Tower Bridge Pictures at Night | Sacramento
This past weekend I spent some time in Sacramento. I was there to do some engagement pictures for an upcoming summer wedding which will take place in San Diego in July.
I stayed with friends while in town. You might remember Hans, the singer/songwriter for whom I shot the music video "Shandaliqua" last April. Well, while I was there we decided to shoot another one. This one was not quite the production as the last one, however it was still a blast to shoot. Photographers who have not started shooting video with their DSLRs yet are missing out on a whole different yet satisfying aspect of photography; I love it! Video does take more planning than still photography because you can't just grab the camera and go. Telling a story through moving images, however, is fun and carries its own set of rewards.
The images below are of the Tower Bridge which sits opposite to the State Capitol on (oddly enough) Capitol Street. While shooting some B roll shots at night I captured a few images of this icon of Sacramento. I used the Tower Bridge in the last video so I thought I would use it again because it's such a pretty structure.
The new music video "Social" was recorded acoustically live as we shot the video, a music video unplugged if you will. The song is about the lack of warmth of communicating in today's world vs. one-on-one, old fashioned dialogue between people, which in my opinion is dangerously disappearing. We are humans and we were meant to communicate and interact with each other on a heart-to-heart level. I did not try to tell a story in this video like I did in "Shandaliqua", but conveyed a message with the footage that I shot.
Look for "Social" here in the next few months. Until then, stay creative my friends.
On a cold December day in 1935, thousands of the citizens of Sacramento, California gathered at the end of M Street to celebrate the dedication of their city's new landmark. An accumulation of sixteen months of hard work, almost one million dollars and cooperation between local, state and federal government agencies along with private contractors, the Tower Bridge was ready to be dedicated and opened to the public. The first vertical lift bridge on the California Highway System, the Tower Bridge was described as "inextricably linked with symbolism of the future." Hailed both for its architectural design and streamlined appearance, the Tower Bridge was a welcomed addition to the landscape of a rapidly growing community. Built to decrease a growing traffic problem and beautify the main entrance to California's Capitol City.
