Wedding film 🤍 Congratulations Julia and Trevor. Watching you two love each other endlessly these past couple years has filled me with so much warmth and happiness, and I look forward to witnessing the wonderful life you build together <3. Thank you both for an incredible weekend—you are so loved 🏔️🐇🤍

My favorite project to date!!! I followed along an incredible design article by Christopher Getschmann who open sourced the STL file for this 3D print. Check it out: https://volzo.de/thing/recyclinglenses/ Thank you so much @swagarianart for teaching me how to 3D print and resparking my love for @makehaven Another big thanks to @phutography.ct from @milfordphoto, my favorite photo store in the world, for hooking me up with old disposables. This is my go to store for developing film and all things camera. 10/10 recommend them and the incredible people there. I’m so back 🫶🏻 #filmphotography #disposablecamera #photography

I love you so much, Julia ❤️

My absolute favorite tripod!! I instantly fell in love with the Chronicle tripod by @promasterphoto because of its lightweight carbon fiber build and the sophisticated design features. ProMaster has always been my favorite brands for camera accessories, and just this year I realized they’re based here in Connecticut, too. The team is so incredibly kind and helpful, and it makes me so happy to support such an awesome, local company. If you’re looking for high quality accessories, especially tripods, I highly recommend checking them out! #weddingvideography #weddingvideographers #weddingvideographer #videographer #tripods #videographygear

Drone videography basics! :) Researching is the most important part to drone videography!! Drone regulations are widely varying and changing constantly, so read up online before to know your height limits, permitted flight zones, and needed authorizations. On small islands you have to be particularly careful to stay well away from airports and to only fly in permitted areas and airspace (<60m in Aruba.) ND filters are super important in controlling your exposure triangle (shutter speed, aperture, ISO,) so I’ve been practicing filming more with my @djiglobal ND filters. For a super bright day on the beach I used a64ND filter. A great way to upgrade your footage is to switch to filming in a log profile like DLog or DLogM. This records a wider dynamic range of color info, allowing for more creative control in post. I edit my videos in Premiere Pro, but Davinci Resolve is also popular. One really useful tip is to create proxies of your videos when editing. Proxies are basically lower resolution placeholders that prevent your computer from exploding trying to process 4k 10bit video. #dronevideography

Welcome to @mewhaven 🐈 🐾 🧡 Some of you know I adopted the light of my life @hungrytobi from this cat cafe two plus years ago, and it remains today one of my favorite places on earth. The amazing team fosters rescue cats—cares for, socializes, and loves them as they await future adoptions. It’s both a literal cafe and an adoption center, as well as an online source of positivity and joy to thousands. If you haven’t already, consider visiting to support this wonderful place ❤️🐈 #mewhaven #catcafe

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Make an ad with me for my favorite place on earth @makehaven! Can’t wait to finish this one. Learning to use tools in the metal shop was one of my biggest highlights in adulting, and I really hope I can inspire others to learn, too! If you haven’t already, check out @makehaven #videographer #makerspace #makehaven

Such an awesome first solo wedding! Learning a ton, so let me know if you have any questions about cameras or event videography 😊 Highly recommend @lensrentals for anyone interested in getting into video and trying out new gear :)! Tagged most of my other gear and I’ll do an in depth YouTube video soon on what I bring :) #weddingvideography #videographer #weddingvideographer #promasterphoto

Hire me 🫶🏻 #weddingphotography #weddingvideography #weddingvideographer #videographer

🐐 ☘️ In the late 1880s, the residential area extending from State Street to Orange St between Edwards Street in New Haven CT was dubbed “Goatville” because many of the Irish immigrants kept goats, which, not knowing much about deeds and property lines, tended to wander around the neighborhood. Used by outsiders, the nickname carried a contemptuous tone at first, but the natives soon adopted it as a term of affectiton and pride ☘️ 🐐 If you’re new here, I roam around Goatville planting sunflowers and native wildflowers to inspire moments of joy and to encourage people to create pollinator friendly habitats. Link in bio to make an appointment for urban gardening services and salvage requests. #urbangardening #goatville #killyourlawn #eastrocknewhaven #urbangarden #pollinators #welcometogoatville #guerrillagardening #hellstrip

