If I only...

2009-06-05T12:11:00.002-04:00

Some new shots of mel... same setup as last time, part of an ongoing series.

2009-04-13T00:17:00.001-04:00

sorry for the lack of updates... i should be getting a few rolls processed this week. They are mostly just images from my walks. I will be shooting new portrait/fashion stuff in the very near future.

2009-03-12T19:22:00.003-04:00

Here are a few images from a shoot with my friend mel the other day. I intended on only shooting with black and white but ended up using color. Unfortunately, all I had around was expired film. I plan on reshooting the same images with new film soon( the grain is too much with the expired)

2009-03-05T19:56:00.005-05:00

Some recent images. Also check out my Flickr/ add me as a contact if you'd like

Mamiya 6 - Portra 160nc

2009-03-05T19:41:00.007-05:00

Some images from a Psytrance party in the pine barrens.

2009-02-17T13:26:00.004-05:00

like a movie still

oasis in the city

2009-02-10T11:49:00.002-05:00

New work coming soon... Sorry for the lack of updates, check back by the end of the week.

Until then enjoy some MOONDOG

Kindred Spirits...

2008-12-17T15:04:00.004-05:00

My friend Megan McIsaac, is a very talent photographer and if I had three thumbs to put up... they'd all be way up. I really enjoy her work.

2008-12-12T17:06:00.007-05:00

This is Dave Mcgee ( Eg~Bot). I met Dave through my job and he is one of the most kooked people I know. He writes and djs psychedelic trance music.(http://www.gaian-mind.com/artists)

Anyway here are some images I shot of him the other night.

All images were shot with a mamiya 6 + expired kodak porta nc160

2008-12-09T20:11:00.008-05:00

Neri Antiques- Philadelphia

Neri Antiques- Philadelphia

Neri Antiques- Philadelphia

Guest Bed- Warriors Mark. Pa

Tool Shed- Warriors Mark, Pa

Carlos Ramirez- Philadelphia

2008-12-09T20:01:00.003-05:00

Two more images from the current series... I ran out of new rolls of film so I had to shoot them on expired film. Hence the colours.

This is my Grandma. When I was younger I would go stay at her house for a week or two during the summer. I would always complain about being bored but really never was. I remember running around the woods, hanging out with my Pap and enjoying simple country life.

This is my Pap's chair. Since he died a few years ago, I seldomly visit here anymore. Everything feels so out of place without him there. He was the most amazing person I've ever met.

2008-12-02T11:21:00.003-05:00

Here are a few images from my time at home over the holiday...

The first person is Brittany. Brittany was my first love, and despite our many ups an downs we are still decent friends today. Brittany currently lives at th Genetti Hotel in Williamsport, which is one of the nicest hotels there.

This is my mother. There isnt much to say about her except she has always been there for me and helped me out when times have been rough. The images of her were shot at my Grandma's house outside of State College P.A. Her images will most likely be the only ones shot outdoors as it makes reference to mother earth. The main image of her was shot on the old railroad bed behind her former home as a child. And the detail image is of the now storage shed that was at one time a playhouse for her and her sisters. Lately, I've been feeling as though I need to grow up more and move away from things I did as a child. In hearing my mother talk about the shed it made me miss my own childhood.

2008-11-24T20:22:00.007-05:00

Here are a few images of my friend Carlos for the series I'm working on. I still have to scan a few more shots including a better detail shot.

Carlos is a professor at Temple University, He is a talented Harpsichordist, he is one of the most well dressed people I know... he is only 25 years old.

2008-11-14T23:07:00.004-05:00

Here are two film shots of Montana from last week. I have tons more but these were the strongest. I also bought a monitor calibrator to make printing at school easier. However, its making me feel like the images are off in colour now.

Mamiya 6 - 75mm - Kodak Portra nc160

2008-11-05T03:48:00.004-05:00

My, it's been way too long since my last update. I finally bought an external drive, and have begun shooting for my class. So there should be some steady updates in the near future. I have also been aquiring more antique photographs and tintypes and have my eye on a couple beautiful daguerreotypes that I may buy myself for xmas. I'm in love with my new camera and finally have all my lighting equipment. I just scanned some images from my shoot with my friend Montana, but since I am shooting her again thursday, I will wait and post all the images this weekend. in the meantime here are two digital images from the shoot.

