| Title | Description |
| Charlotte Crew Shoots Hailstorm Testing for Weather Channel |
So did anyone else watch that hailstorm unfold live on Weather Channel a few weeks ago? If not here’s a little BTS commentary from the shoot, enjoy! When you talk about recreating mother nature at a lab in the form of wind turbines and hail cannons, there’s a good chance that Weather Channel and Go [...] |
| Charleston Crew teams up with AXStv |
Charleston Director of Photography Dave Baker and Joel Hinrichs recently teamed up with AXS TV to cover Basketball at the College of Charleston. Beauty shots, scene sets, and Coach interviews were easily handled by the Panasonic HDX900. |
| Dallas Crew Shoots for ESPN’s “30 for 30” Series |
One of my absolute favorite series out there has to be ESPN’s “30 for 30.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that I didn’t enjoy. They’re always shot beautifully and tell a compelling story. Needless to say, when I found out I was shooting for the series I was pretty pumped. The “30 for [...] |
| Chicago Crew flexes creative muscles for UFC |
When I heard I was headed to Boca Raton for UFC I was extremely excited. Spring has not yet hit the Chicago area, so I was looking forward to getting closer to the equator and thawing out my gear. I packed up my flip-flops, shorts, HDX 900 and oh about 11 Pelican cases and flew [...] |
| Nashville Crew to Austin for South-by-Southwest Film Fest. |
The Nashville and Dallas crews saw the stars come out in Texas… while covering SxSW for E! News, that is! The annual film, music and arts festival is a popular destination to celebrities and artists of all stripes, and they were not in short supply this past week. A few of the stars we lensed [...] |
| Atlanta Crew heads down to Florida for Spring Training and Fast Cars |
Myself and Apprentice, Mark Phillips traveled down to Tampa for some spring training with the Phillies; however, we weren’t there to talk ball, we were there for SPEED to talk classic cars. We started the day interviewing Roy Halladay about his classic Corvette. We had some great early morning sun, so I went “green” on [...] |
| Nashville Crew Shoots for Hands on Nashville – MLK Day 2013 |
The Nashville crew spent MLK day shooting with Hands on Nashville, a volunteer organization whose work surely justifies Tennessee as “the Volunteer State!” Dozens of volunteers collaborated to paint a local, aging fire station. Even Nashville mayor Karl Dean picked up a brush to add a couple of coats himself. [...] |
| Chicago Crew heads west for NCAA Wrestling Championship |
Loaded up my gear and headed west to the Great Plains for an awesome shoot with ESPN. I covered the NCAA Wrestling Championship in Des Moines, IA. My first ESPN shoot, woohoo! I was shooting HDX 900 for a few interviews with wrestling legends and tons of great b-roll of the matches. The shoot was [...] |
| What happens at NAB… usually doesn’t stay at NAB it will most likely end up in your gear package. |
A few weeks ago I boarded a plane headed to Sin City for the Broadcaster’s ball aka NAB (National Association of Broadcasters). This was my first time at NAB and in Las Vegas (unfortunately, I don’t have a tale that can rival Hunter S. Thompson). I was excited, I have known of this mystical event [...] |
| Charleston, Charlotte Crews go Orange at UT |
Charleston DP Dave Baker and Charlotte Cameraman Ryan Dumville recently traveled to Knoxville TN to aid in the coverage of the University of Tennessee football game against Alabama. Using a pair of Sony F3 cameras, prime lenses, and a Slider, they were able to capture the vivid oranges and reds on the field along with [...] |
| Dallas Crew Shoots for MAC Cosmetics |
MAC Cosmetics is promoting their new lineup of makeup called Archie’s Girls. It’s named after the classic 1940s comic strip, Archie. I headed out to Fort Worth to shoot one of their promotional events. I was working with the Canon 5D this time around. The 16-35mm, 24-70mm, and 70-200mm lenses provided the perfect range of [...] |
| Chicago Crew: Shooting for charity ain’t no rarity |
There is no such thing as “down time” at Go To Team. When I am not shooting for one of our awesome clients, I am reaching out to the community by doing one of our infamous charity shoots. This week I geared up the F3 and headed to downtown Chicago to meet up with our [...] |
| Dallas Crew Heads to Houston for the NBA All-Star Game |
With the NBA All-Star game in town I made the trip down to Houston. I was shooting on the Panasonic HDX-900 with a Nano Flash attached. Our main assignment was shooting the stand ups and V.O. for a recap segment called, The Daily Zap. After each night’s event we headed onto the court and met [...] |
| LA & Nashville Crew team up for Padres Spring training |
It’s that time of year again! Spring training kicks off in Phoenix and Los Angeles based crew, Dan Lowrey, is all over it! Lowrey spent a few days following the San Diego Padres around while they prepped for the upcoming season. Craig Goodale tagged along to help out with the shoot. Dan and Craig assembled [...] |
| Dallas Crew Spends Super Bowl Week in NOLA for the NFL Network |
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to work for Fox Sports during the Super Bowl in Dallas. It was nothing short of an unreal experience. Fast-forward to 2013 and I find my self on the road to New Orleans to shoot for the NFL Network. Armed with a Varicam, HDX-900, and Sony [...] |
| Where in the world is Dan Lowrey? Catch him if you can! |
Los Angeles based crew Dan Lowrey started off 2013 with a big bang! He started off the year in South Africa for some fun in the sun. Right after his trip around the world he jumped right into Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Dan spent his time filming all the exciting events along with some [...] |
| Dallas Crew Shoots for “Countdown to UFC” |
It doesn’t get much cooler than shooting for the UFC. With a fight coming up, we spent the day with UFC fighter, Johny Hendricks. Armed with an HDX-900 and a MYT Slider, I got cookin’. We spent the day at a fitness center that is also the home of a traditional UFC octagon-fighting ring. I [...] |
| GTT Chicago Crew goes back to school |
Sports, academia, and beautiful college campuses. Those three things encompassed the better part of three months for me. I had the amazing opportunity to travel to all the Big Ten schools and shoot the show “Live Big” on Big Ten Network. For each school we shot a total of 2 stories highlighting special academic projects [...] |
| Nashville Crew Shoots For MSNBC’s “Your Business” |
One aspect of my job that I love is that I tend to work with the same people over time. Recently in Memphis, TN I got to work with a MSNBC producer that I hadn’t worked with in over two years. In fact the last time I worked with him I was a wee-little apprentice [...] |
| Charlotte crew shoots Demo DVD with Trijicon optics. |
I traveled to Fayetteville last week for a really sweet gig with the U.S. Army and Trijicon. Trijicon produces optics like the ACOG (advanced combat optical gunsight) that are standard issue with many governments worldwide but specifically used by the U.S. Marines, Army and Navy Seals. Our mission was to shoot a series of overview videos for a [...] |