Balance

In class played with light and its effects with a slow shutter.

Creativity

"Creativity is our birthright. It is an integral part of being human, as basic as walking, talking and thinking."
- John Loori, The Zen of Creativity

Simplicity

Photography

Sorry for the being a little m.i.a. but needed a break from blogging. Now that my head is all gathered. Ill be posting more of my photography. And my sketchbooks will be incorporating a lot of typography experimentation. These are my two main interests currently. I want to use type and illustration in a new way. Below here is a photo of a tilted grocery cart I shot in an alleyway in Richmond.

T Enami

T Enami, or Enami Nobukuni, created 2-D photography that is similar to gifs prior to 1926! Amazingly his remarkable 2-D collection has only been recently found. Prior his name was virtually unknown. Enami's photographs document Japan during the Meiji and Taisho periods (1826-1926) and are beautifully hand-painted and stereogrammed. Stereograms are two nearly-identical 2D images taken from slightly different angles that, when viewed together through a stereograph, appear three-dimensional.





"Despite his monumental contributions to early Japanese photography, T. Enami’s identity was not widely known outside of Japan until around 2006, when his descendants shared information about him with biographers and collectors. He was the only photographer of his era known to work in all contemporary commercial and artistic formats, and it can be said that his work has been seen by more people than that of the more established “masters” of his time." via weburbanist

Purple

Found this great book, Purple Anthology, in the library today and decided to take photos of the pages to share with you all. Purple Anthology catalogs the French magazines 15 years of influencing and revolutionizing fashion photography. In the 90s Purple reinvented and changed fashion photography by commissioning fine artists to shoot fashion editorials. Really glad I found this book. Go to your library and you will be surprised what you will find. (These are older books you cannot find in Barnes & Noble or Borders).




The photo below, People in Tokyo Call Me a Photographer by Yurie Nagashima, caught my eye because of her style and her statement: "I'm not really interested in the obsession Japanese male photographers have with taking pictures of teenage girls and their panties. It seems to me they don't know what's really exciting. Some of my self-portraits look similar, but they're completely different. Theirs are about sexual appetite, while mine are about my delusions."

Geek And His Crush

Here is another concept photo for my class project. This is a classic story of a boy who falls in love with a girl. Except this boy is a little geeky and doesn't know all the right moves to win her over.









You can see Dan's tattoos on his arm so unfortunately some of these I couldn't choose!



Final Photo.

Portraits

Rihanna - Russian Roulette

Esquire Magazine

In one of my previous posts I wrote about Esquire Magazine's augmented reality issue. Now here is a look of the 3-D interactive magazine and it's innovative capabilities.

Perspective

"So many opinions just do what you do."

Leibovitz x GaGa

For Vogue Magazine's new issue, Annie Leibowitz shoots “Little Girl & Boy Lost” featuring Lady GaGa. The series is inspired by the Metropolitan Opera's production of Hansel and Gretel. Connecting fashion, art and music.

Scanned Workz

Edits and scanned workz for closer look on them.

Compassion

Must watch video.

Basement Killer

Concept photo from my photography class. The assignment was very broad in that the photo should tell a story. This photo tells a story of my neighbor killing my roommate in his basement. After struggling for many days on ideas of what my "story" should be, my roommate suggested I use my creepy basement (in the end I used my neighbors basement). Most importantly this one idea gave me many more ideas and asking for help from my friends was a great advantage. Do not be afraid of trial and error, and do not be afraid to ask for help. Also this photo was made after I did really poorly on my last assignment, that motivated me to do my best for this photo.

Hugh Kretschmer

"The idea is the most important ingredient in my work"
- Photographer Hugh Kretschmer

"Bad Romance"

If you haven't seen this already, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance", is on another level. Directed by Francis Lawrence.

Insectophobia

Concept piece for class on insectophobia, fears of bugs and insects. Watercolor piece scanned and color manipulation in photoshop.

Facebook & Smoothies

Rihanna

Rihanna "Wait Your Turn" off her new album Rated R. If you haven't noticed I have been posting a lot of videos lately. Just the mindset I am in right now and the visual inspiration I am being drawn to. New sketchbook work will be posted soon and other art I have been working on.