Nov 14
Iron Beasts Make Great Beauty
I wasn’t sure if this was actually going to happen, but on Saturday it was confirmed. I received a small package on my doorstep and from the packing tape I immediately knew what it was, my complimentary copy of Iron Beasts Make Great Beauty by Studio On Fire. I excitedly opened the package and started flipping through the pages. To my surprise not one, but two of my design projects were printed on its glossy pages; my business cards for Dita Eyewear and my Costa Rica Wedding Invites. Sweet!
A big thank you to Studio On Fire, they are a letterpress studio like no other and I am greatly honored to have my work included in their book. The publication in itself is a work of art worthy of any designers collection, it just turned out amazingly. If you would like to pick up a copy it is available through Amazon.com.
Nov 5
Mojave Camping Trip
For our last camping trip of the year Lauren and I decided to head back out to the Mojave National Preserve. Mid-October had a nice little heat wave so the weather out in high-desert was perfect, normally around that time of year it would be too cold to head out.
We’ve never been out there in the Fall and to our surprise it turns out October is hunting season. The last few times we’ve been out there there have never been other campers in the area, but this time we were greeted with the smell of campfires and all the prime spots were occupied by hunting parties. Luckily I knew of a spot that was less traveled and we had a great weekend.
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Nov 4
The Expendables at Club Nokia
Shot my buddies The Expendables again last month. They opened for Pepper at Club Nokia in downtown LA. The guys put on a great show as usual and as always it was a fun show to shoot. Check out the photos.
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Nov 4
Bad Ass Organics – Website Re-Branding
Bad Ass Babies Clothing recently changed their name to Bad Ass Organics in order to appeal to a larger audience and expand their product line. I created a new website design for them that I hope reflects the re-branding that they wanted to achieve. The re-design was mostly CSS based and very few of the actual core HTML/ASP files needed to be edited. Make sure to check out the new website and maybe pick up a new t-shirt while you’re at it.
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Sep 30
Arch Enemy at Club Nokia
On Tuesday I had the opportunity to photograph Sweden’s own Arch Enemy at Club Nokia in downtown LA. The show was insane and a ton of fun to shoot, it’s always a plus when you really like the band you got asked to photograph. Arch Enemy only has a few dates left on their North American Khaos tour so if you’re close to any of the upcoming stops you should definitely check it out. If you are not familiar with their music, check out their newest video Bloodstained Cross which is by far my favorite song on their new album Khaos Legions, the breakdowns, guitar solos and chorus are so good.
My only regret is that I didn’t get any usable shots of their drummer Daniel Erlandsson, I always try to get at least a couple good shots of every member of every band I shoot, especially the concert photographers pariah aka the drummer… Sorry brother, it just wasn’t in the cards this time, I blame Club Nokia.
Opening bands on the tour were: Devil Driver, Skeletonwitch and Chthonic (who came all the way from Taiwan and totally killed it). All of the opening bands were really good and put on impressive performances, which is rare. I’ll be posting up their photos in a few days.
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