Grateful to start off 2026 with a week of film work 🎬 Third gig with this happy client and umteenth shoot lately with Lena Valentine rocking the assist 🙌

It’s extra fitting that his memorial is scheduled when I’m on set for a week of shooting in early January. 🎬 (3/3)

Getting accepted into his early film workshop program was a game changer, finding a groove as a cinematographer and the “Whiplash” pros and cons of the art. It contributed so much to sparking the fire years ago and shaping me into what I do today. (2/3)

RIP Ronald Chase. In my high school years, I regularly participated in his non-profit, San Francisco Art & Film Program for Teenagers @sfartandfilm, which introduced me at an early age to the merits of independent and foreign film. (1/3)

That's a wrap on the last shoot of 2025! 🎬 New explainer spot for the State of California dropping in early 2026 – stay tuned. Director/DP: 👋 AD/AC: Lena Valentine PA: Shane Salk Prod. Co.: @fwdlabs Shot on RED Gemini with our new DZOFILM Arles primes 🎥

It's about aiming for slightly slower productions, getting more details just right, and competing with the go-go-go-ers peddling the status quo. So, here's to rolling the dice on yourself, knowing your value, and aiming for the stars. Let's go shoot something, fam. 🎬 (4/4)

But, thanks to having amazing @fwdlabs clients who also want turn it up to eleven, I found the opportunity to level up. Buying these were not cheap – but their value to me goes beyond the bill. It's about investing in myself and the tier I want to roll in. (3/4)

In my earlier years as a DP, I would rent big things like this, often eating the cost to insist on a look that was elevated and visually worthwhile. But from recession through Covid, it was all hands on deck to tighten those bootstraps – especially shooting direct to web. (2/4)

In a world of chasing every goal, competing with shortcuts, and appeasing every stakeholder, I've found there can still be space for personal growth. Looking back/ahead, I did the homework and made the leap to owning a set of cinema lenses – @DZOFILMINC Arles primes. (1/4)

Fun test driving a set of the @DZOFILMINC budget cine primes, the original Vespids

Anyone surprised that #NoKings posts were suppressed here yesterday? Not trending, plus demoted engagement, despite being huge on every other social network. 🤔

Proud to be part of the millions of peaceful protestors out crossing the streets and standing on sidewalks voicing their dissent today for #NoKings – like the fine folks here in Studio City, California earlier today 📽️: 👋 🎶: @punch_deck

Excited to share the pilot episode of a new web series I've shot/cut for comedian Allan Havey! New episodes drop weekly, too! Watch here: https://t.co/4yaa8chITl 📺

Time for a little upgrade for my directors/clients to see the shots from a distance. 😎 H/t to Ian Beckman for the reminder how inexpensive these things are nowadays when latency isn’t mission critical plus they can send the feed to 4 phones and/or handheld-ready 7” Pyro 7. 🎬

The official @andorofficial zine — plenty at The Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles for free — one per person.

Great event by Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) today at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, which had this reminder on display 💯

Another communications screwup, @metrolosangeles. Barely a heads up NoHo trains are forced to turn around at Vermont / Beverly? Your ambassadors are clueless and announcement boards are oblivious. What gives?

Highly recommend the Butterfly Pavilion at the Natural History Museum until August 24th. Last went to this a long, long time ago and it’s so different — plus you can see the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art right behind this.

The phantom train that eventually arrived also always announced the next stop … one stop late. 🤔 Might be good to fix some of this stuff.

#NoKings 🪧