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Thom Moore of Telarc

Michael — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:56:40 +0000

Thom Moore, four time Grammy award winner and producer and senior recording editor with Telarc, listens during a recent session with Massimo La Rosa, principal trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Great guys, the both of them.

Massimo has created a new website to help provide information about his forthcoming CD and other activities. I highly recommend you check it out if world-class trombone playing is your thing.

The Best Camera is the One You’ve Got With You

Michael — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:07:05 +0000

In the spirit of the oft-repeated adage above, I humbly present to you the following photos, all of which were taken over the past few months with my iPhone, and processed right on the phone using Chase Jarvis’ Best Camera app. This app has become a mainstay in my ‘mobile workflow,’ and many of my recent 365 portraits have been created using my iPhone and Best Camera (you’ll see them eventually).

I am still shooting and archiving for my 365 project. I’ve just been so busy that I haven’t had time to process and publish the photos recently. Rest assured they’ll all end up here (if not in other mediums as well) in the near future, and certainly after the completion of the project. Sadly, daily photography and blogging are luxuries that I haven’t had recently.

Cleveland is my Paris

Michael — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:24:14 +0000

This photo is boring.

Michael — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:17:59 +0000

Let me be clear: this photo is boring. It sucks. It’s just a stinkin’ sky. The composition is weak.

But, I do not remember the last time I looked up and saw something I recognized as a sky. Until today, the sky was like the gruel in Oliver Twist’s orphanage. A gray, featureless, soul-crushing, mind-numbing, life-force leaching entity of unimaginable size and power!

But not today. Today, it looked like the stinkin’ sky. It was quite a relief. So, pardon me for publishing such a hackneyed, humdrum photo. But I kind of needed to.

Blizzard

Michael — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:24:36 +0000

This is an alternate from the blizzard here last night. Although I used the other image for my 365 project, I also like the perspective and colors in this one.

Day Nine: Jack Burton

Michael — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:02:01 +0000

“Just remember what ol’ Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big old storm right in the eye and says, “Give me your best shot. I can take it.”

From Big Trouble in Little China.

This one also looks good on black.

Day Seven: Viva la vie boheme!

Michael — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:15:55 +0000

Day 7 of 365: Alright, I lied. I said there’d be no ‘snapshots’ in my 365 project. But, frankly, for me, this is no snapshot.

Max, on the left, is like a brother to me. We were practically born in adjacent hospital beds. Anthony in the middle, is well known for his creation and portrayal of ‘Mark’ from Rent, by Jonathan Larson. His accomplishments and contributions to the theater, the arts, and his fellow man go far beyond Rent, however.

There’s a lot of history, coincidences, and dreams that led to this meet up.

The final national tour of Rent has just begun. The first performances are here in Cleveland.

“Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road. No other way. No day but today.”

PS: This casual, but (for me) deeply meaningful shot is also the debut of my 50mm f/1.8. None of my other lenses could have handled the lighting in Nighttown (if you are ever in Cleveland, you MUST visit Nighttown).

Return to the Cleve

Michael — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:43:20 +0000

Tomorrow I’ll be back in Cleveland, legs delightfully sore from early season skiing, and memory cards full of photographs of the incomparable Colorado landscape. Check back this week for some new posts!

Happy holidays to my readers out there…all 3 of you. ;-)

I will never forget this day.

Michael — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:16:26 +0000

This is the day that everything changed. I will remember this day forever. I feel privileged to have participated.

Yes we did, America. Yes we did.

1 more day

Michael — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:45:48 +0000

Yesterday I attended Barack Obama’s rally in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. So did Bruce Springsteen. That was excellent. It was incredible to see the city come to together behind one man in support of change, betterment, and being excellent to each other.

Out of over 300 photos from that day, I’ve chosen 38 to publish. Most of the shots of Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen were taken blind, over my head. There were numerous spotlights behind the stage intent on destroying my photographs. And it eventually rained for a bit. Oh, and there were two sniper teams. As a complete amateur, this was the most physically challenging shoot I’ve done to date. I’ve already published the whole set to Flickr, and I plan to post my favorite photos here over time. But for the full experience, I recommend watching the slideshow.

“We can choose hope over fear. And unity over division. The promise of change over the power of the status quo. We can come together as one nation, and one people, and once more choose our better history. That’s what is safe. That’s what we’re fighting for. And if in this last week you’ll knock on some doors for me, and make some calls for me, and talk to your neighbors, and convince your friends. If you’ll stand with me and fight with me and give me your vote, then I promise you we will win this general election, and together we will change this country and we will change the world. God bless you. God bless The United States of America. Let’s get to work.”