Seriously...

Read the June issue of PDN.  I started working my way through the articles last night, and it is the best issue I have read in a long time!  Pick it up, if you care about photography.  

Interview with the one and only Jason Janik...

I'm proud to be the feature of this Friday's Art Star Interview on the Photopol.us website.  

http://photopol.us/2009/05/29/friday-art-star-jason-janik/

www.Photopol.us is a great place to find out about North Texas photography.  They regularly feature interesting photographers and artists, and always share wonderful images with their readers.  Check it out now!

Newest Quick...

I thought I'd share some of my pictures from the current issue of Quick.  That bold, wild, red cover should attract a few readers!  

June PDN...

I have never seen so many useful articles for us working, freelance photographers in one publication, as I've just seen in the new (June 2009) issue of PDN.  I haven't had a chance to really dig in and read it yet, but just skimming through the pages has me VERY excited!!!  

Articles on creative ways to expand your business, economical mailers/promos, freelance art directors, videography as a viable income solution, and a million more things to help us out.  Really, you need to pick up a copy, if you don't already subscribe...  

As soon as I find some free time, I will be reading this issue from cover to cover at least once.

Warped Tour, warped fans...

I was going through some old stuff tonight and ran across a folder with images from the Warped Tour.  I forgot to check and see if it was from 2007 or 2008, but the year isn't necessarily important.  Instead of showing off band after band, I thought I'd share some fan/audience pics:  

 

As you can see, there were a few odd/interesting/weird moments to capture.  The banana crowd surfer was just plain odd.  I guess bananas have the right to crowd surf, just like the rest of us, but still...  

The second shot is of people dancing to a Ska band.  If you've never seen a Ska dance pit, they move around in giant circles and do these cool looking, exaggerated dance moves.  

The third shot isn't that out of the ordinary, but I thought it was still worth sharing.  I just like seeing the energy of a crowd as they scream for more.  I should post some of my Austin City Limits crowd shots here sometime.  I have some really fun audience photos from there...

Clouds at night...

I'm not sure why clouds interest me so much.  They do, though.  This shot was taken at 12:45am when I looked up and saw some wonderful textures in the sky.  Clouds can be really fun to shoot at night, but it requires a very high ISO or a tripod (or both).

Dead sexy...

If you pick up a copy of Quick currently on stands, be sure to check out my cover image.  It was interesting trying to do a cover shoot while the club was open and busy.  People were bumping into me, dancing into my shot, and making it hard for the model to hear me.  

Even with all the issues, I'm still very happy with the shot.  I think it has all the energy and sex appeal that the story does.  It's about sexy drinks, and I think my photo is kind of sexy...