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different moods

I discovered this beautiful building today, somewhere near 30th and 8th {I think}.  


The details are great, and it doesn't hurt that the Empire State Building is in the background either.

codex. by radiohead. by deadmau5.

I didn't know Deadmau5 was a Radiohead fan, although it's not surprising. I received a lovely message in my inbox this weekend from Hanna (thank you!) If you enjoy Radiohead and DeadMau5, you're in a for a treat.  Deadmau5 kept the integrity and perfection of the song, his version is equally as beautiful and eerie as the original.

you're so amateur - month 1 recap

I mentioned before that my resolution for the year is to become a better photographer.  My first month in has consisted mainly of mistakes, learning from said mistakes, and making more mistakes.  Photography is absolutely not easy. Biggest mistake to date: when editing, I saved all my files at 72dpi and deleted the originals to save disk space. WTF. The screen/web has been my canvas for so long that without thinking I compressed everything to render on a screen.  I'm still surprised at myself, that's truly such an idiot thing to do and I was trained at a top university in photo management. It only dawned on me when I was planning to print and frame a few of them.  I've decided to frame 1 or 2 of my favorites from each month and hang them in chronological order so that {in theory of course} I have a visual timeline demonstrating how my skills improve over the course of the year.  I'm actually still going to print my favorite that I took in January even though it's low res. It'll be the worst photo on my wall, but I'll still love it.

Upper East Side buildings have gorgeous detail:
Boxing!  My friend KTay was boxing way before it got it trendy.  Now everyone gets in shape this way, and I will say, boxing does a body good for sure.  Upper East Siders can go to Punch at 1015 Madison Avenue (btwn 78th & 79th). Thinking out loud - Punch sounds an awful lot like Crunch.

My first ever attempt at a product shot.  I know this photo leaves lots to be desired.  I plan to spend a lot of time in the next month practicing on focus techniques, stay tuned.  Sidenote: AKA: what it takes to look and be like me.

throwback

Sightings of the day:A Marilyn Monroe-esque model being prepped for a photo shoot in the rain.
The snow melting at Central Park due to the 54 degree day we had.

Beats of the day:

we got game

 East Coast cleaned house tonight - the Patriots and the Giants are heading to the Super Bowl.  Sugar is clearly not so interested.  I personally think the Patriots got this one.

impossible

When Jasper looks at me this way, I'm incapable of denying him anything. 

Impossible!

olde good things - an antique shop in chelsea

If you're in the market for a special industrial/architectural/conversational antique piece for your home or work space, Olde Good Things is the place to start the search.  I've walked past OGT a few times and I always stop and stare at all the unique and bizarre pieces from decades long ago, it makes me feel like I'm in a time warp. The shop is located at 124 W. 24th Street.  Even on the coldest of days they make sure to set out a few pieces on the street like these below, which makes this place impossible to overlook:


I've only peaked into the shop, but could tell immediately that they have stunning mirrors and an array of unique doorknobs and mantels.  If you don't live in the NYC area, they have a website you can visit stocked with even more whimsical items, including this authentic British telephone booth:


Details: 124 W. 24th Street (you can't miss it)
http://www.ogtstore.com/

brian atwood - b untamed campaign - spring 2012

I originally saw this 30 second Brian Atwood Spring 2012 campaign in a cab here in NYC.  What caught my eye was the movement of the girl in sync with the movement of the fringe on her shoe.

What's most interesting, is that I later discover this promo is directed by Dominique Polambo, a photographer and movement artist. There's a lot of movement going on here, and movement is sexy. The shoes, the fringe of the dress and even the model's hair are all moving simultaneously to the music. This ad is genius.

green means go

Unless you've ever spent any time in the city of Boston.  Green Converse spotted on the C train. Think this guy is a Rondo fan?
(That was a rhetorical question)

timeline

Experimenting for the hand challenge:


I started creating my Timeline for Facebook.  I haven't updated my profile picture in almost 2 years, that's how little time I spend on FB.  So I used this photo below against a panoramic banner of nyc.  I have a week before it gets published so we'll see. I might change it up, maybe 50 times.   All my creative friends have these really cool Timelines, so if I fail to do something outside the box, they will definitely give me some shit.