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12/06/2026

Color grading can define your video style, but it’s more than that. It conveys the footage’s feeling, which is why I prefer a natural, slightly stylized approach. I want everything to flow seamlessly, not like a collection of random clips with a preset.

However, you must shoot correctly to color grade effectively. It’s challenging to improve a bad image with color grading, but it’s easy to enhance a good image with knowledge.

At the Synergy event, I shot in various lighting conditions and achieved cohesive results, from harsh sunlight to a beautiful sunset and an after-dark cage with different color temperature lights.

To achieve intentional results, plan and shoot intentionally, not rely on your camera or presets to do the work for you. Like most skills, it’s built on fundamentals. Know how to expose your image, adjust white balance, choose the right location and shot composition, and then tie it all together with color grading.

I’ve been doing this daily for over 10 years and still learn constantly. There’s no easy shortcut to greatness in any craft, and this one is no exception. While there’s nothing wrong with content creators who prioritize content over perfect color or movie-like visuals, that’s not my approach. For me, the fun lies in the craft, and constantly learning and leveling up skills keeps it interesting!

Here are a few raw footage clips with added color grading to illustrate the difference. No two clips have the same settings or grade, but they all work cohesively.

11/06/2026

After spending the last few months filming MMA, this weekend was my first time filming a boxing event. At first glance, combat sports are combat sports, but from behind the camera, they're very different.

In MMA, I'm constantly watching for everything. Striking, takedowns, submissions, scrambles against the cage, elbows, kicks. The action can move from one side of the cage to the other in seconds.

Boxing felt different.

Every exchange mattered, every movement felt deliberate. Instead of watching for ten different possibilities, I found myself focused on footwork, angles, timing, and the small openings fighters create before they throw.

Then there was the challenge of the ring itself...

I've gotten used to shooting directly against a cage where it almost disappears from the frame. Boxing ropes are a different story. Every angle becomes a puzzle to solve, trying to frame the action while working through ropes, corners, officials, and constantly shifting positions.

Different sport, different challenges.
Same thing that keeps pulling me into it, the people, stories, and problem solving that comes with trying to make something great out of it!

Had someone comment that I was just as locked in as the fighters in the ring, and I take that as a huge compliment!! We are both focused, determined and doing what we love to do!

10/06/2026

Got with our good friends over at Results Advertising and got some black on black and white on black 3D Sweno Visuals embroidered hats!! I love how they came out, and I think the black on black is my favorite!

Which do you like more?

08/06/2026

This weekend was my first time filming a boxing event! What stood out to me wasn't just the action in the ring, it was everything surrounding it. The focus before a fight, conversations between rounds, emotions after the final bell. The coaches investing in their athletes and their families and community that showed up to support it all.

Lately I've found myself drawn more and more to projects that allow me to document people pursuing something difficult. Whether that's athletes, fighters, business owners, or creatives, there's always a bigger story beneath the surface. Grateful to The Way of the Warrior for trusting me to help tell a small part of theirs!!

These are just a few still frames I pulled from the video clips, MUCH more to come!

07/06/2026

Couple of frames from the Synergy FC fights this weekend at Shady Gators! It was a really fun (and humid haha) atmosphere and great night of fights per usual!! Video coming soon...

04/06/2026

Looking forward to the Synergy FC event tomorrow at the Lake! Outdoor fights are gonna throw another element to this, along with a party to start things off so it's going to be a ton of fun!! 👀👀👀

02/06/2026

Had the opportunity to capture photo and video for the amazing Dakota Hendrix and her dancers when they put on their showcase this weekend! It's really awesome to be able to step into other people's worlds for a bit and be able to hopefully make somethings with them that they'll look back on for years and years to come!!

Here's a snapshot from every performance of the night. It's going to take just a bit to get through all of the photos (I may or may not have taken just under 2000 images 🫣) but here's something to look at in the meantime for the parents and dancers!

They did an incredible job and you could tell the amount of time and effort they had all put in to prepare was insane!! Feel free to share and/or tag with anyone who is involved, full album coming soon!

30/05/2026

I've realized that the people I enjoy working with most all have one thing in common.
They’re people who care about their craft.
People who care about improvement.
People who care enough to put in the work long after motivation wears off.
Just full commitment.
The people at Springfield Fight Club spend countless hours refining skills that most people will never notice.
Tiny improvements. Small adjustments. Repetition after repetition.
In a lot of ways, that pursuit isn't much different than photography, filmmaking, business, or any other craft.
Show up.
Learn.
Fail.
Adjust.
Repeat.
Being trusted to document people who are fully invested in becoming the best version of themselves is one of my favorite parts of what I do.
That's why projects like this never feel like work.
When I get a front row seat to watch people chase that, that's a pretty cool place to be.

23/05/2026

When your friend Ray Hayes gets a knockout while you're filming... you have to take a second to get hyped before you lock back in! Couple more weeks and we will be filming some more Synergy FC fights!!

21/05/2026

We had the opportunity to capture the Spring Lebanon Bands concert again this year! It's definitely one of the highlights of the year and you can feel the excited energy in the room from not only the kids on stage playing, some of them for the last time they'll ever get to perform, but also the parents and grandparents that come out to support.

Mr. Aaron Stewart has supported everything that we've tried to do from day 1, not only with Sweno Visuals but also with Jacket Nation Sports and it means the world. When you have people that believe in you like that, give you opportunities, and really support you, it makes all the 19 hour days, days and days spent editing and tweaking photos, all of the things everyone doesn't see.... that makes it all worth it!

We had several other band staff and also band kids come up and tell us thank you for being there, taking photos and streaming it that evening. We are very fortunate to do what we love for a living but it's always great to hear that it's appreciated. 🙌

Here's a few of my favorites from the evening, but you can click the link in the comments below to go to the full album! 👇

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