Have you ever fasted? Growing up in the church, you’re taught that fasting is something you do to enhance and enrich your relationship with God. It is as discipline that Dallas Willard encourages is essential for deep discipleship. His book “The Spirit of the disciplines” was...
For years, music was a huge part of my life. Whether I was playing in our Hawaiian band for LMU luau or jamming on our worship team at church. Over the last few years, I’ve really lost touch with music...
Growing up in Hawaii, we learned to play the ukulele in grade school. It is actually a great instrument to learn when you’re young because of it’s size, its tone and because it’s a great way to learn about music. It teaches you about creative...
Today we spent at least half of our day in the studio preparing, packing and re-packing for our upcoming trip to Japan. The first and most important thing I always attempt to finalize is the primary camera kit on which we are going to shoot...
So the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k is here and I finally got to play with it this morning. Rather than just trying to find something around the office to shoot at, I decided to connect with Jody Kamisato to see if he wanted to be...
In production, there is typically a very rigid schedule we need to follow in order to make sure a production goes smoothly. And it’s more than just about making sure things happen the way you’ve planned, if you forget a shot or miss a moment,...
Yesterday we started out with another 5am wake up call to get ready for a day-trip to the Big Island. This is likely the last day of production for a project we’ve been working on for a couple of months, so it’s exciting to think...
A couple months back, I decided to surprise Joanne with a quick trip to Osaka, Japan. Yes, some people thought we were a little nuts to travel all that way just for a three-day weekend, but sometimes you have to be spontaneous to keep the...
Before I met Joanne, dim sum was one of those fun food excursions I would always get excited about. I mean...
I have been a die hard Red user for 5 years. Whenever I can and as budgets allow, I will always choose to shoot on the best and technology I have access to and most often that’s been a Red camera and some my Leica...