Spring Break has sprung... a good chance to catch my breath. Also a perfect chance to get all lazy and crap. But, no! I can't let it happen! I need to stay focused! After spring break comes two months of crunch time at school... which I would normally be dreading... but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel... and that light looks a lottttt like Italy! So I need to stay on track, especially with art history readings, or that class is going to be the death of me.  I also will be working as much as possible, trying to keep the cash flowing... so that I will be able to afford an endless supply of pizza and cappuccinos abroad. Luckily, I have several photo shoots lined up this week, including a wedding on Saturday! It should be a smashing good time! Also, I have three photo projects in the works... which have absolutely no cash flow potential but that's what makes them so enticing. I have total artistic freedom... or whatever they call it :). The projects are . . .

White Rock Road : The Long Way Home
A series of black and white photos that explore a beautiful countryside where rodeo cowboys reside and wild horses roam.  but there's a twist.  the photos are meant to be seen with one heatbreaking truth in mind... in the near future these thousands of acres will be transformed into just another strip mall and tracked home haven.  (the project will be film based but i'm still developing the first few rolls so here are the few digitals i snapped)

Kitty Hawk
What happens to kids who get kicked out of school?  Well, some of them end up at the Kitty Hawk Campus. (i will be photographing the students mostly, but here's an ironic glimpse of the school)

Good Morning Sunshine

Most of us look in a mirror within minutes of rolling out of bed and I think most of us cringe at the sight.  But you know that's the real, raw, natural you and I think it's time to embrace that. You can first look forward to a series of self-portraits... fresh-out-of-bed.  Eventually I will move on to photographing others for this series.  (this was kind-of inspired by my last post where I posted a shot of myself first without make-up and then with make-up)

no samples yet but I want this project to be an opportunity to explore some different lighting techniques like in these f*cking masterpieces