CURRENT REEL
CURRENT REEL
Brendan Lutes | Director Of Photography & Director | Lutes Digital Media | Los Angeles, California | lutesdigitalmedia.com

BRENDAN LUTES
DOP & DIRECTOR

EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG, PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO TRAVEL THE WORLD, WORKING WITH TALENTED COLLEAGUES, POPULAR ATHLETES, AND INTERESTING SUBJECTS. MY CAREER BEGAN IN 2004 AS A MAGAZINE EDITOR IN THE MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY UNTIL I WENT OFF ON MY OWN IN 2015 TO FOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT AFTER ONLY A YEAR OF SOLEY SPECIALIZING IN STILL IMAGERY, I QUICKLY FELL IN LOVE WITH CINEMATOGRAPHY AND THE CREATIVE ELEMENTS IT PROVIDES. STORY TELLING, CONVEYING EMOTION, AND CAPTURING A SINGLE MOMENT IN TIME ARE ONLY A FEW REASONS WHY I LOVE CINEMATOGRAPHY. SINCE TAKING THE 180-DEGREE TURN FROM MOTORCYCLES AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY, I’VE WORKED ON NUMEROUS TELEVISION SHOWS, COMMERCIALS, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND FEATURE FILMS IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES THAT HAVE INCLUDED DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AND CAMERA OPERATOR. I  MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH VARIOUS REGULAR CLIENTS, AND I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE IATSE LOCAL 600 UNION AS A CAMERA OPERATOR.