Potato Day at Garden OrganicA short film shot over the weekend of the 28/29th January at Garden Organics Potato Day. Like many other visitors I bought my seed potatoes from the huge range of varieties available. This year I will be growing Vivaldi, Salad Blue and a new variety called poetically Mayan Twilight. Really enjoyed the informative talks from a series of experts than ran through the weekend. I am pretty pleased with the film and hope it conveys all that was happening over the weekend.
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On LocationJanuary saw me shooting another segment for the Sowing New Seeds cooking video. This time I was in Leicester filming Bhanu Mistry demonstraing Indian dishes using exotic vegetables that can be grown in the UK. Working as a Director/Cameraman it is best to keep this quote by cinematographer James Wong Howe ASC in mind - "People don't realize that a cameraman has to be more than someone who can photograph a scene. His main job, really, is to keep everybody happy." |
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Grow and EatI recently discovered this wonderful quote from Brendan Behan, “If you have a talent use it in every which way possible. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.” With this in mind I have launched three new sites to celebrate my passion for food, cooking and my more recently discovered delight in growing my own vegetables and herbs. Of course the garden and kitchen often present excellent photography opportunities so expect to see lots of my photographs being posted. |
A personal favouriteOne thing keeping Life interesting is working with new equipment and software. The possibilities seem endless and I am constantly learning, testing and discovering. Last year I shot video on a DSLR,the Canon 550D, for the first time. At the end of the shoot I took advantage of the gorgeous light and autumn colours to try some soft focus tests. Pleased with the results I edited some of this test material to the wonderful music of Jose Travieso. This short test film has become a personal favourite and I look forward to shooting more video on a DSLR later this year. |
Interesting Times
Viewfinder Visuals provides a range of creative and technical services from photography to producing video and web media. My clients have ranged from major television broadcasters to individual Artists wanting to promote their work.
This varied work results from my range of skills and experience gained from working for over twenty years in television production and photography. While it is satisfying to have some credentials the excitement and challenges in life are found in asking, what's next?
To discover what I am currently working on visit the Facebook page, read the blog or view my tweets.
Photos (Clockwise from top-right) Botanist and TV presenter James Wong; Artist Vicki Cooke painting a mural of Jose Marti; Sculpture Liam Ball besides his "Acrobat" piece; Quantum Theatre's outdoor performance of "Twelfth Night".
