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It has been a while since I wrote, but I wanted everyone to know that on July 27th, 2008, I got married!!!

Check out the trailer for Lisa and Scott. They were married on a beautiful day at Old St. Andrew’s Church in Jacksonville, Florida with a rockin’ party at the River Club, Downtown. I hope you enjoy it!

I was thinking of what to write this Wednesday and realized I have a board meeting tomorrow for the South Council of the Chamber of Commerce and don’t talk much about it. The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce is divided into geographic councils. They are like mini-Chambers. There is the North Council, South Council, West Council, Downtown…etc. When Kennetic Productions first moved to Jacksonville, joining the Chamber and beginning regular attendance at the South Council was one of the first things we did. Boy has it payed off! Not only have I obtained many contracts from both members and member relationships, but I’ve also met a bunch of great friends. A Chamber Council is by far the most effective grass roots advertising to be done in Jacksonville. The cost is nominal and the benefits are unlimited. Tips: regular attendence and involvement. I probably have about a 95% attendance rate and have been on the board for 3 years now. I’ve served as Treasurer, Program Officer, Marketing Co-Chair and Secretary. This level of involvement garners me exposure and I also become sought out by new members for advice. So…join the Chamber!!! It is worth it!

It was a pleasure shooting this video for Melissa and Drew on their special day. They got ready at the beautiful PGA Tour Spa Laterra and then traveled just a couple minutes down the road to the amazing backdrop of the The Palencia Club which is just an wonderful place to shoot a wedding. I hope you like it!

Below is a promotional video for the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Council Program. It has been an honor to be chosen to create such a project. The councils have been a huge part of the growth of Kennetic Productions. For those of you out there thinking of starting your own business, it needs to start at the Chamber.

Our final wedding of 2007, Anna has to be one of the happiest brides I’ve ever seen! TPC Sawgrass hosted a wonderful party and it was a pleasure to be a part of their very happy day.

Guess what? I just got voted the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Northeast Florida!

I was nominated by Kevin Monahan of the Small Business Development Center at UNF and am extremely honored!

What an exciting business! The variety of work that we are able to undertake is so great…make sure you look for posts of future work that is now in process or done and ready to post.

Anna and Scott’s Wedding at TPC

Alexandra and Tony’s Wedding at Serenata Beach Club

Carpet N’ Drapes Web Video

Brooks Adaptive Sports promotional DVD

We can’t wait for you to see them!

Well, I’m sitting in my office right now w/ a SUIT JACKET on because I’m about to be interviewed by WJCT about young entrepreneurs. It’ll be fun being on the other side of the camera for once! I shoot myself for KP promotions and as a fill in for talent, but this time, some else will be shooting. Crazy.

I’ll let you know how it goes…I’ll probably forget my name.

Today was my first introduction to the monopod. My friend Donna from Video Specialties is letting me borrow hers to try it out. I tried it today in the studio and had mixed feelings.

For those of you who don’t know, a monopod is just like a tripod but with only one leg. It is used for more versatility but with comparable support and steadiness.

As a company that employs many hand-held techniques for creative shooting, it may be a decent fit. I think it may, though, be for shooters who are not confident in their hand-held prowess but want to add a safer version of the shots.

We’ll check it out a bit at our next wedding, but I believe we’ll be sticking with tripod and hand-held. The monopod does not feel steady enough for the locked down, ceremony shots, and not maneuverable enough for the creative shots that we love.

For you shooters out there that are strictly tripod shooters, this is a great tool for you to get out of the box.

We’ll probably use it a bit for some high shots, steadier walking shots and some wacky stuff.