I am a freelance filmmaker who got his start shooting commercials and short films in Vermont. I now live and work in Brooklyn, NY as a Cinematographer and Camera Operator. If anyone is interested in working with me please contact me at j.derryfilms@gmail.com

JD|Cinematography now owns a SONY PMW-F5 which is available for rental! Follow the "CAMERA" link above and check it out! Here are some graded stills from the camera done at high ISOs for low-light testing:

Leica M3 All of these photographs were taken with a 1966 Leica M3 that was given to me by my aunt and was owned by her father before. This camera is highly regarded as one of the finest still cameras ever built, and I've thoroughly enjoyed shooting with it.

This photo was taken in an old apartment I lived in up in Burlington, VT. A good friend, Sam Friedman, came over wearing a shirt and tie. So I asked him, "How do you feel about hopping in the shower for some high speed photography.

Still Portraits
Here is a collection of my photographs I've taken over the past several years. These are portraits of friends and fellow filmmakers.

These were taken in a vacant apartment. Demonstrations of boredom at home and at work.

Photos taken at an apartment in Burlington, VT. Inspired by the show, Dexter - these photos were depictions of a surgical experiment gone wrong.

Location: Burlington, VT. Photos: For these photographs we found ourselves digging around through a friends grimy basement with a bunch of work lights.
I shot these for the album cover of my friends' band, Hello Shark up in VT.

These are the digital versions of the shower photo shoot with, Sam Friedman in VT. Check my 35mm Photography stills to see the film prints of the same shoot.

The following photos were done for Moral Fibers website.

Random one.

Living room noire shoot.

Caitlin.