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Future captain of the high school Steadicam team
@shada._.loh

Future captain of the high school Steadicam team
@shada._.loh

Future captain of the high school Steadicam team
@shada._.loh

Future captain of the high school Steadicam team
@shada._.loh

Today I became an active member of the Society of Camera Operators. I couldn’t express more gratitude to my colleagues and peers who have helped me get to this exciting milestone in my career. A special thank you to Greg Smith SOC (@steadicamlessons) for sponsoring me and Shelly Johnson ASC (@shellyjohnsonasc) for his kind recommendation.
@societyofcameraoperators

You make our world feel like home
@shada._.loh

@doechii - Anxiety

Dir: @jamesmackel
DP: @nicolasnicolby
1st AC: @connorlambert.ac
Dolly: Kenneth Coblentz
Technocrane: @technoclay

Extremely proud to be part of this incredible team. We had one take for most of these shots and everyone nailed it!

This video is a product of 28.5 hours of shooting over 2 days. It employed hundreds of individuals providing thousands of healthcare and pension hours for the cast and crew. While our industry remains slow, it is encouraging to see projects like this being made. Art can still provide a living for talented craftspeople and artists!

@doechii - Anxiety

Dir: @jamesmackel
DP: @nicolasnicolby
1st AC: @connorlambert.ac
Dolly: Kenneth Coblentz
Technocrane: @technoclay

Extremely proud to be part of this incredible team. We had one take for most of these shots and everyone nailed it!

This video is a product of 28.5 hours of shooting over 2 days. It employed hundreds of individuals providing thousands of healthcare and pension hours for the cast and crew. While our industry remains slow, it is encouraging to see projects like this being made. Art can still provide a living for talented craftspeople and artists!

@doechii - Anxiety

Dir: @jamesmackel
DP: @nicolasnicolby
1st AC: @connorlambert.ac
Dolly: Kenneth Coblentz
Technocrane: @technoclay

Extremely proud to be part of this incredible team. We had one take for most of these shots and everyone nailed it!

This video is a product of 28.5 hours of shooting over 2 days. It employed hundreds of individuals providing thousands of healthcare and pension hours for the cast and crew. While our industry remains slow, it is encouraging to see projects like this being made. Art can still provide a living for talented craftspeople and artists!

@doechii - Anxiety

Dir: @jamesmackel
DP: @nicolasnicolby
1st AC: @connorlambert.ac
Dolly: Kenneth Coblentz
Technocrane: @technoclay

Extremely proud to be part of this incredible team. We had one take for most of these shots and everyone nailed it!

This video is a product of 28.5 hours of shooting over 2 days. It employed hundreds of individuals providing thousands of healthcare and pension hours for the cast and crew. While our industry remains slow, it is encouraging to see projects like this being made. Art can still provide a living for talented craftspeople and artists!

@doechii - Anxiety

Dir: @jamesmackel
DP: @nicolasnicolby
1st AC: @connorlambert.ac
Dolly: Kenneth Coblentz
Technocrane: @technoclay

Extremely proud to be part of this incredible team. We had one take for most of these shots and everyone nailed it!

This video is a product of 28.5 hours of shooting over 2 days. It employed hundreds of individuals providing thousands of healthcare and pension hours for the cast and crew. While our industry remains slow, it is encouraging to see projects like this being made. Art can still provide a living for talented craftspeople and artists!

@doechii - Anxiety

Dir: @jamesmackel
DP: @nicolasnicolby
1st AC: @connorlambert.ac
Dolly: Kenneth Coblentz
Technocrane: @technoclay

Extremely proud to be part of this incredible team. We had one take for most of these shots and everyone nailed it!

This video is a product of 28.5 hours of shooting over 2 days. It employed hundreds of individuals providing thousands of healthcare and pension hours for the cast and crew. While our industry remains slow, it is encouraging to see projects like this being made. Art can still provide a living for talented craftspeople and artists!

@doechii - Anxiety

Dir: @jamesmackel
DP: @nicolasnicolby
1st AC: @connorlambert.ac
Dolly: Kenneth Coblentz
Technocrane: @technoclay

Extremely proud to be part of this incredible team. We had one take for most of these shots and everyone nailed it!

This video is a product of 28.5 hours of shooting over 2 days. It employed hundreds of individuals providing thousands of healthcare and pension hours for the cast and crew. While our industry remains slow, it is encouraging to see projects like this being made. Art can still provide a living for talented craftspeople and artists!

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

My whole heart
@shada._.loh

To say ‘24 was tough is a gross understatement. I’ve always felt comfortable being the sole income provider for my family but when we lost our healthcare this year it felt like rock bottom. The dislocated shoulder, broken hand, concussion, broken toe and developing metatarsalgia really stacked up high. On top of that, Luna took two separate trips to the ER and Lake took one.

