Made it home safe and sound. It was great seeing everyone at the DC Video Shoot Off, especially my shaven Wookie brother Parker Gyokeres, but I’m sooooo looking forward to getting some rest the next two days. And yes, I captured some upper cloud lightning on the way back to Utah.

Had a little fun filming on the DZOFilm Arcana 45mm this evening during the mixer. The camera is definitely my social crutch, but I think that’s okay.

I’d post a wingtip selfie but….. heading to DC for the DC Video Shoot Off. we will be streaming live for free, but in-person attendance is free too! I think there might still be seats available so register today!

It’s been a while since I last posted an astro image. It’s been a very busy summer. Target: Pelican Nebula Constellation: Cygnus Location: Monte Cristo, Antelope Island, and Roy, Utah – Bortle 3, 4, and 7 respectively Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Air Mount: ZWO AM3 Scope: Askar 120APO w/ Flattener Filter: Askar ColourMagic D1 and D2 filters Lights: D1: 40 x 300 sec, D2: 49 x 300 sec Gain: 100, Cooling: -15°C to -5°C 60x Flats, Flat-Darks, Darks Total Integration Time: 7 hrs, 25 minutes Stacked in Pixinsight with BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, and DBXtract Finished in Photoshop

Man, four years flew by. Such a fun shoot with some of my favorite people, even if it ended with me getting COVID. Franklin Scott Harris Jr., Eva Frazier, Brooke Rogers, miss y’all.

Finally getting a good night of imaging on Pelican

Being on set by 4am sucks, but any day on set is a good day. I teamed with Justin J Fairley as his DP to film a national level recruiting commercial for the Air Force. The crew killed it today and we managed to bring “sunlight” to a large pre-dawn shot on the flightline. I can’t wait to show y’all what we made.

A couple more shots from last week, courtesy of Jason’s friend Dave who works at the Air Force Academy. The device I’m using in the photos is called a Tilta Float. The harness is hidden under the vest, and it probably weighs about 30-40lbs. It adds positional stability in the form of passive inertia, similar to a Steadicam, but with a gimbal attached for attitude stability and leveling (so more like the ARRI Trinity). I’m at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas this week in *much* hotter temperatures, filming for another commercial, this one for the CSAF (top uniform officer in the Air Force). It’s going to be a fun, albeit hot, week out here, and we pulled out *all* the toys to really do this right. Stay tuned for more BTS from the 2AVS!

It’s been an awesome shoot this week filming at the US Air Force Academy during Basic Cadet Training. Heading home today to get prepped for another adventure next week! I can’t wait to show y’all the footage from this project. We’re at over 12TB of 8K raw footage for a 60-second commercial, but it’s looking amazing. We should be releasing this fall after the main controlled action shoot in September. (📸 by TSgt Rob Harnden and me)