I wonder how all these people are doing ❤️ downtown new haven—september 2023 @downtownnhv #nightmarket #nhv #newhavennightmarket #newhaven #downtownnewhaven #downtownnhv #connecticut

My first 48 hour film project!! Some behind the scenes of our weekend of @newhaven48hfp Such an amazing experience and can’t wait for next year already ❤️🎥

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📍Camden, Maine 🛸DJI

Mt Battie 360 view in Camden, Maine 🛸🎥

Family ❤️ Congrats @johnvannorsdall and @dscully1230 💍😊

Lil preview :) [rotate phone to view] !! So happy to create a video for @1bigsustainableisland! My first time going there was the end of last summer when I was regularly traveling from Connecticut to Maine to help film weddings. The beauty, quietness, serenity, and charm of this small island located on a lake in Monmouth, Maine allowed me to more deeply uncover on my passion for videography and media and set out to create more concrete goals for my future. It’s a place that means a lot to me, and I’m so glad I got to go back this year and stay in this dope treehouse and film some cool content for the 1BSI team :) (thank you Kent and Heather!!) If you’re in the Maine area or looking for an awesome place to explore, the island is open to the public sunrise to sunset with free kayaks and canoes, and there are a few awesome lodgings you can book on their site if you’d like to stay the night :)! Full video is on my Vannmedia YouTube and Vimeo ! #onebigsustainableisland #1bsi #1bigsustainableisland #maine #monmouthmaine

Industrial Heater Corp🔥🔥🔥 This Connecticut company makes industrial heating bands for many leading plastic processors. During injection molding, a heating element is needed to accurately control heat as plastic flows through piping. Injection molding is the favored method for producing plastic or elastomeric parts, creating necessary components for our medical devices, cars, food packaging, construction, and more! #connecticutmanufacturing #manufacturing #injectionmolding #steelmanufacturing #madeinconnecticut #madeinamerica #madeinusa

B&W film 🖤🤍🖤

Merry Christmas and happy holidays szn ❤️ footage from a really cool shoot I did earlier this month!! I love Mrs. Claus sm 🤶🏻🎄 Camera: Sony A7IV Lens: sigma 50mm f1.4 art lens (rented from @borrowlenses) I loved the lens so much I ended up buying a used one from borrow lenses. Anyone just getting into content creation or photography/video PLS RENT UR EQUIPMENT ❤️ such a great way to learn different lenses/cameras and a much more gentle investment to start if you’re doing paid work :) always here to answer questions on this stuff 🤓 #photography #nyc #mrsclaus

📍Yiwu, China I had such an awesome opportunity while in China to take a high speed train to the from Shanghai to Yiwu, a large market hub located in east China in the Zhejiang province!! My friend @theresa0215 showed me all around Yiwu as we sourced fabrics and manufacturers, and I gained some cool insight into the fabric sourcing and sampling process. #travelchina #yiwumarkets #shanghai #china #highspeedrail

Journey through Shanghai ❤️

BTS footage while filming @javienriquemele Youtube channel content @makehaven !! Check out his page :)! I love my lil reels built-in editor, but i finally caved and started editing my reels in premier pro and my audio in fl studio bc I can’t with all the glitches and video crashing I’m starting to get when I use lots of / large files Most people have no idea how crazy the science is behind video editing even just the export settings I spent a solid hour reading about. I’d love to teach a class on this stuff someday but for now enjoy this lil experimental video I made!! Copyright notice: this is EDUCATIONAL CONTENT Instagram, and no, I have NO IDEA how the audio was sped up then slowed down and maybe slightly reverbed and maybe has a base train track sound on it idk how that got there I’m literally just a girl—auditorium by mos def)

