I’ve been back to Luke at Artfuel, Inc for two more sessions since posting about the camera tattoo. My right arm is turning into a self-portrait - things I like and where I am from.
Here’s a photo from about six weeks ago:
We added three cardinals and dogwood flowers - Virginia state bird and flower. The cardinal on the inner bicep (which is a painful area) was unfinished, so I went back last week, where I also got a southern-pointing compass on my inner forearm, as seen below (with another roll of film and more dogwood flowers to tie it all in together):
As it stands now my upper arm is covered and my inner forearm goes maybe halfway down. I’m loving the work so far, Luke is a great artist and I think the style, color and subject matter fit me well. I have some ideas on what more to do on the arm - one thing I’m stuck on is something computer related that fits aesthetically, will still look cool in 10 years, and sort of fits in with the old-school camera and compass I have.
I highly recommend going to Wilmington, NC for tattoo work at Artfuel!
It’s Sunday and I’m down in NC because two days ago I got more ink on my arm - more on this later. While here I got some photos of some of my Mother’s recent work before they got taken to a show at the local arts council - she is absolutely killing it lately, these boxes are awesome.
See the other four boxes on my Flickr set - click here.
A couple of months ago I got my first tattoo. If you want to see the whole thing check out a photo Luke did right after it was done here. I tried to take photos of the tattoo but because of how hard it is to do myself and how silly I am this is what I came up with. I wanted to get this photo done since Friday it will no longer be my only tattoo
Oh and long time no post. I should pay more attention to my blog.
Was in Vegas a couple of weeks ago for a convention… Between how busy the convention was and the 107 degree heat I didn’t get out much with my camera - I did get this off the walkway between New York, New York and the MGM.
When I bought my car last year I never intended for it to turn into a project but it looks like it is slowly turning into one. I’ve always loved cars and now I’m doing some of the stuff I’ve always wanted to do but never did before - things like tinting the windows, adding mad engine performance, aftermarket wheels, etc… The cool thing is that with the few things I’ve done I’ve still not spent but $1,400 or so on this stuff (over almost a year) - that includes tinting the windows, smoked front indicators, blacking out emblems, used 19″ wheels and tires and “chipping” the car (added ~50 HP and ~100 ft/lb torque). It just takes patience on finding sales and good deals.
Every time I look at the car now I think “needs moar low” - that wheel gap between the tires and the fenders is killing me! That’s next on my list, and probably the last major thing that’ll happen to the car.
Right after purchase -
Now -
Right after purchase -
Now -
It’s getting there… Next up to get rid of this space above tire -
Slap me with a wet noodle next time I go two months without posting. Here’s a catch-up post - some things I’ve done photographically over the last couple of months…
Travis Walks The Line. Washington, NC.
Contemplating
Andrew
I’ve also done a wedding and some soccer game photos, children’s league. The wedding? Not very exciting for me. The photos came out good but I learned a lot in the process, and it was a tad overwhelming trying to get the right people together for the right photos. The soccer games? Too much fun. The intensity of some of those little girls (around seven years old) is great and capturing a fraction of a second while playing a sport like this shows an agelessness as if the player photographed is in the moment, in the past, and in the future at the same time. Hopefully that makes sense.
It’s funny to me that when I started photography I didn’t like photos of people as much but now it’s all I want to make photographs of. Perhaps it’s because I am more confident in what I’m doing and while I’m shooting I’m able to be more concerned with the subject than I am with the camera.
On a side note I really need to put together a photo site, sort of a gallery (not a blog like this) that I can point people to - a place where I can put a few of my favorite works in just a couple categories.
Had a fun time on Saturday night at a superhero themed birthday party. Had more pulling the ‘portable studio’ (read: my camera, a big-ass light, and a bedsheet as a backdrop) and setting up shop in the garage…
This is my Mom. For those who don’t know she’s a totally amazing potter (and artist in general), a person who several years ago I figured out that she’s way cooler than me. She also was unfortunate enough to be in town the day after I received my first studio light (Alienbee B800) and a 47 inch octagonal softbox (octobox). I had to take a picture of someone, and she happened to be sitting in my living room with a tiny laptop in her lap doing what all Moms seem to do these days (Facebook).
Happy Birthday Mom! It was good seeing you again and had fun seeing Avatar last night in 3D with you and Dad!
