First Snow

Snowfall is a magical thing, something that enlightens the soul. I took out my camera this afternoon after watching flakes gently falling endlessly for at least an hour. Here is on of the images I came away with. If you haven't discovered this by now, I love being a Lensbaby photographer, the technique and style is something that I truly enjoy. Seeing the effect the lensbaby produces on my images leaves me with that same feeling I get watching a fresh snowfall.

Weather Permitting

It's amusing how loaded a statement like that can be for a photographer in the Pacific Northwest. I am under the weather today, but still have enough energy to post a photo. This image is for an event I tried to put together across the country for anyone that wanted to join in on Facebook for the Harry Potter midnight premiere. "Nowhere is safe," indeed.

An unorganized flash mob of sorts, the focus of the event was to attend the midnight screening dressed as characters from other films. Though very tongue in cheek and bold, the fun comes from descending into absurdity and enjoying the moment -as Wolverine, Princess Leia and Edward Cullen clearly are.
If the weather permits, I'll definitely attend the second film's premiere dressed up for the fun like everyone else. I just feel bad I'm out of the action for tonight.

Wagons Banding

Wow, I guess it's easy to fall of the wagon when it comes to consistently posting one image per day for as long as possible. Life can pick up sometimes, but I'm still invested in my goal to publish a new image for as many days as I have the ability. Here's another fresh one from my photo walk this past Saturday.

The image has me interested in focusing on a series of monochrome photos -more or less, even though this image isn't fully monochromatic. It appears that more photo walks are in order! Doesn't that seem utterly horrible?

There Will Always Be Echoes

So following the ambitious goal that I'm working towards is a challenge. But it's fun at the same time. I don't usually make time to peek through my catalogue of images. Usually I have to move onto the next project after completing the current one. But refreshing my memory of what I do have in "storage" will be a great way to make the most of my silent heroes -the photos that I have yet to show. Echoes that remain under the surface until given a chance to shine.This is one of the images that I shot while I was in Manhattan during New York Fashion Week. Shot using a Lensbaby, the image conveys why I love using that lens. If only I could get away with shooting film on a view camera again. Now that would be something...

Discipline and Ambition

I went on a photo walk earlier today around downtown Tacoma with a friend. This is one of the images that I was fortunate enough to stumble upon. It struck me while capturing the image that I can conceivably post a blog entry daily featuring an original image of my own photography. The idea is intriguing enough that I want to take a crack at it. Hopefully, a little bit of discipline and ambition will benefit me greatly in this goal. Let's see where it leads...

Halloween 2010: Trick... or Treat?

So this is a very cool thing to discover on Halloween -»
For those wondering, one of my images from the 2010 New York Comicon -of zombie afficionado & friend Jason Meehan- is on the front page to CNN's iReport website. The article feature's Jason's efforts to organize the 2010 Asbury Park Zombie Walk and break the Guinness world record for largest amount of zombies gathered for a zombie walk.

Here is a better view of my image on the home page -»
The article itself goes into greater detail on Jason's efforts to gather "the world's largest uprising of the undead!" for the 2010 New Jersey Zombie Walk. All accounts that I've read so far state that Jason's uprising shattered the previous world record, set earlier this year in Seattle. It's been a lot of work and paid off very well for Jason and his team! Congratulations, my friend. :D

Here is the final screencap of the page with the article. You can click on the image to read the article itself.
Being that Halloween is the day of tricks and treats, I think this surprise is one of the coolest treats of all. Happy Halloween! Be safe and have fun everyone!

Wedding Brawl: Photographer vs. Videographer

I know that I've had to deal with aggravating videographers before, but this is ridiculous. Watch these two Russian lensmen trade blows while their gear goes flying. I certainly hope all that gear was insured! I wonder if the fight started over an argument between Nikon vs. Canon. It's all in Russian, so I won't really know. I bet that Wedinator is having a field day with this one.

(Via PDN Pulse á la Gawker TV from Photography Bay)