Yes the “Ah Ha” Moment
I find it simply amazing how a small stretch of highway, some clouds, and a simple smile have made me start to realize what makes me tick in life and what doesn’t. The following quote by Woody Allen made me really start to re-examine my life and got the gears in me moving.
“There’s an old joke – um… two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of ‘em says, “Boy, the food at this place is really terrible.” The other one says, “Yeah, I know; and such small portions.” Well, that’s essentially how I feel about life – full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it’s all over much too quickly.”
Yes the world can be a lonely place and it’s amazing how the act of birth is beginning of the end. With this in mind though I simply have no time to waste. Instead of exploring a virtual landscape and fighting aliens, I have decided to engulf myself with real connections, guitar jams, the creative process, and cooking.
I now approach life with the pavement streaming below me, the clicks of tired gears shifting, the air cutting my throat like a knife and the sun warming my body better than any artificial air condition system could.
To the joys of really looking at this world and trying to squeeze every bit of juice out before it goes bad!
Bobby
Hangar Fashion Shoot
I was recently commissioned to take pictures for fashion organization at Texas State University. The pictures are for a flyer for their upcoming fashion show, which will be held in the same hangar I shot the lovely model Avery at. I will also be shooting the fashion show for them so I am pretty excited for what the future holds. This was my first fashion/model commission and it was so unreal. I remember walking up to the hangar and being in complete awe that I go to use it as a set piece. Quite the drastic change from working in an apartment with some friends to a old airport hangar with a real model. A few of my favorite shots of the day are below.
Bobby
1st Fashion Shoot
So this was my first attempt at model photography. I got assigned the article at my University’s paper for how college students can still be fashionable at a reasonable price. It was a super fun shoot and with this shoot and the concert shoots from this weekend I’ve been learning how to use my external flash through trial and error and feel that I sorta get it now. I am looking forward to doing more fashion and portrait shoots soon!
Bobby
The Couch Blue Milk EP Release Show
Last night I attended and shot The Couch EP release show at Triple Crown in San Marcos, TX. It was my first time using an external flash and shooting a concert so it was a night of learning and dancing.
Bobby
San Marcos 2010 Project
One of my current photography projects that I have embarked on. An exploration of the 78666. Enjoy. This is still a work in progress.
http://cargocollective.com/mannbo#230925/San-Marcos-TX
Bobby
Got my Zine!
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So I finally got my zine in the mail today from wearnowinspace! A nice little item here featuring some great shots. There’s this sense of freedom of ones self in these images and there are some amazing portraits. My favorite one is definitely the portrait of the woman amongst bamboo.
Thank you once again for the zine, I’ve been waiting for it and it was totally worth it. Keep up the great work!
Recent Work
Just a collection of a few snapshots over the course of a month. I guess I’ve been feeling a little blue lately.
Bobby
Website!!!!
I finally got a website up to start hosting all of my photography!
http://cargocollective.com/mannbo
Enjoy!
Bobby
Weekly Drop
A few random shots from the week. I didn’t take any assignments this week at the University Star because I have been working event photography on the weekends. Not the most thrilling job but it pays well. So instead I worked on my final advanced traditional photography project and rearranged my entire room. I’ve cleared the clutter up on my desk by hanging everything on the walls and the results are great so far. Also I finally got a shot of one of my room mates, Sage, with Claire.
Also a self-portrait. I really like my new camera. Almost on the same level as my Nikon film camera.
Fun fact, these images are at iso 1600! The quality is amazing still!
Bobby
Iphone Photography
I have started to really use my Iphone as a personal sketchbook/camera as of lately for documenting places that I would like to revisit and to see how well the phone works as a camera. As of right now my main two programs are Tiltshift and MillColour. I use mobile photoshop for rotating but that’s about it.
For more head on over here.
Bobby
Absolute Zero
My first edited film. The film is for my 3-d Design class and our assignment was to make a costume and then document it.
Baroque Art
So I am studying for my art history test right now and I must say Caravaggio is probably my favorite Baroque artist out there. It’s as if he was the worlds first photographer who used paint and understood dramatic lighting. Also the fact that he became so enraged during a tennis match and killed his competitor is pretty radical. He was manhunted as he fled but even in the act of fleeting from his country he was commissioned to do works in other places. The guy is mad.
The Calling of Saint Matthew is one of my favorites
