Drinking on a School Night?!

Well what do you expect me to do with a nice glass of Bailey's Irish Cream over ice? Regardless, I had a good time setting up this shoot. After accidentally leaving my equipment at school over March Break, my camera and I were due for a good reunion. Alternate and BTS shots after the jump. Enjoy!

Movement, an art show hosted by YNM

Tonight I spent the evening showcasing some of my work at a show. Caroline Benner and Josh Hanson of the Young Niagara Movement put together a show for younger artists in the Niagara Region. The works ranged from drawings, to paintings, to photography, to live music. I was impressed with a lot of the work, and I am grateful to know that I live in an area full of such creative people. Though I did not take many photos during the night, I have a few shots of my work and tables.

New business cards, woo!

Nine prints, they look so nice.

It was a pretty good feeling, getting to see my work on display.

Absence

I would like to apologize to any and all of my readers for my absence lately. For the past few days I have been incapacitated due to a persistent and painful tooth abscess. Hopefully that will be over with soon, but I'll still be loaded up on painkillers and antibiotics for the next bit. Prior to such complications, I had been busy shooting my high school's production of The Drowsy Chaperone. It is a great show, and everyone involved did a great job of putting it on. To all the actors, orchestra, stage crew, techies, set and stage design classes, and anyone else I have missed, bravo.

Anywho, hopefully it wont be long before I'm back to normal, shooting and posting lots. Until then, enjoy this photo of my beautiful mother and an adorable kitten:

12,000 Words...

...is how many this image would be worth, if you care to combine literature with math. For another project in my CommTech class, we had to create a "collage" which displayed many interests or aspects of our personality. Enjoy!

Joshua

My family is full of creative people. One of those people who inspires me the most is my older brother Josh. He has been playing guitar for as long as I can remember, and has always been pretty damn good at it. I've always adored the sound of his fingers strumming and his voice carrying through the whole house. For the better half of 2011, he was living in Toronto, trying to make an honest living. Toronto life is not easy though, from what I have seen. In early December I made a spontaneous trip to his place. I stayed overnight on his last weekend there, and helped him move out the next day. When he picked up his guitar and started playing, the room was overflowing with emotion. I could only think of one thing to do - take photos. I figured if it was the last time he would be playing guitar in that apartment, I might want to capture it.

SooC

They're Everywhere!

The first assignment in my CommTech class, which is basically a combination of Media Arts and Business (both of which I kicked ass in last year) was to take an image and re-size a certain part or object to make it seem very out of proportion. I went a little overboard though....

Cookie Scam

I raid the pantry for a nice little snack, and this is what I find. What is this tomfoolery!?

I call shenanigans.