So…she sure is weird (thanks to Beck), but I’m glad she’s back and doing things again.

Official video of the new Charlotte Gainsbourg’s single, in duo with Beck.
Directed by Keith Schofield.

«Heaven Can Wait» single available now on iTunes :
US : bit.ly/6eaBuP

IRM album pre-order on iTunes :
US – Deluxe (iTunes LP) : bit.ly/8nSLlI
US – Standard : bit.ly/8fAP8u

So creepy. So dram. So…good?

Ahhhh,

My friends. How it’s been so long. If you have followed my photostream at all, you probably noticed that I was posting like a mad-man, but then suddenly stopped a few months back. So what happened?

My primary digital camera was stolen. Home robbery. It was tragic, and many things were lost.

So after a while of sulking and insurance claim failures, I decided to whip out the Nikon n8008 35mm SLR camera that my father gave me. Film has always been my favorite looking medium for photography, but I never had proper training for using it and it seemed so far away from me.

Well, I taught myself how to pull it into gear and here is my first test roll! I will be posting finished images as the days progress, but here’s the neg sheet…

Give it a week or two, and I shall have my new digital and I will be back in full daily action, but after this round of 35mm shooting, I think it’s safe to say I’ll be shooting both formats frequently from now on. Easy peasy.

I’ve added a lot of very talented contacts over the months of photo-purgatory and I hope that they will add me after posting some new shots!

peace.

And to be clear, I’m not hating on it, despite it getting carried away as a trend. I happen to love what people are doing with film stock and high-end digitals for this genre of photography. The aura of low contrast and haze paired with a sharp picture. The straight-faced and naturally beautiful models wearing classic designs in front of some lush forest or seaside rocks. It’s organic, natural, and simply better than photos of starving heroin addicts.

We’ve all seen what I’ve described above. Now check out what Daniel Weisser is doing with it in his Diptychs set on Flickr. Separating the foreground and background: so fresh and so clean.

It was in my head for eons.

And now I’ve been told via one moccasin telegraph.

I’ve been told that I am no longer here, nor there.

I feel terrible for leaving you in the dust.

6 posts in 3 months? Shame.

I know it is too much to say that I am simply back. I must earn it. I must get you back. One post at a time.

How are you?

I have so much to say. Maybe it was a break well deserved for reasons of gathering thoughts, images, information, etc.

Here’s my rundown for the Summer

1. Had more surgery. All better now.

2. Got the bike in full force. Riding plenty.

3. Going broke. Enough is enough.

4. Finding that photography is becoming a part of my life, more so than cinematography lately.

5. Cleaned up my flickr

6. Still lovin’ the one I’m lovin’. It’s a wonderful thing to be given.

7. My ear feels funny.

8. I miss you.

9. My hair’s getting long.

10. I’m increasing social experiments.

Here comes a new wave of posting. Don’t let me let you down.

-peace

6.9.9

…”One step at a time,” said the fortune cookie.

I was a child when I read that. Look at how it all still makes sense.