BTS: prepping for headshots with @mmlafleur and @glamsquad. These women were so awesome and kind, and it was such a safe environment to learn more about makeup, fashion, styling, and nyc life. Shoutout to my sister @katevann for helping me break out of my comfort zone and land my first professional nyc shoot. Every aloof, anxious nerd needs a creative, type-A sister to help them reach their dreams 🙏🏻 I am literally so far away from being a professional and I acknowledge I have so much to learn, but I spend everyday trying, every weekend working, and all that I can investing to pursue a passion I’ve had since I was 9 🤍 Also check out @__beautybykristy !! She did my makeup so absolutely flawlessly and created a safe space for me to learn about products. She’s an Angel 🤍 #mmlafleur

focused Photo and color by the talented @thebenjumper Amazing weekend learning with @betterhalf_films Low shutter speed on Sony a7siii. Concept from: @brothernatureproductions @betterhalf_films

1 Big Sustainable Island! Monmouth, Maine. I wanted a place to stay before training Sunday for wedding videography, and when I saw this air bnb I immediately booked. I had some really dope camera stuff rented (I cried returning the Sony a7siii and a gm1.4 50 mm🥹), so I decided to do a lil day of @hykerapparel content gathering! If you have a business and are struggling w content, affording professional stuff, etc, know you can always rent really high end equipment from local camera stores or my personal favorite @borrowlenses if you ever want advice on what to look for or budgeting just dm me (but be careful and know you are opening a flood gate to which I will not stfu about cameras lmao) Owning all your media makes marketing sooo much easier also I just love genuine footage and the creative freedom I get :)! Photos and videos can seem daunting but I promise you if I can figure this stuff out you can too.

Happy alone in my big tent on my little island at my favorite place Day 1 🤍 Check out One Big Sustainable Island in Monmouth, Maine. it’s so dope!! And yes I meant to be unplugged/off my phone for the night blah blah blah sue me. i forgot my AirPods and the rain echoing is incredibly nauseating so I will be editing videos till it stops 💖

Another incredible find at @ebmnewhaven my favorite store in the world 🤍 fixing a 1940s Royal typewriter :)

I’m not crying YOU are 🥹 but seriously working with @betterhalf_films and @thebenjumper for this wedding was one of the best experiences of my life. Ben is an incredible teacher (along with @brothernatureproductions) and I’m so grateful for all the incredible opportunities I’ve had this year with them. Shooting on two Sony A7IVs and a Sony 7SIII with some other awesome equipment (monopods are my new obsession) This event was at the Red Barn at Outlook Farm in South Berwick Maine, and the entire night was beautiful. Can’t wait for more weddings in the future :)! Check out betterhalfproductions.com if you want to see some of Ben’s other incredible work! #weddingphotography #weddingvideography #mainewedding

One of my happier moments after many failures!! I’d been brainstorming this idea for so long, and finally after so much trial and error I finally have a system down for on demand packaging!! Typically packaging is made in a factory using die cut machines. Most of these are now overseas requiring long lead times and very high MOQs (minimum order quantities) not to mention, once production starts there’s no changing any errors. This all seems like a lot of work for something that’s going to get thrown out immediately upon arrival sooooo I’ve been pondering many ways to make more sustainable and on demand packaging options. Small businesses and those just starting out often don’t have the resources or demand for large scale production of packaging. This process allows for cost-effective, small batch production also encouraging more creativity and a faster design to market entrance. Typically polyvinyl chloride (“vinyl”) products are used as aqueous media for the large format printer (aqueous meaning water soluble ink is deposited from the ink jet printer onto the film and pigments that bind with the media then cured through heat) buuuuut since my ultimate goal is to cut the media with a hot laser I can’t use pvc bc it would create chlorine gas which isn’t ideaaaaal Soooo I searched the internet and settled for a polypropylene media that I could then use in the laser cutter. This process isn’t perfect, and there’s still issues I have with the polypropylene or any plastic packaging buuuut I’m really happy that this transfer can be applied to essentially any backing (old cardboard? Other packaging?) which could expand options for more recyclable or sustainable materials. In my dream world, all packaging would just be printed using bio based black ink (algae ink is so cool!! check out the company living ink) on recyclable cardboard material or whatever material at the time has the best use/recycling/minimum energy/sustainable sourcing at the time! And then of course the CO2 laser cutter would be powered by solar panels or mechanical energy powered generators (getting a workout in AND making packaging ???!) but I’m getting ahead of myself ! #makehaven

