting the building.
Here is the final:
Photography on location for advertising, editorial,
corporate, video, magazine, architecture and sports clients in the Orlando and
Central Florida area.
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