Battle of the Bands, Antone's

omg internet

My internet has been the BUTTS recently. Terrible. So I finally uploaded a ton of stuff from the Daily Texan offices. Here's some recent singles.

Check out those Adidas. Great minds think alike.

AT&T Center

That espresso machine cost $22,000 and is one of 100 in the world (it's number 48). The first went to the Pope.

The new conference center is priced far beyond the abilities of most student organizations to afford. Interesting how taxpayers are fronting over one. hundred. million. dollars. in bonds, yet AT&T shells out $21M and gets to name it.



This is the way business is done.



This is the way service is done.



All that said, it's a very pretty building. It's a shame only the wealthy will enjoy it.

Pecan Street Festival

Changin' it up. Trying new things. Moving forward.

I suck

I've been really negligent in posting to this blog, only because I've been so constantly busy back here in Austin. It's wonderful. I am honorably weary.

So, here's a few posts of recent assignments to make up for it, I hope.

This one was the UT marching band practice.

Wish I had more uploaded, but I have a huge editing backlog.

More to come, I swear. I gotta keep up with Drew.

Starting up

First assignment...

This one almost ran... in the end we picked the frame that actually included the panelists at the event, heh.

Back in Austin

A few photos from the trip on I-35...

Well, I'm back... the insanity of moving is mostly over, though a great deal of work remains in setting up my apartment. It's so strange to have so much stuff. I'm weighed down by it, it certainly slows me down when it comes to travel, but I'm so attached to these relics of my past. A photo is so easy to store and carry with you. Heck, most of my work resides on a digital cloud, accessible anywhere in the world (well, maybe not China.) I don't know why I face so much resistance when I throw away a shitty ceramic piece I threw in high school, or (and this was harder) a candleholder I made in my 2nd grade after-school program. I'm really counting on my memory, I suppose... physical items like these contain so much history, they can really take you back. It's a little easier to toss the items that take me back someplace I wasn't fond of in the first place.

Anyways, here I am, back in the midst of my favorite city. It's good to be back. I'm in love with Austin's trees and hills.

Moving

Moving moving moving...

Austin ETA one day.

Dark... no, darker...

Experimenting with darkness... I love how Matt Eich works black into his color photos. Almost every one has really nice rich blacks, which somehow complements the colors even better.

Can't wait to chase the light in Austin. Looks like I'm going down on Tuesday.

Kevin German

Blog.

Check this dude out. He's covering Beijing during the Olympics... while not shooting a single athletic event (except for one cool pan of a bike race), he's creating the best images coming out of China. I'm completely awestruck by his work. Basically... my new hero.

100k, eh?

"106,807"

Looks like I rolled over six digits in flickr photo views while I wasn't looking! Thanks everyone. Keep checkin' in.

Debunking Creative Commons

Anyone who has ever licensed their photos with that little "CC" should read this article. Wow.

Preparation

I'm preparing as well. In my case, for the end of the summer, a welcome return to Austin, and another intense school year. Though I've been feeling guilty about not pursuing a major project this summer, I've also been taking as much of a vacation as working 50 hours a week allows for. It's been fun even with so much work, getting to see old friends, hangin' out, lots of good nights here in D-town. However... preparation has begun. Mentally, I'm already starting to leave for Austin.

Workin' hard...

...or hardly workin', amirite?



You know what they say... find a happy place.

Shakespeare in the Park: Midsummer Night's Dream

Yup. Bollywood style. Me neither.

The dancing was absolutely the best part. If there are entire MOVIES of that stuff, I'm so down.

Noct-love

Finally started taking some night shots with this crazy 50mm f/1.2 Nikkor... all I have to say is... oh my. I can shoot by the light of a single flame. My mind is still reeling. I suppose war shooters have been used to this for a while now, shooting with 1Ds's and the Canon's ridiculously fast lenses, but it's a whole new world to me.

So, here's some simple stuff from last night's festivities. Enjoy.