Nikon d200- 18-200vr- lighting: 1 285hv/umbrella

note- This is Montana... It's actually far more difficult to make a bad image of her than to make a good one.

2008-10-10T01:46:00.007-04:00

Here are some of the images from my last trip to New York and some older images from around Philadelphia

Polaroid 669 film- Hasselblad 500c-120mm lens

P.S.- I going to be purchasing a Mamiya 6 and the rest of my lighting equipment this coming week... that means I get to start shooting portraits, on film. I've been researching this camera for a long time now and I am really excited that it will hopefully become my main camera. I am also sending my Hasselblad in to get fixed so that I will be able to shoot film in that as well.

Yonkers, NY

Bronxville, NY

Sarah Lawrence College, NY

Sarah Lawrence College, NY

Old Kensington, Philadelphia

Looking down from my porch, Philadelphia

2008-10-09T19:56:00.006-04:00

Sorry for the lack of updates lately... My life has been rather hectic and fall 1/4 is just starting. The hard drive of my computer is still lacking the space I need to scan high res images in. I should be getting an external drive next week, so look for those polaroids from New York soon.

I also purchased this image the other day. The name on the back says Jennie Moelling and it was shot right here in Philadelphia. Enjoy!

2008-09-26T16:39:00.002-04:00

Expect updates in the next two days, I just got back from a few days in Ny. I havent had the internet in a week or so and my harddrive on my computer is completely full, so scanning and such has been near impossible. I made some room and started scanning in new polaroids. I'll try to have them up by Monday at the latest.

2008-09-15T15:32:00.004-04:00

got bored and walked around my neighborhood yesterday for a few minutes... nothing special really, I just liked the light in the first and I have always been in love with lines and repetition.

The last image was also from the other day, I forgot to scan it with the rest of the images

I think I am going to start dragging a tripod around more. All the f4 handheld stuff is too soft for my liking.

Shot with a Hasselblad 500c+120mm lens+ polaroid 669

Empty Lot- Philadelphia

Repetition of three- Philadelphia

Kimmel Center- Philadelphia

2008-09-12T18:57:00.004-04:00

I purchased this old image yesterday... for two dollars.

2008-09-12T02:19:00.002-04:00

I got bored before work and decided to walk around Center City a bit. I decided to explore the Kimmel Center some considering I haven't been inside since my first week in Philadelphia. I plan on going back with a tripod.

Here are some of the shots from Thursday.

Hasselblad 500c+ 120mm lens- Polaroid 690 film

Proverbs of Hell- Willam Blake- Sansom St. Philadelphia

Homeless- Sansom St. Philadelphia
Kimmel Center- Philadelphia

Kimmel Center- Philadelphia

Kimmel Center- Philadelphia

Tribute to Nadar...

2008-09-12T01:43:00.003-04:00

A quarter ago for my Digital Illustration class I decided to play with a digital tintype/ambrotype idea, I wanted to see if I could create a realistic tintype through digital printing/photoshop. For the course we had to demonstrate photoshop skills, so I decided to "hand colour" the images and drop backrounds into them. I used old Nadar portraits as my images because I am a huge fan of his and have wanted to do a project with his work in it for some time. I tried to keep everything period specific. The boxes I had made/engraved in Colorado. I stained the boxes.The engraving is a piece of an Aubrey Beardsley cover which I modified. Beardsley being my favorite artist of this period seemed only right for the detail. I wanted the images to be presented like that of a daguerrotype/ambrotype so i decided to line one side with velvet. The rope was added to mimick a gold frame. This was a really fun project and came out pretty close to how I had hoped it would. The images actually lose/gain tones depending on how they are turned in the light, much like that of an ambrotype. Whites go silver, skintones fade , etc.

Note- This was a test run for a larger more elaborate series I plan on doing with my own models.

2008-09-10T14:49:00.002-04:00

Polanoid

Vintage Images

2008-09-08T23:45:00.006-04:00

I love old images of well styled people, From their clothes to their classical poses. When I have a bad day, sometimes I'll go to one of the stores in the city that has a lot of old images and find some to cheer me up. Here are some of the images i've found so far

Souvenirs From NY

2008-09-08T15:04:00.003-04:00

While in Soho, I stumbled across a photo dealer who specializes in old images ranging from Daguerreotypes to vintage prints. I plan on going back for some Daguerreotypes or ambrotypes when I have more money. But I did pick these up as well as two stereo cards ( I'll post the stereo cards when I put up the rest of my vintage image collection sometime this week)

- Tintype-

NY Polaroids.

