Thanks Noah! Found some new gems in here, check it out.
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update (20120129)
http://lanecoder.tumblr.com/
http://thomasprior.tumblr.com/
http://jliebman.tumblr.com/
http://www.swan-son.com/
http://adamgolfer.tumblr.com/
http://jamiecampbellphotography.tumblr.com/
http://squidandwhales.tumblr.com/
http://grantharder.tumblr.com/
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I was just listening to a playlist I made in college, it had The Kooks on it. During college, I rode a lot of BMX and my good buddy Wes and I set out to make a video part - he used a Kooks song for the part. Here is that part, made in the summer of 2007? Okay, back to retouching.
Note: Be sure to check my killer bowl-like hair.
I put together a subscribe form for a mailing list. Sign up if you’re interested in new projects and updates.
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A great last piece of writing by Jake Stangel. It’s incredible to hear other stories of first shoot experiences. My first one was a train wreck, that’s for sure. But I digress, go on and read the first 3 parts. Go on now! Scram kid, scram!!
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Hey girl.
Welcome back to the program. The program of making it. If you’re just joining, I’m writing a large 4 piece post on what I think are the four most important things you can do to become a professional photographer. They are (follow the links back as the parts appear):
Getting ready for some portfolio meetings tomorrow and Thursday. This one is going in. Jocelyn, waitress at El Bulli, Spain, 2011. Shot for Men’s Health.
Photograph by Tony Luong
for Max and Isabelle….oh yes, you know why.
I made a new friend today, his name is Michael David Friberg. We know more about one another now and you know, it’s great. No really though, it’s quite awesome. Thanks man for initiating our conversation. We are going to round up a bunch of other awesome photog’s for a big awesome dinner sometime in NYC.
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Photo by Tony Luong
Ok this is going to be a bit of a rant but I’m about to climb up on my soap box and say some stuff, ok?
I have been feeling more and more like I don’t have a community of photographers to share work with, bounce ideas off of, rant to etc etc. And by community, I mean a real community. Not a bunch of guys sitting around pressing like on each others tumblr posts. The first person I ever got past the internet wall with was Jake Stangel. That is a testament to Jake, not me. He makes relationships happen. I remember he called me when I had never met him in real life. It was awkward but now we have a great REAL LIFE RELATIONSHIP. I found myself saying some photographer was a “friend” the other day and then it dawned on me that we had never really communicated beyond 140 character bursts and the ocasional reblog. The internet is an incredible tool but it can also serve to isolate you while simultaneously making you think you are connected.
Yesterday, Tony Luong emailed me about getting a post card and I decided to break the awkward social media wall and write a long awkward email about myself and my work. I did this because I really like Tony’s work and I feel like we have a lot in common and he seems like a cool guy that wears a lot of bow ties. Tony emailed me back with a bunch of stuff about himself that I had no idea about. Now, i’m not saying we are best friends but I know a bit more about him than I did before. So, reach out is all i’m saying. I know it can be awkward or whatever and sometimes the internet seems like one giant circle jerk but community and relationships are super important. End rant.
I used to ride BMX, my teenage life went like this - 75% bmx, 15% school, 10% taking pictures and filming my friends riding their bikes. This video contains footage from about 8-9 years ago, eating mcdonalds, wearing trucker hats and riding every ledge we knew about.
