The Paul Drake

I was looking at pictures on Flickr this morning and I saw that my friend Paul Drake had posted some new ones. I hadn’t checked in on him for a bit so I went through his images. Here are some of my favorites: I met Paul in 1997 when he was on tour with the band Mineral. He was their tour manager and was selling merch for them during the show. We had several mutual friends and I knew his work from seeing it on their records.  I had just had... Read The Rest →

Jesus Lizard

Met up with a few friends on Thursday to see the Jesus Lizard. I was kinda pissed when I got my ticket as it cost $35. $25 for the show and $10 in “extra fees”. However they lived up to my expectations and if i had the chance to see them again for more I might pay it. After seeing them the in mid 90′s my bar was set high and it seems the only thing that has changed is their age. I mean that in a good way. The... Read The Rest →

The best SLR ever.

My very first camera was given to me by my parents before we went to Disney World in 1985. It was one of those Kodak instant cameras. After having it for a couple of months, Kodak lost a lawsuit with Polaroid and had to stop producing them and the film they used. I was crushed. Later, in high school when I started to get really into taking pictures, they gave me a Pentax K1000 with a 28-80mm zoom. It was my first SLR and “real” camera. I loved it and... Read The Rest →

Self promotion

Last weekend was the Transformer Gallery auction. It was the best one I’ve been involved in. The space was amazing at the Mexican Cultural Center on 16th. My peice sold. Didn’t write about until now because I wanted to make sure it was definately going to happen. Looks like it did. I have no idea who bought it, but thanks. It’s nice to know someone likes what you do. I also have a couple of pictures that are part of a larger piece that is being installed in a new... Read The Rest →

“That little ole lonely elevator girl…”

I don’t keep it a secret that Robert Frank is a hero of mine. The photo from The Americans of the elevator girl has been a favorite picture of his. I came across this story this morning. It’s really great. I alway love hearing the back story on photographs. Sometimes it makes them better, sometime it totally ruins them, but it always make you look at the image differently. This one makes it better I think. Share → Tweet

Always have a camera

I’ve been researching online photo magazines lately and I came across Burn a couple of months ago. It’s really inspiring. I’m totally not the photojournalist type. With a few exceptions, most of the ones that I have met have been “that jerk pushing people sticking a camera in everyone’s face” kind of person. To be fair sometimes that’s what it takes to get the shot, and getting the shot is sort of their job. Still, it just puts me off. On the other hand I wish I could be a... Read The Rest →

Old friends, new rock

We went to see The Get Up Kids, who are old friends of mine from home, play at 9:30 Club last week. Tuesday to be exact. I only really get to shoot shows at 9:30 when my friends play there. It’s always fun as they have the barrier up and you can get right up front without having to push your way through the people in the front row. I always hated that guy and I hate being that guy even more. There are more pictures from that night on... Read The Rest →

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