Jolly Green and a Teaser

Hmm. I think "Jolly Green and the Teasers" would be a good name for a band.

Anyways--I can't talk much about the second shot. Well, I CAN, but I'm opting not to. I'll try and have the rest of the shots up in a few days, but rest assured, it was a lot of fun.

I can, however, talk about the first shot, which I took during the shoot that produced the second shot. Apparently the kid was part of a group on vacation from....California, I think, and they decided it would be fun to rent that suit and, well, go to town with it, I guess. I can't imagine it was very comfortable, what with it being many hot degrees on Saturday, but to each his own, I guess. There's something creepy about not really seeing anything in the face beyond vague features.

What you COULD see, though, was....his package (if you get my drift) rather prominently framed in the suit. The less said about that, the better.


Dave

Odds and Sods

Lots going on at work lately. Let's take a peek, shall we?




Pennsylvania Slim stopped by and played the blues.



Laura Bush stopped by for a night. That was kinda cool. I got cleared by the Secret Service, which was pretty righteous.



Trout Fishing in America was here for a concert. Shades of Zeppelin, maybe?



Teen author Melissa Marr was here, and I finally got a chance to have an author pose for me. We both really liked this one.




Lastly, please say hello to my new favorite person on earth.



Dave


p.s. I added a few new things to my flickr site, so be sure to stop by for a look.

Framed! Pt. 3: Reflections

My favorite prop, the frame, makes a return after a long hiatus. I visited friends Kevin b/w Lindy in Springfield a couple weeks ago, and brought it along for the ride. I really like the "on the shoulders" bit in the first shot--they came up with that while I was staring off into space for a few minutes. The second one captures the idea I had in my head, that the frame is a self-contained world, and people always want out. Or something like that. Number three is fun--Kevin does not approve.

The mirror? Well, it was along because I thought it would be cool. And it is, but trying to keep myself out of the way is no small feat. I think it gave them much amusement to see me contorting myself in all manners to stay clear. I think it worked out well in the end, and I imagine it'll pop up again before all is said and done.

Dave

Once, Twice, Three, Four Times a Lady

Well these have been sitting on my hard drive for awhile--look at the snow! I saw this little technique online and thought it looked like good fun. With a little bit of Photoshop magic, you can blend multiple exposures together and wind up with something crazy like this. The trick is, of course, that the camera can't move, or the backgrounds won't quite match up. You can sort of see it in the first shot over on the right, where the bench is in two places. Bridget is doing a bit of yoga there, along with some other stuff. I think, in the center pose, I might have told her to look that way. My memory is hazy. The last image was, in my mind, a given for this sort of thing. I like the swing shot, where it appears that she's talking with herself whilst swinging.

*update: I just noticed some God-awful Photoshop leftovers on the swing shot. Apologies.


Dave

Shanghaied!

Milking this derby shoot for all it's worth.

Shanghai Lily. Retired skater, formerly of the M-80s, and, ah, a little vocal about on-track proceedings.

Not a complaint, just an observation.


Dave