I intended to paint the Coke. But then I drank it all. It’s kinda my thing.
(Also…tomorrow Annabelle and I kick off our Big MFA Program World Tour. 2013. Hopefully I won’t say anything too ridiculous. See you in a bit!)
Marcus Burnett: “Mike… Mike… please, man… can you go down… have a Coke and a smile? Please!”
– Martin Lawrence – Bad Boys
About this image: acrylic painting on 9″x24″ MDF panel
This is a very old photo (an early attempt with my first digital camera). It’s a study in mistakes. Technically, it’s just… awful. Still, I kinda like it for some reason. Maybe it’s the somewhat eerie colors illuminating those wisps of smoke… maybe it just reminds me of how excited I was to be taking photos… or maybe I’ve just bounced off my head one too many times. Either way, have a great weekend, everyone!
Dark Helmet: “What the hell am I looking at?!”
– Rick Moranis – Spaceballs
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) modified in Adobe Photoshop
I might do away with describing ‘levels’ of Photoshop manipulation in my photos. They’re pretty much always over-cooked. This shot, for instance, had decent tonal-range. At one point. But that’s been ‘modified’. In Adobe Photoshop. Boom.
‘Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes…’
– David Bowie – Changes
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) modified in Adobe Photoshop
It’s a Two-for-Thursday! Because… you know… I couldn’t make up my mind. I just hope you weren’t expecting pens.
James Bond: “… not exactly Christmas, is it?”
Q: “Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don’t really go in for that anymore.”
– Daniel Craig & Ben Whishaw – Skyfall
About this image: digital photographs (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
Cookies? Pretzels? Over-saturated landscape?
A little south-east and a bit above where I grew up (as the commercial airliner flies).
Dr. Rumack: “Can you fly this plane, and land it?”
Ted Striker: “Surely you can’t be serious?”
Dr. Rumack: “I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.”
– Leslie Nielsen & Robert Hays – Airplane!
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
Starting tomorrow I will be away, attempting to photograph… a wedding. I’ve never attempted event photography… please wish me luck… I’m not the best with this many moving parts (I really, really hope I don’t screw it up)! Have a great weekend, everyone – see you in a week or so!
Walter Sobchak: “Dude, are you f*****g this up?”
– John Goodman – The Big Lebowski
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
This was a very delicate operation. Or… something like that.
‘ Follow me, don’t follow me…
I’ve got my spine, I’ve got my orange crush
Collar me, don’t collar me…
I’ve got my spine, I’ve got my orange crush’
– Orange Crush – R.E.M.
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop, printed and re-photographed digitally (Canon 600D) through ‘splattered’ glass – edited in Adobe Photoshop
Apparently I can remember a Sesame Street skit from 25 years ago, yet I have difficulty remembering what happened yesterday. *sigh* Have a great weekend, everyone!
Mr. Barber Man: “Snippity snip…”
– Sesame Street
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
So… you might be ‘used to’ my level of ‘random’. Er… I hope.
Frank Reynolds: “Well… I don’t know how many years on this earth I got left… I’m gonna’ get real weird with it.”
– Danny DeVito – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
About this image: acrylic painting on 18″x18″ MDF panel
It might have been easier to photograph the baseball and smoke separately and then merge them in Photoshop, but… eh. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Crash Davis: “Relax, all right? Don’t try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they’re fascist. Throw some ground balls… it’s more democratic.”
– Kevin Costner – Bull Durham
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
Refrigerator Magnate 