I had the pleasure of taking photos for Katilyn and Jake on their wedding day.  They were a wonderful couple to work with, and we could not have asked for better weather.  Here are just a couple of photos from their special day.

This is video from the last wedding I recorded before the world closed.  All of my weddings for 2020 were postponed until 2021.  Even though the official video for this was completed a while ago, I made this new video today.  I wanted to try out a new video editing software, so I figured using video from the last wedding I recorded would be appropriate.  And on top of that, they are a great couple.  When I did the original edit, I cried during the toasts.  It was such a joy to be able to record the day for them.

Videographer and owner of KML Productions joins me to talk about why she got into wedding videos.  We also talk about her job producing videos for Bravo and how that helps her with wedding videos.

It was a hot day on Tuesday for this amazing wedding!

Here are some highlight videos from last year.  2017 was a lot of fun and 2018 is shaping up to be a great year.  Looking forward to the first wedding of the season in April!

2017 was a good year for me.  I enjoyed be a part of so many great weddings and working with so many great couples.  It was the first year I had an assistant on almost every shoot, and what a difference that makes!  We added drones into the mix this past Summer, which was loads of fun and what great video it takes.  On a personal note, my wife and I welcomed our second child into the world in September which is very exciting.  It has slowed down some post production work a little.  And my wife also past a certification exam that she spent the better part of a year studying for.

I am hoping that 2018 is will be full of happy couples, good times, and amazing videos.

​Cheers!!!

Now that I officially have me Part 107 Certificate from the FAA, I can fly my drone anywhere (that I am legally allowed to).  With this, I am expanding my services to include aerial photo and video services.  Location and weather permitting, I will be including it with my wedding video services.  Beyond that I am available for aerial photo/video services for anything you can imagine (within the law).  Contact me today to plan out your next aerial photo shoot.  Great for real-estate or using as part of your promotional video for your business.

Here are some shots from last week's wedding.

Drones, they are the cool new thing that everyone is playing with to make cool video clips, cut away shots and making money.  But don't be so quick to ask for a drone shot for your wedding cause there are some things that you should really think about.

Even though drones are fairly in expensive these days, and you seem to see them everywhere, there are actually a lot of regulations surrounding them.  Chances are many of the drones you are seeing flying around don't always meet certain requirements or are breaking the law.  Example, this 4th of July, I was enjoying a nice day at the beach with the family when all the sudden someone decided to fly a drone of the crowd.  Some people thought it was cool, some were annoyed cause they do make noise, and well it has a camera that can take pictures of all the people sun bathing.  First thing I thought of?  Unless he for a waiver from the FAA, he is breaking the law.  What law?  The one that says you can not fly directly over a crowd of people.  Actually, you can't fly over anyone that is not directly part of the filming unless you have prior authorization from the FAA.

Another big point is that all drones over a certain weight, which almost all that have a camera on them, have to be registered with the FAA and the rPIC (Remote Pilot in Command) must have a Part 107 Certificate from the FAA.  This is a fairly new law this year, but it was put into place to prevent the skies from filling up with people that don't know how to fly a drone safely.

Why am I taking the time explaining all of this?  That's because I am on track to be a certified rPIC.  Next week, I will be sitting down to take my exam, and will hopefully pass and have my official Part 107 Certificate.  Then when you come to higher me to do a drone shot for your video project, you will know that I can legally fly the drone, know the laws regarding flying the drone, and will of course get a great shot.

Thank you to Creative Concepts by Lisa for having me on wedding therapy show "Teal Couch Tuesday".  I was invited on along with Arnold from Barnberry Productions to talk about wedding videos.  We talked about our philosophies for recording weddings, and answer Lisa's questions.  It was a fun time and I hope to be on again in the future.