How we started raising the bar.

Meet your photographer

Hi! I’m Steve, owner and camera operator of Raise Media.

From playing with my moms VHS-C camcorder to my first camera phone, I’ve always had an interest in making videos and taking photos.

You may be surprised to learn that the video was not nominated for any awards. However, it did convince my girlfriend at the time to gift me an actual camera that I would spend the next couple years learning how to use and honing my craft.

P.s. The real reason was definitely so I could learn to take better photos of her…

In 2020 when the world was locked down, I just finished a long night shift and decided to record a “super cool” video on my phone about my motorcycle that ran primarily on hopes, dreams and zip ties.

Then comes 2023, a time where I’m trying to make some extra cash with my hobby but gigs are hard to find. A potential client was not able to afford my services so I offered them for free. Realizing that I’d rather do this for free than not at all, I decided it was time to up my game and Raise Media was governmentally filed into existence.

Somehow I convinced that girlfriend to say “I do” and now my wife is still the biggest supporter of Raise Media and myself.

Today I continue to develop and share my passion with as many people and organizations as possible by capturing their memories, events and milestones. Every shoot is an adventure and every adventure a story, I’m humbled to be able to tell those stories for my clients.