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Another rainy Saturday, and unfortunately I just looked at next weeks forecast and its the same. More rain Tues through Sat. How does Seattle deal? We are so spoiled I know. (Above a shot from NY’s china town on my last visit, as some elders play chess outdoors in the rain. That’s commitment!)
This was my favorite picture I took of a children’s series I did (I think my freshman year) in Scottsdale Arizona. To me this photo depicted our “innocence of curiosity”. Although we might never want to actually see whats down there in that dark tunnel or go check it out for ourselves. That curiosity can’t help but wonder…to me this is what brings on such vivid imaginations, and the inspiration for so many stories like Tim Burtons new movie coming out soon, Alice in wonderland. Click for more for some of the rest of the series and some other randoms.
I took this photo somewhere in Nevada before crossing into Utah. I would like to eventually do a series of pit-stop photos in-between cities. I used to travel a lot when I was a kid. I remember seeing so many odd and wonderful pictures when passing through I often wasn’t sure if I was still car-napping or awake. I didn’t realize there was snow on the ground when I took this, in fact I couldn’t see at all. I also have another question for you. Why do they have condom dispensers in creepy truck stop bathrooms in the middle of nowhere? Is that supposed to help you on your quickie while driving? or help rapists to use protection against strangers? After driving 11 hours straight through every kind of weather imaginable. From L.A. through Vegas and into Utah we made it all the way to our destination, Park City.
We had slipped all over the road traveling at 20mph at one point on the interstate because the roads were completely snowed over. And with all the snow pounding the window shield I could maybe see about 10ft in front of the car. Your eyes start playing tricks on you when you are searching for any signs that you are still on the road. It was a complete whiteout. Finally we made it up the last little hill, then we saw the driveway to the house we were staying at. Our rental car, a two-wheel piece of crap Jeep Needed to make it up a 45deg grade driveway covered in about 2 feet of snow. After sliding backwards the first try and sliding almost sideways the second try, managing to avoid a large rock. I thanked myself for buying the $14 a day insurance on the car. I asked the locals. Any tips? They all thought I was an idiot because they thought the Jeep was 4WD. Once they understood it was 2WD, we got a bit more sympathy but the answer was still the same. “Just hit the hill with a lot, I mean a lot of speed.” We hit it at about 35-40. I wasn’t planning on taking another chance of helplessly sliding down backwards, I just hoped I could stop at the top of the hill so I didn’t run into their house. That is not a fun feeling. Well we made it. But I was definitely awake at this point. Infact I was just thinking how much worse it was going to be the next day. We had arrived at 6am. As we went to bed all the locals hit the mountain to get into all the fresh powder. All I could think about was, if its continuing to snow this hard tonight, tomorrow ,and the rest of the trip as the forecast said. How the hell were we gonna go anywhere the next day… I have taken some time off here from the blog and work to relax and make new plans since plans have changed not to move to New York in February (burr). But I just turned 25 on the 21st. And I will be jumping out of a plane for the new year to start things off. So you are guaranteed to see a jump in all areas of my work. I have already begun the plans and am organizing the execution now! So here are a couple test photos with the boys at H2Pinc.com. from my latest studio shoot. I will post the actual photos when I am cleared too. Talk soon Merry Christmas/ Happy Hanukkah ! And as always be good people! Thanks again JOHN, JUSTIN, and JORDAN!
Sarah my sister has been really working hard on her music again. So she took me to a big shot producer party in the Los Angeles hills. When we got back from the party the November fog was really rolling in. So i went inside and grabbed the camera. Below is and actually photo of the water particles lingering in the fog. I thought it was a very calming texture. As always enjoy and be good people.
I really liked this portrait. Especially because you can see the water movement on the bottom left corner.
So we are on week two now. And I must say Charlie is one of the best dogs I have known. I never thought I would be owning a dog anytime soon. But like all the other dog owners out there. I got sucked in… First couple days I was so nervous. He’s all I could think about. If I was at work all I could think about was what was he up to? Am I gonna be a good owner? I cleaned the house ,I set up his room, I bathed him ,walked him and got his nails clipped. (He got me a couple times in the tub). And right now he is asleep in my lap as I write to you. A couple days ago when I was walking him my neighbors little kids came out to play. So I took him off the leash and let him run around and play catch with them. Over the weekend I received a note on the door that read ” Hi Grant, We would really like to play with your dog Charlie. We really liked playing with him” and a phone number. They’re pretty sweet kids. Its funny how much you begin to learn about yourself when you take on the responsibility of an animal. I can’t pretend like I have it all down yet. But one day at a time is all I can do for now. I will keep you posted as I am sure Charlie will very much be apart of my future creative posts! As always be good people.
This photo was taken at the studio while I met with John, Justin and Jordan. John just got a new pup this week. So we have been in touch as the process continues. After our meeting about an upcoming shoot. I had Justin draw Charlie a dog house on their Meeting room wall. Connecticut is a pretty magical place, especially during the fall. I was lucky enough to visit with my friend Dani. Here are some pictures to get you inspired for the fall and thanksgiving right around the corner.
I definitely need to buy another pair of shoes before hitting the streets again. But walking is so under-rated I love it. In Los Angeles sometimes the comfort of your home can create a ba the rest of the world. I also understand why people can work longer hours and it all has to do with walking. It keeps you awake. I get so tired in Los Angeles sometimes, then I will get in my car and sit in traffic. So much energy just to keep awake. But when you have to walk anywhere it wakes you up so fast plus its healthy. The fresh air, the people, the different things you notice along your path. It has an effect. So here are a bunch of random pictures I took between here and there. You will notice I got rained on several times. Sure wish I had the umbrella situation figured out. But I wasn’t alone.
I snapped this shot after grabbing coffee and strolling the streets with a friend. I eventually approached the photographer, Cary Conover and asked to grab another shot or two. We eventually got talking about labs in New York that he recommended. We exchanged info and I sent him these pictures and he sent me loads of information about the city, photography and his own work which you can see Here and Here. He has some amazing B&W street photography of New York. Would love to purchase a couple prints for my room. Focusing on peoples relationships in the city. Thanks again Cary.
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