hey all! i went to a show at fixx in red bank last night. definitely not my scene at all, but it was a great time anyway. my friend mike’s band jerk city was playing, along with about five other bands. jerk city is classic post-punk punk. there could be torture, whatever. that’s my stupid way of trying to express that i think there’s a difference between the punk rock of the 70s and pretty much anything since. one of the other bands was called statues of liberty and they were a good time as well–”friendly” punk with some rap/metal mixed in. their lead was really fun to watch (also a surprisingly good dancer) and their drummer was this tiny asian female (TAF?) who pretty much made the entire show. fixx is an okay bar, i guess, but $5.50 for a beer seems might effin steep. so if you go, bring your colts neck wallet mkay? &photos:
ps: i am reading haruki murakami’s the wind-up bird chronicles and i am thoroughly enjoying it. like, thoroughly. like like like +
…is hard to do. basically, when you’re stuck in the burbs, don’t try and take interesting photos. because what you end up with is this garbage. if you spot something good in the following album, there’s a fair probability that it’s a holdover from my time in providence. the profile portrait is probably the only really exceptional photo of the lot. the album was shot entirely on manual focus legacy lenses–all 50mm equivalent focal length (so 100mm with crop factor) on the e-pl1. there’s been a bit of doctoring on some of them, but nothing serious. as a good friend observed when i was in new haven, olympus cameras are often bought for their color rendition. i’ve noticed this more and more since he mentioned it–especially with the 50mm/f1.4 “reference” lens (so called for its faithful color reproduction). the lens is pretty soft wide open, but it tightens up fast. since the e-pl1 is limited to 1/2000 second shutter speed, i’m stopped down in daylight anyway.
in other news, i’m planning the drive to texas. this will be my first year in the car and i’m planning to spread it out over a few days. hopefully, i’ll see some good sights in the appalachies &tc. i’m looking forward to seeing studio friends a lot, though some of them will be in france. which reminds me, for those of you who i haven’t mentioned it to, i’ll be in france too. in the spring. so, you know, look me up and stuff. i’ve also been working a lot on writing and a side project for atavision films, so you may see some posts about that in future. peace out, cub scouts!
hey all! i did three posters while in providence–and i realize i’m going in reverse chronological order here–but here’s the last one. it was conceived entirely from type and made as a promotional poster for a concert by four tet. i mean, i wish four tet were giving a concert somewhere near me. but till then…
well, my stay in providence is drawing to a close. i know i’m still kinda behind on the uploading poster / graphics stuff, but i was more anxious to get these photos up so that i can just stop seeing them on my desktop. i’m sick of looking at them. i hope you all enjoy them, though.
the images were shot over the course of a week or two in providence, mostly the area surrounding RISD. a few photos were taken while at the nature lab (aka taxo shop), which is incredibly interesting. i spent about two hours just looking through a dissecting microscope (their electron scope isn’t hooked up to a camera) at various samples ranging from human spinal fluid to crayfish, to the variou “mystery slides”. there’s also a skatepark in downtown providence (which is really an iceskating rink). the skaters are probably the most fun to shoot. not only do they not mind being photographed–they encourage it. it’s a really nice change of pace to have people welcome someone with a camera instead of assuming they’re a cop, bank robber, stalker, pervert, or (worst of all) art student. these guys just do not care. they just want to skate and if they get some ups in the process, they’re all the happier for it. anyway, dig in &tc:
