June 8, 2009 ROCKETBOOM Baby!-

As I move more toward my own creative projects and further away from freelance workI have really gotten into producing video for the web. While working on my Four Days in November short detailing my experiences leading up to the Obama election I got wind of a HUGE opportunity.

ROCKETBOOM.com is looking for a new host. Now, I know most of my social circle doesn't get this site but I am a HUGE fan. The humor, subject matter are all organic Dan material. So I compiled an audition video and submited it!

Check it out --------->

May 26, 2009 -

By now many of you have seen this hillarious YouTube video "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video". If you are not familiar, the video calls Cleveland out on the current state of the city.

PositvelyCleveland.com (the real local tourism authority) has done a great job of turning this negative into a positive by starting a contest for tourism videos that portray Cleveland in a positive light. Now, there is no city on the face of the planet that I love more than Chicago but I believe that Cleveland has gotten a bad rap and could do alot better with urban development, crime and poverty.

I posted this new video as an entry for their contest. Check it out and if possible go over to YouTube and rate it five stars. The better the rating the more likely we will win. You know we love to win stupid video contests don't you?

May 10, 2009 - Happy Mother's Day

How time flies when you are having fun. It's been over a month since I checked in with you here at BraxtonMedia, but I have been busy working on various projects. Thank you to everyone that helped us win the COT Spring Festival Subscription and for everyone who took the time to check out the video we made to support lupus research.

To keep up with what we are doing at BraxtonMedia check us out on Twitter!, as well as our other social networking sites linked above.

March 27, 2009

So while the rest of the world has been buzzing about bailouts and executive bonuses, I have been learning about a debilitating disorder called Lupus. Someone very close to us has the disorder and we would like to help spread awarness and where possible raise money for research.

There are many organizations out there helping further the cause of Lupus research. Two we have looked into are The Alliance for Lupus Research, and Lupus Foundation of America. Both have fundraising events scheduled across the country. We plan to participate in the Chicago area and ask that you consider supporting their efforts in your area.

March 14, 2009 - Happy St. Patricks Day!

I added a link to my flickr account because as promised I’ll be hitting the streets in search for new images to show off in the weeks to come. Right now the flickr account only has pics from a few locations I shot last year but I will add more soon. The ones there now aren’t anything to sneeze at either. Click over to see shots from the Obama-Biden announcement in Springfield, Last year’s  Art Chicago Expo at the Merchandise Mart, images from the Chicago Botanical Garden and  even a couple from the Chicago Wolves Calder Cup presentation from game one of this season.

My first new project will be trying to capture a spectacular sunset shot of the Chicago skyline using “auto exposure bracketing”.
In the last year I have seen some amazing shots taken using this technique and the Chicago skyline at dusk is a great subject for me to play with. Sure I’ll have to do a little post production in photoshop but the outcome should be great! Stay tuned.

March 9, 2009

Last week I heard about a contest where you could win passes to three performances at the Chicago Opera Theater. Admitedly I am not a big fan of opera so I have to say I never even heard of this before. I dug a little deeper and found that they are performing at the Harris Theater in Millenium park and one of the performances is La Tragedie de Carmen. Funny thing about opera is even if you are unfamiliar with the overall story you already know the music (especially if you grew up watching Tom and Jerry cartoons like me).

Amy and I decied to submit a video to win the tickets and you can view it here on the site or better yet check it out on YouTube. If you log in and favorite the video it is a vote for me to win so DO IT NOW!

March 3, 2009

Hey all, I rarely update the blurbs here on my website but I just wanted to check in here. Spring is in the air and with it, new opportunities to update my photography gallery.

I know the images below have been there since I redesigned the site but I will have new images to show off soon.

October 7, 2008

Almost a year has passed since our re-launch and big things are happening at Braxton Media! You have probably already noticed the redesign of the website, we hope you like it. This format allows us to showcase both our freelance work and personal projects. Watch the website for video updates and other features in the days to come.
Also, what is with this “us and we” stuff? Well, it gets lonely as a sole proprietor. By networking with and pulling in other specialized designers/coders Braxton Media can offer more specialized services (action scripting, motion graphics, php and more). Look for affiliate biographies in the about us section soon!