As a photographer, I receive the usual amount of questions related to the types of equipment I use and the fees I charge for my services. But, the other half of questions I receive are about how I plan for a photoshoot. It’s About Storytelling While the evolving technology available to photographers is of interest…
I recently learned a new word from my friend Charlee HM: scheming. Sounds ominous. But the context in which she used it was her observation of the planning that AJ Martina and I were doing while on the recent Gothic Girl Art Magazine photoshoot with Charlee. And in that context, yes, AJ and I were scheming.…
I first came across Derik Sivers Now concept at the end of 2016. One of the things I love about his concept is that it’s forward-looking. I’m a person who learns what I can from the past and then I continue to move forward. Dwelling on things and people who “could’ve” or “should’ve” is not in my…
It’s a cold winters day. The perfect time to take a look back on a year. More importantly, it’s time to look forward to next year with family and friends. Happy New Year!
Aspen trees are beautiful. But there’s much more happening underground with them that leads to their remarkable life. One of the unusual things about Aspen trees is that the “tree” part that we view is actually equivalent to an air root. Simply put, the actual tree lives underground and what we normally think of as a…
We’re doing preliminary work in preparation for the 2018 Null Paradox tour, our interactive rock opera. Set in the world of Steampunk, our show is about two blood sisters, Gertrude and Grace, and their struggle to decide between pursuing their destiny or the love of their life. During our show, our audience becomes the show…
Following our 4,500 mile road trip from Detroit to Mukuntuweap National Monument in Utah, Susan and I had decided: it was time to combine our love for gardens, art, and travel into a new magazine. Our conversation had started during the shoot for the 2017 October issue of Gothic Girl Art Magazine, which is set in Susan’s…
Back in 2015 I launched a magazine with some friends to look at the genre of Steampunk from an avant garde perspective–particularly from the unorthodox niche encompassed in the phrase avant garde. And then I did nothing with what became Steampunk Art Magazine for two years. During that time, all my efforts in the Steampunk…
Fire your bombs, blast them into the hot night Death’s a brief transition, gruesome he’d say; Dissolve your fears, in the misty dawn’s light Long years he schemed, a learned man sans delight Before living for two taught him the way Fire your bombs, blast them into the hot night Noble beginnings, his story burned…
One of the interesting things about writing a book or music and then making the work available to everyone is the reader’s or listener’s feedback. One of my professor’s hated when I used the word “interesting” in a discussion because it didn’t tell him much about my viewpoint, which is what he was looking for…