Charlotte Crew Captures American History at Donald Trump Rally
Our Charlotte crew traveled to Atlanta to cover a Donald Trump rally at The Fox Theatre for Fox News. Coincidentally, our Atlanta cameraman Jeff McGovern was also at the rally shooting for CNN. During the event, Presidential Candidate Mr. Trump discussed his ideas on how to “Make America Great Again”. Filming Donald Trump is always […]
Read MoreTexas DP Shoots For Discovery Channel At Schlitterbahn
I think it’s safe to say that when you get booked by the Discovery Channel you’re going to have a good time. This was definitely the case for my recent shoot at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Galveston, TX. I was sent down to the coast to cover the construction of the world’s tallest water […]
Read MoreNew York Crew Shoots Dwyane Wade for ESPN’s Body Issue
I knew I was booked for an ESPN The Magazine Body Issue shoot, however, it was a little bit more of a mystery. The morning of the shoot, we headed to Pier 59 Studios in downtown New York City without knowing who our high-profile athlete would be. As I walked in, I greeted Carlos Seero […]
Read MoreLA DP Gets in the Ring with Claressa Shields for ESPN Body Issue
Working on ESPN The Magazine Body Issue shoots are always a good time because the athlete is mostly a mystery until the day of. When I arrived on set in Malibu, I found out we would be shooting with Olympic boxer Claressa Shields. Shields is the first ever American woman to win gold in boxing […]
Read MoreMiami Crew Swims with Antonio Brown for The Body Issue
Let me tell you, I’m a huge football fan, so when I heard that I was going to be shooting with Antonio Brown I was beyond stoked! When I arrived to the set, which was a mansion in the Coral Gables area in South Florida, I was impressed especially because of the pool. We actually […]
Read MoreMiami Crew Skates with Lil Wayne for Bleacher Report
I hit the road in the burbs to shoot an interview for Bleacher Report with rap artist, Lil Wayne. The interview was located at Lil Wayne’s private skatepark, Wynwood, where I had thirty minutes to set-up my camera and gear. Crunch time. When shooting with Bleacher Report, we always have a plan b for the backdrop. Light metal […]
Read MoreDenver DP Captures Allysa Seely for ESPN The Magazine Body Issue
I was pretty stoked when I found out I would be shooting behind the scenes (BTS) for ESPN the Magazine Body Issue. The actual shoot was located in Gateway Canyons, Colorado where we were profiling 2015 World Champion Paratriathlete, Allysa Seely. Since this was outside in the canyons and Seely being a paratriathlete, our goal […]
Read MoreLA Crew Takes Off with Von Miller for ESPN The Magazine Body Issue
Another ESPN The Magazine Body Issue shoot and I could not be more thrilled. This time around, our Body Issue shoot was with 2016 Super Bowl Champion and MVP, Von Miller. My apprentice, Tori and I headed to the shoot out at Quixote Studios in West Hollywood. For the interview, Miller described the how they […]
Read MoreDallas Crew Uncovers Vince Wilfork with ESPN The Body Issue 2016
Shooting behind the scenes for ESPN The Magazine The Body Issue is a big deal! This is the second time I’ve been on one of theses shoots, the first being with Prince Fielder of the Texas Rangers. This time, I packed up my Sony F55 in my burbs then traveled down to Houston for the […]
Read MoreLife as an Apprentice: Jacob Satterfield
Summing up an apprenticeship with a rock star DP like Ryan Ricker in a few short paragraphs might be impossible but here we go! My start with Go To Team started out by a pool in a beach town outside of Charleston, SC last Fourth of July when by luck, divine intervention or alignment of […]
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