Long time coming...

So we finally got our computer up and running again. finally. i hate technology. really.
but i have not stopped taking photos. i have been doing it a lot lately actually, and i have a bunch scanned ready to share with the world. i am going to be working on a new website soonish so be on the lookout for that.
in other news...jeff and i are done our 4th short film. i should be receiving a copy in the mail soon. jeff finished it in vancouver. i've seen it and i really like how it turned out. if there is anyone out there still checking this thing and would like a copy just let me know.
i am also going to germany in a week and a half. i am going to try to update this thing more often now, but from the 15th til the 23 there will be nothing because i will be far, far away. it's going to be awesome.

Computer sucks.

The process of creativity is a process of selection.

Agreed.

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There are so many ways to shoot interesting portraits and at the same time there are so few that will be remarkable.

As people we have evolved to be curious and intrigued about other human beings. It is part of our genomic imprint influencing our visual attention so that a form of a human being will become an important reference point in a photograph. Photographers use this to their advantage for critical compositions. In portrait photography it is not just about the presence of a person, this is a necessity of the genre. What then becomes the focal point of attention in a portrait is either the gesture, the uniqueness of the person or the relationship of that human being with the surrounding environment.

Capturing a sensitive gesture that elicits the empathy of the viewer will transcend the image into feelings and by doing so elevates the nature of the portrait. Portraying unique individuals raises our curiosity, our wonder of the diversity of our cultures and species, so that the more different the subject is from the viewer the higher the curiosity. We are attracted to beauty but we are also attracted to ugly, we are attracted to what is different from us, we are attracted to what we wish we could be or what we are pleased not to be. We are attracted to human bodies in such a way that we look at them to make a comparison with our own bodies, perhaps even guessing a trend to sensuality.

The wonder the viewer feels while looking at a portrait raises questions about the story of the human subject, a story that the viewer builds by relating the person to the surroundings of the image. This is what is so striking about environmental portraits, they provide visual clues that help the viewer to imagine the story, real or not. They provide life to the subject, a glimpse of what this person is about and the factors that define his/her circumstances. It is about expanding the story, providing a sense of purpose to the subject.

Mr. Dylan

I just wanted to share this album with you. 'Time out of Mind' by Bob Dylan. I know this sounds over the top, but I have not been the same since I bought this album. If you have any desire to know how the world truly is, and how you can stay one step ahead of it, so that it doesn't swallow you whole, then give it a listen.
Here is a taste of what you're in for.

Not Dark Yet (track number 7)

I was born here and I'll die here against my will
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.

Highlands (the last song)

The sun is beginning to shine on me
But it's not like the sun that used to be
The party's over, and there's less and less to say
I got new eyes
Everything looks far away

Well, my heart's in the Highlands at the break of day
Over the hills and far away
There's a way to get there, and I'll figure it out somehow
But I'm already there in my mind
And that's good enough for now

Lilly

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