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Blake Gardner Photography

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About Me

I'm mainly a Headshot Photographer. I also shoot Musicians, Weddings, Productions Stills for Film & Television, and I shoot for the actor trade magazine BackStage West.
My Top Friends List is made up of people who have one of my shots as their main shot... unless they've change their picture and I haven't had a chance to swap them out yet.
I don't accept any random friend request. Either I shot with you or have known you for years. Or you sent me a message that convinced me to add you to my friend list. But random friend requests are lame... of course this won't stop people from sending me a request to be their friend because they don't really read the profile. Instead they just look at photos or want to promote their awesome new band that really rocks the house with electro/alternative/emo/rap/rock infusion that they made themselves.
Personally, I'm a reformed dirty hippie, but I still have some of the hippie (and dirty) in me. I love to travel and haven't done that nearly enough in my life so I'm hoping to get out of this damn country at least once or twice a year. I'm drawn to are the people who know what they want and have the confidence in themselves and the drive to go out and get it.

My Interests



I'd like to meet:

People I've already meet... and shot...

Music:

Ben Folds, Ben Harper, White Stripes, OuJeVis, Less Than Jake, Frank Sinatra, Green Day, Jack Johnson, The Muffs, Pixies, The Shins, Where's Moo, William Shatner's Common People, Amadou & Miriam

Movies:

Me and You and Everyone We Know, Hustle & Flow, Adaptation, Being John Malcovich, Fight Club, Royal Tennenbaums, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Office Space, Galaxy Quest, Bubba Ho-Tep, Raising Arizona, Requim For a Dream, Hustle & Flow, Spellbound, Mad Hot Ballroom, Dig, RIZE, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, Fast Cheep and Out of Control, 28 Days Later, Murderball, Dark Days, The Air I Breathe (even though my scene will probably get cut out of the movie)

Television:

I'm not a big TV fan... don't even have cable... but I do love The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Daily Show, Colbert Report, Living With Ed, Heroes, Boston Legal...

Books:

Perv: A Love Story, Fight Club, Choke, A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The War of Art, The Four Agreements, The Art of Happiness

Heroes:

This ad is my hero... just cause it shows how our expectations on beauty is based on false idols sometimes...

My Blog

"Stupid" by Phil Ward

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ers0YPoMxbk ...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:52:00 PST

1.2 Billion Elephants In The Room

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Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:50:00 PST

Back Stage West’s Reader’s Choice 2008

I was voted Favorite Headshot Photographer last year... I’d love to at least make the runner’s up list this year. So, if you have a moment, click on the link below and vote.http://www.surv...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:32:00 PST

New Portfolio

My Headshot Portfolio has been Updating. Check it out if you have a moment. Just click on the link below.Headshot Gallery...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:48:00 PST

Kucnich Withdraws from the Race

So, if you've kept up on my blog, you know I was supporting Kucinich in the presidential race. He did the inevitable and withdrew from the race last week. Yeah, I'm disappointed, but it wasn't shockin...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:42:00 PST

Crowned King of Luck

So tonight I was on a reality tv show called Crowned. I will admit it was an adventure. I was hesitant to do it at first because of my feelings about reality tv shows. I mean, we only have reality TV ...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:09:00 PST

Mike Doughty @ The Hotel Cafe

Some photos from the Mike Doughty show at Hotel Cafe last week....
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:59:00 PST

Elizabeth isn’t just a pretty face

Its funny that the only thing you ever hear about Dennis Kucinich's wife, Elizabeth, is how gorgeous she is. Listen to what she has to say. She's an incredible woman who tells it like it is, just like...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:50:00 PST

Please help Censure Senator Feinstein

Senator Feinstein has a pattern and practice of supporting President Bush and not representing her constituents. As the censure resolution describes, that includes confirming the nominaton of Judge Le...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:16:00 PST

The Silver Bullet for Global Warming

Here's some facts on the Coal Power Plants in our country and how any of our efforts to fix Global Warming is hindered by these facilities.http://www.architecture2030.org/Obama is for Coal... don't vo...
Posted by Blake Gardner Photography on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:56:00 PST