Tomorrow morning I'm going to Haiti. Word got out on the street that I do documentaries, so I'm going with someone to get a doc setup for the summer. However, what I'm most excited about is all the photo opps. I'll be there for about 5 days. I think it'll be...
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Photos, Photos, Photos
I never thought I'd see the day, but I've finally gotten a pretty good hold of Photoshop, dare I say an expert intermediate user. But that hasn't come without pain, mainly in my shoulder from hours of sitting, coming up with a "look" for the Haiti photos. I blame it...
Desdra, Haiti
By far the place that interested me the most when I went to Haiti was Desdra. Desdra is a remote village right on the shore, surrounded by mountains and lush trees. The village was described as something you'd find in National Geographic, and it wasn't too far off. It...
Dolphin Bay – Video
Dolphin Bay from Joey Daoud on Vimeo. A few weeks back when I went up to the film school to take pictures at their Gala, I was invited to tag along to go swimming with dolphins and film it. Um, awesome. Gabrielle has been swimming with this same pod off the coast of...
Odessa Documentary Exploration – Storified
View "Odessa, TX - Research and Exploration" on Storify
Return to the Island (Not the Cork, Hispanola)
I'm gearing up for an early Monday morning flight to Port-au-Prince, finally returning to Haiti. It's been a year and a half since the earthquake and nearly two and a half years since I was there for the first time. This time I'm returning (along with two awesome...
How to Use Your iPhone Overseas Without Going Broke
Got back from Haiti - great trip, I'll write about it soon. For now I just wanted to highlight some of the ways I use my iPhone to stay in touch without paying the ridiculously high data/voice rates. (These tips are from first hand experience with an iPhone on...
On the road to Texas
On August 8 we hit the road from Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, to Plano, Texas, to shoot the short documentary Strike (www.strikethemovie.com). Here’s a recap of some of the stops we made along the way.
Haiti, RISC Training, and US Travel – The Past Few Months
It's been a busy past few months with no hint of letting down anytime soon. Here's a recap of what's been happening and what's coming up. Haiti - I'm returning to Haiti to help out on an exciting short documentary project. It's about the vanishing art of Haitian...