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oskar

2010-10-27T00:26:00.001-04:00

listen.

gown

2010-04-21T03:04:00.001-04:00

listen.

spring please

2010-03-26T01:45:00.004-04:00

i bet your a wonderful swimmer

2010-03-26T01:34:00.006-04:00

listen.

ps. many new photos to come soon

curls

2010-03-17T22:25:00.001-04:00

listen.

by Extreme Measures

2010-03-15T22:49:00.004-04:00

listen.

note to self

2010-03-12T02:13:00.004-05:00

senvy

2010-03-11T01:35:00.004-05:00

homosapien

2010-02-28T19:28:00.008-05:00

part 1

A kind man walked into work today. His skin was the color of what I would assume to be of native decent. Dark tan flesh with an old tattoo on each arm which had been made difficult to see from his complexion and wrinkles that must have carried many stories throughout the years.

To admit his slightly grizzly edge gave me the impression that he would be one of those 'I don't give a damn' type of old man. I didn't look forward to dealing with him after I was done with the current customer I was handling. I asked him what he needed while I had a free moment. He needed to make a fax. I gave him the cover sheet he needed, as well as a pen.

His voice was old and brittle and he seemed a bit limited. It made me look twice at this man that I had so confidently prejudged. He had an embroidered hat full of veteran symbols of brave color. Protruding out the sides his hoary strands were an inconsistent act; grey and white mixed together. Hiding his eyes were rather large off brown sunglasses, acceptable to some other time than now; maybe the 70s. He must not have been any longer than 5'4. Average size for a man his age I would have guessed.

Not three minutes later I could give him my full attention, being he was now the only there besides myself. He carried two sheets of paper, one of which was exhausted and worn, I knew would never make it through the machine without a jam. I suggested, "umm we'll probably need to make a copy of this one, it wont go through the fax machine like that." "I have two pages to send", he started,"this one and then this one is a joke I thought was funny." "ok", i stated. Suggesting the papers to me he again kindly stated, "this once is a joke," whether he had already forgotten he told me once or just didn't realize I heard him the first time I don't know. " ohh ok", i falsely chuckled. Jokes are made to laugh at, so I did so to please him as I do at times with people.

I walked to the copier, he slowly followed. I had barely looked at the paper for which I lied and laughed over. I handed back his original brittle sheet. "See its a man and..." he guided his finger showing me the picture of that illustration depicting the evolution of man who rose from an ape to homosapien and then hunched over until he sat at a computer desk typing. I assume it related the recent technological age and to what some may consider man reaching de-evolution. Finally I could laugh.

To the Founding Members of Write Club (right club?)

2010-02-28T19:06:00.005-05:00

The First Rule of Write Club

At loss. I must redeem myself, that last attempt was 6th grade dear diary ramble. My condolences. The thing is I don't write that often, and when I do I do

n't ask for it. So thanks for the invitation, even though I just showed up without one the first time. You must have felt obligated to include me again, thanks?

I sat here and thought of worthiness to say, no reward. Nothing to say for now except that I have nothing to say. So I give my sincerity. I did have this poem that was off the chain, but I lost it. damn. I even went as far as asking my ex-girlfriend if she still had it saved from when i text it to her about a year or so ago. She replied, "I think that was two phones ago."

I must say I was thoroughly impressed by all of you. From the girl on the plane, being bearly understood, and a 6 year olds perception of a vagina. You guys are great. Put cliche, keep up the good work.

-William Cameron Allen The Third

how nice to see you

2010-02-24T02:29:00.004-05:00

abriefencounteroneofmostunusualtastefor2beingsonceopennowanuncoordinateddance

forecast

2010-02-23T02:53:00.003-05:00

Restless spirits- running jumping floating dismissed of self doubt. We scurry along in awkward taste watching our shadows in disbelief, aloud i shout.

Proceed I am forced ahead. Our shoes are new. Our shoes are worn. Bandages are given, though arms carry disabled hands torn.

And the virgin blades are high at peak covering the desolate landscape with elaborate verdant shades blended with explosions that diagnose eager appeal. So we venture forth to learn in bliss unaware.

2010-01-25T03:08:00.001-05:00

time to do something worth remembering

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Kinon RX-7

2010-01-25T02:23:00.017-05:00

Walked into Salvation Army not too long ago just too browse miscellaneous items, when as i was checking out i noticed this camera under the glass counter. I knew instantly i was going to buy the second the clerk put it in my hand. Plastic!

10 bucks thank you have a nice day. Once i got in my car i put film in it and started snapping.

WELL, got the pictures back and they just came out too clean for my taste. So to make it a bit interesting i put a needle to the back of the camera to let in some light. I took it on my trip to Atlanta, and went up the mountain near my friend Nico's house with him and Kaleb. I also wound the film half back, and started taking more pics to get some double exposures, and came home with some great results that i was highly satisfied with.

ps. im glad we were forced to walk up the mountain
being we weren't allowed to drive up that day

2010-01-08T00:00:00.002-05:00

missing substance

more photos soon to come.

I Leica You

2009-12-24T22:22:00.008-05:00

One of the newest additions to the family would be my Leica Mini II.I've really been wanting a nice point and shoot camera for some time now. And the Leica mini series was highly recommended by a friend of mine. One of my favorite photographers, Helen Levitt, used a Leica back in the 50s. It took me forever to actually find one that didnt cost a century, and once it arrived in the mail I was just as excited as I always am with any new camera.
Honestly the first roll of film did not impress me. But it wasn't until now that i was able to really feel it out. The camera is fairly quiet so you can get those shots of people up close without too much being noticed, and the auto focus is quick. But instead of all this talk, I would rather just show you the results.

eek peep

2009-12-19T01:06:00.003-05:00

Crossed Paths

2009-10-22T19:34:00.014-04:00

Picasso

my left side of the brain attempt, 7th grade

ATTIC RESOURCE

2009-10-15T00:10:00.004-04:00

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box camera

im broke

2009-10-14T23:46:00.018-04:00

successful scanned negative.

