Steadicam lacrosse All Stars game PLL league Boston
Worked again at Foxboro for PLL – Premiere League Lacrosse for the All Star game. Hot but not like last year! Great shoot, I enjoyed it more this time around as well.
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Cincinnati Trip June 26-July2
Pretty cool trip to Cincinnati. As a complete surprise bonus, I happened to get takeout dinner and brought it riverside. A fantastic fireworks display erupted on the far bank side over the city on July 1st for the fourth celebration. On a lark I went for a walk the first day after work… to discover […]
Read More »PAX East Boston 2022 – it’s back!
Just shot the fantastic PAX show again this year at Boston. It cancelled last year due to the pandemic. I always enjoy the Dungeons & Dragons segments on Day 3. Anna Prosser and Xander Woods wrestler star are pictured here with me behind the camera.
Read More »UNH Football. Back to my first semester college…
Beautiful sunny weather but cold day. Fun shoot and then zipped back west in NH and then north to Vermont.
Read More »Dartmouth Princeton football Ivy League
2nd trip to Hanover NH Dartmouth college on past couple of weeks. ESPN camera hard cam high game cam.
Read More »Dartmouth football vs Columbia
First time shooting at Dartmouth. Has some nice sunshine during build / rehearsal. Been a killer week though showed up exhausted from non stop work grind.
Read More »Indian Wells tennis tournament ATP 1000
Very warm Indian Wells next to Palm Springs. 6 days of tennis. It’s like the last gasp of summer coming from the east coast to Palm Springs. Camera court D but also shot some in the Main Court A for several matches. Got to hike the great mountain trail known as the museum trail behind […]
Read More »Laver Cup tennis tournament Boston robo cam
Just worked on the great Laver Cup at TD Garden for 6 days as a robo camera Operator. There were four of us controlling 37 cameras for behind the scenes color of the tournament. Really fun assignment and great swag too!
Read More »Room9 sequel. RED 4K Director of Photography feature film
Just finished filming the feature Rm9 sequel in greater Philadelphia / Princeton NJ area. Mostly on location at NJ smaller town with actual barn garage not a set. Shot on my RED Scarlet 4K raw camera setup with all my lenses this time. Fell in love with my Nikkor 50mm prime and also used my […]
Read More »Steadicam PLL – Mens Premiere League Lacrosse. Foxboro / Patriots stadium
3 days of Steadicam operation for live broadcast opening tournament PLL league. We shot 5 games in 3 days in backbreaking heat. 90F day 2 and 95F day 3 full sun. Exhausting in the heat. I made a camera support brace after first day to use the next two days to take some of the […]
Read More »“Scream Bloody Murder” film shot in Los Angeles on my RED Scarlet 4K film rig
Just finished final shoot day of film “Scream Bloody Murder” directed by Shawn C. Phillips in Los Angeles. We shot in Hollywoods Hills 1920s mansion, Burbank, LA, Downey, Pico Rivera, Van Nuys and maybe a few other locations. Great experience, great group of people in cast and crew to work with. I shot with my […]
Read More »FIXed Sigma 24mm Ultra Wide II lens f/2.8
I used this lens a ton in my snowboard days. All my ads were sold with this lens, including Burton catalog shots etc… All my Snowboard Magazine shots I made with this excellent little lens, including the defunct Plow Magazine. Tore it down, had to use adhesive to get the graphic / name plate unscrewed […]
Read More »Just rebuilt my Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/2 Prime!!!!`
Super stoked. Just rebuilt my Nikon Nikkor 85mm. The focus feel on this lens is amazing. I’ve had this lens for maybe 15 years? It’s always had something mechanically wrong with it – the iris jams open, or really wherever you set the f Stop you cannot re-close the iris after it’s mounted on the […]
Read More »MotoAmerica 2019 shoot camera motorcycle racing New Jersey
Just got back from the NJ MotoAmerica motorcycle race series. Was a fun shoot with the fast bikes and great weather this year! Camera 6 with a fast turn to the left. Had a lot of live air time. visit Russ’ main website for demo reel video material and more: RJ Films main website
Read More »US Open Tennis 2019 USTA. Camera for ESPN live broadcast
Just shot 7 straight days at the US Open in Flushing, Queens, NY again. Great event. Was sick the first two days of shooting but the last final days were really fun. Much better weather this year, and Hyeung Chung finally completed a fantastic comeback at Court 10 Thursday night late in front of a […]
Read More »NASCAR weekend event NH speedway. Just filmed.
I will say it was blazing hot. Full sun and 96+ F temps. But it was fun event, and our particular assignment boiled down to a one hour live show each day next to the track. Haven’t ever worked at my own state’s racetrack which at this point must be ironic but glad I finally […]
Read More »More custom modifications to my Steadicam unit. Fabricating.
More machining / mods for my custom built Steadicam balance / mounting plate, the overall crucial gold anodized aluminum heavy duty part was repurposed by me from an expensive aftermarket front suspension Lower Control Arm (LCA) from a Honda Civic. They are sold out and can’t find buy from the manufacturer anymore. That custom bracket […]
Read More »Fabricated balance plate / mount for my Steadicam rig.
Was at the massive auto junkyard pulling a rear passenger caliper for my failed Accord one, and I spotted this gorgeous heavy duty suspension part out the side of a wrecked, stacked car. I tried to remove it to get it for this purpose, but the accident / damage had made removal with normal hand […]
Read More »Pirelli World Challenge – Limerock, CT racing PWC – Camera
My second trip to Limerock, CT raceway. Great racing action. I absolutely love the KTM car – it’s a heavily race modified XBow with massive spoilers, splitter, tail and wraparound panels. Super low, super wide, cornering (if not power) monster. I want one!!
Read More »PAX East Boston, Main stage, principal camera
The really great event PAX East, came to Boston again. 2nd or 3rd year working the event. Main stage camera operator for entire week event. 70,000+ attendees… this show is HUGE! Really great attendees and spirit. One of my favorite corporate video gigs each year. This was the final event final day: The Omegathon. They […]
Read More »Laguna Seca – Pirelli World Challenge PWC racing
Very hot week at Laguna Seca raceway in Monterrey, California. Super fast beautiful cars. The best part of the event. I honed in live on the developing and massive crash of Bryan Ortiz in the Miata class. It was one of the heaviest wrecks in years at Laguna Seca. I posted the live play by […]
Read More »Filming MotoAmerica in New Jersey
Just got back from filming MotoAmerica in New Jersey this time. I’m back flying out to Alabama tomorrow for the next one. Here’s pics from New Jersey: This was really scary. We all didn’t know how bad this was. Caroline Olsen had a severe crash right under my tower. Motionless face down. Full speed, no […]
Read More »MotoAmerica 2017 1st one – Pittsburg PIRC Racetrack
My first time shooting the MotoAmerica series. It was awesome! Of course, the kid with broken ankle gets the assignment up the tower. Turn 1. Tower turn one:
Read More »Ultimate Adventure 2017 – Camera – Arizona, Utah
2017 was the year of my broken ankle and the year we wheeled around Arizona. 8 day trip all around the state and various passes. Grand Canyon. We ended the trip with a final shoot in Utah and the incredibly beautiful dunes area of Sand Hollow in the south of the state. Flew back out […]
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