January 31, 2012
Times Square, NYC - 2011// Last summer when I was spending time wandering around Midtown I got sucked into Times Square a few times. I asked myself, “Why not try to make a few photographs here?” I’m not jaded enough by NYC yet to find it completely revolting. There’s a certain absurd peacefulness to it that I find comforting at times. That normally lasts about 20 minutes though, and can be shortened to about 5 minutes if a bus passes by with tourists waving their hands back and forth as New York New York blares. Where’s a camera when you need it? I haven’t been back to Times Square with a camera recently. I work on 34th St so I could wander over there after work if I wanted but the thought rarely pops into my head. Maybe that’s some sort of sign? I’ve been here for three years now which is nothing really in the grand scheme of things. Maybe I’ll go visit some crummy sports bar in Times Square soon to recapture some of that 2011 nostalgia.

Times Square, NYC - 2011//

Last summer when I was spending time wandering around Midtown I got sucked into Times Square a few times. I asked myself, “Why not try to make a few photographs here?”

I’m not jaded enough by NYC yet to find it completely revolting. There’s a certain absurd peacefulness to it that I find comforting at times. That normally lasts about 20 minutes though, and can be shortened to about 5 minutes if a bus passes by with tourists waving their hands back and forth as New York New York blares. Where’s a camera when you need it?

I haven’t been back to Times Square with a camera recently. I work on 34th St so I could wander over there after work if I wanted but the thought rarely pops into my head. Maybe that’s some sort of sign? I’ve been here for three years now which is nothing really in the grand scheme of things. Maybe I’ll go visit some crummy sports bar in Times Square soon to recapture some of that 2011 nostalgia.

9:59pm
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Filed under: Street Shoes NYC nyc 
January 30, 2012
California - 2008// Today the shelf with all my photography books and negatives collapsed from the wall, spilling everything all over my desk, bed and the floor. Nothing was damaged except at power strip. RIP. Looking at all the negatives scattered everywhere nearly gave me a panic attack. It’s as if they were saying to me, “You have to not only scan us again but organize us in a meaningful way. Then you need to store us properly for posterity.” These negatives are needy and demanding. And now they’re sitting on top of my dresser in a pile. I’m sure my negative problem isn’t as severe as some people so I should probably stop complaining and move onto other topics.

California - 2008//

Today the shelf with all my photography books and negatives collapsed from the wall, spilling everything all over my desk, bed and the floor. Nothing was damaged except at power strip. RIP.

Looking at all the negatives scattered everywhere nearly gave me a panic attack. It’s as if they were saying to me, “You have to not only scan us again but organize us in a meaningful way. Then you need to store us properly for posterity.”

These negatives are needy and demanding. And now they’re sitting on top of my dresser in a pile.

I’m sure my negative problem isn’t as severe as some people so I should probably stop complaining and move onto other topics.

10:19pm
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Filed under: esvt negatives 
January 27, 2012
New York// I have no recollection of making this photograph. I’m guessing it was from a night out in Brooklyn but I don’t know for sure. Did I meet this couple that night? Or were they complete strangers? I’m not likely to figure it out anytime soon so I guess I’ll just have to go with it. Surprise photographs on rolls of film are great. 

New York//

I have no recollection of making this photograph. I’m guessing it was from a night out in Brooklyn but I don’t know for sure. Did I meet this couple that night? Or were they complete strangers?

I’m not likely to figure it out anytime soon so I guess I’ll just have to go with it.

Surprise photographs on rolls of film are great. 

10:12pm
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Filed under: Black and White portrait 
January 26, 2012
Brooklyn, NY// I’ve been thinking about buying the Epson V700, but I’ve heard it’s not that great for 35mm. Damn it. I’ve also been thinking about those mirrorless cameras, especially the Olympus Pen series. Very tempting. Maybe I’ll just give up on 35mm film and only shoot 120 film. That seems like a good compromise. Still, I have all this 35mm I need to scan again for a couple of projects I want to close the door on once and for all. Or maybe I’ll just wait until I’m 65 and make it a project for retirement.

Brooklyn, NY//

I’ve been thinking about buying the Epson V700, but I’ve heard it’s not that great for 35mm. Damn it. I’ve also been thinking about those mirrorless cameras, especially the Olympus Pen series. Very tempting.

Maybe I’ll just give up on 35mm film and only shoot 120 film. That seems like a good compromise. Still, I have all this 35mm I need to scan again for a couple of projects I want to close the door on once and for all. Or maybe I’ll just wait until I’m 65 and make it a project for retirement.

8:39pm
(Notes: 1)
  
January 21, 2012
Brooklyn, New York// I can see the Empire State Building from my window in Greenpoint. When I first moved here I’d look out frequently wondering about Manhattan. Now I work on 34th St., a few blocks from the Empire State Building. During the day it’s all business. You go to work. Do your job, then get on the train back to Greenpoint. Looking out the window is nice though. You can pretend, make up stories, project what you want onto the city, and time, and space, and existence. We take our imaginations for granted when we’re young I think. Eventually it withers up and decays. I can already sense it. 

Brooklyn, New York//

I can see the Empire State Building from my window in Greenpoint. When I first moved here I’d look out frequently wondering about Manhattan. Now I work on 34th St., a few blocks from the Empire State Building. During the day it’s all business. You go to work. Do your job, then get on the train back to Greenpoint.

