photography

the power of Photoshop…

I love what you can achieve both artistically and graphically in Photoshop. Although a lot of people in the industry consider “shopping” to be completely evil, I don’t think that is entirely the case. Granted, I have another blog which showcases and discusses nothing but the bad that can come from it, but the truth [...]

kickin’ it old school…

I had the absolute pleasure of designing the front and back covers of 1990: The Making of Pearl Jam [A TwoFeetThick Mini-Book] by Jessica Letkemann (pictured above). The aim was for the cover to relate to that era of Pearl Jam’s pre-history, so Jessica and I tossed around a few design concepts before settling on [...]

inspiring minds want to know…

Inspiration can be found everywhere you look. I believe the less “List of Top 10 Most Inspiring Design Websites” you visit and the more you just get out of the house and walk around, the better off you’ll be creatively (as well as physically). I make a semi-annual trek to the Brimfield Flea Market and [...]

cheating death with Dennis Hopper

Unfortunately, it sometimes isn’t until someone dies that I learn something new about them. After Dennis Hopper passed away the blog Chasing Light posted photos Dennis had taken and wouldn’t ya know it – some of them are pretty damn groovy baby. “Like all artists I want to cheat death a little and contribute something [...]

tooting my own photographed horn

Although I am far from a professional photographer, a few of my photos have been used in print and on the web recently… [click to enlarge] The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston used one of the photos I took while I visited there in February in their Summer 2009 members magazine (above). [click to [...]