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Progressive realization of a worthy ideal.

1/9/2023

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The frameworks that we live in , in large part are given to us. 
Later, a form of liberation comes at the moment when we understand that it's all custom. 
Remember that in large part you can build your day to day structure targeting the lifestyle first and reverse engineering the other aspects around that day to day flow. It may not always be easy , but life tends to bend over time to a well laid out and followed plan. If unplanned, the odds of attaining an objective fall to near zero. 
Aim true, and remember that success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal. It's a habit and a commitment, not simply a checkpoint.

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Prep

18/8/2023

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As this season of shoots starts to pick up , I'm spending a little more time running tests. 
Although I'm sure in my skill set, I always like to run through scenarios a few more times to keep creative. 
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MOMENTS - ARRI ALEXA XT PLUS

25/7/2023

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First Frames  - Day 1 & 2 with the Arri Alexa XT Plus

8/7/2023

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Happy to own this kit. 
Shot on voigtlander lenses
Open Gate 28mm f2.8 & 58mm f1.4
Anamorphic 50mm f1.8 nikon + Sankor 5e + Rapido FVD 24a 
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Get in where you fit in.

25/6/2023

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One of the most important things in life is to know where you do and don't fit. 
Kind words , praise and high fives, don't translate to an abundant life. They are great bonuses, but in order to be effective and stable in the long term, the most important factor is positioning. If you find a space in the world, on the internet etc, where people value what you do correctly, and you can deliver to them consistently and at a quality standard that makes their lives better , you'll be set. 

Ignore what they say, watch what they do. 
The actions of people show how they value you. 
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The training montage continues. Kodak Vision 3 500T

26/5/2023

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A Love Story.

22/5/2023

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It's been a long long time since I've gone to a concert. 
Happy to be back. 
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Shot on my Google Pixel phone. 
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Where it all started.

18/5/2023

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Kodak Vision 3 500T
​Shot my first music video on these steps. 
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Kodak Double X - Nikon F3

5/5/2023

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This is probably one of the last rolls I'll put through this Nikon F3 for a while. 
Moving to my own F5 and putting dad's cam to rest for a bit. 
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KIRTI

17/4/2023

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Hair @angela.deb.stylist @dulcesalonco
MUA @birgitta.artistry @tatyanak.mua
Stylist @solestylefix
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OSAKA NIGHTS

16/4/2023

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Woodbine Beach - Last Summer - Shot on Kodak Vision 3 500T

6/4/2023

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CHANCE ENCOUNTERS : Stylist JP.Michaels

4/4/2023

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Wide - The Lab

21/1/2023

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Custom Anamorphic + Diopters 
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In Bloom : Colour Grading

2/1/2023

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Saya

30/11/2022

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PROTOTYPE 400D

28/11/2022

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VISION3 500T At Night

25/11/2022

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How do you study?

25/11/2022

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Original , shot by Jerome Hof on the Kinefinity Mavo Edge
This is a key part of how I study : 

​When learning stuff I usually try to find something to do in the form of drills daily to find new processes and points of failure. 

Have you found there's anything like this that works for you? 

Lately I'm just alternating between a few things :  taking images and trying to fit them into the world of a movie that I like, or I'm taking shots and trying to solve / build a personal style . (in this reference's case I find there's often a lot of untapped detail and color variation "sleeping" in the image. Density + Luminance channel sharpening + scaling push + monochromatic noise ( creating perceptual sharpness) + pushing more colour separation. 

Also sometimes I'm drawing workflow charts to make sense of things.
(Like mentally splitting overall tonal range from contrast ratio.)



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KODAK VISION 3 500T

21/11/2022

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Some Nights

6/11/2022

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Haunted

6/11/2022

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REVISITED - JAPAN

23/10/2022

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SPADINA NIGHTS

19/10/2022

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Street photography has always been a point of comfort for me. It's a part of how I got my start as a cinematographer.

I used to spend weekends with friends and we'd just walk around Toronto and go to parties, shooting photos Friday to Sunday. Each week I'd come back with a few thousand shots. Over time that led to the ability to catch and balance compositions more efficiently. Sometimes there's only an instant where everything sits right in the frame. It's the most low stress training ground. Playing professionally.

This set is from Chinatown ( Spadina ) .

Another stack to the process is Colour Grading. Lately I've been spending a lot of time in classes, learning about the under the hood aspects of post colour. With the right information and the right tools ( sometimes custom tools) , I'm seeing that I can really dig in and enhance images as my understanding develops.

It's a little odd looking back realizing how much has changed over the past few years.
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7 YEARS

16/10/2022

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​​Nothing could prepare me for the fact that a single image would represent a 7 year journey of healing and transformation.
 
My journey started when I'd just moved home from college and my father was dying of cancer. It was the day after I got home and I asked if there was any advice that he could give me. He said," don't let anyone , even my passing stop you. Go out and become what you want to be." That was our last day.
 
 I decided soon after that I wanted to travel the world and to be a photographer. I took his lenses with me. After travelling to Japan , Taipei and Shanghai, training my eye, I came home. The journeys gradually let me find myself.
 
7 years out from that conversation I took this image. Healed and whole, I can now say with confidence that I'm a photographer.
 
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