And so it begins...

I have wanted to write a blog for a while. I like the idea of a place where I can unload my thoughts and have them swim around the tubes for anyone to see. I also like the fact that when I am old and can barely remember to pull my pants down to go to the bathroom, there will be a written diary of the "good ole days" (assuming this Google company is still around to host these entries ). I have been trying to think about what I would dedicate my blogging thoughts to and I came up with some themes. I hope it is of interest to someone out there and I hope to make the world a better place........ok maybe not.

Photography....duh

I read a ton of blogs and articles on the web regarding photography. My reading is dedicated to the technical aspects and behind the scenes aspects of photography, but I thought I would focus more on the aspects that I think make me a bit different than my peers. To most people, creating a photo is everything, but whats in front of their eyes. They get the lighting ratios, the histogram, lens, pocketwizards all ready and then they just plop something in front of the camera and take the photo patting themselves on the back for being a master of their craft. Sure its a fairly technical art, but most people don't treat it as an art. When I am asked to take a photo or want to do something for myself, the technical aspects are all secondary to the final image. If I can't visualize a final result, then I tend to stand in a corner and freak out and scream like a school kid who doesn't want to go to the first day of school. I have to see the image because that is how I figure out the light. I hope to take some of my latest shoots and disect them into something that can help you understand how I do what I do.

The Moving Picture

This is a new realm for me. I want to chronicle my journey to learning this and maybe do something fun and creative with movie making. All my finds on tutorials and tips as well as my experiences will be put here as well.

Life

We are not alone anymore. No matter how often we think we are, we are just a click away from access to millions of people. You think that you are going through something that no one can understand, but in reality, there are plenty of people that have. I am going through some crazy times with transitions and changes and I hope to at least share them in my own bizzare story telling way to maybe help people who have to go through the same thing. This may be a huge failure, but that's half the fun. How many times have you been stuck in traffic because of an accident that everyone had to slow down for?

Speaking of life, I have to head downtown to fill out some paper work. I just got accepted to a new job and well its going to be exciting and sad and whatever else comes to mind. Working in an office, politics, new skills is all waiting for me. Yay........sigh

Hope you can come along and join me. If you have any topics to suggest, I'm all eyes.