Chasing grain, bloom, and 35mm frames. Blender is my jam; open source is the mission.

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01 / PILLAR Analog Photography

Film Photography & Night Chemistry

In an era of instant digital perfection, analog film forces mechanical patience. I walk the city streets at night with manual 35mm and medium format gear — seeking atmosphere, motion blur, natural halation, and organic grain over clinical sharpness.

Nikon F3 Kodak Portra 400 Cinestill 800T Tri-X 400 35mm & 120
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Greg Johns Film Photography
02 / PILLAR Commercial Video

Professional Video & Motion Design

By day, I work in big tech marketing creating commercial video campaigns, motion design, and visual narratives. From 2D vector animation to complex 3D scenes, my focus is rhythm, storytelling, and surgical pacing that holds attention.

Motion Graphics Commercial Video 2D / 3D Animation After Effects Cinema 4D
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Commercial Reel & Direction
03 / PILLAR Creative Tech

Home Lab Tinkering & Self-Hosting

When the workstation sleeps, the server rack runs. I host my own services, reverse proxies, and local AI pipelines using Docker, n8n, and Ollama. Building interactive experiments like GregBot is where creative motion design meets systems engineering.

Ubuntu Server Docker Compose n8n Automations Ollama Local LLMs Nginx Proxy Manager
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Self-Hosted Server Stack
04 / DISPATCH Updated: October 2026

What I'm Up To Right Now

A living snapshot of current obsessions, tools in heavy rotation, and what is currently in my bag.

Currently Building

Building local AI agent workflows, optimizing Ghost theme performance, and experimenting with node-based procedural animation.

Loaded in Camera

Nikon F3 loaded with Kodak Gold 200, paired with a 50mm f/1.4 AI-s for street lighting and dusk walks.

Playing & Listening

Ambient electronic and synthwave on repeat while animating; weekend strategy and tabletop board game sessions.

05 / TOOLKIT Gear & Stack

The Gear & The Stack

Clean rundowns of the production hardware, analog bodies, and self-hosted infrastructure powering my work.

Production & Video Suite
Animation & Editing
  • Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro
  • Cinema 4D / Blender (3D & Motion)
  • DaVinci Resolve (Color & Pacing)
  • Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
Capture & Lighting
  • Cinema & Mirrorless camera bodies
  • Fast prime lenses (24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm)
  • Continuous COB lights & softboxes
  • Studio monitoring & high-speed NVMe arrays
The Analog Bag
Bodies & Lenses
  • Nikon F3 (Primary 35mm manual body)
  • Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-s & 35mm f/2
  • Bronica ETRSi (6x4.5 medium format)
  • Olympus Pen S & Nikon L35 AD2
Favorite Film Stocks
  • Kodak Portra 400 (Warm skin & latitude)
  • Kodak Tri-X 400 (High-contrast B&W)
  • Cinestill 800T (Halation night scenes)
  • Kodak Gold 200 (Warm everyday daylight)
The Server & Home Lab Stack
Hosting & Edge
  • Ubuntu Server & Docker Swarm / Compose
  • Nginx Proxy Manager with automated SSL
  • Ghost CMS (Bespoke theme architecture)
  • Cloudflare DNS, SSL & Zero Trust
Workflows & AI
  • n8n Webhook & Event Automations
  • Ollama Local LLM inference & embeddings
  • GregBot State Machine Web Controller
  • Tailscale secure mesh networking
07 / CONTACT Direct Line

Say Hello

Have a video project in mind, want to inquire about a photo print, or talk home lab setups? Drop me a line below.

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