Koi Toy
Model Ashley Simone displays the art of 2007 World Body Painting Champion Carolyn Roper during the FABAIC in Orlando. I wanted to post this as a contrast to yesterday’s black and white image. Most body art that I’ve viewed seem to use similarly vibrant colors. In my opinion, this piece was one of the stand-out works during the show. That’s not to say that other artists didn’t create jaw dropping work; they did. This one just happens to be my favorite.
Old Skool Nymph
Sometimes you see an image in color and it just screams out for black and white. That was the case, for me anyway, with this image I shot of Abby Trent at the Face and Body Art International Conference this past week in Orlando. In most cases, body art is so vibrant in color that it’s a shame to either desaturate it or change to black and white. To be fair, I thought the original color image was charming. However, I began to feel more inclined to show the lines here instead of the colors.
City by the Bay
I spent the early part of this week on a business trip in San Francisco. It’s been ten years since my last visit and I didn’t take any photos on previous visits. Although I had very limited time, I marked up a bunch of potential locations to shoot if the opportunity presented itself. I made a few, but missed most of them. One thing I’d forgotten was just how confusing it is for a stranger to navigate in San Francisco. If I made this comment to the locals, they’d invariably blame it on the one-way streets. That wasn’t my problem, though. I can deal with one-way streets. What confuses me is when a street isn’t where I think it’s supposed to be. Here’s an example. My hotel was on 8th Street. The first issue is...
Going to California
I’m heading off to San Francisco next week for a business trip. It’s been ten years since I was last in town and I didn’t have a camera with me on that trip (also for business). This time, I’m hoping to steal a few hours to make some shots around town. I’ll be honest, I’m going for some of the cliche shots that most everyone else has made. There may be a million photos of the Golden Gate Bridge, but none of them are mine. Coming into a strange town and not knowing where things are can sometimes make it difficult to find the great shots. Fortunately, I have an advantage for this trip. Thomas Hawk wrote a blog post about his Top 10 Places for Photography in San Francisco. Complete with sample images from his Flickr and...
The Identity of an Infamous Scribbler
There are a lot of things to love about the Internet. You can find people with similar interests and shrink the geographic boundaries between you, allowing people from around the world to communicate. On the other hand, you can also find an amazing amount of information about people if you give it a thought. That’s why many people fear providing their real name online. Some worry about identity theft, others worry about protecting secrets. A select few like to use pseudonymity in order to attack others. This tactic was fairly common in the founding days of the United States. Publishers would print scathing attacks on politicians hidden behind pseudonyms. Some of our founding fathers engaged in the practice, from Ben Franklin to John Adams. George Washington...
Disturbing Trend Against Photographers
Tonight, I went out to CityWalk as part of the Microsoft Tech-Ed conference in town this week. They reserved The Groove for jam sessions. I decided this year I’d rather shoot than play, so I packed up my D200 and a couple of lenses. Universal Studios Orlando has a bag check before you enter CityWalk, and I have no problem with that. Disney does the same thing. However, I was particularly disturbed when the security guards held me aside and said, “We’ve got another one.” I looked over and there was another man with a Nikon around his neck. I tried to ask the guard what she was talking about, but she kept putting me off with “one second” as she talked to someone on her radio. It had something to do with the fact that I had a...
The Scene at MS Tech-Ed
Technorati Tags: Tech-Ed, Orlando, Florida, Events, Microsoft, Windows There are a couple of things you expect from a Microsoft conference. Big banners are definitely on the expected list and we have them. Probably not as many as I would’ve thought, though. There’s no shortage of PC’s available for use to check the schedule and, presumably, do a little Internet surfing. Having already used the web site to build my schedule, I signed on one here long enough to print it off. Otherwise, I haven’t bothered, since I dragged along my own laptop. However, there are promises of more prizes to win if you fill out a session evaluation one one of the kiosk PC’s. Microsoft opted for something that is either cheesy or creepy (you...