Question 1

What gear do you bring?

Accepted Answer

Canon Cinema cameras (C70, R5 C and R5), fast lenses, portable LED lighting with softboxes, wireless lavalier and shotgun audio, a gimbal, and a DJI Air 3S drone. Everything fits in a car and sets up in minutes. For multi-camera interviews I bring three matched angles.

Question 2

What do you charge?

Accepted Answer

Half-day, full-day and multi-day rates, with a discount for nonprofits and public media. Editing is quoted separately or bundled. Tell me what you are making and I will send a clear number within a business day.

Question 3

Where do you work?

Accepted Answer

I am based in south Minneapolis and work across the Twin Cities and Minnesota without travel fees. For anywhere else I travel with a small kit and quote travel at cost.

Question 4

How are photographs delivered?

Accepted Answer

High-resolution, edited files in a private online gallery, usually within a week. Rush delivery is available for events and news.

Question 5

What if the project is bigger than one shooter?

Accepted Answer

Full productions with a producer, writer and editor run through Tiny Window Pictures, the studio I co-founded. You still get me behind the camera, plus Lindsey Seavert producing and Renny McCauley editing.

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