The original purpose of this video was to win some free gear so that I can ever increase the refinement that are my tools. But as I watched this project unfold in front of me, it organically changed into something so much more. Its funny how things change, isn't it?
Why so many questions?
When tasked with describing me, who I was, what I was about, I thought it was going to be easy. But as I started to figure out how I was going to edit and shoot, I was flooded with more questions than answers. Who was I really? Why am I doing what I'm doing? What makes me different than anybody else doing the exact same thing? Read more...

For those of you that have gotten married in the last several months, you might have noticed that my wife no longer shoots weddings with me, and that I now have a second camera person to fill her spot.
We have been busy beyond belief here at Rustic Red and I have had to put a bunch of blogs and projects on the back burner for a while. But as things have been calming down I'll be catching up on a handful of things, this being one of them.
My wife and I had our second child not to long ago, little Henry Palan II was born on July 23rd, 2010.
With the looming date of his birth we decided that Breezy would step down from shooting the weddings and would remain on the customer service side of things. Read more...
This is just a quick stitched together piece of my family and I at Disneyland.
Now normally I would tend to stray away from putting up too much personal stuff on my company blog, but I think this might be an exception. For one I'm testing out a new video system that will achieve a much better look and feel that our future clients will appreciate. Secondly, its good to put a face behind a company every once in a while. Unfortunately, I'm not actually in any of the footage, so you will just see my lovely wife and adorable daughter.
For the technical side of things...without getting too technical. Read more...
Most blogs are for promotional use: to get you to come to their site, buy their product, or to get revenue through ads associated with the topic. We here at Rustic Red Studio, want to go in a different direction.
Something we strive for in our work is to have a personal touch, to not only get to know you, but for you to get to know us. We find it important for you to have a personal connection with not only our company, but with us outside of our business. We get excited when we book a new wedding, meet a new couple, edit a video, and especially when we mail out a finished product.
We want to share our excitement with you and get you more involved with our company. We need your help growing so we can provide your same experience with others. Follow along with us as we will not only share the good times, but also the struggles we face as a company. We want to be open, honest, and transparent with you. Read more...