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Notes from the road
Behind-the-scenes stories, field notes and thoughts on craft.
October 2026 · Behind the scenes
Three nights in Shibuya
Chasing reflections, rain and neon for a 60-second city film
We had one rule for this film: no tripods after dark. Everything handheld, everything at eye level, so the city would feel like something you walk through rather than look at.
The first night was scouting with the camera rolling anyway. The best shots came from the in-between moments — a crossing light turning green, a stranger's umbrella catching a sign.
The city keeps changing its lighting faster than you can change your settings. You stop fighting it and start following it.
By the third night we knew which corners to wait at, and which ones to leave alone.
Shot on
- Sony FX3, S-Log3
- 35mm and 50mm primes
- No lights — practicals only
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September 2026 · Process
Grading with one look
Why the whole series uses a single LUT, and what we gave up for it.
August 2026 · Travel
A week of blue hours
Notes from shooting only in the twenty minutes after sunset.
July 2026 · Gear
Leaving the gimbal at home
Handheld again, and why the small shakes make it feel closer.
Photo essay
Fabric, light, hands
Every swatch is pinned by hand before it is ever cut.
Field notes
What I learned from shooting strangers
Ask first, or ask right after — but always ask. Most people say yes when they can see you care about the picture more than the shot count.
- Keep the camera low and slow.
- Show them the frame on the monitor.
- Send the clip. Every time.
A portrait is a conversation that happens to be recorded.
None of this is new. It just took me a few years of doing it wrong to believe it.
Video diary · Episode 04
On set: the last take
Two minutes from the final day — the crew, the light going, and the shot we almost didn't get.
Let's work together
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