The Quacker Clamp

Chris Rish is a local 600 documentary cinematographer, DoP, fine art photographer, on-location and 2nd Unit Cameraman. I reference the ocean & the human condition in much of my work.

[floridadp]

This is the most ridiculously abstract image I have ever made of a natural phenomenon. Anoxic bacterial colony in stagnant seawater. Like God painting with death.

[floridadp]

I have become obsessed with cinemagraphs over the last 12 months. This is my favorite one yet. Playing with time and space and telling a story inside one single frame is everything to me right now.

[floridadp]

Bradenton Beach, FL holding Winter Groundswell.

[floridadp]

Shot a little short last week, always a pleasure to work on a passion project with good people.

[floridadp]

Visited the Lincoln Memorial last week and stumbled onto a film set for the Obama’s production of Rustin for Netflix.

[floridadp]

Ballhead + Suction Cup = Car Mount

[floridadp]

Back in the saddle at Ion Network today.

[floridadp]

You can’t unsee what happens behind this gate.

[floridadp]

Did a job for the Washington Post during quarantine. First job in a month. Glad to be on their list during emergencies. I literally only hear from them when there’s a hurricane or some other disaster lurking and yet I find that working during those times gives me a sense of purpose. So thanks, WaPo.

Residents of St. Petersburg react to new stay-at-home order across Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued a 30-day stay-at-home order for the state on April 1. In St. Petersburg, coronavirus had already shut d

[floridadp]

Making the pictures for Bloomberg TV today.

[floridadp]

I made this new demo reel of my non-fiction, interview-based work for film and TV.

[floridadp]

Interviews at Tampa Police HQ today.

[floridadp]

How Radicalization Online Can (And Can’t) Be Stopped

In the wake of the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting, web-infrastructure company Cloudflare took down the online message board where the alleged shooter posted his manifesto. So-called deplatforming is a growing strategy to stem the rise of hate speech online, but does it work?

I helped shoot and produce this story and my computer makes quite the cameo.  Go on ‘lil Mac.

[floridadp]

OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR.

I designed and shot this .gif in 2009 in my side view mirror while shooting the post-apocalyptic zombie movie Experiment 7 from the back of my truck.  It took me ten years to get around to producing it.  I’m finally posting. We miss you Mici!!! #zombie #gif #mirror #onset #bts

[floridadp]

Working at ION TV today. Love a good summer studio shoot.

[floridadp]

Traveling to make Pretty Pictures is my favorite thing about being a cinematographer.

[floridadp]

Product Shots today.