on an off-photography topic, i just saw the trailer for spike jonze’s where the wild things are. this was one of my favorite childhood books and i was a little skepitcal when i heard they were making a movie. however, i just saw the trailer and it looks fantastic! better than anything i could’ve imaged. it looks beautiful and on a photography topic, the director of photography must be amazing. here’s the trailer:
it’s been raining TONS here lately… which obviously isn’t the best weather condition for photography, but i’ve been getting out while i can. when it’s not raining, it’s in the lower 70s and extremely humid. which reminds me that i need to get out and buy shorts, t-shirts, and tanktops asap. coming from pittsburgh where a good day in the summer is maxing out around 80 and 1% humidity… it doesn’t exactly leave your closet full of summer clothes.
like i said, it’s been super humid and rainy here. went out a few nights ago to take some skyline shots from the boylan bridge with no jacket! horray! unfortunately i found out that the skyline still continues to look better from south saunders street, but what are you gonna do. :) i’ve gone out a few times to get shots from s. saunders but i haven’t come away with that perfect shot yet. of course, it’s kind of distracting when you have to park far away, then dash across several lanes of highway in the dark only to stand in the median, set up your tripod, and start shooting without getting hit by a car.
anyway, got a few nice glimpses of the shimmer wall while i was down at boylan bridge:
the shimmer wall is a nice edition from this side. hopefully we’ll be getting some more skyscrapers soon to fill in the gaps!
in other news, i’m still loving my portrait lens. it’s going to be a great addition to the upcoming wedding i’m shooting as well as family portraits. i have one scheduled next weekend for a family of seven and i’m hoping raleigh doesn’t rain us out. this portrait lens works great with children and it will be so much fun to do that shoot.
recently i’ve been doing a lot of adults and pets:
shot really great ones of geoff last weekend in duke gardens that wound up in the portfolio. north carolina really has some great on location opportunities… especially due to the weather (when it’s not raining).
hopefully this spring and summer will offer us a lot of great photography sessions and clients. i have a lot of great fine art opportunities opening up and galleries. i’ll keep you posted. my family has also rented a beach house out on hatteras. i promise i’ll actually wake up early this year to get some ghost crab shots… no, really… i think…. maybe.
this past week obviously didn’t have a lot of updates. i was sick for a majority of the week with a random bug and the weather has been less than spectacular. however, there is very exciting photography news!
i am very happy to announce that i will be hanging a mini gallery at Wine ‘n Things on Creedmoor Rd. in Raleigh. there will be six 8x10s matted, framed, and available for purchase starting the week of march 9th. it’s a very impressive and popular wine store and i am honored to have a chance to have my work seen by their customers.
in personal news, the kittens got a new cat tree that is holding their interest quite well:
also, a few of us went bowling this weekend for the first time in a looong time. back in pittsburgh there are tons of bowling alleys, but it doesn’t seem like there are too many in raleigh. also, pittsburgh has a lot of what i call “organic” bowling alleys – i.e. bowling alleys without all the hoopla of giant screens that drop from the ceiling, black lights, and glow-in-the-dark murals. they’re just bowling alleys. the alley we went to last night was anything but organic… and i have to admit, it’s really hard to concentrate on your game when there’s a large screen showing marky mark and the funky bunch.
strrrrrike!
