July, 2015

Carleigh + Conner

July 24, 2015

    We are so, SO excited to be sharing this wedding with you guys!!  This couple is very close to our hearts, and we were so honored to be such a big part of their wedding day!  It is such a joy to be able to share their love with all our readers, as well as all the details of their incredible day!

    Carleigh and I have been friends since preschool, and I remember being at Camp Willow Run when Conner and Carleigh’s long dating journey began!  Suffice it to say I have been so blessed to have such…

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We’re back!! Finally home again, and excited to get back to all things Handspun!  So today, Josh is chiming in with films he loves, why, and how they influence our work.  I love handing the blog over to him – it’s a great change of pace, and he is a great writer!! I am super proud and not at all biased. 🙂  Take a look at his favorite films below!

Josh’s Favorites

So, I like to things short and sweet, just warning you – no fluff to be found here.

number one: No Country for Old Men

directed by The Cohen Brothers

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    As creatives, we are in need of inspiration to keep ourselves motivated and our work energized.  As cinematographers, that means we have the wonderful opportunity to watch movies and call it research!  Today, we wanted to share some of our all-time favorite films – films that inspire our work, films that fill up our hearts, and a few that just send us into giggle fits.  Let me tell you, it’s difficult to narrow it down to a few!! But at long last, here they are:

Whitney’s Favorites

number one: Marie Antoinette

directed by Sophia Coppola

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Drones Drones Drones!!! ( AND why we should never call them that!)

Welcome to the inaugural tech talk with Josh post! Today marks the beginning a three-part series about aerial cinematography.  I want to touch on the many aspects of aerial cinematography that come up on a daily basis for us as filmmakers.  “Drones”, as they have come to be called, have introduced a wonderful new view from the sky that was previously only available to big budget productions and VERY well-funded indie flicks.  It’s now difficult to scroll through a Facebook or Instagram feed with out seeing someone’s “drone”…

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Megan + Wayne

July 8, 2015

Happy Wednesday, friends!

We wanted to start this day off right, and what better to do that than with an amazing couple??  Megan and Wayne are the sweetest pair, and we were honored to be a part of their special day.  These two lovebirds tied the knot in Pennsylvania in the Barn at Fallingwater – yes, Fallingwater, as in the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright!

Megan made an absolutely gorgeous bride with the most beautiful smile, and it makes our hearts melt to see the way that Wayne looked at her all throughout the day!  These two are so in love,…

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