Photographed at the University of Delaware.
Archive for August, 2008
21
Aug
Anthony
21
Aug
conversation
18
Aug
Frozen River
When I started working on film sets, I worked with this kid named Charlie McDermott. I did some head shots for him a couple of years ago.
Charlie had a small role in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village in 2004 just by chance. Since then, he’s been grabbing more roles in films such as The Ten and Disappearances. His latest appearance is a big role in Frozen River as the son of Melissa Leo. It won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s been released throughout the country and is being released in Philadelphia this coming Friday. Go check it out!
I’ve been shooting stock photography for so long now that it’s become difficult to think outside of the box from a fine art perspective. I’ve avoided shooting photos that include recognizable faces/bodies for which I don’t have a model release, logos and copyrighted elements, out of focus images, and images that seem to be outside the boundaries of stock photography.
So far, I feel as though 2008 has brought some changes in my photography style. Since joining the Philadelphia Grid Project in January, I’ve started to open up my eyes to more things…see things from different perspectives in a way I hadn’t seen in a long time…shooting photos in ways that are random and fun. And now that I’ve been shooting film again, it seems to add more creativity.
I’ve started taking a lot more photos from the hip in the last couple of months…something I haven’t done in a long time. It’s often like Christmas when I get home and look at the photos because I never know what I’ve captured. Today was one of those days.
Out of focus images don’t always work. In fact, the instance seems to be rare. I’m not saying I’m some out-of-focus image professional. I’m just saying that my whole outlook on photography seems to be out of focus these days, allowing more opportunity for creativity. I can dig that.
16
Aug
Neil Halstead
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Neil Halstead at Johnny Brenda’s. He is currently on tour with Jack Johnson and Rogue Wave and played at one of those big venues in Camden. I’m not a fan of large concerts so I wasn’t about to go to see a big show where the person I wanted to see wasn’t even headlining. However! I knew that he was going to be playing a select number of smaller shows throughout the country. Somehow, my wishes of a small show came true!
Neil is the singer of Mojave 3 and member of the extinct band, Slowdive. I’ve been listening to everything he’s been involved in for about 12 years, but it always seemed that I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I’ve never gotten to see him. Being that he’s one of my favorite musicians…up there with Morrissey and the Smiths…seeing him was definitely one of the highlights of my year. I also got to hug him and talk to him for a brief while…and probably making a fool of myself in the meantime. I took some photos, but I was more into taking it all in than getting a good photo. eh. Whatever.
Photos from another roll in the Diana Camera. These were taken in West Philly for the Philadelphia Grid Project. Also expired E6 film cross processed as C-41.
For those who don’t know, I have a huge collection of vintage cameras. When I say huge, I mean at least 50. When I say vintage, I mean built before 1980. If you were born before 1980, then perhaps you are vintage, too. That would include myself.
I started collecting them around 2002. I haven’t spent over $8 on a single one of them. I adore them.
My initial intentions were to run film through them. The film isn’t made for many of these cameras anymore, but it’s sometimes possible to use modern day film after making some modifications and/or respooling film.
Upon going through some of my stuff recently, I found that some of the cameras have film in them that I never finished. So I’m in the process of finishing off those rolls of film and starting some new ones.
This first bunch was taken with a Diana Camera, which was produced in the early 1960s in Hong Kong by a company called the Great Wall Plastic Factory. It takes 120 film, which can still be purchased today. The images below were taken on expired E6 slide film and cross processed as C-41 color negative film. When I took these, I forgot to switch over the bulb lever that is used for long exposures….hence the reason for the blurry photos. But I kinda like these. They were taken in center city Philadelphia.
I am more than grateful to accept any donations of old cameras and film! :) Enjoy!
12
Aug
rowhomes
10
Aug
After the Storm
04
Aug
milestone
I’ve been a contributing photographer on istockphoto for a little over 6 years (and an istockphoto image inspector for 4 of those years as well).
My istockphoto portfolio currently contains 4,279 photos that can be purchased as royalty-free stock photography.
Today I hit a milestone: 75,000 photos sold on istockphoto!
My 75,000th image sold was this image of school desk chairs that was taken at the Chessielypse event in Maryland in fall 2006.