We contemplated selling the house as many of our friends had done. We searched outside of LA for a more sustainable place to live that didn’t rely on the film industry to support the high cost of living.

Don’t get me wrong, this was such a fruitful year.. but it was really packed with a lot of damn pits. It’s even hard to recall the highs that this year brought. There are no moments that stand out as particularly spectacular. The really fulfilling projects I worked on felt short lived and were often overshadowed by the dwindling savings that they couldn’t replenish.

Yet, one thought is overwhelmingly present when I look back at this year as a whole. It is the essence of my two girls and their beautiful smiles. Not a specific moment, but a culmination of all of the time at home I got to spend with them.

I hope this doesn’t sound like a pitty me post. Rather, I want this to serve as a stamp for the closing page of this chapter. The strife of this year will be remembered as growing pains, but the smiles will stay dear to me through my old age. 2024 was the first year I got to father my two children start to finish. It’s the year I will never get back and the year I would never trade for anything in the world. So many exciting things coming in 2025, just gotta get the kids to bed before the year ends!

Happy birthday Lake Margaux: 12/31/23

To say ‘24 was tough is a gross understatement. I’ve always felt comfortable being the sole income provider for my family but when we lost our healthcare this year it felt like rock bottom. The dislocated shoulder, broken hand, concussion, broken toe and developing metatarsalgia really stacked up high. On top of that, Luna took two separate trips to the ER and Lake took one.

We contemplated selling the house as many of our friends had done. We searched outside of LA for a more sustainable place to live that didn’t rely on the film industry to support the high cost of living.

Don’t get me wrong, this was such a fruitful year.. but it was really packed with a lot of damn pits. It’s even hard to recall the highs that this year brought. There are no moments that stand out as particularly spectacular. The really fulfilling projects I worked on felt short lived and were often overshadowed by the dwindling savings that they couldn’t replenish.

Yet, one thought is overwhelmingly present when I look back at this year as a whole. It is the essence of my two girls and their beautiful smiles. Not a specific moment, but a culmination of all of the time at home I got to spend with them.

I hope this doesn’t sound like a pitty me post. Rather, I want this to serve as a stamp for the closing page of this chapter. The strife of this year will be remembered as growing pains, but the smiles will stay dear to me through my old age. 2024 was the first year I got to father my two children start to finish. It’s the year I will never get back and the year I would never trade for anything in the world. So many exciting things coming in 2025, just gotta get the kids to bed before the year ends!

Happy birthday Lake Margaux: 12/31/23

The current stagnation of the film industry is undoubtedly hard for its workers. Not only do we rely on our work to make a living, but we are artists genuinely fulfilled by our craft. I feel lucky to have been a camera operator for the past decade on so many incredible projects. It’s grown a passion/obsession with framing and blocking unmatched by anything else I’ve ever experienced. Going to work each day felt like a dream and I am honored to have shared my work with millions of people on the big screen.

This hardship is very real for many of us. It is uprooting families and crumbling our way of life. With the added expense of healthcare now coming into play, it has been hard for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But I know this time is meant to motivate growth; I remind myself of the captivating process i witnessed from my first day on set. The passion for fathering my kids through this drought has only deepened what I felt for my job before it withered. I’m eager for the opportunity to collaborate with fellow filmmakers again, to create compelling stories that captivate and inspire. I look forward to fist bumping my dolly grip after perfecting a subtle dance and synchronizing with the focus puller whilst they navigate their improbable task. Above all, I’m most excited to return to work simply for the fact that I love doing what I do, I identify so deeply with the three letters that follow my name and I’m so grateful to call myself a camera operator in the motion picture industry.

@societyofcameraoperators

📷: @tonyzstills

The current stagnation of the film industry is undoubtedly hard for its workers. Not only do we rely on our work to make a living, but we are artists genuinely fulfilled by our craft. I feel lucky to have been a camera operator for the past decade on so many incredible projects. It’s grown a passion/obsession with framing and blocking unmatched by anything else I’ve ever experienced. Going to work each day felt like a dream and I am honored to have shared my work with millions of people on the big screen.

This hardship is very real for many of us. It is uprooting families and crumbling our way of life. With the added expense of healthcare now coming into play, it has been hard for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But I know this time is meant to motivate growth; I remind myself of the captivating process i witnessed from my first day on set. The passion for fathering my kids through this drought has only deepened what I felt for my job before it withered. I’m eager for the opportunity to collaborate with fellow filmmakers again, to create compelling stories that captivate and inspire. I look forward to fist bumping my dolly grip after perfecting a subtle dance and synchronizing with the focus puller whilst they navigate their improbable task. Above all, I’m most excited to return to work simply for the fact that I love doing what I do, I identify so deeply with the three letters that follow my name and I’m so grateful to call myself a camera operator in the motion picture industry.

@societyofcameraoperators

📷: @tonyzstills

Who’s ready for the film industry to pick up again?