3.31.2008
Sojourn Theater - BUILT - TBA
I got to play with some of the members of Sojourn Theater
this weekend. They will be performing as part of TBA (that's Time Based Arts to you non-portlanders) this year, and PICA needed some images to run in their sales materials. The performance is titled BUILT, and is a site specific theater piece that creates a discussion about housing, development, and who lives where. BUILT is still in being created, so we ran around a small section of South Waterfront and created 3 quirky images of a non-existent but soon to be realized play. I don't know how much influence my images will have on the piece, but it was a lot of fun, and I'm happy with the work.

My series of Birds On the Skylight was chosen to be in the 2008 PDN Photo Annual! See more in the NEWS blog.

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3.22.2008
The Beautiful Kaitlyn ni Donovan

I'm posting an image from the soon to be edited/mastered and released High Violets music video. I got to play DP, Gaffer and Director on this project, and sorta dived in not sure of exactly how it's all 'supposed' to work. I'm facing a nice big learning curve right now, but I've given myself 2 years to build a reel, and do some fun projects as DP and Director.
If you would direct your glance a little to the right, and upwards from these words, you will see a tab marked FREE. If you are an Art Director, Art Buyer, Designer or just a Fan of my work, I'd like to give you something. For Free. Srsly.

-cheers

andy

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3.11.2008
Studio Lighting Demo
I taught a lighting demo on Monday at my studio to a class of fine art photography students. I love the opportunity to do this stuff-creative lighting for the sake of creating lighting. I created 3 scenarios: a mixed light (tungsten 2k with broncolor strobes) setup with a strong backlight; an open 'gigantic north window' light; and a complicated setup with 5 strobes that ended up being called the "Jill Greenberg Close Encounters Lighting". My point was to show off studio lighting in a range from simple to complicated, and to get them to think 'bigger' - not bigger in the amount or size of the gear, but bigger in terms of how they approach lighting. It's important to learn and master the traditional lighting styles, and to emulate and learn from the modern masters (hey Jill Greenberg). But it's just as important to keep pushing the boundaries of what you know and what you think you can do, even on a limited budget with a limited amount of gear.




















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3.05.2008
2008 March Fourth birthday party!










I had the great privilege of hanging out with the March Fourth Marching Band on their 5th birthday. I was dancing in the audience on March 3rd, and working the shots on the 4th. Truly a fun, wonderful bunch of people that know how to throw a party!


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