Triathlon Night at Pete's Bike Shoppe

Whenever you put a large group of triathletes in a room full of new bikes ( at Pete's Bike Shoppe in Flemington NJ - mixed with tons of buzz about the upcoming triathlon season, you have a toxic mix of raw athleticism and the kid in the candy store.

We were there to capture it all and bang out a simple video for Mike Nusbaum of PACERACING to push the highlights to all the folks who were and weren't there in person last Tuesday evening.

Seeing some of those incredible tri bikes from Trek and cool wet suits almost makes me want to start training again. Then again, the triathlon world hasn't missed me since my last race in 2002... so why push it?

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Triathletes are Weenies in the Water

What's the matter with today's triathletes? Just the thought of a little bump from nature during the swim absolutely freaks them out.

A couple weeks ago, I made a very tame poster for Mike Nusbaum and his JerseyMan Iron Swim being held May 7 at Spruce Run Reservoir. It was a nice picture of a beach and a tiny wave starting to recede. The feedback was that the poster looked too menacing and that they wanted a kinder gentler poster that would suggest the event was friendlier...

I quickly responded with the poster included in this entry...thankfully, my triathlon days are over.

The 2010 Clinton Christmas Parade

We received a last minute call from Annie at the Addicted Jeans Store on Main Street, Clinton around 12:30 pm Friday afternoon to video tape her mother in the Clinton Christmas parade at 6pm. Her mom, Mary, has been Santa's elf in the parade since 1987 when the parades began and she wanted a video of her mom riding on Santa's AND a video of the parade itself. Tracy and I covered the parade, her mom putting on makeup and getting dressed and all the characters getting ready at the nearby Presbyterian church... lots of " people getting ready" in the video, plus Saint Ann's of Hampton Bagpipers warming up...it was a wonderful night to be out with a camera.

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Hunterdon Half Triathlon Feature COMPLETED

Round Valley reservoir was the site of this Half Iron distance Triathlon. It's a beautiful lake and we shot a lot of great scenic shots which were used in the scenic open of the film.

The race was staged by Mike Nusbaum and his paceracing.org and NJMultisport race event companies.

We also expanded the use of our HD Hero camera, mounting it on the top of a long pruning pole to get the tree shots around the transition area. We had one of the swimmers wear it for the beginning of the swim and we also placed it on a bicycle helmet as well. It was a very long day and quite a different vibe from the Olympic distance triathlon we shot in Oxford NJ the previous month...in the longer races, the athletes spread out a lot more and makes it harder to cover with just two cameras. Next year, we go to three cameras, the HD hero, an assistant and a motorcyclist for the road shots instead of our fat van.

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Kristin and Ben

I wasn't sure after coming home from this wedding whether I'd have enough good footage to make a 10 minute film, much less a 15 min film. Ben and Kristen opted out of the standard bridal and groom prep which meant cutting off several hours of shooting Kristin's makeup, hair, dress, flowers, rings etc...they also opted out of the traditional dances - the father daughter and son mother dances... plus, the bridal party lost me on their way to the photo shoot location after the ceremony... so I didn't have those shots either. Fortunately, the photographer, who was also a family friend, did shoot it and I've incorporated those shots instead. It works nicely, actually...so this film is an example of shooting just the ceremony and reception...fortunately, all those "technical" details didn't stop this gang from having a wonderful day...despite us not being everywhere...the reception typically is our favorite part of the day... everyone is well oiled and lets their hair down on the dance floor. It was quite a party.

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Soccer is Cool

OK, Ok..it's not that kind of video...it's a highlight video for the North Hunterdon High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team. Thanks to the parents and the coaches, I was given the opportunity to shoot two games and two practices. The girls really wanted a video of the 2010 season and they got one. When I presented the video at their dinner banquet, they started howling from the second shot and didn't stop until it was completed, 12:38 later. ..congratulations to the 2010 girls varsity soccer team....and thanks for letting me share the end of your season.
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Bridal Show at the Holiday Inn

Bridal Shows are a hoot. A fashion show, great food, dancing, music and lots of brides. This was my first networking joint venture with Peter Gallotta from Infinity Soundz and Dana Lane of Dana Lane Photography. The idea was to create a video of us at the show and send it out to all the brides we met as an additional reminder of who we are. The concept is not new and works very well: offer brides one stop shopping with all the major services under one roof...what a handsome bunch of wedding pros...
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