Description
Director of Photography, camera operator, and FAA-licensed drone pilot based in Colorado Springs/Denver. I shoot emotionally honest, cinematic work for commercials, fashion, automotive, music videos, doc, and narrative—craft first, story always. Past projects for BBC, Niantic, ABB, and the NBA; available across the U.S. and internationally.
Special Skills & Experience
Special Skills (short, punchy list for directories)
Director of Photography • A-/B-Cam Operator (gimbal/handheld/sticks)
FAA Part 107 drone pilot (aerial establishing, tracking, location coverage)
Fast, lean-crew lighting; motivated/practicals; clean, intentional coverage
Movement design & blocking; gimbal planning; speed-ramped/handheld sequences
Look development: tasteful diffusion (Black Pro-Mist, Glimmer), lens curation (cine + vintage)
Color-managed workflows in DaVinci Resolve (ACES / DaVinci YRGB CM, CST pipelines)
Run-and-gun documentary + interview setups; fashion/beauty lighting; automotive B-roll
On-set problem solving; time-compressed schedules; small-footprint rigs
Shot listing, storyboarding, and efficient pre-pro for brand spots & promos
Safe aerial operations: basic LAANC/airspace planning, VLOS/daylight ops, location coordination
Front Range altitude/cold-weather set experience; travel-ready (passport)
Experience Highlights (for film/crew directories or “About” pages)
Commercials, fashion, automotive, music videos, doc & narrative across U.S. + Asia
Credits include projects for BBC, Niantic, ABB, and the NBA
Comfortable leading small agile crews or slotting in as operator on larger sets
Strong gimbal and handheld operating; quick transitions between movement styles
Efficient lighting with tubes, LEDs, and practicals; confident negative fill and ratios
Aerials that add scale and geography without pulling focus from performance
Collaborative with talent, non-actors, and clients; calm under pressure; schedule-driven
Story-first approach: movement, light, and lensing motivated by character and purpose
Delivery for multi-platform campaigns (16:9/9:16/1:1), with on-set framing for social cutdowns