After searching the web and various blogs i discovered the correct way to scan negatives. A regular scanner cannot be used. There are actually scanners made specifically for it. How over if your broke like me then improvising comes next.
What you need to do is to have a lcd light source on the other side instead of the white mat. Use can use an iphone screen, or like me, a laptop screen. Just make sure that the screen is completely white. So open up memo pad on your phone, or a white background will do on your laptop.
Now when you scan it in you can 'invert' it in photoshop and the pic should look decent after some brightness/contrast adjustments. The only downfall is that it can pick up verticle lines during the scanning process, as you can see in mine. Maybe my scanner is just cheap, or maybe the laptop gave it off. Im sure a negative scanner wouldnt do this though if you got the money.

2009-10-13T02:21:00.004-04:00

RECENT ENCOUNTERS

Albert Einstein

Girls

Methane Gas

Toad

Macadamia

Motive

Hell

Age

Boredom

D.B.

2009-09-25T02:46:00.004-04:00

boom boom tap shigga shigga tap

couldnt get any better

2009-09-23T11:13:00.005-04:00

andy warholga

blackbird results

2009-09-22T21:57:00.011-04:00

love this

2009-09-22T01:06:00.003-04:00

need to...

2009-09-22T00:03:00.009-04:00

watch Beautiful Losers.

get inspired.

take more pictures.

focus.

buy a Leica mini.

learn sign language.

find a rare vinyl.

go see a good live band.

NEW CAMERA!

2009-09-15T00:19:00.008-04:00

BLACKBIRD, FLY
135 twin lens reflex

Very excited about my new toy! I'll be taking it everywhere I go. The Blackbird fly is great because you can double expose shots without having to count clicks like your Holga, but you still have to guess your focusing without seeing it in the viewfinder.

It comes with two frames, one a 24x24 mask frame, and the other 24x36. And without neither it exposes over the film spokes at 36x36.

It also has a normal shutter speed as well as a setting where you can physically hold the exposure using the shutter release for as long as you want....pretty rad ehhh? Im working on my first roll of film and I'll post some of the results soon

Wasted Youth

2009-09-04T01:45:00.008-04:00

Youthful debauchery is always pleasant.
Must watch videos.

Girls

Thieves Like Us

Ariel Pink

Neon Indian

2009-09-02T01:49:00.013-04:00

goodmorning.

2009-09-01T23:37:00.005-04:00

goodnight.

Current Addiction

2009-09-01T22:00:00.006-04:00

For the past 3 hours I've done nothing but watch videos of Mummenschanz.
Mummenschanz is a Swiss mime-like troupe. I find everything they do to be very poetic. And, its just fascinating to watch. Here are some videos for you to check out. The second vdeo is a preview to their current touring show

video1

video2

Hello. i love you

2009-08-30T01:24:00.009-04:00

I have no clue where i found this photo. I think i stumbled across it while looking for Hitchcock scene photos, and i absolutely fell in love with this. Your looking at my current desktop background.

"Aura of Mystery"

2009-08-19T23:37:00.005-04:00

Crispin Glover at his best

bird crap

2009-08-17T00:57:00.010-04:00

My friend Andrew bought me this book as a graduation present, called Street Sketchbook. The artists are truly amazing, and it gave me so many ideas. I got so excited that i started making my own sketchbook of what i call 'crap art'. Stay tuned and maybe i'll post some of the 'crap'.

link me baby.

-thanks andrew ...jerkface

Hairy Children

2009-08-17T00:44:00.009-04:00

I just found this artist, Erik Mark Sandberg. I really enjoy his work. I like to view this collection as a clashing of difference. Children possess a certain amount of innocence and portray happiness and joy. But with the addition of the hair it seems to completely change that portrayal. It begins to portray fear, bizarreness, and perhaps pity for the children. Lets just hope in the future none of my own turn out like this.

GRAND ET ROUGE

2009-08-14T02:34:00.008-04:00

This film is truly amazing. An all time classic. Its funny when you've seen so many references to something, that you come to find it familiar, when you actually never took the time to know what it really was. Lady's and gents I present to you LE BALLON ROGUE

watch.

I wouldn't harm a fly

2009-08-14T01:14:00.009-04:00

Recently I saw Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho on the big screen at SCAD Trustees Theater. I saw this movie years ago, but i guess i forgot how amazing it was. I was really inspired from the cinematography, especially the scene when Norman Bates is surrounded by taxidermy birds. I am a huge fan of Hitchcocks work.

There is one black and white film of his that is consistently b&w except for just one scene of the movie where he shows a bathtub full of red blood to shock his audience... Now thats what Im talking about. Here's the pool of red for your blood sucking vampire enjoyment.

Current Addiction

2009-08-13T09:25:00.004-04:00

Modern Ambient International Tribal music and Various Folk Renditions recorded from 1927 - 1948. Self titled GALA DROP (2009) and various artist album I DONT FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE (2007) are two excellent albums that I highly recommend for anyone to give a shot. I had some friends over last night and we cooked tomato soup and cornbread for dinner while we listened to these two albums and it was just perfect for the moment.