Abraham Mitchell Productions

News Letter

January Update: School

Hello, Everyone.

Its been a crazy past few months, with both the holidays and school. luckily, I was able graduate high school a semester early, so I now can focus on film and photo classes. I planned out my schedule to be able to get two Certificate of Achievement, one in Film Production and the other in Photography. In which I should be to graduate in three semesters, counting this spring semester.

Here is a list of my classes

2026 Spring semester
  • Photography I
  • Intro Film/Media Scriptwriting
  • Digital Editing
  • Intro to Film/Media Arts
2026 Fall semester
  • Photography II
  • Introduction to Digital Audio
  • Intro to Digital Photography
  • Intro to Film Production
2027 Spring semester
  • Photographic Portfolio Development
  • Contemporary Art History
  • Intermediate Film Production
  • Intermediate Digital Editing

Things to look forward to

I plan to be release a video from a trip I took to Joshua Tree National Park over the winter break. I should also be releasing more photos (film black & white ones) throughout the semester to show some progress. and I plan to be releasing more videos and newsletters at a more constant pace to make it more predictable for all of you.

Ways to support me

The first one, and easiest, is to subscribe to my YouTube channel, where I post all my videos. Another way to is follow me on either Facebook or Instagram for more of a behind the scenes look at upcoming work.

If you feel inclined you can buy prints for my store to support me and also to get some actual work from me to display in your house.

Another way is to simply share or forward this newsletter to your friends and family to increase my audience!

Thank you again for your support, without you, this would be almost pointless.

Peace, -Abraham

Links

New Video: Joshua Tree Climbing

Hello Everyone, I have just completed a new video, airing on YouTube on the 7th of February at noon. It was a great video to work on and I hope you guys like it.

Trailer

https://youtu.be/ZefcD2JPB6s

Full Video

How to watch it?

Where can I watch it?

YouTube.

When is it released?

February 7th at noon.

Gear I Use

Main Camera: Rigged out Canon EOS-M

Video Camera

Cameras are a big part of the final product. For video, I use my rigged out Canon EOS-M. Equipped with a V-mount battery for all day use and an external monitor for ease of use. I sometimes also use a follow focus for manual lens for a cleaner focus.

V-Mount Battery
Monitor: Atomos Shinobi

Photo Cameras

For digital photos, I use my Nikon D90, nothing fancy with that. For film photo, I use my Minolta SR-T 102, and I differ on film stock, but most of them are Kodak ColorPlus or Kodak UltraMax.

Lenses

I personally believe that lenses play a bigger role in the final image then the camera itself. A camera brings specs, nothing more... A lens brings beautiful colors and images. On my video camera (Canon EOS-M), I use two lens, first is my Minolta Rokkor-PG MC 50mm and second is my Minolta Rokkor MD 75-200mm. Both have the same mount, the Minolta MC/MD mount. I pair those lens with a Minolta MC/MD to Canon EOS-M lens adapter. Both don't have auto-focus, which isn't a big deal in my opinion. For the Nikon D90, its has a 18-200mm Nikkor Lens and the Minolta SR-T 102 uses the same lens as the Canon EOS-M

Left Lens: Minolta 75-200mm

Right Lens: Minolta 50mm

The Two Different Lens on the Canon EOS-M

Audio

For audio, I use a shotgun mic on my camera, the mic I use is a Rode VideoMic Go II. I think it's a really go option, especially for outdoor videos, like backpacking where light weight is very, very nice. It only weight at around 150 grams (5.2 ounces) and is phantom powered equaling it doesn't use/need a battery inside it, it uses the camera as power. So I very nice mic for outdoor projects. I can also plug a USB-C for 24-bit recording (compared to 16-bit recording on my camera = higher quality) to my phone.

Rode VideoMic Go II

Tripod

Everyone needs a good study tripod for interviews, to stabilize a big lens and more. I inherited a Manfrotto 190 tripod, with a ball head.

That's all the gear I use on almost every project I do. Hope this helps you out somehow.

By:

Abraham Mitchell

The Owner of AMP, Abraham enjoys to make films and take photos from his adventures from places such as Yosemite National Park and more.