new beginnings?

rest in peace holga g. patacki.

we've had some great times together and thank god you're easily replaceable...

but i'm still going to miss you alot. <3

yo gabba gabba

So Shlee and I were asked to photograph/dress up as Yo Gabba Gabba characters for a birthday party but it turned out to be just us photographing ourselves! (I think we had more fun than the kids...)

coming soon...

i·den·ti·ty

[ahy-den-ti-tee, ih-den-]

1.

the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.

2.

the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another: He doubted his own identity.

3.

condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is: a case of mistaken identity.

4.

the state or fact of being the same one as described.

5.

the sense of self, providing sameness and continuity in personality over time and sometimes disturbed in mental illnesses, as schizophrenia.

6.

exact likeness in nature or qualities: an identity of interests.

7.

an instance or point of sameness or likeness: to mistake resemblances for identities.

a sketch of sorts

i have this idea in my head....

the series is essentially going to be about identity and what goes on inside of a persons head.

i'm not sure if i'm properly executing it yet, but here is a rough "sketch" of what i'm thinking. there's still a lot of work that needs to be done but this is only the beginning.

more strobes

i guess you could call this "experimenting in the dark" ....

high school throwback!

i was looking through some old things of mine and i came across my portfolio cd from my senior year of highschool. some are cool, some are lame, and some are just funny!

















infared film.



















polaroid manipulation.













fall still life.















b & w.














b & w.



















the manly pose!!!!



















studio shots!



















hahahahahahahahah!! <3

PSU weekend

So for those of you who don't know, next year I will be attending Penn State University as an MFA candidate for photography. Dani and I went there this weekend to check out Joe Netta's MFA show and the art facilities. Neat-o!



















































































































































































































































































(looks like PSU is hipster free!! :) )