January 3, 2010:
I wish I could say a lot has been going on since my last update, but I can’t.
In August, I graduated from UF with my bachelors in public relations. Due to this fantastic economy, I’m still looking for a career which would utilize my degree. For the time being I’ve been working at my uncle’s hardware store in Fort Lauderdale.
If you know of any public relations jobs between Boca Raton and Miami, give me a shout!
In this update, pieces to the Infrared and Graphic Design galleries have been added.
I hope to have more updates coming soon.
July 8, 2009:
This summer is almost gone and I have no clue where it went. What have I been doing with myself for the last two months?
Summer B started two weeks ago and I’ve been teaching Photoshop three times a week for my last three credits. Everything is going smooth with the class and all the students are enjoying the software.
On June 30, Joe of T13c called me and asked for me to check out their show at the Venue where they were going to be opening for the Plain White T’s. I can’t refuse a free ticket to a show, so needless to say, I grabbed my camera and went to the show. For this update, those photos are the only new additions to the Web site. Live Music.
In the next update, I’ll be adding a few graphics which I’ve been working on for the foundation.
May 7, 2009:
The semester is done! I’m so glad that it’s behind me now. It was an enjoyable semester, but way too stressful.
About two weeks ago my internship ended with the Harvest of Hope Foundation. Phil Kellerman, president, was satisfied with my work with the foundation and appointed me to be the foundation’s public relations specialist! Yeah, I’m stoked about it :).
Now for the updates….
Photos from the Harvest of Hope Fest have been posted in the Live Music gallery, the Boston gallery is finally up and a photo from the La Chua trail has been added to the Gainesville gallery.
Over the summer, with about five shows coming up for the Harvest of Hope Foundation, many photos will be added to the Live Music gallery. I hope to makeit out to the trails twice a week this summer. By doing so, the Gainesville gallery will expand, too.
April 6, 2009:
I lied since the last post. I’ve been working on the photos from Boston, but school has been consuming most of the little free time I have.
The April 3 show which was held at the Atlantic in Gainesville raised $427 for the Harvest of Hope Foundation. Our next benefit show will be in May with the blues artist Willie Green. More information about this show will be available in the next four weeks.
Updates for this post include three additions to the Graphic Design gallery (Amelia's), and a few more photos from the La Chua trail in Gainesville. Last week on the trail, there were more than
100 gators which were visible. I was hoping to go back out there this past weekend, but it was
overcast outside and the temperature wasn’t too nice. The alligators like it warm out. There’s
always next weekend.
Three weeks until school ends!
March 29, 2009:
It’s been almost a month since I last updated. From the previous post, the
Harvest of Hope Festival was amazing! I ended up working 50+ hours in three days, but every minute of each of those hours was fun. Among the three days of the fest, we had about 17,000 people attend. With that being said, the second annual Harvest of Hope Fest will be happening in 2010. The planning process for it will start within the next two month.
While on the topic of the Harvest of Hope Foundation, on April 3 the HOH foundation will be
having a benefit show at the Atlantic in Gainesville. The flier which I created for the event can been view on the second row of the Graphic Design gallery.
All the updates that this post relates to are for graphic design. In addition to the HOH Foundation showflier, I’ve created materials for my long-time friend, Warren Stein and his
business, Murray Realties Inc. The flier, brochure and business card can be viewed on the fifth row of the
Graphic Design gallery.
The next update will contain photos from Boston and the La chua Trail in Gainesville.
March 3, 2009:
Two updates within 10 days? THAT’S INSANE!
On Sunday, Netalia and I went down to Micanopy to capture some photos. I thought the town was kind of interesting. From what we saw, it seems that there’s only one main road in the town. On that road, there are countless antique shops. Netalia brought me to an area that she knew I would have liked. Behind a store, there were two cars that have been abandoned for quite some time. Right when I saw the two cars, I knew I was going to have a field day. I shot all the photos with my new 12-24mm lens and did the majority of them in HDR. Those photos can be found in the
Gainesville gallery and the Auto gallery.
February 21, 2009:
This semester is a drag- minus my amazing internship with the Harvest of Hope Foundation. It’s weird, the class I was looking forward to, viscom, is horrible, but the class I was nervous about,campaigns, is fun.
Being in the graphic design industry for almost six years, I know quite I bit about it. Close to 60 percent
of what is being taught in the class is either out dated, or pointless. The remaining percent is poorly taught. For example, CMYK, the K is black, but it stands for key. This has NOT been mentioned in class. Also, how does one teach a visual communications class but NOT teach Photoshop? How does one teach InDesign, but not inform the class about layers?