Looking out the window is nice though. You can pretend, make up stories, project what you want onto the city, and time, and space, and existence. We take our imaginations for granted when we’re young I think. Eventually it withers up and decays. I can already sense it. 

11:07pm
(Notes: 2)
  
Filed under: landscape 
January 17, 2012
New Years Eve, 2011 - Fort Greene, Brooklyn// For the first time in a few years, I went out on New Years Eve. It was a small house party on Fort Greene. I brought my Contax T2 and two rolls of film, one BW and one color. I wasn’t expecting to make many photographs but after a few libations I didn’t mind ambushing my new friends with my flash. Photography is a real pain in the ass, even when you’re just messing around and having fun. One of the main problems is that I’m not a very skilled technical photographer. More often than not I feel like I’m fighting with the gear. When I started photographing in LA, it was rather simple: F/11 and follow the light. But once overcast skies and the flash start getting involved, then everything just becomes point and hope. The whole night I was using auto focus with the T2 which didn’t turn out very well because the auto focus is a moron who focuses on the wrong subject matter more often than not. Also, shit like this double exposure seems to happen about once a roll. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind it, but I’d like to figure out how I could maybe do it intentionally. It’s all very difficult. I think I need an Olympus E-P3.

New Years Eve, 2011 - Fort Greene, Brooklyn//

For the first time in a few years, I went out on New Years Eve. It was a small house party on Fort Greene. I brought my Contax T2 and two rolls of film, one BW and one color. I wasn’t expecting to make many photographs but after a few libations I didn’t mind ambushing my new friends with my flash.

Photography is a real pain in the ass, even when you’re just messing around and having fun. One of the main problems is that I’m not a very skilled technical photographer. More often than not I feel like I’m fighting with the gear. When I started photographing in LA, it was rather simple: F/11 and follow the light.

But once overcast skies and the flash start getting involved, then everything just becomes point and hope. The whole night I was using auto focus with the T2 which didn’t turn out very well because the auto focus is a moron who focuses on the wrong subject matter more often than not.

Also, shit like this double exposure seems to happen about once a roll. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind it, but I’d like to figure out how I could maybe do it intentionally.

It’s all very difficult. I think I need an Olympus E-P3.

8:58pm
(Notes: 4)
  
January 16, 2012
Jared Iorio - Zuccotti Park, New York, October, 2011// Jared’s the only person I know whose directly involved in the Occupy Wall St. movement. He was camping at Occupy Los Angeles right away; he’s been up to Oakland; he’s slept at Zuccotti Park; and apparently he got married along the way. Too bad his revolutionary ways have forced his photography to take a backseat.

Jared Iorio - Zuccotti Park, New York, October, 2011//

Jared’s the only person I know whose directly involved in the Occupy Wall St. movement. He was camping at Occupy Los Angeles right away; he’s been up to Oakland; he’s slept at Zuccotti Park; and apparently he got married along the way. Too bad his revolutionary ways have forced his photography to take a backseat.

9:37pm
(Notes: 2)
  
Filed under: portrait jared iorio Black and White 
January 12, 2012
Brooklyn, New York// Re-up of film arrived today. I dug out the XA which has been dormant since it hit a bar floor a few years ago. I’m not sure it works properly any longer but I’m tempted to put a roll through it just to see what happens.

Brooklyn, New York//

Re-up of film arrived today. I dug out the XA which has been dormant since it hit a bar floor a few years ago. I’m not sure it works properly any longer but I’m tempted to put a roll through it just to see what happens.

10:43pm
(Notes: 3)
  
January 4, 2012
Hollywood, Calif.// One of those nights I found myself with a beer in my left hand and a PowerShot in my right. After two or three beers I didn’t really think much about it, I just pushed the button, then the flash went off. Nobody seemed to care so I chuckled and kept doing it. I didn’t know anything about photography at the time, but I know it was fun to press the button when things were happening, especially at the bar. From the series Isobel of West Hollywood, Los Angeles 2006-2007

Hollywood, Calif.//

One of those nights I found myself with a beer in my left hand and a PowerShot in my right. After two or three beers I didn’t really think much about it, I just pushed the button, then the flash went off. Nobody seemed to care so I chuckled and kept doing it. I didn’t know anything about photography at the time, but I know it was fun to press the button when things were happening, especially at the bar.

From the series Isobel of West Hollywood, Los Angeles 2006-2007

11:03pm
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Filed under: los angeles Black and White Isobel 
December 30, 2011
Venice Beach, Calif.// As I was walking down the Venice Boardwalk daydreaming I spotted these dogs. As soon as I did I my walk sped up, I leaned in. A fraction of a second before I pushed the shutter this hand suddenly appeared, petting one of the dogs. Probably one of my very few ‘decisive moment’ type photographs. MEDICINE - PUBLISHED BY HAMBURGER EYES BUY IT HERE HAMBURGER EYELAND From the series ‘Medicine,’ Los Angeles 2006-2007

Venice Beach, Calif.//

As I was walking down the Venice Boardwalk daydreaming I spotted these dogs. As soon as I did I my walk sped up, I leaned in. A fraction of a second before I pushed the shutter this hand suddenly appeared, petting one of the dogs. Probably one of my very few ‘decisive moment’ type photographs.

MEDICINE - PUBLISHED BY HAMBURGER EYES

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From the series ‘Medicine,’ Los Angeles 2006-2007

11:25pm
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Filed under: medicine los angeles Black and White