Daelynn’s 3rd Birthday

As we celebrate my daughter Daelynn’s 3rd birthday we also celebrate the life of the world’s biggest music Icon of our era, Michael Jackson.   This confirms my constant believe that we should give someone all their roses while they can smell them.  This is Daelynn’s day, at this age she has cuteness done pat – every morning she introduces everyone to her “Blankie” which she has with her constantly, she tells on her brothers and sister, and is quick to tell you when she disapproves “That’s too loud”.   To summarize I want to quote a line from Michael Jackson’s song Human Nature, “I like living this way, I like loving this way…”

Reptilian Birthday Party

A friend of mine asked me to capture her son’s 6th birthday which took place at a kids party place called Reptilia.  The kids had a great time exploring and learning about reptiles like Crocodiles, Snakes and Lizards.  Watch the following clip to see all the fun they had, it was amazing !!

Aerials 25th Reunion

My acrobatic team reunion is finally here !! As i mentioned in an older post, I was part of an acrobatics team called the Aerials during high school.  After collecting many video tapes, photos and music and hours of capturing, editing, printing labels and DVDs I have accomplished what I set out to do, commemorate the past 25 years of a very special group that I was proud to be a member of.  My concept for this video was “what if all the teams could perform as ONE ?” – in one great big performance (while we were all in our prime). “Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the Kingsway College Aerials”

Martial Arts Showcase

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting a Martial Arts teacher named Colin Ninvalle.  He is the founder of MATS (Martial Arts and Tutoring Studies), which focuses on developing positive and productive characteristics by using martial arts as a vehicle to attain success for his students.   Colin asked me to capture a performance of his program called  “Wadoka”, where he showcases the students’ unique talents.    The password to view the video is the name of the performance, look back in this post if you can’t recall (all lower case).

Black History Month

We read about Black History because it happened in the past;  but now we are living Black History as it is in the making.  When Barack H. Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States, he made history, being the first Black President.  Often times we may have felt ashamed of what other Black people have done when the media shows all our wrong doing, this time we are all lifted by Obama’s accomplishment. When He Made it, We ALL did !!

I knew it would happen, just didn’t know exactly when…

My long time friend Curtis, found the love of his life, Lucia – and they got married in 2006. I couldn’t be happier for a couple, they recently had a child too. This wedding didn’t take place on a tropical island, but I recall the temperature being pretty damn HOT !!. An awesome wedding (the music was great too, little plug for DJ Glen C,

Best Friend’s Wedding

I was fortunate enough to be a part of my best friend’s wedding. It was extra special because it took place in my home country of Jamaica. I edited the footage that was shot by a local video guy, and here it is for your enjoyment (since you couldn’t be there)

Dancing with the Stars…

My coworker, Robert, asked me to record a ballroom dance performance last weekend. Robert and his wife Gertie, have recently won first place in a dance competition in Halifax, and they compete all across Canada. I was glad to have the opportunity to record this for them. Even though I enjoyed watching Dancing with The Stars; it’s so much better to watch in person than on TV.

Everybody’s got a story to tell….

The date was May 21, 1998 around noon… I was just returning from my lunch break, in my green ‘93 Mazda Protege. I recall there was a dump truck up ahead of me moving slowly (like most trucks do). I decided to pass him, but when I made the lane change I realized he was in the process of making a wide right turn (he was covering both lanes). I had a split decision to make, brake super hard and skid into him, or swerve. I had trees to the right of me, and a center (turning lane) in the middle… I decided to go for the centre lane…. BAD CHOICE !!! it changed my life forever… When I first heard Kanye West’s “Throught the Wire” – his song about his near fatal car accident, I could completely relate, the way he expressed himself through that song (he continues to be my favourite rapper because of his expressiveness) – is a big part of why I love to create videos to tell a story.

The 10 year mark (end of my accident claim) is coming up and how appropriate, I’m going to a Kanye West concert on May 21st – perfect close to that chapter of my life.

I choose you, and I’ll tell you why…

I recently completed a wedding DVD slideshow of some awesome images from an amazing photographer, Joel Robertson. I have included a snippet of the DVD to give you a sense of the artistic images he creates at weddings. If anyone you know is getting married why not check him out.

Joel Robertson Photography

Our Moment, Our Time, Yes we Can !!

We black people have been awaiting this day forever !!! The pride I’m feeling right now is too much to describe, because it is so BIG, I received an email today that has a quote that sums it up very well:

”Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk.  Martin Luther King walked so that Obama could run. Obama ran so that our children could fly.”

I am going to take this opportunity to expand on how I feel about this day in history.  Especially speaking from a  Black male’s perspective, and having some negative stereotypes about us that could hold us back.  This changes everything, it makes you feel like you can shoot for the stars and accomplish whatever you set out to do.  There are some people there that still want to connect his name with Osama Bin Laden (some fool at work used that remark today)… There will always be naysayers, but what we should say to each other when we need uplifting is  “YES WE CAN !!”

2nd Half

Zienna’s 8th Birthday

My daughter, Zienna turned 8 today.  She has Down Syndrome and Autism, so she is extra special, and such a joy to be around.  Any parent who has a child with special needs can agree that what seems easy to other kids is extra special when your child reaches there in their own time (ie: Zienna going potty for the first time at 7 yrs old).   Here’s a quick animoto to celebrate her bday – by the way she has this on our TiVO box and loves to play it over and over again.

Kingsway Aerials

When I was in high school i was a part of an acrobatics team called “Aerials”.  We are having a 25th reunion in May, so I put together this quick animoto to promote it.  I can’t believe how I was able to do all this stuff, it was so much fun, best memories of my high school days.  I hope to put together a much longer video montage and showcase it at the reunion.  Maybe help promote my business a little too. (see if you can spot me a few times)

2008 Year In Review

I made a compilation of the milestone events in our family in 2008 along with a few other significant events.  I showed it at our annual Boxing Day party – which we have had going for the past 15 years straight (since my wife and I were dating).  I look forward to 2009 and whatever it may hold.

Nathan B-day Part 2

I did this other video, with a different song, same pictures but I liked this one too.

Nathan’s 13th Birthday

My son, Nathan, celebrated his  13th Birthday on December 17th.  This has been a year for milestones (wife,’s 40th, neice’s 21st, mom-mom’s 60th)  – and so how appropriate to end this year with another significant birthday.  Nathan is such a respectful child and a joy to parent (he has his lazy moments), i just hope he doesn’t turn into a crazy teenager – is that too much to ask ?