"Not Over You" - Gavin DeGraw music video

The stars of a show can be such pigs sometimes, especially when they're about 100lbs and hungry all the time.

When Director David Fishal told me that he'd like to shoot a music video for Gavin Degraw around New York City, I said "sure!" When he told me that the day of the shoot revolved around the availability of the animal wranglers, I said, "interesting."

I've heard working with animals can be tedious or tough, but Buddy the pig brought his A-game and was often a one take wonder.

Note to self...I'm bringing fresh carrots to all my shoots for now on...it seems to get the job done!

I had the pleasure of working with aerial specialist Tabb Firchau on a Vincent Laforet surfing piece "J.O.B. First Look" in Hawaii in 2009.

To see this technology in action and the focus required to fly one of these awesome machines is very impressive. But what's even more incredible is to review the dailies it produces.

Check out the video. The visuals are stunning. Congrats Tabb.

Travel Channel "Hidden City NYC"

The cold hands of winter have firmly wrapped themselves around NYC tonight, but I'm excited to stay in this evening to watch the premiere of "Hidden City New York," hosted by Marcus Sakey at 9PM EST on the Travel Channel.

"Hidden City" explores the history of several cities throughout the U.S. through the crime stories of the late 1970s and early 1980s. God knows NYC has a couple of noteworthy tales to throw into the mix. It was cool to work on the show and I had the pleasure of creating all of the time lapse footage.

All of the time lapse for this episode was created using a Canon 5D Mk II, Sachtler CF 100 M tripod, intervalometer, and a motion control head for the tilt and pan moves. Over the course of three days I created 25 various shots from the Financial District to Harlem, and in most situations I travelled by bike. In post production I managed all of the files using Adobe Bridge and FinalCut Pro in order to deliver the production house a .mov file as reference.

I can't wait to see how the show was edited.

Stay warm my friends.

Time Lapse Reel

I've been sitting on some of my recent time lapse footage and decided to edit together a short reel of my favorite shots. Many of these clips have been used in work for the Travel Channel and several corporate shoots for Cisco Systems. Time lapse photography often presents challenges - early mornings after a 14 hour day or tough weather conditions (cold or hot). However they are often my favorite images from a shoot and I look forward to capturing more complex shots using rail systems and more advanced rigs in the future. I hope you enjoy.

EMMY Win! PBS Documentary "Hecho A Mano"

"Hehco A Mano" won an Emmy on Saturday night in Ft. Lauderdale for Historical and Cultural Programing from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, Suncoast Chapter.

This is my first PBS documentary as the Director of Photography for Common Machine Production and I'm proud to be part of such a great short film. "Hecho A Mano," was the culmination of many hours of sweat equity on everyone's behalf and the beautifully candid stories of the main characters.

"Hecho A Mano" is now the winner of :

*EMMY, Historical & Cultural Programming National Academy of Arts & Sciences 2011

*Best Florida Documentary, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2010

*Best Local Film, Miami Short Film Festival 2010

*Best Documentary, Miami Short Film Festival 2010

Producers: Brett O'Bourke and Gaspar González

Director: Brett O'Bourke

Writer: Gaspar González

Director of Photography: Richard Patterson

Editor: Christina Burchard

Assistant Editor: Jorge Rubiera

Assoc. Producer: Christine Sylvain

Art Basel Miami 2011 - Hit Record and Don't Look Back!

Tomorrow I hit the record button for two weeks of work in Miami centered around the annual art show, Art Basel Miami. It's great to be in the old neighborhood and this is without a doubt my favorite time of year in the 305. I am shooting a variety of projects focussing on the artists and exhibitions that will be taking place here, and tomorrow is the kickoff with a video piece on RETNA, a well known visual artist from Los Angeles that is producing a large scale piece in the design district.

While preparing for my shoot tomorrow I watched the following trailer for "Here Comes The Neighborhood" documentary project which highlights the stunning and abundant murals that have flourished in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. It's really well done and my hat goes off to the film makers and shooters. Constructed in 2009 for Art Basel Miami, The walls now feature work from over 30 artists including Futura, Shepard Fairey, RETNA, and Kenny Scharf.

Let the fun begin!

Commercial Reel

Video reels and portfolios are always a work in progress, but at a certain point you have to let your them leave the house and find their own way in the world. Here is my most recent edit and over the next few weeks I'll be re-editing my documentary, music, time lapse and steadicam reels as well.

Cut, copy, paste...