currently listening to..

the killers presents:

hot fuss

this album is a classic piece of alternative perfection.

that's it.

then making a wish, he tossed in the sea

when i entered the church pictured below i was met by a half dozen beggars. the man i was most interested in was the one pictured. his bright white shirt against the dark wooden door created great contrast perfect for a excellent black and white picture. also the bright shirt and cup draw your eyes direclty to the man and then outward to look at the rest of the photo. but i did have some challenges in this picture. the smaller of the two challenges was cropping it perfectly to get the best photo i could. i finnaly decided to take a little off the top and the left side (there was somebody’s bag laying there, you can see the corner of it. it took too much attention away from the subject). the biggest problem was the glare on the marble floor that you can soobviously see on the left. to fix that mess i didn’t have any other option but to use my paint tool and to carefully darken the spot, then i went in with my burn tool and added some contrast/darkness to the chosen area. it took alot of trial an error, but i think i got it.

clutch

Shout out: Alexander McQueen

via lady gaga

recently i was walking through the meatpacking district with a dear friend and stumbled across

McQueen's store. i had never seen his 'wearable fashion' and i was blown away. what really

caught my eye was his knack for creating beautiful bags/clutches.

and we all know he knows how to make a great heel.

fruit cup.

honest to goodness happiness in a cupness.

original pinkberry, pineapple, raspberry, coconut, honey drizzle (they forgot, bastards)

my friends tamara and amanda recently taught me the trick of cutting the frozen yogurt in half and adding the toppings to the middle for true mixing excellence.

brilliant.

fototime

trip-tic

i know its not the correct spelling.

seasons greetings.

slowface

The clock struck 2:00 am and we began to

conduct our photo shoot in the dorm. My roommate was making

BBQ sauce with large quantities of molasses.

He began pouring the molasses into the bowl

and i got a sudden urge to pour it onto human faces.

turn on me

(click on photo for higher resolution)

For starters this isn’t a real person. If you can’t tell from the hole in the ear and the cut off arm, it is a mannequin. A few months ago i became very interested in this subject. I think the biggest reason why i was so interested was because the lack of control it gave me. Because it is a plaster mannequin posing it was not really an option. This stipulation intrigued me. So in reaction to this i manipulated around the object, treating it like a statue that was immobile. I circled the subject and toyed with the lighting until i discovered the composition you see here. A single continuous light was used accompanied by a diffusing umbrella courtesy of my photo teacher. Later i manipulated the contrast and hi-light in CS4. I thought to my self that it was finished…… however after i finish one of my works i set it as my desktop background so i can sort of “proof” it. I finally noticed the missing part of the puzzle. The pictures alone is pretty, with the dramatic lighting and rich contrast, but pretty wont get you into art school. Deciding that the photo wasn’t enough i played with it, eventually noticing the smooth pattern on shadow the the left side of the face. As you can see i duplicated it so i had three pictures unified as one. I believe that this repetition really emphasizes the shape of the head and neck. Therefore in my opinion making the piece more abstract than anything else.

since the sun is down.... it's dirty video time

PAUL'S BACKYARD PART 2! from Everything Is Terrible! on Vimeo.

snoot shoot

jenna coyle

snoot shoot

(click on photo to see higher resolution)

!@#$%^&*()

and now i will barrage you with a collection animal photographs.

extravaganza

we'll begin the end of the day with a fail,

continue it with a lil suspense,

and end it with some pavement.

iPopArt

i like to call my self a

photographer sometimes.

throwing in the towel

i'll part you with a video and photograph.

and

currently listening to..

The Noisettes Presents:

What's the Time, Mr. Wolf?

This album was a complete ***** on my

list. every song brings something

completely new to the table. her

screeching voice ands an interesting

twist to her borderline smokey jazz voice

neck/wrist

these are the lil items that are on my lil body.

:grandfather's gold chain with marc by mark charms

:vestal watch (look em up, they have some beauties)

:uniqlo shirt, cheapy cheapy

currently listening to..

*****

these are the items that are making my life a happy success:

jonathan dirt

this shit masters my dead, dead,

barley textured hair, the tag line is that it gives you the "day after you washed it" feel. for guys with processed hair that like to use product this is perfect. also smells like almonds so that's a +..

erin oxford

i was at the urban outfitters on 14th and i ran across these beautiful works of art.

for some reason they could only find a single shoe. i got the skew number so

i will soon be graced by my 'spring soles..' the wooden heel

makes it hard to wait for them.

vitamin e1000iu & high potency biotin 5mg

my hair has been through quite a bit. so to treat it right i am taking vitamin e which helps with hair growth and health in general. i'm also taking biotin which increases the rate of cell growth and aids in the production of fatty, and amino acids. this helps with not only healthy hair but skin, scalp and nails as well.

see ya on the flipside