In an effort to keep this blog relatively fresh, I've decided to post something at least once a week...maybe it won't be an update on my whereabouts or activities, but it will at least be something interesting/strange/funny that I've found on the internet this week. So here it is: take a break, donwload a template, do some cutting and pasting, and make your own pinhole camera! You don't need to be a photographer to try this.
Here are some good examples of pinhole photos, if you've never seen them.
I photographed the Regional Air Guitar Championship last week at the Metro...This is the almighty Nordic Thunder, he beat out 20 finalists and he's going to San Fran to represent Chicago in the national finals, then hopefully on to Finland for the international title.
Quiksilver's skateboarding team used my band Able Baker Fox's song on the commercial for their new video "Journey into the Vortex." You can see the clip on their home page, check it out.
We had the pleasure of seeing the legendary Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate and Damien Jurado at the Abbey last night. They both were absolutely amazing, Jeremy voice is superhuman and he played many many old Sunny Day songs, definitely worth going to see in person. This video is "How it Feels to Be Something On..." (we had a pretty good view). Enjoy!
The good people at Time Out Chicago hired me to take the photos for their 'bike love' story last week, you can read it online here. It was a fun project to do, met some really interesting and inspiring people.
On Saturday, April 19, 2008, hundreds of independently owned music stores across the country will celebrate “Record Store Day.” Be sure to get out there and support your local independent record store...can't think of anything to buy? Might I suggest the new Able Baker Fox.
As of today, I am officially a Schweppes man. As far as I know there were no special effects added in post to this commercial. Apparently they used a camera capable of capturing 10,000 frames per second. This spot was directed by Garth Davis and produced by the Australian agency George Patterson Y&R.