Metal milling 🖥️⚙️🔩!!! Yesterday I took the @makehaven Tormach PCNC440 class, and it was soooo amazing :,) I’m obsessed with designing random things, so getting trained in this has unlocked a fifth dimension for me The most interesting element of cnc milling for me is the science that goes into feeds and speeds. It’s really an art form knowing which bit to use, which gear (high or low), how fast to spin, what speed to move, etc. There are now apps and softwares that can somewhat automate this, but I definitely have so much respect for traditional machinists who know all this by memory! I’m still getting familiar with CAD softwares, and for this I started learning Fusion360. This machine seems incredibly complex, which it maybe is, but it really just takes time to learn (hence the 7 hour class.) It can be really overwhelming, but my teacher Chris at makehaven is so patient and great at explaining that I feel like I have a pretty good grasp. That being said, I really only know the basics and there’s a lot more studying I’ll need to do before I do a solo project. Unfortunately, the more I learn, the more things I want to make, the more I want to learn to make more things for those things and really it’s a never ending cycle and now I want a 4d axis for the cnc so I can make gears bc you never know when youre gonna need to make a mathematically precise gear. Happy monday 💕 #makerspace #tormach440 #metalmilling #pcnc #tormach #makehaven

Making vinyl stickers for my absolute favorite place @mewhaven !! These particular stickers are for the prom king and queen kitties 🥹💖 if you haven’t been there before, I highly recommend it—or any cat cafe near you!! I got my sweet baby boy, Tobi, here about a year ago 🤍🤍🤍 #makerspace #mewhaven #catcafe #stickermaking #catstickers

Making a corset for my beautiful cousin @sophiaadeangelis !!! She helped me pick out the fabric and make the patterns and initial pieces! The fabric was around $7 at my favorite store @ebmnewhaven and the lining and ribbon were free at makehaven. The white grommets were about $8 at Joanne’s, and tbh I would have preferred silver and slightly smaller but that’s all they had and I was impatient. In terms of time, this probably took me over 20 hours, but I’m also really slow to learn things initially. I know where I can improve on things for sure, so hopefully I will get faster at this. For true cost analysis, $15 for materials is wonderful, but 20 hours of labor is not so wonderful. With minimum wage that would cost around $315 for one shirt! While an experienced sewer could probably do this in less than three hours easily (say $60 total), it is still really important to understand the true costs of clothing. When you purchase a $10 top online, that difference is very likely being made up for somewhere else (exploitative labor, unsafe work conditions, environmental damage, unsustainable materials…) That is not to say that all affordable garments are made unethically, and many recent textile advancements have heavily lowered the cost of production, but the overall lack of transparency in the textile industry allows for unethical practices throughout the supply chain to go unnoticed or unchecked. Maybe you know where a shirt is “made”, but you don’t know where the cotton was grown (or oil was sourced), who dyed it, and how many miles it really traveled to reach you. Part of why I’m learning all of this is to understand the process of textile production, and where I can implement technology to optimize labor and increase sustainability. For my next piece, I plan to digitize the pattern and cut the fabric using a lazer cutter. This will save time, paper, and allow me to better strategize my fabric use (you can get really creative w placement to minimize waste). Also, more accuracy in the initial pattern production = less time needed to correct errors in the sewing process! Anyway, lots of thoughts, here’s my first corset! :) #makerspace #sewing #makehaven