I’m going to stop stressing over this before I turn into the Hulk.
On a brighter note, my internship is amazing! I’m interning with the Harvest of Hope Foundation which is a nonprofit organization which helps raise money for migrant farm workers and their families. On March 6, 7 and 8, we’re having the first annual Harvest of Hope festival in St. Augustine, Fla.Over 130 bands will be performing on four stages in addition to the pro skateboarders and skate park which will be brought in by Red Bull.
On the 9th, after the fest, I’ll be heading to Boston for six days for my spring vacation. I’m really looking forward to this trip because I’ve been wanting to visit Boston for a few years now. I bought a new lens for this trip, the Tokina 12-24mm f4.
When I return, photos from both the Harvest of Hope fest and Boston will be posted.
UPDATES:
Through my internship, Dr. K and Phil, have given me the opportunity to design two items for the fest. One is a poster which will be sold at the event and the other is the buttons which the volunteers will wear. Both designs can be viewed in the Graphic Design gallery (second and third row).
Today I went to Newnansville, a ghost towns on the outskirts of Gainesville. The only remains of the town is a cemetery which is close to 200 years old. The photos can be view in the Gainesville gallery.
That’s it for now. Major updates will be coming up in the next four weeks.
January 16, 2009:
News…..or lack of.
I haven’t updated in over a month. I haven’t been up to too much recently. The fall semester started last week and I can already tell it’s going to be a long, time consuming term. Between the 15 credits and an internship, I hope to find time to go out and shoot.
Last semester ended up being a great one for me. I thought I was going to earned mostly Bs, but I ended up getting straight As…..I didn’t even work that hard.
When I went back home for winter break, I spent one of the last days of break with Barb, one of my long-time photo friends. We ended up going to the Palm Beach Zoo (with our camera of course). It’s a small zoo, but it’s very nice. I’d like to go back again sometime soon.
Photos from the zoo can be viewed from the Palm Beach Zoo gallery.
Two months from now I’ll be heading north to Boston for a week where I’ll be spending my spring break. If any fans of my work in Boston want to meet up, drop me a line, we can go shooting.
That’s it for now.
December 5, 2008:
Four days left of the semester! I’m glad it’s almost done. Although this semester was easy, it will be nice to have a four-week break from school. I’m looking forward to sitting at home and doing nothing- just sitting there, sitting (playing with the dogs of course).
About two weeks ago, I got a new camera bag that I have yet to try out. I need to wait until the weather warms up a bit until I can hit the trails with my camera gear.
As far as new work goes, I have a few random new pieces up on the site.
-In November I went on the Bolens Bluff trail in Gainesville and saw the Spanish horses for the first time. I was surprised that the horses weren’t scared of people. I mean, I was no more than 15 feet from them and they didn’t gallop away.
- On November 7 and 20 I saw T13c perform for the eleventy billionth time. A few photos from their shows are in the Live Music gallery.
- Four pieces have been added to the Graphic Design gallery, three pieces for Forever Young Day Spa and one piece for a school project, Ziploc.
November 7, 2008:
On Nov. 4, Election Day, the Gallery at Hillel opened its doors with a new exhibit. With this November being a political month, the themes were choice, politics and a different perspective. In this gallery exhibit, I have seven pieces on display that were taken over the summer when I was in Washington, D.C.
Click here to view some shots from the Hillel Gallery. (it will open in a new window)
October 25, 2008:
It’s been a busy month.
Earlier in the month I was voted vice president of Exposure, the UF photography club. Shortly after being voted in, from Oct. 5-18 the club had a gallery up in the Reitz Union which displayed six pieces of mine. The gallery was a success and a lot of people viewed the gallery during the time it was up.
Click here to view the snapshots of the gallery. (it will open in a new window)
For the month of November, I’m going to have some work on display at the Hillel here in Gainesville. I’m currently uncertain of the total number of pieces that will be displayed, but I’ll post an update when I’m informed.
School…..
School’s going well. This semester isn’t too difficult, but some of my classes are time consuming. For one of my public relations classes, I had a test and a five-page paper due on the same day. I was excited when I was informed that I scored higher than the class average on both.
That’s it for now, I hope to have a more exciting update in the next few weeks.
