morgan@morganschmidt.com
Cameras are my world! I’ve been photographing feature-length films and commercials for 20 years, providing an edgy and modern look to the visuals. My visual sensibility derives from his Hollywood training and mastery of high-end lighting techniques.
17 feature length films around the world and counting. My films have screened at dozens of film festivals on four continents. In 2019 my film ‘Furie’ filmed in Vietnam broke box office records there and was released worldwide.
I earned a ‘Best Cinematography’ award in 2010 for my work on Touch, a family drama set in a Los Angeles nail salon, as well as for “Standoff” in 2024. Other prominent credits include: Level 26 a series for CSI creator Anthony Zuiker; and “Gimme Shelter” (2014) starring Vanessa Hudgens.
Asian productions are a specialty. I’ve lensed six feature films in VIetnam.
I bring a deep expertise in television commercial production, specializing in shooting high-adrenaline and high-speed (slow motion) commercials for sports and automotive brands such as Red Bull, Asics, SKLZ, Shelby Automobiles and Aston Martin/ESX. Other prominent commercial clients include: IKEA, Samsung, Verizon and Gearbox / Borderlands Games.
In my spare time I have an insatiable photographic curiosity, my camera goes everywhere with me from mountaintops, to the back alleys of Saigon to the desert at Burningman.
I have my BA from Harvard University, where I studied biology and fine-art photography.