Seela: Gregorian Incursion, Chapter one.

Finally, here is Seela.

At the March tvC photowalk a new mission was announced: The Culminator (at the visual Collective we don't have missions, not contests. missions have more urgency). This is a one time mission open for two months. They are looking for the best portfolio of ten images with one central theme.

I had just finished reading "Ultra" from the Luna Brothers. With that and a little too much Lara Croft, Machete and Sin City combined with my own sense of grandiosity, I landed on the concept of Seela. I was also struggling with an Algebra class and had occasional insights that blew me away. Those revalations weren't enough to get me to pass the class but they were great inspiration.

Special thanks go out to my friend, Jason Carr. Jason came up with a Katana for us to use and helped the visual elements come together nicely. When all of Facebook was silent at my requests for a Katana, a large bathroom and some fake teeth, Jason came through.

I'll stop typing now and allow you to enjoy:

Seela: Gregorian Incursion, Chapter one.

 

 Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoyed.

Ciao Bella,

Dano

Sunday Fotowalk with tvC

Remember yesterday? I made the statement that if you want to develop mad skills, surround yourself with people who have mad skills.

Today is a great opportunity. Bigfoot BBQ, 12pm followed by a Fotowalk at 1. Meet great people, exchange ideas and have a blast!

See you there,

Ciao bella.

Dano

Extreme Location Lighting/Modeling/Please to be no Dying

      No. Seriously. There is no such thing as an ordinary workshop with my friends at the visual Collective. We go out to some of the most amazing places and CREATE.

     We go out and LEARN.

     Yesterday's trip out to the SP Crater Lava Flow was no exception.

     My Photography started with landscapes. As I have started working with subjects and models I have regularly found myself in kind of a creative no-mans land. I have to answer questions I didn't know I had. What do I want to say? What do I want my model/subject to say? How many different ways are there to say the same thing? How do I direct my model to make subtle changes to accomplish all this?

     Actually these are the same questions I've had to answer on a lot of levels for a long time. Adding a model/subject just increases the complexity.....a lot.

     There are some truly important things to remember in these situations that apply all through life:

     Never judge my insides by someone else's  outsides.

     I have 2 ears and 1 mouth. I can always learn more by listening and observing than I can by talking.

     You want mad skills? Surround yourself with people who have mad skills.

     I'm really happy with my results from yesterday and I need to offer a special thanks beyond those I'd like to give to the tvC crew. Those thanks go to our intrepid model, Vanessa.

     There was more than one occasion during our shoot where I could see Vanessa pleading for direction from me, direction I couldn't communicate yet. Vanessa, thanks for your patience. Your willingness to work with me, even when I couldn't exactly communicate what I wanted from you, only serves to help me develop into a better photographer.

     Ciao Bella,

     Dano

First Friday Arwalk with MARSart at Bergerets Gallery

I have had a shoot or two go go wrong lately by taking something for granted. Never a big thing....until it counted. What can I say? I just keep learning.


 When I got the chance to do a bit of event photography and run a photobooth for my friend Andy's opening at Bergeret's Gallery for First Friday Artwalk, I took a moment to get my sh*t together. I rarely see my fellow photographers talk about their mistakes but, I need to really get and stay focused on the little things beforehand. Made this night AWESOME!