Category: Photography

Film – Millie’s Care Free Day Released

This was the film we shot in two days almost two years ago! I recorded the on-set sound for the whole film, took the poster photos, did the drone shooting for the dance sequence, the sound design and mixing, the mastering for the song written for the film, and the compositing and color for a few VFX sequences.


Photo – Wildwood Sunset

On a recent trip to Wildwood, New Jersey, I got a chance to fly a Mavic 2 Pro around a bit. This was the result of the most dramatic sunset while I was there.

You can view it on Flickr here!


Chris Potako’s Lens Flare Cheat Sheet

I’ve added many lens flares to many, many projects over the years. Sometimes it’s a realistic effect that you need to break through from the background to the foreground. Sometimes it’s a dramatic way to accent a logo or introduce text. I made a “cheat sheet” for basic elements so you can describe lens flares with clients more easily. Read on for details!


Headshots – Alyson Rodriguez Orenstein

This last week I got a chance to fire up the camera and shoot some head shots for someone who was in my latest short-film Disconnecticut. Alyson Rodriguez Orenstein has many, many different looks which you can see on her website at www.alysonrodriguezorenstein.com. For this shoot she wanted warm and friendly.

Although it was QUITE windy that day, we got a lot of great stuff!


My Photos Have Been Appearing Everywhere – Global Edition

Every once in a while, I do a Google search to see if anybody is using my photos for anything new.  Well, from Philadelphia Magazine to Poland to Vietnam, they’ve been showing up lots of places!