The 18th Street Fashion Show in Kansas City is the real deal.  I’m constantly impressed by the local designers, stylists, and models that put their talents together to create an amazing display of art and drama along a massive elevated runway down the center of W. 18th Street.

For the past three years, I have had the opportunity to sponsor the event by working as Director of Photography and providing most of the camera resources needed to create the footage for the event’s official video.  This year, I was pleased to have three other Kansas City-based filmmakers work with me to create the amazing footage.  Together, we shot on the Sony EX3 w/ Letus Adapter and Zeiss prime lenses, the Canon 7D, and the Canon 5D MkII.

The footage that we created during the show is another testament to the amazing capabilities of the Canon HDSLR cameras.  I was impressed with their ability to produce high-quality footage in the low-light environments and their ease of use for getting some quick, beautiful handheld shots despite working in some very tight quarters.

Plans are already being made for the 2011 show, and you can bet that I’m going to have the Canon HDSLRs back on the job!