The Most Random Review of a Subway::

"Holy Attitude Batman!! I have never been to a more unmotivated, attitude giving Subway in all my life. The only saving grace was that the sandwich wasn't all that bad - but the chip on the shoulders was priceless from those behind the counter. When I gave my order and chose the bread you would have thought I just stepped on the ladies cat and then kicked it after I decided to switch from Italian to Whole Grain...Next time I'll get my hero at the local deli."

New Lens. Sigma 10-20mm

I have to say I really love this lens so far. I've taken several hundred pictures in the last 4 days and Im just getting to scratch the surface. Here are some pictures I took in the last coupe of days.

I SAW MUSE LIVE FOR THE MTV VMA

MUSE

Muse - New Music - More Music Videos

Muse - New Music - More Music Videos

Muse - New Music - More Music Videos

This was the best thing that happened to me in awhile. I might of had to stand in line for 3 hours but, we got to see a full show and be on LIVE TV!!!! MUSE fucking rocked the Venue. It was great. Also this was the first time MUSE has ever done a American show.

Old Cameras New Pics

After a fun time is the city and taking photos with my Yashica. I found myself really enjoying the pictures that are being taken. Also no to miss the fact that the Yashica is so retro looking too :).

I was able to get my hands on Aperture 2, which means that all older pictures shoot in jpg format can now be edited as if they were RAW. Which brings me to these new pictures.

These two pictures are about a year old, take with a Canon AE-1 with FujiFilm 400 speed (same roll)

This was taken with a Yashica Electro 35 GSN, Kodak 2oo speed Film

taken on 9/6/09

Best Stop Motion Movie EVER!!!

Holga 120N Test Shots

Holga 120N

Shoot with 400 speed B&W 120 film.

Now I find myself at a crossroads, the camera is really fun to play with but unless I have very steady hands or go thur about 2 more test rolls of film I might not use this camera all the time. The biggest downer is the cost of development, plus the cost of putting the film to digital, plus the cost of the service work. All in all I spent $15 to get these three shots on digital from development :( I'm a poor artist $15 is gold to me. Also the store I'm using is becoming a pain in the ass, they tell you it's going to be $1.49/per 120 neg. to scan (no biggie)... but they don't tell you it's $5 to do the work... WTF. I even gave them my flash drive, seeing it might save money and not get charged for the CD.... bS .grrr... disappointed. Also the pictures were backwards, scanned as color not as B&W and I just spent the last hour editing them to even look this good. Blah too much shit for a simple task.

I know not to let life's little trials hold you back, but WTF. I'm going to have to find a better source to do Medium Format or get prints made and than scan them. Thank God I have a degree in Graphic Arts, and have a good eye for editing pictures.

Yashica Test Roll

Yashica Electro 35 GSN

Used 400 speed Fujica Film. Pictures seem very clear and good colors.

Enjoyed using this camera and hope to create more photos.

August Summer Nights

Since June, I've been working hard. Working hard to achieve my goal to become a F.I.T. student. June and July were long months for me working on my grades and taking 3 classes over the summer. Blah, atleast I got two A's and a B+ :) . As for my photography, I've been lax and putting most of my time to work and school.

But there is light at the end of my tunnel! After my birthday pasted I acquired two new cameras to work with. One is a Yashica electro 35 GSN--Depicted here :

And the other is a Holga 120N Medium Format Camera- Depicted Below:

After a few days I will have my test pictures up.

I find that both cameras are unique in their own ways, the Yashica camera is considered a Rangefinder(this is were you use a viewfinder to look at what you are taking and not the actual lens, unlike the SLRs) I got this lovely camera for helping out a fellow artist and photographing her art work, so that they may become digital. I found that it was quiet hard to take photos of paintings that were behind glass but as you'll see below I seemed to have no problem.

This is Gina's work. It was a pleasure helping her out and I look forward to future business!

After completing my task I deiced to ask Gina if she had any old camera lying around and low and behold she pulls out the Yashica. I found a proper battery for it on RadioShack.com. And hopefully tomorrow the pictures come out great.

As for the Holga 120n I got this little badboy from Kara for my b-day plus film. I've never shot in Medium format or have ever handled the film so, I was nervous about how to load, how to unload, how to handle the film. BUT.. It's a great experience. The only down fall is the film is a bit costly to get put on to cd.... I might get prints and just start scanning them into the computer instead. lol.

Alittle background about the Hogla... Cheap Plastic lens, cheap everything about it. But it's a camera that most professionals use. It has hundreds of different ways to be used and I hope to try all of them lol. Test Pictures will be posted later.

Chris Salucci's Solo Art Show

After a few years I finally meet up with Chris and I have to say his work is very impressive. He had a very enjoyable show and LULU's gallery was delightful. Getting to see his work and be able to see how successful Chris is really inspires me to keep pushing forward with my art.

Car Show

This is the Car I want, COBRA!!!!!!

Looking back on what I had to do for the F.I.T. home test.

I applied for F.I.T. this past Feb.  I am as always very nervous about my photo taking skills.  I got an email from FIT about a Send In Portfolio. First thing i thought was "This isn't for me, lol this is a Mail in Thingy. I know I have to go in and have an interview." Well sooner or later I found myself eating my words. And I had to Mail In my Portfolio. Now this doesn't sound as it should. But it is, On the Mail in Portfolio it is required to send in The Home test Pictures, Answer 6 or more Short Answer Questions, and Write two essays : One being about two people or artists that inspired you to become an artist and changed you as a human being. And Two being A Compare and Contrast or one of the 4 example pages they gave you.

The Following is the Home Test Pictures: