Social Networking
Are you in? Seems to be new social networking sites popping up on the web all the time. Well, many are new, many more actually are old, old companies finding new ways to interact with their users, such as Netflix. Anyway, what are you on now? Right now I’m on…. LinkedIn, a professional social networking [...]
Blogging Photo Rights 101
OK, I’ve gotten a few questions off line about not being able to use photos and what you can use. I use the same mentality we used at AOL for using 3rd party photos. The best idea is to ask to use a photo if you’d like to use it. Be honest and upfront about [...]
mmmm…not bad
Ok, so I’ve been trying this freelance thing out basically since January. Hasn’t been going too bad, I’ve gotten a few good shoots, a wedding or two and thanks to some friends I picked up some contract photo research for college text books. Enough to pay the bills and with my severance package from leaving [...]
…and that’s the News
Ok, to continue on my journalism rant… I think the news is changing and the sad thing is most newspapers are in a not keeping up. How has blogging, the internet, and citizen journalism changed how many of us get news now and how we will find it in the future? At this time newspapers [...]
Ethics
Ethics is a topic close to my heart. Why? Mostly with journalism and the world of photo journalism. It’s fairly simple. You see a photograph, you hope it truthful. I learned and researched photo ethics quite a bit while I was working on the News Channel for AOL (at the time Netscape/CompuServe). I quickly became [...]
Sousaphone Hero
Ok, I spent time in two marching bands, fairly damn good ones at that. High school marching band is one thing, but being in the Ohio State Marching Band is 100% more work and so much better because of it, that and you are playing for Ohio State. Since I was in the percussion section [...]
getting fired from UPS
I found this video on Viemo today about a guy getting fired from just crappy job at a UPS Store, pretty funny, damn nice back flip. Just UPSin’ It from Adam Holwerda and Vimeo.
Making of Smalthof Wedding Invites
This is version 1 on the wedding invite video. The next version will include stills I shot with my other camera, more edits and different music, well it will be longer then so I’ll have to select different music. This music is not quite what I wanted but it will work for this one. Can [...]
Work from home
“It’s encouraging to think that something good will come out of rising gas prices.” OK, not everyone is able to work from home, but according to this CNN article, more people might start. The boss at National Recreation and Park Association has told his staff to work from home one day or work 4 longer [...]
Netflix addiction
OK, Gretchen and I have been on Netflix for about a month now. I have to say it’s much better then it was when we where on it a few years ago. Why? Community. They got it, finally a company a little ahead of the curve. Basically you can connect with your friends who are [...]
Metalliban
So apparently James Hetfield of Metallica got detained at London’s Luton Airport on Thursday because of his “Taliban-like beard.” Wow, I think it’s time to shave. Full Story
Burt’s Bees
OK, I’ve been slacking on writing lately, sorry. Now I’ll be back in the swing of things. So I got back to Raleigh on Tues. to do a shoot on Wed and Thurs for Burt’s Bees. I have to say I really respect the company. It started in the backwoods of Maine making all natural [...]
Happy ComFest
So, once again it’s almost ComFest time. When most everyone in Columbus (and beyond) comes down to Goodale Park and wonders around listening to music and drinks way too much. I haven’t yet recovered from Bonnaroo and it starts tomorrow. So if you live in CBus, there’s no excuse for not coming out. Heck, I [...]
Bonnaroovians
OK, I heard this term while at Bonnaroo. Basically people who have been to Bonnaroo. Kinda funny and odd, yet fitting. This year I spent more time this year shooting the crowd then I have in the past, trying to get a sense of the atmosphere of the festival and not just the musicians playing. [...]
Next week
Well, Bonnaroo is 5 days away. Paul and I will be posting directly from the press tent during the show. Might not have too much before then because of travel. Drive 8 hours to Ohio on Sat. Drive 7 hours to Manchester, TN from Columbus on Wed. night, spend the night on the road or [...]
Early Morning Swim
OK, a little shameless self promotion. I’ve found a band down here in North Carolina. It’s called Early Morning Swim. A bit folksy, but we have some songs that rock for sure. The band is being reformed right now by the lead singer/song writer/acoustic guitar (Mike Musto) with all new members. I’m on drums, we [...]
changing music
Ok, time for my ranting. I’ve always been a music lover. i try to stay a bit ahead of the curve, don’t try to listen to what everyone else is listening to and get a hold of new music when ever I can and let me friends know about it. Well, that’s what these time [...]
:::…Lebowski Fest…:::
OK, o I have to plug a festival that celebrates one of my favorite movies. Lebowskifest! It’s on it’s 6th year and it’ sin of all places Louisville, Ky. Man I have to go, live music, bowling, white russians, costume parties, what could be better? One of these years I’m going to have to go.
workin on the beach
This past Monday I jumped in the Jeep, threw the kayak on top and headed for the coast. Our State magazine was looking for photos of NC Piers. It sounded like a good excuse to drive around the coast and photograph. I hit Atlantic Beach first, then down to Emerald Isle where I camped next [...]
bonnaroo book
ok, more about this book thing. I’d like to have a little written about Bonnaroo in the book as well, sort of a forward. anyone interested? I could set up some sort of profit sharing or some sort of compensation, though it would have to come when/if the book actually sold since I’m not working [...]
buy my book
So I’ve been pondering over the last few days/hours/months, whatever…this will be my 5th year shooting Bonnaroo, I’ve shot quite a few bands and had some great times and worked much harder at the shows then the average concert goer. I’m thinking about self publishing a book on my photography from Bonnaroo over the years. [...]
off topic
Ok, fun stuff today. I found this American Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinere) on my grill on Monday night, took bunches of photos of him (or her, who knows). Here’s the rest…. How to get from NYC to London via Google Maps? Check this out. Make sure you check step #23
how do you buy your music?
I’ve noticed that I have pretty much stopped buying CDs. The most recent was Robert Randolph & The Family Band, ‘Colorblind’, pretty much because I preordered it and wanted the t-shirt. most of the music I buy now is through iTunes, I just don’t want the cases laying around, the only time I actually listen [...]
feversmile lives
Welcome to my new blog. You’ll notice quite a bit has happened over the easter weekend. I’ve gotten a new domain name, blog name and the blog now runs on WordPress, which make my life much easier. It’s still in the design stage, so things will be changing over the next week or two (like [...]
