May 2013
26 posts
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“Pundits are always blaming TV for making people stupid, movies for desensitizing...”
– Chuck Klosterman, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
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Rolling with the Punches
When my clients propose ludicrous or mediocre ideas, I often hold my tongue. The nature of running your own business does not allow you to berate loyal customers, especially considering their happiness is directly proportional to the rate at which you can stock your refrigerator with food—or in my case, chicken tenders, ice cream, and modestly priced beer.
In other words, being an honest...
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Friendzones, Warzones, and Being a Nice Guy
“Hey, maybe sometime you can show me how you edit photos.”
She fidgets over, closing the distance between our thighs. What once started as friendly consultation is snowballing into a surprise doctor’s appointment.
I nervously smile back.
“Yeah, of course!” I tell her. “Next time you’re free.”
She insists.
“Because I really, really wanna...
“Never let no girl get between two friends. She no worth it. Need gooda girl, no...”
– My friend’s wise Italian grandma
My friend asked me posed a question to the...
He asked:
To all my business owners/freelancers I purpose a question its been haunting me for quite sometime now. Do you honestly feel like your helping others with your work or are you just doing enough to pay your bills? Where did you get your fulfillment at?
…and this was my response.
I’m a cynic (and maybe too modest for my own good) so I really don’t think any of my...
I've attended enough big weddings to admit how...
The grand ones, I mean. Yes, I acknowledge the existence of love. And, yes, I have enough emotions in my sociopathic mind to understand that every couple in some capacity is socially pressured into consummating their romance with ceremony and company.
But I really don’t fucking care for the customs. As fucked up as it sounds, I don’t give a fuck about open bar, $500 wedding favors, or...
I do not believe cemeteries are for the dead so...
A place of burial does not benefit the deceased. The deceased no longer breathe and need no shelter. They have no ears with which to listen. Their physical maintenance is nigh.
Instead, graves are crafted by the hands of ones still alive and frequented by those in reservation. A place to mourn satisfies something deeper within the mourning heart, the means to fill a vacancy that loss often...
You know why dogs are awesome? They give...
If humans were this giving, we’d have a lot more peace in this world.
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WatchI don’t often post my visual work on this Tumblr but I figured I share this quirky little piece. This here is a behind-the-scenes video I made documenting Raul Yap Singson’s shoot with the lovely Emily Doyle! Crazy times with even crazier outfits.
Hope y’all like it.
Model: Emily Doyle of Ford Models NY Photography & Art Direction: Raul Yap Singson Video Shot and Filmed by:...
Photography 101: Take pictures of hot women and...
When Push Comes to Shove
Low level drug dealers are an interesting bunch.
They stalk bodega street corners with telltale signs of occupation. Hand at the belt. Shifty eyes. Less than satisfied grins. Characteristic limp. Oh, and the frequented transfers of illicit goods to friendly pedestrians. They are neither subtle nor conspicuous but if you asked them how their day is faring, they would return you the honor, then...
The test of a good man is service. The test of a...
April 2013
24 posts
An April in Review
My April was more congested than a Manhattan in rush-hour.
Duly noted, this month consisted of a many shoots, both in photo and video. I worked with old friends on two video productions—one about a shapeshifting homewrecker and the other about a romance gone stale. Both were refreshing reminders that love is unstable yet wonderfully magical.
Oh, and that I love video production.
This month...
Jenny Holzer's Truisms →
Eat your heart out, fortune cookies.
The Libor Scandal infographic →
How the super-rich are fucking with your money and why you should be pissed at them.
No, promises are not an acceptable form of...
Find me sustainable income, and then we’ll talk the possibility of me giving you free shit.
“The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive. “I...”
– Dave Chappelle
What a beautiful and chaotic world we would live...
“I do not believe in karma. What I believe in is that your every action, as small...”
Anonymous asked: I have a love hate relationship with you because of a photo from Sunday... YOU SHOULD KNOW WHO I AM. I AM SO CONFUSED NOW!!!!! TIME TO LEAGUE!
Fact. I spend more money on gas and commuting than...
#thistwistedasseconomy
Anonymously tell me how you feel about me. I can't...
Make it splendid.
The month of April has afforded me the blessing of...
You’ll understand my frustrations when you care about something/someone this much.
It is far better to hurt with the truth than...
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Don't spam me on issues you haven't researched.
Earlier today, a friend spammed me a request to sign a gun control petition. It was faulty.
I wrote a lengthy letter in response . Please read if you care at all about what’s happening to this country.
Hi,
Shame on all 45 Senators—including 4 Democrats—who just voted against requiring background checks for gun purchases—something 90% of Americans support. Four months...
Be decisive with your actions. If you ride the...
I'm very weary of jumping into a relationship...
Whenever a girl communicates sincere interest in me, one with whom I am also sincerely enamored, my initial and expected reaction is indifference. Or escape.
It’s not that I’m scared of requited love or harbor some traumatic emotional baggage, I just can’t handle this shit right now in my life. A relationship is fucking expensive—in time AND money, both factors of which...
Hip-graphers Dictionary
Every industry has its own unique vocabulary. The military has it. Business has it. Couples have it. The media and photography industries sure as hell have it.
Having shot pretty extensively these past two years, I’ve actually come up with my own set of colorful terms for people and things that I tend to come across in my weekly shoots. None of this is intentionally aimed at anyone in the...
I have high hopes for art and people.
We are born with limitless imaginations and hidden blessings. We have machines connected to ten million others, we have cars, we have cameras, and we have paint. We have encyclopedias of free information, forums of rich discourse, and, most importantly, we have wonderfully vibrant minds.
But such potentials only surface when we choose to embrace them. Our creative volition. The bravery to speak...
How to Deal with Police Officers →
One of the most informative articles I’ve read to date. Understand the game so you don’t get played.
