Quick Catch Up
LA - Fun
SF - Funner (robhelms and brian and Kris and Chip and Thomas and John and Paul and many others made that easy)
NYC - Monumental
Pride - Meh (worked most of it and made some good money)
Comic-Con - Meh II (enjoyed my time there but it was chaotic and kinda pushy... will still go again though)
Birthday Weekend - Had a great time at the pool party and out at the bar on the 31st but was so hung over it kinda killed my actual birthday on the 1st. I did get a wonderful present from a good friend and that helped turn what coulda been a really rough day - right around.
Work - Good and gooder. WOOF! is really becoming a monthly time o' fun. Michael Carrera is kicking ass as my resident DJ and the bears look to be down with making it part of their routine which is pretty wonderful. It's like throwing a party each month where I get to serve the booze but I don't really have to clean up or buy anything. And I get paid! And I get to make a fun slide-show to play that shows butts, bears, and neat stuff. And my boss is super happy with the results!
I had a lot of fun making these little advertisements too... and yes, I realize my SF friends were my muses for an SD event but, well - they are so darn'd photogenic...
Other
Other is quite good. See, I'm getting more into photography and I'm pretty happy with the results. So much so that I tossed $80 into the void to take part in
Hey Hot Shot!'s photo competition. I know I don't really have a shot (punny) but I figured it'd just be cool to go for it and that the experience of critically thinking about my work and trying to organize it and make it presentable for judging would be good for me. I had some keen eyes helping me out and for that I'm thankful. Anyhow, here are my submissions (you might have seen them on Facebook or Flickr already):
Today
Tomorrow
Outside
Stop
Reflection
The idea behind this collection had to do with the concept of isolation. Be it that of the subjects or of my own isolation from them and from the city I was in (NYC). My thanks to Matt for making a key comment that helped me to better define my focus and to Ray for some really wonderful advice (and to JP, Rob, Reid and Mike too).
I'm excited about the photos and about doing more in the future. It's great to have a different kind of creative outlet. If you wanna see all my "artistic" photos from NYC you can check 'em out my artsy new Flickr page (
bHillton).