Graphic Design and Print Samples
Everything I do these days is digital, but I also have an extensive print background. Here are a few samples of printed works.
Drew Domkus
About Drew Domkus
Posts by Drew Domkus:
The Passenger Lounge
Website / Audio / Video / Photography / Editing / Podcast / Social
– I built the website and will be producing content out of this upcoming event space in the historic Fond du Lac train depot, that has been restored to include a beautiful custom made bar and stage.
Wendy Wendorf – Homestead Realty
Website / Audio / Video / Editing / Podcast
– I’ve built a new website for Wendy that should be launching any day now, plus I’ve been producing her podcast, Real Life, Real Estate and supplying general technical support.
Support Your Local Skateshop
Surfin Bird is over an hour away for me, but I consider them my “local” skateshop. Freddie always has what I want and this Skateshop Day was no different! He saved a Curb Killer’s Wide Boy for me and then he had a BOGO sale on shoes and apparel! I scored the Natas Kaupus New Balance 480 he designed, and then also the Tiago Lemos 1010s. Thank you Surfin Bird!
Slappy Sunday at Cream City
Turns out this was one of my last times I get to skate at Cream City. After 19 years their landlord is not renewing the lease. So until the end of March, I’ll try to go a few more times, but it will be the end of an era.
I scored another Wide Boy too and got some killer Wide Bolts from Lil Jawn’s for it. She’s a beauty.
First Follow and Tracking Tests
My first chance to really test out the follow and tracking modes due to weather, but it has its limitations for sure. I got a couple decent follows, but I think because the day was a little gray and I’m wearing all black, and the drone is looking towards the sun, all these factors gave me a bit of a struggle.
Another thing I noticed is the way the DJI app processes the audio to remove the blade sound, also amplifies any music you might have playing while you’re filming. I imagine it’ll be best to try my filming with no music, alone so the drone doesn’t switch over to another person, and wear contrasting colors to the background of the day.
Still fun to see what’s possible.
Using Manual Control as a Tripod
In today’s test session, I used the Manual Control setting in the DJI Fly app, and flew the drone into a couple spots where I couldn’t put a tripod. It just hovered while I skated. I placed my phone down on the other side of the room to record the audio.
Spotlight Mode in 20˚
We have some really cold weather coming up, but yesterday was warm enough to melt most of the snow from my little curb farm. It was only 20˚ and pretty windy, but I was desperate to see how the drone would do outside and I also wanted to skate a few minutes since I won’t be able to for a few days.
I was having a hard time finding the right spot to launch from to get the best angle and framing. I moved around a few times before I got too cold and this was the best angle that I captured. Unfortunately I was also testing a different audio setting in the DJI app which has an even harder limiter on the sound to counter the blade noise, but it was too much and made the audio pretty much useless. I’ve since changed the setting back so that it’s ready for the next test.
I definitely want to try the follow and tracking mode, but I think if the drone was as far as I have it in this clip, but lower to the ground, Spotlight will give me a pretty decent clip.
For now, I wait for warmer weather, and I think I might name the drone Ken Burns.
Actual skate clips!
It’s so cold around here these days, but I had to get out and try to get some clips and see if this drone really can be my skate filmer.
The room doesn’t have the best light and since the drone was pretty close to where I was skating, it seemed to overshoot when I got to the curb. Better placement while in Spotlight mode should fix that. I was able to get some sound recorded on my phone that I had placed near the curb, so that was a decent test.
My biggest issue so far is that the drone wants to keep my head in the frame, and I want it to get more of my skateboard in the frame. I shot about 10 minutes of clips and this was the best one I got. I laid on the ground before launching the drone and it stayed lower giving me a btter chance at capturing a trick.
Super fun to test, but I think it’ll be better once I can skate outside.