Behind the Lens with Leroy Hamilton

DANIELLE + FRANCIS | Seattle Washington

I left LA with a pretty comprehensive toolkit. Several cameras to capture stills and video. Sony A9 | Sony A7II | Sony A6500 | Sony RX100V | Lumix FZ1000 | DJI Osmo

To insure good audio, I had a RODE Videomic Pro | 2 Instamics | Zoom H1

I also packed a small Manfrotto lightstand bag with a small lightstand, 32” umbrella, and Yungten monopod.

For lighting, Godox speedlight | 2 Godox AD 200s | Rotolight NEO

Sony A9 + Godox AD200

Sony A9 + Godox AD200

Courtney + Cedric | 5.27.18

It was a beautiful day in Redondo Beach at the Portofino Inn. I used a variety of tools to capture the love story. For stills, I used Sony cameras. For video, the Lumix FZ1000 and DJI Osmo. For lighting, I used Godox AD200s, Godox V860IIs, Rotolight NEO, and a Stellar Lighting LED bar.

Sony A9 + 2- GODOX AD200s

Behind the Lens with Leroy Hamilton - Trina Greene Brown

EMBRACE LA

My journey to Memphis... to #mlk50 started yesterday on a hillside in LA, with good song and powerful words. 

I will be traveling with my friend, LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. Early in his career, he was the Executive Director for SCLC in Los Angeles. So I will be in a very unique position to capture this important moment at IAM2018 and The Civil Rights Museum. I hope to live up to the responsibility of documenting the experience through a lens that honors the King legacy while also celebrating the young voices of the civil rights movement. Trust... Black lives matter here, every day; From Emmett Till to Sandra Bland to Stephon Clark. So, when I hit the streets of Memphis, I’ll be armed with two important questions... “Are we in a better place fifty years later?” If not, “What work are we committed to do to get there?”

My social media channels will be very active. Most of the quick posts will be on Instagram and Twitter Photoham. Longer video posts will be on my YouTube channel Photohami.

Gear packed. Focused on capturing the story with stills, video, and audio.

Cameras: Sony A7II, Sony A9, Sony RX100v, Lumix FZ1000, DJI Osmo

Glass: 16-35 f/4, 24-70 f/2.8, 70-200 f/4, 50 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8

Audio: RODE VideoMic Pro, 2- Instamic Pro, Shure SM57, Zoom H-1, Shure smartphone lav, Bose Quiet Comfort corded headphones

Lighting: Godox V860II, Godox AD200, Godox X1Ts, RotoLight NEO, Magmod, Rogue Reflector

Edit Tools: MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, FCPx, LumaFusion, Acoustica, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sprint hotspot, iPhone 6, Filmic Pro