This is what some people do with their holiday – camp outside of retail stores to get good deals. I was going to get close, but I really didn’t want to be there on my holiday off, nor did I want to piss any of these people off. I was happier hanging out with family and friends instead.
This is Nate, he is on the Providence Stache Movember team. He is growing a fantastic mustache because he cares about your prostate. If you too care about a healthy prostate, you should donate to our team www.providencestache.com.
I am starting to really like shooting low-key portraits like this one, and plan on doing more soon.
I love me some vegetarian sushi – Avocado and Sweet Potato rolls are my favorites. This was my first time trying to take a picture of food in a restaurant, it was hard to get a decent shot in low light without blasting my flash off everywhere.
I snapped a few shots of the sky on Monday when I was driving home from work in New Bedford, not expecting anything good, considering I was driving and not set up on a tripod. The sky looked so awesome that I was able to capture the colors and details while moving.
Sunday was my nephew William’s birthday party. This photo is from the exact moment everyone said his name during the Happy Birthday song. He can not say “Happy Birthday” but he can say “HAPPY DAY!”.
This is my favorite shot from a wedding I photographed on Saturday with Sam Henry. Olivia was an absolutely beautiful bride, her family and husband where wonderful to work with. I did not think I would be very good at shooting weddings and was not planning on expanding in to that field, but after the last 2 weddings I have shot, I now feel like I should do this more. There is wonderful feeling knowing you helped capture one of the most important days in most peoples lives. Thank you for the opportunity Olivia and Justin, I wish you two a lifetime of the greatest joy, love, and happiness. Congratulations!
This is John D, he is a local DJ that mainly plays in the more Progressive House / Trance realm and does a fantastic job of doing it. John also has a great personality, something that I think is extremely important when getting in to the club DJ world. I had the pleasure of shooting at Northern Lights – Thanksgloving this Friday, so naturally I decided my 365 would be from the event. I expected to pick a gloving photo for my 365, but I just had to use this shot as I think it shows John’s fun personality well. You should check John’s mixes out here http://soundcloud.com/thejohnd
Occasionally I like to indulge in some Oreo’s topped with Peanut Butter with a side of Vanilla almond milk. Why is this ALMOST vegan? Refined white sugar like the kind used in Oreo’s, is sometimes filtered through charred animal bones. It all depends on where the sugar came from. Unfortunately, it’s a 50/50 mix in the USA and manufacturers are not required to list the sources of their ingredients. One batch of Oreo’s could be Vegan, the next batch might not be. One of the advantages of going Vegetarian, is enjoying these bad boys every now and then.
I am not a huge fan of it being almost completely dark by 5pm, but I do enjoy the wonderful colors in the winter sky during sunset between 5-6pm. This was taken down by the Battleship in Fall River, MA. I took photos from 5-6pm from the same exact spot with varying settings to make sure I got the most colorful shot possible.
Here is a close up of one of the negative strips from the first roll of film I shot.
I had planned on taking a 365 photo that would be in honor of our Veterans on this Veterans Day, but missed the day light and memorials. By the time I was done shooting products for a client, the daylight was gone, and my options where limited. I looked around my mothers house for an American flag, but this is all I found – American flag tooth picks, made in China. It’s embarrassing that I don’t even have a real flag in my house, and plan on changing that this week. A big thank you to all of those who have served in the armed services to keep my family safe, and give me the freedom to take these photos as I please.
I spent most of Sunday editing photos from various projects, which left me little time for anything else. I miss the days of having time to play video games all day long without any interruptions other than dinner breaks. This Nintendo was my second gaming system, I believe I received this as a gift for my 4th birthday in 1987 from my Godparents. I can’t believe I still have it! My first system was an Atari hand-me-down that has since disappeared in to the dark hole under the stairs.
During the colder months, my friend Adam runs the coat room at the same club I photograph in. When I need to change batteries, memory cards, or just need a break from the madness, the coat room is always a safe haven with good company.
I was hurting for ideas and pressed for time and this is all I have for Friday, some matches.
This was my first attempt at photographing smoke. I took about 600 photos in all, this was one of the more interesting ones. I may post up some of the other shots on the blog.
I do not think anyone was expecting snow today, it seemed to come out of no where. I was trading photography editing techniques with a friend and fellow photographer, Elijah Vicente, when the snow hit. I have been wanting to try a shot like this for a while, once I saw how fast and hard the snow was falling, I just had to give it a shot. I had Elijah hold my flash behind his back while looking at the camera. At full power, the flash lit up the snow around him, leaving me with a snow silhouette.
Tuesday was election day, I had planned on getting one of those I voted stickers and using it in my 365. Unfortunately, neither my mother, my friends, or myself actually got one of those stickers when voting in Fall River. I ran around the house snapping photos of random objects and this was my favorite shot. I put my flash behind a door with slits in it, then took the photo from the front of the door. I really liked the shadows, gradients, and lighting.
One of my favorite places to DJ, drink, and eat, is at Local 121 in Providence, RI. I had a Google Maps Street View shoot with them on Monday, and this is one of the still photos taken with the tour. Check out the tour here: http://goo.gl/BVfWP
On Sunday night I hung out with some good friends at my old apartment. My old bedroom is now a vinyl record dungeon. I went in there and started taking some shots, none of what I had planned came out good. This was the only semi-interesting shot of the day.
I had the pleasure of photographing NextHype’s DGAF – The Raving Dead Zombie Party in Providence, RI this weekend and this was my favorite shot of the night. Marielle did a fantastic job with her make up, so it would have been a shame not to put this in the project. The full photo set should be up by tomorrow.
