Happy Thanksgiving!

I try to keep blog posts about Thanksgiving short because when I start thinking about everything to be thankful for I always end up with a 5 page letter and nothing to blog about in a month when the New Years post comes around. That said lately I’ve been finding myself getting support in the most unexpected places, and those I usually get support from have been even more gracious then usual. People are definitely going to be getting some premium ass socks for Christmas. Here’s to the friends that buy you that cold beer even when you damn well know they can’t afford it either. Next round’s on me, broskies.

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Brim & Soul AW 2012

It’s been difficult not to share this set with the world any sooner. I’ve been all kinds of excited about this project since way back in May when Keesean Moore of Brim & Soul (formerly known as De Bas En Haut) emailed me about working on some sort of lookbook for the Fall and Winter seasons. Keesean and I actually went to High School together way back when, and I can tell you that neither of us would have guessed we would be collaborating on something like this. Ever.

Keesean describes Brim & Soul as a boutique for risk takers with an affinity for the past. Let’s get it straight from the beginning, this isn’t some hipster run wannabe fashionista sartorialist chasing hole in the wall shop. This boutique is curated painstakingly by Keesean himself.  What struck me the most about pieces were Keesean’s nearly obsessive connection to them, to the point where he could barely imagine selling them. I’m not going to embarrass myself by trying to talk about fashion, because I would get laughed of the internet, but I think what Keesean  pulled together for this season is some premium grade items.

We got together and went hard on this project early in August with a late September shoot date. It’s amazing how everything simply fell together, for one of the first times in my pursuit of professionalism I felt like that this project was being done right. When we chose our crew and cast we surrounded ourselves with people who we knew had distinctive styles and tastes along with fantastic work ethic. One of my goals since I started to take photography very seriously was to work with a larger team on more complex photoshoots. Having individuals dedicated on specific tasks and creative decisions helped a lot in letting me really hone in on what I was trying to contribute to the shoot. It was nearly two months of planning for a simple two day shoot. I’m just so freaking happy how it turned out.

It came out to be about a 60 image set, with around 20 going into a limited run printed lookbook for the launch party for Brim & Soul. Be sure to check out some of the images from the lookbook after the jump!

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Morgan and Thomas

So I’ve been sitting on this wedding snippet for a while now. I shot this one helping out a great buddy of mine, Ray Sison (no relation). He’s actually a very talented graphic designer that has an equally impressive photographic eye.

Morgan and Thomas’ late August wedding happened right in between two major tropical storms, luckily enough the sun came through for us and really set the scene. With the exception of a few stray clouds and the late night downpour, it was all sun drenched windows and a big bright sky. Morgan and Thomas are both designers making for a very aesthetically pleasing wedding. They kept everything nice a simple, friends and family at the local riverside country club. Talk about making my life easier. Just take a look at Morgan’s bouquet. The thing was massive, and infinitely gorgeous. All the quirkiness and characters hanging around made it an absolute joy to shoot. With this wedding season coming to a close I definitely think this is going to be on I remember. Totally reminds me of this years summer. Check out the rest of the photos after the jump!

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What I’ve been up to (shameless plug)

Post graduate life has been a mix of unexpected busyness and relentless moments of boredom. At one point I was very literally watching paint dry. Though I managed to reign in my procrastination and get around to living my life. In my last post I said that there would be some changes in how I ran this blog. One of those is actually an addition! I’ve been posting onto a Tumblr account. I’m already informal as is, so what you see there is very much unfiltered. When I started getting into photography I took my camera everywhere and took photos of everything. Somewhere along the line I stopped doing that as much. Now its back, accompanied by a flood on immature side comments and life stories. Join the ragefest!

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Link to my Personal Blog.

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So this is life

All graduation meant is that I went from a poor starving college student to a poor starving artist. I really don’t mean to sound whiny or complain, but with an unprecedented amount of time I still find myself constantly battling the evil and dark forces of procrastination. It’s been about a month and I haven’t even unpacked. Even worse, I’ve worn nothing but basketball shorts for the last few weeks straight. The other day I found myself looking for reasons to be leave the house, like walking up the street and getting the mail. My savings aren’t lasting nearly as long as I thought they would. But fear not! If this post is any indication, I am well aware of my situation and will work tirelessly to dig myself out of this bum rut.

As always, things are in a state of transition. I’m going to be changing the way I add to this blog, as well as introducing awesome new and pretty things for you all to look at. Things have been a bit stale and boring lately and I really hope to change that. To everyone who has supported my photographic endeavors over the last four years, thank you. You have no idea how important you’ve all been to my growth and confidence.

P.S. Sorry for the completely arbitrary photo, I promise previews and new work coming soon!

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