Artistic Endeavors

We recently had the pleasure of attending an art show opening for an amazing artist named Christine Spera! Her art is vibrant and weird and truly fantastic! I really wanted to win one of her canvas mounted pieces in the raffle, I even offered her a bribe, but alas I didn't win. Christine was kind enough to give me a signed print however and it is currently being framed so I can hang it over my desk. She is a young creative talent and her first show had an amazing turnout, in fact the event was wall to wall people for the entire evening! Check out her Facebook page and say hello. end

Custom Bokeh

What the Hell is Bokeh? Well technically speaking, Bokeh describes the rendition of out-of-focus points of light.

Bokeh is different from sharpness. Sharpness is what happens at the point of best focus. Bokeh is what happens away from the point of best focus.

Bokeh describes the appearance, or "feel," of out-of-focus areas. Bokeh is not how far something is out-of-focus, bokeh is the character of whatever blur is there. And an out of focus background is very popular in portraiture these days. But with a simple technique, the blur can take on a different feel. We created these floating heart Bokeh to show what could be done with a little imagination. Each heart was actually a carnival light at a local carnival.

We will be offering a Bokeh portrait workshop to teach you how to put these floating hearts behind your kids! Let us know if you are interested!





























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Monday Mayhem: January 23, 2012

This week's Mayhem seems pretty easy to us so guess quickly! Remember, you MUST be a member of this blog to guess! ONLY members of this blog can win! Cannot win two weeks in a row.

Here is this week's mystery photo:



Winner receives an 8x12 autographed copy of the following photo entitled: APPRO. This is a photograph I took at the sign graveyard in Las Vegas. It is a wasteland of old vegas casino signs in the desert.






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Salton Sea

Salton Sea is a wierd and wonderful adventure. We set out not sure what we were going to find, and having returned, we are still a bit unsure. In the desert of Southern California is a body of water so filled with salt that it can barely sustain life. Once a huge resort, it is now a depressed and mostly deserted area filled with decrepit structures, odd people and surreal landscapes. Here are a few of our photos:










We stumbled across an abandoned house and spent some time getting creative in the rubble.














In the hills not far from Salton Sea is an area known as Salvation Mountain. It is one man's devotion brought to life in vibrant color. No matter your beliefs, it is worth the trip to admire the work and dedication. And this much color in an otherwise bland desert is a sight you wont soon forget!























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