Daniel

326435 @ 2009-06-28T01:51:00

2009-06-28T05:57:35Z

There's uncut penis underneath this cut.

Urban Outfitters catalog work, here I come.

326435 @ 2008-12-31T00:35:00

2008-12-30T07:42:17Z

And now I present my final project for Sophomore Seminar. The original idea and concept was much bigger and drawn out, but then school caught up with me and I didn't have time to do anything I wanted so this is what I came up with over a three day period; 2 sessions in a studio, 1 day editing and printing. I even had to resort to shooting half the project with a 5D despite wanting to shoot with a Hassleblad as I had originally began the project with. Oh, and if it helps at all, imagine looking at it in the context of a fashion shoot out of an oversized publication such as V or something. That's how they're printed out with large white space. I can't really demonstrate that online with a white background so it appears as though there's just huge gaps between the images.

326435 @ 2008-11-30T01:13:00

2008-11-30T06:23:21Z

Oh man, I cried like a baby in this movie. The only thing that made it more awkward was that I was seeing it alone in a theatre full of gays (Chelsea) yet managed to get stuck between an old UES woman and old male queen who both smelled of OLD. You know what I'm talking about. Like scotch and those gross candies no one wants. The movie was so fantastic in every aspect. The cast was superb, I couldn't imagine a greater collective of talent pulling this movie off. GvS shot this film in such a way that it really leaves an impact and left me wanting to go out and protest for my rights as a gay man and to be recognized as human. Don't even get my started on Scotty and Harvey. Fuck, I want to go see this movies 5 more times in the theatre, but at $12 a movie ticket...maybe not. Do yourselves a favor and go see this movie as soon as possible. I don't get all gung-ho about films lately (probably because I'm never in a financial situation to leisurely enjoy a night out) but this film definitely strikes a chord.

Also, it definitely helps that Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Joseph Cross, and Lucas Grabeel are all looking fly as fuck in this film. Hi, can I channel my inner 70s gay right about now please?

326435 @ 2008-10-24T02:27:00

2008-10-24T06:29:45Z

1. Outtake from first studio session. Wasn't working in color.
2. First whiteout. Apparently this is what I'll be doing when I enter the business to make $$$

I have a lot of negatives scanned. I have a lot of work to show. I don't have a lot of time to edit anything or get them ready for presentation. The stuff I've posted is basically negative -> scan -> quick color adjustment -> resize -> upload. There's typically more steps involved in a final photograph, but I don't have the time! Time, oh, all I need is some time right now.

326435 @ 2008-10-08T03:37:00

2008-10-08T07:38:42Z

My mind is preoccupied with thoughts of death. Not my own, but that of those I care about. I want a weekend at home.

326435 @ 2008-10-06T04:09:00

2008-10-06T08:13:12Z

I'm just shitting around here, but I'd love some feedback. These are just a few scans, haven't been touched up yet, and I'm still in the process of scanning the other negatives and getting it all organized. These are for my studio and light class (with the exception of the last one) so it's mainly about lighting over composition (at least for now while I'm experimenting) but I'm trying to not make bland "portraits" like the previous posts.

326435 @ 2008-09-05T02:41:00

2008-09-05T06:51:25Z

Since my last update I've been working at American Apparel, settled in my place in SoHo, started school, and finally getting my shit together to hopefully make this next year worthwhile. The negative in all this is that I basically only own American Apparel now because I was too poor to buy clothes before this so any money that does go to clothes goes there since I have to be dressed head to toe for work.

Oh, and Nick Snider came into my work to shop the other day. You probably won't know who he is unless you keep up with models or pick up a male fashion magazine from time to time. For those who do; definitely gay, level of douche astounds me, still would date him in a heartbeat.

He's the third one in with the blonde hair. The day before that Sophia Lamar came in asking where she could get some boy long johns. I also met Cole Mohr walking down Broadway in early August. He's just as beautiful in person and not as skinny as he appears in editorials. I swear, all I ever see in NY is models while everyone else sees celebrities and shit. Hopefully I'll be backstage at the Ports 1961 show Monday in the Promenade. Models galore, I tell you.

326435 @ 2008-07-23T18:14:00

2008-07-24T01:16:29Z

Andrew finally got around to sending me the photos we took in the studio.

Photo by Andrew Gold
Editing by Me

326435 @ 2008-07-22T19:07:00

2008-07-23T01:09:31Z

Today I acted on two impulses.

1. Shaved my head.
2. Spent more than I should've on a pair of (really cute) eyeglasses. Mainly for the lenses.

There goes a nice chunk of change.

326435 @ 2008-07-22T02:49:00

2008-07-22T09:00:07Z

So today I was offered a two bedroom apartment on Thompson in SOHO. I'd be living in 5E with Kevin and Angie and the great thing is Simone and Sarah would be living two floors down in 3E. Shortly after, I received the devastating news that the price was $3,300 a month. NEVERMIND. Oh, to have money.

The good news, however, is that I've regained some confidence in Parsons who recently awarded me $21,780 in financial aid. $6,500 of that being Stafford loans (hey, better than private!) and $15,280 being scholarship money. Now if only I could get myself to apply for some other scholarships and get some more money I wouldn't have to take out as much in private loans. But, hey, I was ready to sign the papers on a $37,000 private loan and now I've only gotta take out $13,000. Reading that sentence makes me realize how crazy I would've been.

Also, I've saved about $2,000 this summer from working. It would've been more, but rising gas prices, lots of eating out, DVD sales, and impulse buys have set me back a few hundred... But hey, I've got the complete seasons of Dawson's Creek and Arrested Development, and now own WII FIT. I couldn't work nonstop only to not spend any on myself, I'd say. The $2000 saved will be a really nice cushion for fall though with supply costs and whatnot. I've gotta start job hunting in the city around mid August.

Oh, I leave Wednesday night for NY, arrive Thursday morning, and hope to have an apartment by next Friday, August 1st. Wish me luck, I'll need it!

326435 @ 2008-06-16T04:59:00

2008-06-16T11:08:07Z

to remind myself that somewhere out there, I have a life

FOR LOLS
I had to stand in for a lighting test

O HAI JOE JONAS HOW DID YOU GET IN THIS POST?
~*~MuSic'S IN mah SOuL~*~

326435 @ 2008-06-14T03:55:00

2008-06-14T10:01:15Z

I don't know, I haven't picked up a camera since before school ended. I'm not inspired by anything here in Arizona. Some fresh faces have sparked an idea or two, but nothing comes of it. I may e-mail Ryan Pfluger about possibly interning with him in the fall. He would always update his blog about all the work he has to do and organizing of piles upon piles of negatives that needed to be done and I thought it would be perfect to ask but always put it off. Turns out someone else got that same idea and is interning for him now. Maybe he could use another. We have a lot in common as far as exploring the male ideal and perception of color in film and he's just out of grad school trying to secure jobs here and there so it would be nice to see how that entire process goes instead of working with someone already established. Applying for an internship at Spin magazine as well. I'm not too fond of the magazine, but any experience is good experience at this point. I don't feel like I have anything concrete to show for myself though. I need to scan lots of images, I don't have a large enough scanner though and my prints are dirty. Everything I end up working on is outtake images that I never really liked in the first place (ie: picture above from a series I have yet to actually scan). Not sure if these are excuses to put off doing the work. I suppose I should try and shoot while I'm in Arizona. I would always think of how bored of shooting in NYC I'd get. The fall has my stomach in knots. I'm not really sure I can manage a job, possibly an internship, and a full time schedule at school. I'll make it somehow, always do.