Title says it all, shooting stills of talented surfers in Santa Cruz, CA.  I have had this trip planned for a month with my buddy Dave Robinson (Ride Guides) to scout for future shoots.  So ten days ago we hit go knowing the swell would be up.  Plan was to move around a bit, and expand my surf photography. Making my living on the around the water all my life, I love filming and taking stills of surfing, and of course waves.  Dave has lived in Santa Cruz for decades, windsurfs, surfs, mountain biking, and of course has a very…

Week after Thanksgiving I filmed the first part of a short documentary that has been in the works for over a year.   Working with the Boat US Foundation, NOAA, Rachel Carson Reserve, Atlantic Coast Marine Group, Inc./TowBoatU.S. and the Town of Beaufort, NC. This project was funded by a grant to clean up the Rachel Carson Reserve and the waters around Beaufort, NC. It was three days of filming, and I needed to bring a wide range of gear for studios setup, drone, POV’s, A and B-cams, along with all support gear. First morning filming was inside the NOAA building,…

What does Christmas mean to you?  With the crazy fast pace of the world around us, we don’t slow down enough, and realize what really matters.  Here is a story that took me away and reminded me of what really matters.  Although I get that ever day sharing my wonderful life with Carol. Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas.  Link to Story

Here is a fun holiday video taken while sailing Kincora the last few summer.  What a great year sailing and look forward to spending holiday time with friends and family. Enjoy the video that is updated with new clips from this past summer. Video Link Happy Holidays from In and OUT of the Boat Shop gang. Paul

We did six videos for Ram Trucks while working for boats.com.  This shoot was a blast, and we beat budget.  Two of my favorite people to work with on a shoot were part of the team.  Lenny Rudow who I have filmed in over 450 productions, is a great friend, fantastic on-screen talent, produces faster content writing then anyone I know, and makes me laugh. Nice when it is this much fun. And my favorite producer, Carol Cronin.  Carol just gets it when it comes to video productions.  She lets us roll and keeps us on track at the same…

Happy Halloween, here is an episode that is a bit different, but I thought it might be fun.  I have been flying drones for a couple of years, and have my FAA Part 107 commercial license for over a year. It has been a nice tool on a lot of jobs, and used a few times on Kincora.  All the jobs have been great, but we found a spookie spot where a black hole takes over.  Well a least that is a good explanation.  Check out the video and see me lose it, twice. Have Fun Paul

September I emailed a friend Henry Filter, who I sailed with a lot in the past.  We sailed Melges 24‘s and J22‘s together for years, winning often and playing the top of the game at worlds level.   It had been about ten years (too long) since we sailed together. I had interest to see what the J70 was all about.   So Henry suggested I sail the EYC J/70 Fall Brawl with him, “Count me in”.  This was a great opportunity to sail together again and check out the boat. The boats are Melges 24‘s on training wheels, which was a…