Freelance cinematographer Blair Madigan has traveled the world and back. Growing up in Colorado surrounded by travel and visual artists in his family, it's as if Blair was destined to be a kick-ass, nomadic cinematographer guru, who can pretty much MacGyver zip lock bags into a poncho during Monsoon season.

He's traveled on assignment to Haiti, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, The Philippines and France, among other cities and provinces. Based in Los Angeles, Blair lives close to the beach and fits the Cali skater/surfer mold with his long blonde hair and welcoming personality.

During my visit to LA, we met at his home to chat about his travels and how he got started in all of this. As someone who doesn't have many friends like this back home, I was geeking out to all the chargers and batteries and cool gear that he had. From a remote iPad app to control his Canon 5D Mark III, to a Small HD we used to monitor video, it was neat learning from Blair.

It was a great conversation about what he learned in school, how he landed his first gig and what resources he uses to learn about new equipment.

The night couldn't have ended better as we sat down with his girlfriend Amy, and ate some turkey chili.

Show Notes Brooks Institute of Photography NoFilmSchool.com Original ProductionsProjects Ice Road Truckers Ax Men Swamp People Red BullGet In Touch Website BlairMadigan.com Instagram @bmads @blair.madigan.visuals Vimeo Blair MadiganQuotes You only learn so much in film school. When you get out in there world you realize the stuff you learned film school got you the basics but didn’t really get you the exact experience you need to know certain things. It ‘s all about telling the story. You’re only as good as your team

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