convenience

The working title to a new series of photos I am working on is "convenience".  Obviously dubbed so because of the subject matter, the series really is a more personal project based on my favorite pop artist Edward Rusha and his iconic paintings of gas stations, as well as my ongoing love of things old and forgotten.  Most of the photos in the series are shot in the same way and in the same manor, low angle looking up letting the structure loom overhead.  I think the photos are more dramatic this way and I like stressing the low-fi architecture of structures that exist literally on every corner that become almost dismissive until we need lighter fluid, toilet paper, motor oil, or cotton swabs.  Then they become invaluable.  They are like debit cards and ATMs, what did we do ten years ago...write checks?!  Now that the local 7-Eleven is just down the road, how did we ever do without?

music to my eyes

Buddy of mine Greg White of SG Studios is making a few changes to his website-namely making it mobile friendly, among other things-and asked me to shoot some promo stuff for the 'net.  The chance to shoot his studio is one thing, but the opportunity to shoot portraits of a good friend of mine is another.  Here's a few shots from the day.  Also, visit www.soundsgreatstudios.com to see and hear both of our work.

Mobility

With Twitter and Facebook and Tumblr and every other social media out there I knew only time would tell if I would be able to blog on the go. I sort grow weary of being a member of everything, can't I just share a thought or a photo in one spot and all social sites the world wide web over hear it? Well, here's my first try. Blogger Mobile App: testing...one, two, three...

pinhole adventures

A few weekends ago was Worldwide Pinhole Day, where for one day pinhole photographers went out and took pictures with a pinhole camera, some film, and a thirst for analog.  My wife had given me a DIY pinhole camera kit that was all cardboard and glue that I started but never finished.  Well, with Worldwide Pinhole Day fast approaching I took it upon myself to mark the occasion by finishing the camera construction and then taking it out for some exposures.  Sadly, the first roll was a total dud.  Due to extreme lo-fi technical difficulties the entire roll was overexposed.  But, you live and you learn, after fixing said lo-fi tech problems I took my pinhole camera back out into the world and here are just a few things I captured.

If you are interested further in pinhole day go to www.pinholeday.org