2008-09-08T14:27:00.002-04:00

I only shot a pack of film while I was in New York before the rain made it nearly impossible...

All images shot with a Hasselblad 500c- 120mm lens on Polaroid 690 film.

-Before crossing into NY- NJ

- Misc. vintage items- Soho

-Window display- Soho

- On Bleeker St.- NYC

- Fall is near - Sarah Lawrence College

- Amongst the dorms- Sarah Lawrence College

- Back of Arts building- Sarah Lawrence

- Waiting- Sarah Lawrence College

New York.

2008-09-06T12:21:00.006-04:00

So I'm currently sitting at this weird liberal school in Yonkers, Ny called Sarah Lawrence... Its rather pretty but so weird at the same time. Maybe this place is what college was what i'd hoped it would be. Maybe if I ever go to grad school I'll think about here, it seems pretty chill. On the downside of yesterday, I didnt get to go to fashion week which really bummed me out, but it was out of my hands. I did however, get to see some old places and some new ones in Nyc. I shot some polaroids and found a street vendor with some old photos, tintypes, stereocards etc etc. Which is to say that I now have a few more images of well dressed people in my old photo collection, two more stereocards and a really lovely tintype. The man had the most amazing Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes but I'll have to go back when I have some more money for a few of them. Expect images to be posted either late tonight, or sometime tomorrow.

Oh... I almost forgot. I would kill to live in New York. Between the places, the people, the clothes, the food, etc etc... I'd never get bored here.

Experimenting with psychedelics...

2008-09-04T03:19:00.005-04:00

A few polaroids from winter/spring time. Experimenting with some ideas.

779 film shot with sx-70

"After some time, with my eyes closed, I began to enjoy this wonderful play of colors and forms, which it really was a pleasure to observe. " - Albert Hoffman

Les Chats

2008-09-02T01:23:00.002-04:00

Here are some polaroids I shot the other day.

All images were shot with a Hasselblad 500c- 120mm lens

Enjoy!

Le Chat- Baudelaire

My beautiful cat, come onto my heart full of love ;
Sheathe the claws of your paw;
And let me plunge into your adorable eyes
Of metal and agate.

When my fingers lazily fondle
Your head and your elastic back,
And my hand gets drunk with the pleasure
Of feeling your electric body,

I see in spirit my personaly lady. Her Glance,
Like yours, dear creature,
Deep and cold, slits and splits like a dart,

And from her feet to her head,
A subtle atmosphere, a dangerous perfume,
Swims around her brown body.

Paisley- 669

Paisley- Fp100c

Beardsley- 669

Beardsley- 669

Beardsley- 669

Beardsley- Fp100c

Random Portraits

2008-09-02T01:20:00.000-04:00

Some random portraits I've shot since moving to the city

All shot with Nikon d200- 18-200vr
except the first two, which were shot with a cambo 4x5 and kodak ektachrome

Japanese Tea House

2008-09-02T01:15:00.000-04:00

A few months ago I went to the Japanese Tea house in Fairmount Park. It was one of the most perfect days I can honestly say I've had.

Shot with a d200- 18-200vr

Extent/TLP Roadtrip 08'

2008-09-02T00:46:00.000-04:00

Some friends and I went on a little roadtrip to the south during spring break.

Shot with a yashica gtn- expired agfa vista film (all unedited)

School of Rock

2008-09-02T00:30:00.000-04:00

My old apartment was located right in front of the School of Rock. I shot some photos there for my photojournalism class awhile ago. Unforunately, the day they let me come in to shoot had the least amount of students, so most of the images are things I found interesting there.

Shot with a Nikon d200- 18-200vr (this was also the first time I ever shot with an off camera flash)

Blog Blog Blog

2008-08-31T19:53:00.000-04:00

I've had a blog for sometime now, but never used it. Maybe I'll start. The contents and purpose of this blog are the interests and curiousities nearest to my heart. From poems I find interesting, to photographs i've taken, rants and thoughts, etc. etc.

So check back from time to time.