I never realized that Honda was based out of Ohio till I got an email last March asking me if I would do a shoot of the new Accord. After months of waiting I finally got to shoot the '08 Accord along with a vintage 80's model for the 20th year anniversary. I ended up shooting pics of the plant and the two cars that will be used for publication/web/ads/etc. It was very exciting and apparently I did a good enough job that I got asked to do more photography for them in the coming year.
Sorry I didn't post earlier about Honda, I had to wait to get the go ahead from them about posting the images.
I know it's been done before but after seeing some cool lightwriting on behance.com I got inspired to do some myself. Below are some of the writing done by LICHTFAKTOR followed by four of my own.
I'm home visiting my parents this weekend. I brought my camera and went out all day on Saturday shooting. Here are some of the random places I went:
Abandoned mansion built in 1884 located in Salem Ohio, reminded me so much of the house in Fight Club. In about 10 years when I'm ready to actually build my dream house, it will be designed in this style, I might actually do the exact design because I love this house so much.
With the push of a button, the house opens in 90 seconds like a flower and transforms from a compact container into a fully furnished and functional space with a kitchen, dining room, bathroom, bedroom, living room and library.
All materials used in the Biennale house were recyclable or recycled. As Andrea Illy, chairman and CEO of illycaffe, has been quoted as saying, illy was initially interested in Kalkin’s idea as an examination of “home as one continuous mouldable surface, a relief against which human activity would pop out.”
The first Saturday of each month in Columbus we have a gallery hop where all the shops and galleries are open late and local artist show their work. One of my talented friends had her work in one of the galleries so we went to support her and see her latest projects. After, we went to a new restaurant called Marcella's where our friend Jordy bar tends.
The place was packed as always. Jer and I were hanging out by the bar waiting to get a seat when we started to notice something. There were two older guys (30-40's) sitting with two attractive mid 20's girls. After awhile we realized that the guys just picked up these girls. The guys were very arrogant and at one point questioned Jer about the saying on his shirt, which was awkward. Anyway, the one guy goes to the bathroom (kinda just pushing Jer and I out of the way) and the other guy starts chatting it up with the blond the bathroom guy was with.
When bathroom boy comes back the other guy moves down the line to the blonds friend. At that point the girl asked where his wife was, and he tells her he's on a business trip and the wife is at home. These scum-bag guys flirted, groped and lied to these girls all night. Jer and I were so pissed that these guys probably have great wives at home and their out behind their backs. I so hope those girls had enough sense to get the guys addresses and notify their wives. Sorry for the rant, it just pissed me off.
I purchased the Dali when I was on vacation in Aug and have been waiting since then. Looks like I'm going to have to get some bigger art to go next to it as it's so damn big.
Destino
Here's the story behind it:
Destino is a short animated cartoon released in 2003 by The Walt Disney Company. Destino is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its original release. The project was a collaboration between American animator Walt Disney and Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, and features music written by Mexican songwriter Armando Dominguez. Destino was storyboarded by Disney studio artist John Hench and Dalí for eight months in late 1945 and 1946; however, financial concerns caused Disney to cease production. The Walt Disney Company, then Walt Disney Studios, was plagued by many financial woes in the World War II era. Hench compiled a short animation test of about 18 seconds in the hopes of rekindling Disney's interest in the project, but the production was no longer deemed financially viable and put on indefinite hiatus. In 1999, Walt Disney's nephew Roy Edward Disney, while working on Fantasia 2000, unearthed the dormant project and decided to bring it back to life. Disney Studios France, the company's small Parisian production department, was brought on board to complete the project. The short was produced by Baker Bloodworth and directed by French animator Dominique Monfrey in his first directorial role. A team of approximately 25 animators deciphered Dalí and Hench's cryptic storyboards (with a little help from the journals of Dalí's wife Gala Dalí and guidance from Hench himself), and finished Destino's production. The end result is mostly traditional animation, including Hench's original footage, but it also contains some computer animation. Destino premiered on June 2, 2003 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France. The six-minute short follows a female dancer as she dances through surreal scenery inspired by Dalí's paintings. There is little dialogue, but the sound track features a song by the Mexican composer, Armando Dominguez. The short was very well received; it won many awards and was nominated for a 2003 Academy Award for Animated Short Film. It was shown as part of the exhibition Dali & Film at Tate Modern from June to September, 2007. The Disney DVD "True-Life Adventures, Volume 3" has a trailer for Destino and mentions a DVD release. An exact release date has not been announced but it is expected to be sometime in 2007.
