So it started about 2 years ago…we were bitten by a little bug called DSLR film…actually, Mike was bitten first probably in conjunction with our friends over at Team Yu Photography. I started by mourning a lost partner…I knew that he was going to tackle film like he had photo–absorbing and learning everything he could at all times and I knew he would be good at it. That meant that I was going to have to shoot stills with someone else…but the passion, the love, just the way he talked about film it wasn’t going to be me pouting on the couch that I wanted my shooting partner all to myself that made him stop. I’m glad I didn’t…because now I’ve fallen in love as well, and I’ve fallen hard. Actually we’re not shooting this weekend and all I want to do is crash a big beautiful wedding and make a film…I’m the editor and man does editing film really tickle my need to tell stories (I was a creative writing major at Wheaton when I graduated). So a new era is coming to MKD Photography and Team Yu Photography…and we’ve been dabbling here and there, but for real we are about to jump in. A price list, a contract, a website, a business name…it’s all in the works…and we couldn’t be more excited!
This first video is the first time that we were all together…Anna and I shooting stills, Mike and Tony shooting video. They don’t have all of the equipment they want, but they just wanted to get their feet wet. Sitting down to put it all together I was impressed with what they were able to capture without a Steadicam or a real slider…and I am really really happy to share the wedding of Jess and Jeff with you.
This second wedding was shot the weekend before…and if they didn’t have all that they needed for Jess’s wedding, Mike was really behind for Jamie and Steve’s wedding. He was still a primary photographer for the day, Tony and Anna weren’t with us, and he was squeaking in footage here and there when he could. He was shooting with our Nikon which isn’t nearly as amazing as the Canon…but again, when I sat down to edit this film it came together beautifully…and really just confirmed that the direction we are headed is the right one…if this is what he can accomplish while limping I can’t wait to see what he can do with the right tools and time!
The future for us includes more amazing weddings with couples who have stories to tell–our vision is not to just document the day as a “wedding” but to portray the couple who just happen to be celebrating their wedding day. We’re getting everything we need to make this work–a steadicam is already in Mike’s hands and if he could sleep with it he would. A slider is next up. The Canon equipment comes with an awesome partnership with Team Yu Photography and LensProToGo.com right up the street who makes it easy to not buy equipment right before Nikon is about to launch a whole new line of video capable 1080 cameras. We have the equipment to record sound…the vows, the toasts, the little moments that you just want to hear again. Did I mention I’m excited?! I can’t wait to see where this is going!
Congratulations you guys! This is so exciting! Such great work so far, you’ll be unstoppable with all the new gear 🙂
Can we have our wedding again just so you can shoot it??? These are great!
You guys make me wish SO BAD you were around and doing this when I was getting married! Our Telluride wedding would have been the perfect setting for something like this! AMAZING WORK!!!
Guys very best of luck, with your passion, technical know how and that awesome creativity you are blessed with, you’ll do brilliantly Oh and have lots of fun along the way!