Today we’d like to introduce you to Dan Malabuyo.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Dan. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Picked up my first camera in high school back in 1997. I took a photography class and learned how to develop the film. My interest in cameras grew and slowly shifted myself to videography. I started skating and wanted to film my buddies around town doing tricks and making music videos. It took a long time for me to own my very own camera. My very first was given to me by my father and it was a Nikon D90 DSLR with a zoom lens. But by that time I was already an adult with a full-time career. It wasn’t until 2011 where I fully started investing in gear. My current equipment is a Sony a7riii, a GM 70-200mm 2.8 lens, a 50mm 1.4 lens, a sigma 16mm 1.4, and an oldie – 500mm Minolta lens. I’ve never invested time and passion into photography and film making as much as today.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
The road from where I was to now has not been smooth. Although, I never really pursued a career path in this medium. My career currently is in the UI/UX world which I feel was a great choice due to the increasing demand in the work industry but I now see it as more of a structured environment than it is creative wherever you go. Whether it’s an agency, fashion, or corporate – the work is somewhat the same. For me, the photography and film world has it’s good and bad as well, depends on what and who you are working for. But I feel that at this point, doing photography and video work as a freelance and as a side passion is a great balance.
We’d love to hear more about your work.
I do freelance gigs for the most part doing video. Video has been my go-to as I feel its more challenging and gives you more room to be creative. With every pro comes with cons. Video also takes more time, skills, and production work than photography which also attracts me more. I appreciate photography and the creativity you can do with a single static image – but in my opinion – it’s limiting.
So far, what I’m known for are my videos and capturing moments that are visually eye-catching to most viewers. I always strive to create content not only with story-telling but also visually inspiring to the viewers. Things like panning shots of the sunset with my 500mm lens that you don’t see very often at all being created.
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
My plan is to continue to shoot photos and videos and create more traction in my work. I’d eventually like to create a client-base where I can hopefully [God-willing] give me that open door for a new career path in film making. For now, I think it’s important to continue producing work – not just for engagement and consistent content for likes, but to really take time to create amazing quality work. It’s important for me to really refine that in a way where people start to see your style, your process, and your end products shine above the rest.
Pricing:
- 2. Hourly rate of $50-60/hr for small gigs
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.instagram.com/deadly.rythm
- Email: danmalabuyo@gmail.com
- Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/deadly.rythm
Image Credit:
Céline Hari-Malabuyo, Michael Krieger, Devon Day Moretti,
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