Monday
08Feb2010
in 
Photography, Politics
Photography, Politics 
tagged election, jesse white, pat quinn
election, jesse white, pat quinn Saturday
06Feb2010
in Photography, The Rest
Photography, The Rest Things I'll Need to Cover the Apocalypse
- gun
- cameras
- this vest...
This guy cracks me up. (via)
Saturday
06Feb2010
in Video
Video Haiti Benefit Show Video
HYSTK, Boy Kings and UR Chicago combined forces and produced this slick video capturing some of the moments and artists' thoughts from last week's Haiti Benefit Show. Check out my photos if you haven't yet and view the video above. (vimeo)
Thursday
04Feb2010
in Photography, Video
Photography, Video Terry Richardson Shoots Perelli (nsfw)
Chances are you know who Terry Richardson is. I found this behind the scenes video interesting for a yew reasons. The most interesting being the fact that, aside from the exotic location, access to gorgeous girls willing to get completely naked, and endless cool props, what Terry is doing is nothing fancy. He's using a simple Nikon setup with a single strobe, which sticks to his signature raw point-and-shoot style aesthetics. Where Terry shines best is in his interaction with the subjects he shoots. A lot of that probably comes from his reputation but you can also see the simple joy and extreme excitement he gets from doing what he does, which I think it pretty cool. Then again, who's not going to be that excited while taking photos of nude girls in Brazil?
Watch the video above and then check out some of the calendar shots, which I have to say were not as good as I was expecting them to be based on the behind the scenes video. Oh, and if you haven't yet heard, Terry has a new tumblr blog he's been posting to very regularly. (vimeo)
tagged naked girls, nsfw, perelli, terry richardson
naked girls, nsfw, perelli, terry richardson Wednesday
03Feb2010
in Photography
Photography Sandy Kim Shoots Smith Westerns
Sandy Kim is a photographer who likes to shoot film, hates getting asked what kind of camera she uses, and recently released a book. She's also currently tagging along with The Smith Westerns. You can see some of the photos over on her blog, which is highly recommended.
tagged sandy kim
sandy kim Wednesday
03Feb2010
in Music, Party Pics, Photography
Music, Party Pics, Photography Haiti Benefit Show
The Haiti Benefit Show at Reggie's was an All-Star hiphop affair. Many of my favorite Chicago hiphop acts were there, from Rhymefest to The Cool Kids and Mic Terror to GLC, the show never really had a chance to slow down very much and I ended up taking over a thousand photos.
Personal highlights included: Kids These Days opening set (the kids can play!), the epic BBU>He Say She Say>Mano>Hollywood Holt>Mic Terror epic high energy combo & the performance and collaboration announcment from Rhymefest, Juice, Twone Gabz and Mikkey Halsted!
tagged bbu, chicago, cool kids, glc, he say she say, hollywood holt, jean grae, kids these days, mic terror, mikkey halsted, reggie's, rhymefest
bbu, chicago, cool kids, glc, he say she say, hollywood holt, jean grae, kids these days, mic terror, mikkey halsted, reggie's, rhymefest Tuesday
02Feb2010
in Politics
Politics Quinn votes Quinn
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn votes for himself this morning in today's primary election. I'm shooting photos for the Quinn campaign all day. More photos to come!
Monday
01Feb2010
in Words
Words Ease of Apathy. Comfort in Regret
It was an incredibly bright and sunny Sunday in Chicago. And despite a night at a friend's, drinking a fair amount of Pabst Blue Ribbon and staying up til nearly 6 am to watch Andy Murray and Roger Federer live in the Australian Open Final, the overbearing 9 am sunshine prematurely lifted me from said friend's living room sofa. And by the way, if you've never gotten drunk and cheered the very British Andy Murray on in a loud British accent, I highly recommend it ("Coom oon, Ahn-dee!") . At any rate, for some, early to rise equals highly productive. For me, it equals more television than usual. And after the on-demand replay of the Taylor Lautner hosted Saturday Night Live, an occasionally funny but largely underwhelming Bowling tournament guest-announced by ESPN's Bill Simmons (see Clay's review of his podcast), and the awakening of my friend and his lady (also a friend), we actually watched something that's legitimately worth a damn.
tagged jack unitus
jack unitus Monday
01Feb2010
Mic Terror Is Famous
I recently made a little cameo in a new Mic Terror video, though you'd never know it was me unless I told you (I'm in the brown hoodie getting knocked out). I've said it before, but I'll say it again. Mic Terror is awesome. Get into it! (vimeo)
tagged mic terror
mic terror Monday
01Feb2010
Last Night's Haiti Benefit
I took a thousand or so photos last night at Reggie's. Those photos are on the way sooner than later. In the meantime, you can peep a video from our friends over at Ruby Hornet. You can see me being a creep-o in the background, while Juice, Twone Gabz, Mikkey Halsted and Rhymefest (!!!) perform a song together. What's even more exciting is that at song's end, they announce they are forming an alliance and releasing an upcoming album together. This is fantastic news, considering they are some of my favorite Chicago rappers.
As a whole, the show was great. If anything, packing in so many big names is limiting as there is only time for a few songs from each artist. At one point, there was no break in the music for an hour or so. Relentless! And I need to pee! (taking notes for Claychella...) More coverage coming soon... (youtube)
tagged haiti benefit, juice, mikkey halsted, rhymefest, ruby hornet, twone gabz
haiti benefit, juice, mikkey halsted, rhymefest, ruby hornet, twone gabz