NYC Inspiration

During our summer in New York City, Tres and I saw several film shoots in and around mid-Manhattan including Rachel McAdam's "Morning Glory," Jennifer Lopez's "Back-up Plan," and a couple Disney films including, "Step-up 3."

They reminded me of my college days being on student film sets while majoring in film at BYU. Though, I didn't much care for theatrical movie-making even as a student. The large crews, large budget, and large egos turned me off to the Hollywood way of life.

My favorite classes and projects always had to do with documentary film-making. I loved learning how documentary filmmakers capture real-life stories in interesting and beautiful ways. I loved viewing their work as well as making my own. There's just such a nobility in visually and aurally preserving the events and people around oneself. And you can't help but grow to love and respect your subject after observing it for countless hours behind a camera and in the editing room.

Since getting married and starting a family, my time has been spent capturing the special moments within our little family, but after seeing these big productions I was inspired to once again reach out into the world and help others capture their life stories. Mainly, those special moments -- births, weddings, anniversaries -- when we, as humans, are encouraged to take a moment to reflect upon our life and those we love. And with that premise our company, Capture Me Videography, was born.