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daZe

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I SHOOT PEOPLE I'VE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHING FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. I STARTED IN HIGH SCHOOL (BERWICK, MAINE) WITH AN OLD 35MM AND A TINY DARKROOM... YET, IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, WHEN I MET MY WIFE, MARGARET, THAT I HAD DECIDED TO START DOING SOMETHING WITH IT, AN EPIPHANY, IF YOU WILL. SINCE THEN SHE HAS BEEN MY MUSE, AND WITHOUT HER SUPPORT, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. SO, HERE I AM IN THE DIRTY SOUTH, HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE! TO MY BEST FRIEND, PARTNER, AND WIFE... THANK YOU, mags!, I LOVE YOU!!! I'D SHARE A FOXHOLE WITH YOU ANYDAY!!!I ENJOY SHOOTING ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPES, ESPECIALLY CEMETARIES. THE MODELS NEVER COMPLAIN, YA HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING? I'VE SOLD SOME PIECES AND I'M FLATTERED THAT MY WORK IS HANGING ON THE WALL IN SOMEBODY'S HOME. IT'S THERE WATCHING THE KIDS GROW UP, THE FAMILY GATHERINGS, FRIENDS VISIT AND SEE IT, IT BECOMES CONVERSATION. IT HAS BECOME A PART OF THEIR LIFE...HOW DO YOU PUT A PRICE ON THAT? I'VE STUDIED PORTRAITURE AND AM ALWAYS PRACTISING MY LIGHTING TECHNIQUES (SOME OF MY FRIENDS USE MY PHOTOS FOR THEIR PROFILES...CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONES?) I CAN SHOOT YOUR PETS. WOW, THAT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...THAT'S AN UNTAPPED HUGE MARKET, AND THERE MAY ONLY BE A COUPLE PHOTOGS LOCALLY THAT DO THAT. HELL, I'LL EVEN SHOOT YOUR KIDS! UNLESS YOU'D JUST PREFER TO GO AHEAD AND DRESS 'EM UP IN THEIR DARLING LITTLE OUTFITS AND STRESS THROUGH TRAFFIC TO YOUR LOCAL WALLY~WORLD AND SPEND $5.95 FOR 72 PICTURES TO SEND TO AUNTY, YOUR OMAH, AND PAH' PAH, HEY, THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD, I EVEN SUGGEST IT... BUT, IF YOU WANT PORTRAITS OF YOUR KIDS BEING YOUR KIDS, YOU GO THROUGH ME (mel gibson, "road warrior", get it? HA! I SLAY ME!!!) ANYWAY... I HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPURTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL MUSICIANS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN HOUMA. THERES A LOT OF GREAT MUSIC IN THE DOWNTOWN HOUMA AREA AND I AM HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT. IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE BANDS ON MY FRIENDS LIST. JOSH GARRETT and THE BOTTOM LINE, BLUE EYED SOUL REVUE, MIKE "FILLIN THE BLANKS" BOONE, TODD ADAMS, RICH TOUPS. ALSO, CHECK OUT THE ROCKIN VENUES, 'THE DOWNTOWN BALCONY', THE 'Y' BAR,and BE SURE TO VISIT THE MAD, MAD WORLD THAT IS 'THE BRICKHOUSE'. RECENTLY, I DID SOME SHOTS THAT WERE USED FOR A CD COVER FOR RICHARD TOUPS(see below) IT WAS MY FIRST CD COVER(I DIDN'T DO THE GRAPHICS OR TEXT), BUT I'M EXCITED THAT I'VE GOT SOME WORK FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE(1000 copies!!) JOSH GARRETT'S NEW CD WILL ALSO FEATURE A FOLD OUT OF A PHOTO WE TOOK WHILE WE WERE SHOOTING FOR THE CHUBBY CARRIER CRUISE BROCHURE. IT WAS GREAT TO BE A PART OF THEIR PROJECTS. THANKS RICH! THANKS JOSH! YA'LL BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THEIR PAGES. ALSO, I DID SOME WORK FOR A LOCAL HOTEL THAT ARE TO BE USED IN AN ADVERTISING BROCHURE. AS SOON AS I GET A COPY YOU CAN BE SURE I'LL POST IT. AS YOU CAN SEE, I TRY TO KEEP VERSATILE AND CREDIBLE. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY AND SPENDING A FEW MINUTES BROWSING MY WARES...BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS...AND, OH, YEAH...AS ALWAYS... ROCK ON, DAMMIT!!!




You Are 60% Open Minded
You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded.
Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints.
But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line.
You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself. How Open Minded Are You?
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It wasnt pretty...

...but a win is a win! In a fierce battle between the leagues two dominating and unbeaten teams, the New England Patriots kept their perfect season hopes alive. There was no running up the score today...
Posted by daZe on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:31:00 PST

Sticks and Stones may break your bones, but a Kid Kop will shoot you

CRANDON, Wis. - A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering call...
Posted by daZe on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:47:00 PST

5 and OH, MY

5 weeks into the season, The PATS are still dominating.  They have scored 38,38, 38, 34,and 34 points. Tommy Brady is the first QB to throw 3 touchdowns in each of his first five games. &nbs...
Posted by daZe on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:52:00 PST

Video Games to Die For

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline. The man from the so...
Posted by daZe on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:35:00 PST

Stick That in Your Pipe and Smoke It!

Pats        38 Chargers    14  Video?  We don't need no stinking video.  The Patriots played like a team possessed.  The offense m...
Posted by daZe on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:10:00 PST

Lazarus is down! No, wait, he’s up again!

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man who had been declared dead woke up in the morgue in excruciating pain after medical examiners began their autopsy. Carlos Camejo, 33, was declared dead after a hi...
Posted by daZe on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:51:00 PST

PATRIOT GAMES

WOW! Did I hit the nail on the head in my previous blog on the PATS/JETS game, or what? No wonder it was "too easy". When I heard of the allegations of video taping the Jets defensive signals, I ...
Posted by daZe on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:39:00 PST

WEEK 1 PATS at JETS. Just another day at the office for the New England Patriots

PATRIOTS  38 JETS         &n bsp; 14 Too easy. Jets tried to blitz, Brady read the blitz and would throw underneath.  They wouldn't blitz, an...
Posted by daZe on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:47:00 PST

not as uncommon as we thought?

VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian woman lived with the mummified remains of her aunt for a year, Vienna police said Wednesday. Officers found the corpse of the 96-year-old aunt under a blanket on a bed a...
Posted by daZe on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:48:00 PST

AFC vs. NFC

 or HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE THE BOMB. They came out like polished prize fighters.  The AFC champs and the NFC contender. Tossing jabs, fighting for inches, measuring each other up for the heav...
Posted by daZe on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:01:00 PST