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Weekend Photos

Weekend Photos

By on July 20, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

We had a great time this past weekend in the city. Aside form the usual walking around we made a stop at a Chicago Fire House where the Firemen were more than happy to let the boys get on the truck. Andrew was especially excited and kept saying “cool”. We also got to see several […]

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Daddy Daughter Day

Daddy Daughter Day

By on July 15, 2010 in iPhone, Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

On Wednesday Sydney decided she wanted to spend the day with me while I ran some errands. The first stop was SuperCuts downtown where she met Sherri, the woman that’s been cutting my hair for over 12 years now. Then we went for a walk outside since we were downtown in Chicago. Sydney told me […]

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Heading Home

Heading Home

By on July 6, 2010 in HDR, Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

It’s time to pack up and head back to Chicago. With a little luck the trip back will be a few hours shorter than the trip out. We fly to San Francisco, and after a 4 hour layover head to Chicago. The fun all starts tomorrow morning when we leave at 9am (that’s 6pm the […]

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Sydney Video

By on June 30, 2010 in Text Post, Video Post with 0 Comments

People often ask me what it is I do on these trips. Even though I feel like I explain it well, sometimes it’s easier to show than tell. Here is a video that is very typical of what I usually do on these jobs. It’s one of 6 – 8 videos that I will do […]

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The Edit Suite Down Under

The Edit Suite Down Under

If you have to work out of a hotel room, it doesn’t get any better than this. For a quick video tour, click below. [qt:/blog/video/2010-0629_SydneyEditSuiteTour-Blog.mov /blog/video/2010-0629_MoviePoaster.jpg /blog/video/2010-0629_SydneyEditSuiteTour-Blog.mov 600 337]

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St. Spyridon College

St. Spyridon College

By on June 25, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post, Travel with 0 Comments

After being here less than 24 hours we were off on our first shoot to cover a Lions Project at a local elementary school. I was there to take photos throughout the day while the crew recorded interviews and shot b-roll of the children. On the way back from the shoot, our gracious Lions hosts/travel […]

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Hello Sydney!

Hello Sydney!

By on June 23, 2010 in iPhone, Photo Post, Text Post, Travel with 0 Comments

After 32 long hours, we are here in Sydney and I’m all checked in. The hotel is nice, the room nicer and I’m looking forward to some solid sleep. It’s 2:30 in the afternoon here and I’m going to unpack, get something to eat and try to stay awake until at least 6pm. Tomorrow the […]

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Arrival In Sydney

Arrival In Sydney

By on June 23, 2010 in iPhone, Photo Post, Text Post, Travel with 0 Comments

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Never Underestimate A Two Year Old

Never Underestimate A Two Year Old

By on June 21, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

As usual it was a great Saturday family day. We went downtown to the city as we always do when the weather is nice, walked around, went to the beach, stopped for lunch on the way back to the car and got home with enough time to let the kids play in the newly fenced […]

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Seven Days Until Sydney

Seven Days Until Sydney

By on June 15, 2010 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

Photo courtesy of Christopher Chan. This time next week I’ll be on a plane heading to Sydney Australia. I’ll be home on July 3rd just in time for the holiday. It goes without saying that I’ll be posting some updates during my travels. You can also find my travel itinerary on the blog. On this […]

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