There’s much that’s wrong with this picture–focus, grain, etc.–however, I think it’s important for one reason: I got the shot, and it’s pretty much the portrait I wanted. See, I flew to CA for a birthday party and, given the short length of stay (46 hrs.!) and light packing, taking a full DSLR and speedlight just didn’t make sense. Instead, I went with my little Casio Exilm. Sometimes small and simple is better.

While that was a portrait on the cheap, I also took time for a little cheap portraiture:

Oh, the 2nd shot isn’t a Polaroid at all, just a bad PS job. Still I thought it made a nice diptych.

Posted to: Creep (Acoustic Version) from the album “Pablo Honey” by Radiohead

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Posted to: A Pillar of Salt from the album “The Body, the Blood, the Machine” by The Thermals

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Posted to: No Worries from the album “Right On Time” by Hepcat

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You’re really going to want to see this large

Posted To: I Choose from the album “Ixnay on the Hombre” by The Offspring

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Posted to: Gone from the album “Wikked Lil’ Grrrls” by Esthero

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Posted to: Icky Thump from the album “Icky Thump” by The White Stripes

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…at Czar in Ybor City.

Posted to: A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Single) from the album “Louis Armstrong’s All-Time Greatest Hits” by Louis Armstrong

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Please go look at the large version as it looks much better.

I love Ybor City and Czar. I am seldom without interesting subjects to shoot

Posted to: Skintrade from the album “The Last Dog And Pony Show” by Bob Mould

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Well, that’s what it felt like

Posted to: Baby You Lied from the album “Hey Zeus!” by XBaby You Lied from the album “Hey Zeus!” by X

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Posted to: Slip It In from the album “Rise Above – 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three” by Henry Rollins & Inger Lorre

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Yay! Got another publishing notch in the belt. Actually, two in the last month. The first was for the Janesville Gazette in Janesville, WI. That would be the hometown paper for one Tad Kubler, lead guitarist for one of the best bands out there today: The Hold Steady. The best part was that I got the referral to the paper from his mom. I love rock and roll!

The second was done on a bit of a lark, my friend Julie (she of the big glasses) got a gig reviewing a show here in Ybor and she asked me to tag along and take pictures. You can read the result here. Oh yeah, and my pictures are there too. Not the best work I’ve done, but still fun. The best part of the Reax thing was providing a picture for the “contributors” section–the editor said, “please send me a photo of yourself (or whatever you want)” so Oddo made an appearance for me.

Posted to: Wikked Lil’ Grrrls from the album “Wikked Lil’ Grrrls” by Esthero

Posted to: How a Resurrection Really Feels from the album “Separation Sunday” by The Hold Steady

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Posted to: Same Kooks from the album “Boys and Girls In America” by The Hold Steady

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Posted to: Finding Out True Love Is Blind (EP Version) from the album “Finding Out True Love Is Blind – Single” by Louis XIV

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Posted to: Jolene from the album “Love Their Country” by Me First & The Gimme Gimmies

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You’ve got to love it when a band brings their own lights to a show and then uses them to give you all kinds of cool shadows. These guys opened for The Hold Steady and they were great. So was Nessie. In fact, it was an all around fantastic show.

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So, almost ten months after my first attempt, I’m going to shoot The Hold Steady again. They’re playing Ybor City tomorrow night and I’m beside myself with anticipation. Mostly because I know the show’s going to be good; the new album is great. Anyway…watch this space for the results

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Posted to: I Just Want to Celebrate from the album “20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rare Earth” by Rare Earth

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New York City has killer light in late October

Posted to Kiss Me Like You Mean It from the album “69 Love Songs Vol. 2″ by The Magnetic Fields

posted through a fog to: Running The Loping from the album “A River Ain’t Too Much to Love” by Smog

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