I love my film camera.

I love my film camera, or should I say LOVED. Today I found out this amazing camera of mine, officially doesn’t work. Surprisingly, I wasn’t sad when I heard the news. Instead  I know that a new season of photography is about to begin for me. A year ago I took the risk on this … Read more

I LOVE BARBIES!

The girls and I were so excited when we came across a big box of old barbies that were donated to the church. This is the day I met my Australian Barbie. She now stands right by my desk at work to keep me company during those long editing hours. Song: Air War by Crystal … Read more

How to Reconnect Media in Final Cut

<<back to tutorial Archives An editors worst fear is to watch their video with an audience and see a MEDIA OFF LINE clip. I’ve seen it happen to the best of us. There was once a time I didn’t know how to reconnect my media with grace, I used to panic at the sight of … Read more

Artsy Fartsy

Artsy Fartsy, originally uploaded by Monica Briano. When I went to the Las Vegas Zoo I didn’t see many animals but I found these amazing animal masks.  My friend and I looked at each other knowing these would make great props for future photoshoots.  So we decided to practice on ourselves.

How to Export more than one video in Final Cut Pro at the same time, AKA Batch Export.

<<back to tutorial Archives Batch Export allows you to export more than one video in Final Cut Pro at the same time, saving you a bunch of time.  Feel free to thank me. Make sure all your sequences are rendered (with no red lines: Command R or Sequence > Render Selection > Both), then add … Read more

Hollywood & Highland

Hollywood & Highland, originally uploaded by Monica Briano. Although some go to Hollywood and Highland in hopes to see someone famous, I go to people-watch.

Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip, originally uploaded by Monica Briano. ‘Sin City’ – or so they say. I recently went on a small holiday road trip to Las Vegas, NV to visit a friend. We snapped photos all night long of lights, people, anything that caught our eye.  I had three rolls that didn’t come out due … Read more

Resources

Resources CreativeLive The best resource I found when it comes to learning photography. They stream free live classes with some of the best photographers and artist around the world. The three day work shops are available for purchase and download. Purchase Film At Freestyle Photography Supplies you can find film at a great price. Canon … Read more

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