Day 410

2/29/2008

taken : 2/29/2008

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(I don't know the title of this...if it even has one)

The above piece was done by my friend Tom Bond. I met Tom last summer in a foundations art class and we had the second semester foundations class together last fall. He made this for our ceramics unit (Tom hates ceramics with a passion).

Tom asked me to photograph a few of his pieces for a portfolio he is throwing together for an art school yonder across the ocean. So today we threw some pieces up against a wall with two 80W 5000K daylight balanced lights with umbrellas on either side...then threw some stuff in the light tent with those same lights minus the umbrellas.

so

yeah.


Tom was also recently featured on joyengine.com for some custom Vans he made for fellow foundations second semester student Kristen Smith

Custom Vans

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New flash today. It is pretty nice...I guess.

We'll see how far I take this flash thing...

Day 409

2/28/208

taken : 2/28/2008


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Tom and Scott again...


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I need money.

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Day 408

2/27/2008

taken : 2/27/2008

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Went down to Littleton today for a dentist appointment.

No cavities.
Yeah.

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While I was there I stumbled upon my father's old flash for his camera. It works..you can't change any of the settings...and I think it might have a trigger voltage that is too high for my camera...but...it is neat.

I did however buy a shitty flash to play around with...but I suppose for the time being it will serve my purpose. Sunpak 383.

We'll see how that investment goes.

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On another note. My car died in Littleton today. My father gave me a lift back to Boulder. That bastard car.

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Day 407

2/26/2008

taken : 2/26/2008

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I was gone all day. Lacey was a little bit lonely. Poor Lace.

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ON ANOTHER NOTE

I almost got run over by a car today. So there I was, walking through Athens court near the family housing buildings(or is faculty housing?) listening to music, walking to class. All of a sudden I realize a Honda Civic is mere centimeters from hitting me as it was backing up. I was able to do a sort of sidestep hobble as it hit me almost knocking me over. The asshole of a woman driving the car hadn't bothered to brush off the snow from her back window...I hit the side of the car and flipped her off. I stood there giving her a look to the effect of, " what? Are you some sort of fucking idiot?" She just sat there looking out her window with a shocked look on her face...she didn't even apologize, she just drove off...having still not cleared the snow off her car.

Perhaps it was my fault for walking in a parking lot listening to music...but for god sakes, clear the snow off your fucking car before you start driving it.

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Day 406

2/25/2008

developed 2/25/2008

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For our first critiqued photo assignment we were assigned to photograph Blue. We could take this literally or metaphorically. I chose the latter.

For that I shot several pictures based around what a twenty something college student might struggle with. I picked alcoholism, money, school...and ultimately suicide. This is a re-shoot of the suicide picture. Originally Scott and I mixed corn syrup with with some oatmeal (to add texture to give the feel of brain matter) and splattered it against the tiled wall in Scott's shower. I then had Scott lay down with only his feet hanging out of the tub...so it looked like he shot himself. Only moderately satisfied with these pictures we did a re-shoot mixing ground beef (I know I know...I am pretty much a horrible person for using ground beef and will never forgive myself for that shit) with chocolate syrup and pretty much just threw it against Scott's wall. Unfortunately it comes out way to thick in the pictures (in my opinion).

This project is due this Thursday. I may just go with original...this is just way to fake.

Day 405

2/24/2008

taken : 2/24/2008

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This is me trying to write my paper for my education class.

...but clearly I am drinking a glass of wine instead

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and posting this picture....


man that is procrastination x2.

Day 404

2/23/2008

taken : 2/23/2008

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After some paper writing today I got to see Rachel. This is the same Rachel that once pointed out to me that my pictures are lonely. But not today...she is in the picture...sort of...well her hand at least.

We went to the Laughing Goat.

And then to Color Me Mine.

I like seeing Rachel.

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At one point in time we saw a fairly well dressed man rollerblading down the street. It was neat.

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