The first thing I learnt about being in the commercial world is that people buy people and kindness goes a very long way when building releationships and trust.

With all my clients, I like to give them the vision they have, but also add in a few ideas of my own. To do this, trust is huge, especially when I am being trusted to capture their product, brand, of themselves.
So to be able to chat with them, get to know then and build a good rapport is important to me as it is a huge part of the creative process.

The reason I have different hourly packages is down to making sure I can capture what I need in the time that I am there for.

With many commercial shoots, it is usually around meetings and or events, carefully timed, so I need to make sure I can capture everything I need whilst there.

I am happy to advise on how long we will require but set up and breakdown time is not part of the shooting time. So if you book an hour, I get there earlier to set up or look around and stay longer if I need to pack down, without it costing you any extra.

Editing is all part of the cost, so there is no extra charge for the amount of time it takes to edit the photos or video.

The final product will be uploaded to either a secure gallery or to a private folder on Dropbox for you to view, review and download the final images and or video.

You do not need to sign up to dropbox to access these files, so again the cost you pay for however long you need is the cost you pay and no extra.

I often get asked what euqipment I have and use..

Cameras:

2x Sony A1 Flagship cameras - slight overkill for weddings, but the quality and dynamic range is phenomenal, especially in low light.

1x Sony A7C - used for back up or a third video camera if required.

1x DJI Mini4pro drone - I used to have an air 2s but since this was released, the technology has made its way to this and it is absolutely amazing.

1x DJI OSMO Action Cam (video) - a small camera that can be worn or positioned in places to capture B roll.

Sound:

4x Rode Wireless Go II mics to capture audio for interviews, speeches, etc.

1x Rodecaster Pro II - this is perfect for indoor multiple audio streams (think interviews or podcasts with 3 or 4 people)

1x Tascam Portacapture x8 - for capturing multiple audio streams when out and about on location.

Editing:

Photos, I mainly use Lightroom to edit in.
For culling the photos I use an AI tool called Aftershoot, which selects the best of a group of similar images (Yes I do alwasy check first before editing though!)

Video I am now using Davinci Resolve Studio because it is absolutely amazing!
Before I went to Mac, I was using Sony Vegas Pro on windows, which is great, but nothing on Davinci it seems.

After Effects for graphics and titling because it really is amazing at what it can do!

Audio - When I used to do audio production I learnt Acid Pro to mix, remix and produce all my audio on.
I am in the process of learning Logic Pro