More sewing yay! I honestly love sewing and the engineering behind textiles so much. I just regret not learning sooner. There is soooooo much math and chemistry that goes into textile making, but (my take) is that it’s kinda been disregarded/erased because the textile industry’s labor force has historically comprised of mostly women (and often exploited women) Im reading a very eye opening book: “Worn: A peoples history of clothing” by Sofi Thanhauser that discusses the massive role women played in the US industrial revolution within the textile industry (the whole women didn’t work thing is such bs lol). Makes me pretty sad that we’re not really taught this important history (among many other topics), especially the exploitation of women’s labor across the textile industry even today….But now I’m rambling and am getting frustrated and I digress When I finish the book I’ll make a more coherent post on all my key takeaways. For now I’ll say it’s super empowering for me to learn more about the textile industry and the science that goes into it. It’s really validating and it makes me proud when learning about the work and creative power woman have had throughout history, even when they haven’t been acknowledged for it Here’s a fun lil rave fit i made (forgot to record the product) #makerspace #makerspacemovement This is probably

A Kevlar bowl!! Tysm @crice009 for teaching me all about composites and vacuum molding (I think that’s the right term?) My big takeaways from this: Kevlar is actually the worst to work with. Who would have thought the fabric used for making bullet proof vests is hard to cut (not me.) Make sure your bag is air tight! The resin is formed in an exothermic chemical reaction. It gets hot reaaaaally fast. Be mindful using the resin because a nice lil cup of resin could actually heat up so much it catches the cup on fire (not good.) So be mindful, and absolutely do not dump this down the drain 🤍 I have a chemistry background, so learning composites and molding has been so awesome. There’s even more fun stuff to come :)! #makerspace #makehaven #makerspacelife

Learning how to use the Epson Large format printer to print some glossy vinyl stickers for work!! Yes there’s a lot of extra white that was a partial accident but also you will always lose a little when doing this. Next time I will plan better and do a larger print so the waste is less respectively! also trying to figure out how to use the vinyl cutter to cut the stickers once they’re done but that’s a big thought and I’m tired.

Behind the scenes!!! And yes the quality is terrible these are raw video files I was toooooo lazy to resize and convert but whatever. I took these during a photo shoot for a brand Im helping develop at work!! It’s a tick and insect repellent clothing and accessories line, and I’m very very excited. I’m also stoked I get a reason to go hiking and take obnoxious amounts of photos :)! More to come on this but here’s a very quickly done low quality edit i just made during lunch hehe

I’ve absolutely loved photography since I was a little kid, and I’ve self taught since I got (and quickly broke/lost) my first very cheap camera around 10 years old. It wasn’t til my job this year and helping start an e-commerce brand on the side that I got super into product photography, specifically. It seems super intimidating, but it’s actually so easy and you can go a really long way with a piece of white vinyl and fluorescent lighting. Most of this equipment aside from my Sony A6000 was free, a part of my community makerspace, or lent to me—like the awesome turning display the wonderful artist Julia let me borrow Julia made these pieces as requested restorations for her client’s late father’s 1970s sculptures called the “Swan Ladies” That process involved 3d scanning, rendering, sculpting, molding, and lots of hard work and talent from Julia! I hope to one day learn skills similar because these pieces are absolutely stunning. A little cost breakdown for those interested: -Makehaven membership $50 a month -adobes creative $20-$50 depending if you are a student or not (this gives you access to premiere for video editing and photoshop for photo editing among many other awesome apps) -Vinyl backdrop ~$10 -Sony A6000 ~$520 -Photo lighting box ~$100 (free w makerspace) -Display turn table ~$80 (borrowed so free) -2 x Product Lightning ~80 (free w makerspace) -Camera Stand ~$20 (free w makerspace) -laptop ~$1200 (from college) What I charged for 18 Photos and 3 HD videos: $150 time spent: ~20 hours (~5 hours for learning) But remember—you do NOT need a nice camera or expensive software to become a photographer!!! iPhones actually take incredible photos, and a white bedsheet can be used as a backdrop and go a long way! You can edit photos on Makehaven computers, public library computers, and if you attend a public university many have free computers with these programs already installed! And there are even many film cameras available on eBay for less than $20! That being said, I’m saving up for a very very pricey camera, so if you know anyone needing very amateur product photographer lmk 🥹💖 #photography #productphotography #learnphotography

