Pushing Pixels

Finished images from the Spanish Vines - Spring 2009 - Bottle Shoot

 I didn’t really have any actual Spanish music on my iPod when I went into the studio last night for the Spring 2009 Bottle Shoot for Spanish Vines, so Buena Vista Social Club had to suffice, to get me in the mood (yes I know its Cuban, not Spanish, but the vibes are similar, and that was really all I needed).  The one thing I love about working in the studio on a small shoot like this, is that I can put on some music, sip a drink, and work at my own creative pace, even though the client needed the shots turned around extremely quickly.  Not too long ago I would have dreaded being stuck in a dark studio for an hour or two, but I guess with age has come an appreciation for the opportunity to slow down and work at a more relaxed pace. Read the rest of this entry »

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Over the past few months, many things in my life have gone through significant changes. The road I am on today, is not the one I thought I would be on two years ago in some instances, or even four months ago in others. While the realization of necessary change has been a hard pill to swallow for me, I have come to realize many things about who I am, the world around me, and how I see those things.

I have also recently come to understand that the right things find you at the right time, when you need them the most. Those things you find can be as simple as a sunset, or as complicated as a book, that teaches you not to take things for granted, and reminds you to always follow your dreams. If those things found you any sooner they wouldn’t impact you in the way they do when you really need them. This reaization held true when I saw a link to a YouTube video of Apple Founder, Steve Jobs 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University, on my friend’s twitter feed this morning. I have always been a fan of Steve Jobs and his visionary thinking, and this speech is no exception.

This video holds special significance to me, since I also graduated from college in the same year. While I could sit here, and pine away at the idea of hearing this speech, or one equally as deep and motivational at my own graduation from Western Kentucky University, four years ago, I don’t think it would have impacted me seeing it now has. Seeing this speech is a reminder to me, never to loose the idealism, and passion for what I have worked so hard to achieve. So “Stay hungry, stay foolish…”

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

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