Goth Candy Bang Bang
Here’s some goth candy I cooked up for the weekend. Now, when talking photos, don’t forget to breathe. Steady breathing = more oxygen = clearer mind = better ideas?
Whenever I post music on here, I really try to make it songs that are actually hard to find. Sometimes, I even feel like the only way to make it available is to rip it off a 12″ record (as is the case today) or a DVD (as I have done in the past). So here, we have a song originally performed by Cher and covered by countless people in many languages. Petula Clark’s version, to my ears, is probably the most unique and proves that it’s possible for a song that’s meant to be moody and a bit dark to actually put a bit of a smile on your face.
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On darker, more Nick Drake, tip, check out O. Children.
RIP Alexander McQueen.
Brandon Sek!
Feels like its been a while… What’s up, Internet? Last month, the monthly party I had covered for two years ended. This month, I started a new residency with a lot of the same crew. Everything kicked off on Friday with Toronto’s Brandon Sek in as the guest DJ.
I felt a bit lost for ideas but I feel pretty pumped about what I managed to pull off with an otherwise simple concept. As I continue to do these, I will aim to keep a less is more philosophy. This time, it also was an excuse to play a bit with the adjustment brushes in Lightroom. Too much? At least I’m not isolating the colour of a rose in a black and white image…
That said, I thought boxing gloves would be awesome to photograph but hand them over to people who have been drinking and it turns out they’re probably less inclined to pose for a photo and more inclined to actually beat the hell from each other! Hilarity ensues.
A bunch of bizarre plans seem to be lining up for 2010. I got a fortune cookie that told me I should keep things to myself for now but fingers crossed, eh? I feel good. Until then, check out the blog I maintain for the News Photographers Association of Canada. This week, Peter Martin is writing from the Venice Carnivale and Brent Lewin is writing about Elephants in Thailand.
Finally, lets talk about the weather for a second. Winter temperatures are in full swing but the snow isn’t really falling. Last year, we got pretty significant dumps on a monthly basis. I’m bracing myself for something huge. Here are two photos that say “Ottawa in the winter” for me.
Picturama! $1 photos
Around the turn of the millennium, when I was still a student and before I felt comfortable calling myself a “photographer”, I was taking photos and getting 4×6s printed all the time. I took this camera almost everywhere I went. I used to spend hours scanning them but I doubt many people ended up seeing much of it at all.
That changes tomorrow…
Tomorrow night (Tuesday) at Canteen in Ottawa, I’ll have some of those oldies selling at $1 a pop as part of Canteen’s Picturama. In my photos, you’ll catch glimpses of life in two different communities in Nunavut, a now-defunct hardcore music festival in Syracuse, New York as well as some photos of Montreal and Ottawa. Here’s a preview:
Not seen is a photo of seal blood on the streets of Iqaluit. For real.
The $1 price tag is cheap – maybe too cheap. But, if Picturama works, it should get people thinking about photography as a medium that indeed does have value and that it should be used, printed and displayed. Also, word is that I’ve already made a sale!
Hangin’ pictures on my wall
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
- Biggie
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