The Life and Lies of Mitchell Gaston

A Witness To Your Day

Mitchell Gaston — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:05:16 +0000

I despise the word “videographer”. I have used it for many years because it’s a term people understand, though I frequently get asked how the photography business is going. The root of my distaste, I think, is simply that it sounds technical. Clinical. And I don’t think of myself as a technician. I don’t particularly care for the machine, the hardware, the software, the codec, the ergonomics…

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Should You Hire a Wedding Videographer? A Totally Unbiased Opinion From Someone Whose Livelihood Depends on It

Mitchell Gaston — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:13:57 +0000

You pick the venue. You pick the caterer. You pick the DJ. You pick the color of the napkins (or whatever — I don’t know, my wife did all that stuff). And somewhere along the way, the question might come up: “Should we hire a videographer?” Even the couples who know from the start that they want a wedding film — the ones who say “video is important to us” on day one — still seem to let…

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Back From Hell: A Wedding Filmmaker’s Love Letter To 2024

Mitchell Gaston — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:33:26 +0000

And just like that, with a click of the mouse, the 2024 wedding season is behind me. If you heard a groan that sounded both deeply painful and immodestly satisfied, don’t be alarmed—it was just me. 2024 is what I’m calling my pivot year. I’ve been a wedding filmmaker for eight years (at least that’s what I tell people—I don’t have the energy to check the records. Could be ten, could be twenty.

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