Daniel Dunn Productions

A little bit about what I do, who I am, where I’m going.  Wow, all that in a blog post?  Yeah, maybe,  I’ve lived in Breckenridge, CO for about 10 years and I consider myself a local.  That’s a big philosophical thing for me.  I like mountain locals, and I’m proud to be one.  But there are people who live here, and they either aren’t locals yet, or they’ve just lost touch with what that attitude is all about.  And conversely, there are folks who don’t live here, but they have as much love and passion for this place as those of us who do, that I consider them local.  The care about the place, they care about the lifestyle, the trails, the wildlife, the water.  They care and that’s an important factor in my book.

So, mountain locals.  First thing you need to know about me.  That doesn’t mean I’m some hick that doesn’t understand the nation’s problems or doensn’t know what’s cool.  Oh no, please don’t misjudge me because I consider myself a mountain local.  Please don’t mistake me being out of touch.  I’m here for a bunch of reasons, and primarily because I’m making a conscious choice to be in control of my life and all of the things that go into my life.  I take my good times very seriously.  I take my friends, friendships, and what that all means very, very seriously.  I value the taste of strong coffee on a crisp morning.  I value a deep powder day and what that does to my psyche.  I understand what a long mountain bike ride does to my stress level.  And I understand that life is NOT all about stuff.

It’s about experiences and incredible dinners with friends, and family constantly telling me how jealous they are of my life and the things I do.  Life is not about having the newest car and the greenest lawn, and being so wrapped up in keeping up that you miss life.  No, I get it, and that’s why I’m here.

Next topic, what do I do.  I’m a multimedia creator.  I’m a wedding videographer.  I’m a cinematographer.  I make wedding movies.  I document once in a lifetime, live events.  Yeah, those are all the same thing, and while it may seem pretty simple, it ain’t (sorry for the slang)  I am there to document and make a movie for the most important people in the world, and the biggest day in their lives to this point.  And I take that very seriously.  It’s stressful, and freeing all at the same time.  And I love it.

What else,  I’m re-learning photography and re-discovering my passion for it.  Whoa!  My favorite class in college was black and white photography.  And while there were many reasons I loved that class, most of which I won’t mention here (let’s just say I spent many an all-nighter in the darkroom with a couple good friends) the biggest reason I loved it, was that it was my creative outlet.  A craft and true art rolled into one.  A craft, something I could learn, and art, something for which I had a natural, God-given talent for.  That class blew me away and opened many eyes, more than the two I have on the front of my face.

I love photography and what it does for me and to me.  I’m excited to get more and more into it and see what doors it opens for me.

I love documenting other live events, and then seeing and hearing and feeling the reactions those images, video and stills, that come as a result.  People ooh and ahh, and it feels good.  I mean, come on, who doesn’t love it when others say, “Oh, that’s so wonderful,” or “your video made me cry”  Yeah, it’s kinda selfish, but not really.  I love a good pat on the back, but for all the right reasons.  Because it made someone else feel good at the same time.  It made someone think of the good times in life.  It made someone forget, maybe just for a moment, all the crap in the rest of their life, and helped them LIVE.  And I love being able to do that for people.

I shoot a lot of adventure style photo and video, cause that’s what I like to do.  I like jumping off the side of a bridge with a big bungee cord attached to my feet.  I like going really fast on a mt. bike through deep forest.  I like helping people stuck on the side of a sheer cliff, in the middle of a stormy night, with my fellow rescue team members.  And I like surfing, I really like surfing.

But I really like shooting all those things, photo and video wise, and I’m hoping all these passions are on a crash collision course in bringing my a financially stable future.  But I’m working on that.  In the meantime, I’ll just keep doing it, cause I love doing it.

Oh, traveling, I forgot about that.  Love it. LOVE IT!!  And throw that in with all the above stuff, do it all at the same time.  Killer.

Music, reading, writing, good food, wine and beer, skiing, fitness, it’s all in there too.  I love all that stuff.

Diabetes.  Don’t love it, but it’s my evil twin.  It’s my best friend, always with me, always saying Hi, usually when I don’t want him to.  Diabetes has cost (and caused) me a couple trips to the emergency room.  Nuff said on that one.  Sometime when I’m feeling really open, like I really want to bare my soul for every one to see and read about, I’ll get into those times, but not now.

So that kind of gives you a little insight to who I am, but just that, a little glimpse.  I’m actually a lot more complicated than that, which I struggle with every day, that very situation.  Like why can’t I just be happy with having a job, and health insurance, and a safe secure, if not boring, future?  Well, maybe my Mom knows the answer to that riddle, but I don’t.

I’m working on that too.