Made my sister join @makehaven ! We spent the weekend getting badged in cool stuff and making some decorative pieces. Katie is obsessed with fancy lacquer tray thingies, so we’re figuring out a cheaper way to make them! Fun day spent just crafting :)

This is my favorite project ever so far! Big thanks to Mara from @makehaven for teaching me so much and giving me a vital spare part she of course had an extra of. Also to @ebmnewhaven for being the coolest vintage shop and to all my smart friends who gave me advice oh and to TomHenry for helping me overcome my weird fear of capacitors Also I didn’t proof the captions very well so I apologize for the errors NOTE: Old TVs are are very dramatic and can discharge lots of electricity so pls don’t open them and go playing around 🫶🏻 and if you do (I dont recommend) pls unplug it and discharge the capacitors I should really list the parts I got and the tv model, but I am very tired and want to go to bed. If you have any questions just dm me or comment and I can send the parts!! I’ll probably comment it at some point just not now goodnight

Screen printing vs DTG printing!! The two major ways to print onto garments. Screen printing involves spreading ink over a perforated mesh screen that’s been designed specially to only let the ink pass through where you want it. There’s a way better explanation to that part online I’m sure I’m just too tired to write. Look up silk screen printing emulsion. Then you “cure” the ink by heating it up to around 325 degrees F. Screen printing is great for simple prints with less than 6 colors as you have to layer them one at a time. It’s fast and produces a very high quality print, but the downsides are the print is limited and each design requires making a unique screen. This process can take sometimes a day. DTG stands for Direct to Garment and is essentially inkjet printing onto a shirt. It requires a “pretreatment” that is sprayed onto the shirt prior to printing which then binds the ink to the garment. DTG is cool because you can print virtually any design. The downsides are upfront costs are high, and the printing does require a little more technical wisdom. A new nice printer could set you back 20k+. That being said, it does introduce a whole new world of cool color theory, print settings, print optimization, chemistry, and material science—if ya like that stuff. I honestly prefer blank shirts, so I think I’m good on either. #dtg #dtgprinting #silkscreenprinting

My new favorite thing in the whole wide world is the induction forge. It’s so cute but also magical. Are you confused by the science behind it? Me too. Don’t try to explain it. I like the mystery. Right now I’m making the bends for my barstool legs (which I’m slowly realize may not be the most supportive but whatever lol) The bendy thingy is a tube roller. I’m making a 3/4 circle for additional support for my four legs. Next up is trimming the top pieces a lot and welding them together then onto a 6 inch by 6 inch metal sheet that will attach to the chair. And for those of you wondering, yes I was accepted into the Connecticut Blacksmith’s Guild FB page. #inductionforge #induction #forging #metalworking

The new and improved throne for @hungrytobi is complete! Can’t wait for his reaction, as he will most likely hate it. #woodshop #catcastle #cattree #sanding

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My cat, Tobi, is a little too chonky for his cat tower, so I’m creating a wider top platform for him. This is my first time using a lot of this equipment, so bear with me. Feedback/constructive criticism is always welcome :) Materials: 4x8 1/2 inch birch plywood - $134 ($22.3 used so far) Wood Glue - free Bees Wax - free Random block of wood -free Equipment: Panel Saw Band Saw Wooden Lathe Status: All was going quite well til I got mesmerized by the wooden lathe and carved right through the bottom. Kind of ruins my piece, so I have to improvise. I’ll try to remove the wooden block, smooth the bottom, and glue a couple more layers of plywood to recarve. Then, I just have to attach my M8 bolt (i think that’s what it’s called?) so it can secure onto the tower. Time is running out because my cat is vehemently angered by his missing throne. He grows more and more upset by the hour, and I’m worried he’ll retaliate soon #woodshop #woodlathe #lathe #makerspace