September 21, 2008:
Yesterday I did my typical hike on the La chua trail. I saw the alligators that are always there and some turtles. As I was a little more than half way through the trail, about 30 feet in front of me was a BISON! I heard that people have seen them on the trails, but this was a first for me. I took a few shots of it. As it got closer to me (about 15 feet), it stopped and looked at me. With the trail only being 15 feet wide, I had nowhere to go. I went to the edge of the trail and stood still. After a few seconds, it galloped past me then continued to graze. When it galloped past me it had to be less than 10 feet away from me. I felt the wind that it created while passing by.
I always thought that the alligators were the coolest things I’d see on the trail, I was wrong. After seeing the bison, I was fine with not seeing an alligator walking around or catching a fish. I hope that I have another close encounter with a bison!
The photos can be found in the Gainesville gallery.
September 8, 2008:
Not too much has been going on. Unfortunately, there’s only one image that follows this update.
It’s the last image in the Gainesville gallery I’m going to have six pieces on display at the Reitz Union Gallery from Oct. 5-18. You should check it out.
Sorry for the lack of excitement.
July 15, 2008:
A gallery for panoramas has been assed to the Fine Arts page.
July
2, 2008:
On Monday morning (four hours before class) I returned from my nine day trip to Washington, D.C. For the last few years I’ve been wanting to travel to the Capital, but always ended up in a different state instead. I had a good time in D.C., I went to a countless amount museums, saw all of the main monuments and memorials (some of the lesser know ones, too) and hung out with my cousin, Jessica, who lives there. Jessica invited me to stay at her apartment during my visit and didn’t mind that I took her literally when she said, “Stay as long as you want.”
The photos from this trip can be viewed in the Washington, D.C. gallery under Fine Art.
That’s all for now and I hope you enjoy.
June
15, 2008:
I must say, it’s been a busy few weeks. Difficult courses over the summer aren’t too much
fun-especially when those classes are laws of communication and other communication classes. I’ve gone to a few shows since the summer term started. I finally got to see The Cure on Friday after waiting for over six months for the show. The band played an amazing three hour set that covered many songs from their 30 year existence.
Other than music and school, I’ve gone on a few hikes in Paynes Prairie, a Florida state park. Although I’ve completed four hikes, a total of 18.5 miles, I’ve only taken one photo- that photo being one of my favorite wildlife shots. The photo can be found in the Gainesville gallery (third row, third image).
That’s all for now and I hope you enjoy.
May 19, 2008:
Last week, on the 10th, I went down to the Talent Farm in Pembroke Pines to see my boys in
T13C, a Gainesville based band, perform. This summer marks three years that I’ve known
Mike and Joe from the band. I had my camera gear with me the first time I saw them, and I
had it with me eleventy billionth time.
I think it’s time for me to get a photo with them.
A new gallery titled Live Music was created for this show (under Fine Art).
May
10, 2008:
It’s been a while since I last updated, about two months. I’m currently on the first summer
break of the season. It’s nice to be able to wake up and not have to worry about writing a
paper or going to class. Now that I have a few free days, it’s the ideal time to update the Web
site.
I haven’t been able to shoot as much as I’d like to (due to school). But the few times I’ve gone
out I captured some interesting images.
1. Gainesville_Bivens_Arm_001 (first image of the gallery)
About three weeks ago I went to Bivens Arm and came across this five foot gator. Rather than
getting away from it, I thought it would be far more exciting to get some close ups of the
reptile. After kneeling down only seven feet away from the alligator, I was able to walk away
with all 10 fingers.
2. UFprssa_logo
3. Sk8 (last image of the gallery)
The idea of this photo came to me when I was driving down from Gainesville. This photo only
took two tries and wasn’t as difficult as I expected it to be.
March
16, 2008:
I got back from spring break
about eight hours ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t get
out to shoot during the
10 days I was down. I just posted some photos a few days
before I headed back to Plantation,
Fla. Hope you enjoy…Don’t molest the gators.
Gainesville
January
15, 2008:
Along with the new year,
new galleries have been added.
Gainesville
and New
Smyrna are the two photo galleries that have
been recently added.
The Gainesville
gallery will slowly expand as time progresses.
Three new pieces have been
added to the Graphic
Design area of the site: "Compass,"
"Ladyfish_Promo_Flyer"
and "SPC2300."
Within the next seven months
I hope to have the opportunity to travel to both Boston
and Israel. Like always,
the photos will be uploaded upon my return.
Hope you enjoy the new galleries!
November
27, 2007:
I did a promo shoot with the Jacksonville-based band “Ladyfish” on the tenth of November. The shoot took place in the 13th street tunnel in Gainesville (on the UF campus). It’s been a few years since the last band shoot, but it was nice to break away from the “typical style” of shooting. The photos can be viewed here: Ladyfish Promo.
November
4, 2007:
It’s been a while since I last updated the Web site or sent out a news letter.
Many may know that I’ve been studying at Broward Community College in order to transfer to UF. Over the summer I received my AA from BCC, now I’m attending UF and living in Gainesville, Fla.
I’m hoping that in the next two weeks I’ll be able to take some photos of the campus and post them on the Web site.
I have finally added the Auto Gallery to the new Web site.
A somewhat new addition to the site is the Mountain Dew dew DIY gallery. dewDIY was a contest sponsored by Mountain Dew in which students from different universities created art or gear that promoted the beverage. The images I worked with for the contest were photos that I took on various photo shoots.
- Nov. 6. Bill Nye “The Science Guy” will be presenting a speech at UF. I hope someone gets tased so Nye can explain the mechanics behind it.
- Oct. 15. Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the late Mahatma Gandhi, did a spoken words presentation here at UF. The stories he told from when he spent time with his grandfather were amazing. It comes to no surprise that Gandhi’s speech reminded me very much of the one that the Dalai Lama made in South Florida back in 2004.
- Oct. 13. I went to the T13C video shoot for their song “From the Stereo,” it was a lot of fun. The only downside to the shoot was the fact that we listened to the same song over and over again for 3 hours. I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product.
- Oct. 12. The world renowned photographer Jerry Uelsmann had about 50 pieces of his work on display at the University Gallery. It was truly amazing to see his work in person. His elaborate post-processing always amazed me, but to see the final images in person and see how sterile his work is, it’s mind boggling. After viewing the wonderful exhibit I had the opportunity to interview Uelsmann for an article I’m writing for my reporting class. During the interview I was extremely nervous, I reached levels of nervousness that I never knew existed. In the past I’ve met and interviewed countless musicians such as Vanilla Ice, Art from Everclear, Dickie from the Bosstones, T13C, Against All Authority, New Found Glory, Sugar Cult and Gary Fong, but nervousness and stress didn’t faze me. I was a train wreck when I was speaking to Uelsmann!
May
23, 2007:
On May 9th I got back from San
Francisco. The trip was great and the weather
was
perfect! It’s definitely
a fun city. The only downside to the trip (besides the
hills) was: after landing
back in Fort Lauderdale, I had to be in class 3 hours
later.
ALSO,
as you can see, DigitalGreg has been remodeled.
Hope you enjoy.
March
17, 2007:
Five new images have been
added to the Infrared
Gallery.
February
10, 2007:
Here
are the images from St Augustine, FL.
The approach I took with
these photos is different then my typical "photo
journalistic" style. A dreary
fantasy is what these photos resemble. Hope you enjoy!
February
8, 2007:
The new event calendar
for the 2007 year is up.
On January 24, 2007 I
was informed that I was accepted to the University of
Florida (UF).
In August I will be relocating
to Gainesville to further my education in Public Relations.
January
3rd I voyaged north to St. Augustine for a mini get-a-way
with Diana. A few stress free
and relaxing days were needed before school went back
in session. A great time was had by
both. The architecture and history that the city holds
is unbelievable.
The photos from St Augustine
will be online soon.
December
6, 2006:
Photos from Barbie &
Chris' Wedding are now viewable to the public.
Barbie
& Chris' Wedding
November
16, 2006:
Barbie & Chris' Wedding
which was on the 12th at the Plantation Preserve Golf
Course was very nice.
Stay tuned for those images.
Images from Barbie &
Chris' Engagement Shoot are now viewable to the publc.
(click the link below) Barbie
& Chris' Engagement Shoot
September
7, 2006:
I got back from New York
on the 4th. Like my last Trip to Gainesville, the Weather
wasn’t great, but
atleast i was able to snap a few pictures.
The photos from New York
(Central Park) can be viewed from the link below:
New
York (August 31 - September 4, 2006)
August
24, 2006:
I got back from Gainesville
a few days ago, the Weather wasn’t particularly
great so I didn’t have
the opportunity to take any pictures...but there’s
always next month!
Summer
classes went well, from the 3 classes I took I got 2
As and 1 B.
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