Friday, February 27, 2009
I May Just Have to Move
If you knew how rare a name Roeben is, then you'd know why I might just have to move here.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Today's $2 Portrait
Meet Robert. I met him on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. Robert used to live in New Orleans, but was displaced after Katrina. Find out more about the $2 Portrait Project.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Life Lesson #1
I think I'm going to post one life lesson, per day, for a year.
Here's the first.
Life Lesson #1: Don't take things personally.
Today, I was walking behind this woman at work, heading toward the restrooms. I nodded to her, and she to me, then she went into the women's restroom. She stopped for a moment, and held the door open, as if holding it for me.
I'm not sure why she did that, but I think it's important I not read too much into it. She probably just had a momentary lapse, maybe having other things on her mind, and was just being well-mannered, in her way. I'm pretty sure she didn't think I was a woman.
Either way, it's best not to take things personally. We never know what people have on their minds. That middle finger on the freeway. The seemingly rude comment from a stranger, or even a friend.
As I hear often, it's not always about us.
Here's the first.
Life Lesson #1: Don't take things personally.
Today, I was walking behind this woman at work, heading toward the restrooms. I nodded to her, and she to me, then she went into the women's restroom. She stopped for a moment, and held the door open, as if holding it for me.
I'm not sure why she did that, but I think it's important I not read too much into it. She probably just had a momentary lapse, maybe having other things on her mind, and was just being well-mannered, in her way. I'm pretty sure she didn't think I was a woman.
Either way, it's best not to take things personally. We never know what people have on their minds. That middle finger on the freeway. The seemingly rude comment from a stranger, or even a friend.
As I hear often, it's not always about us.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Giant Cube
Had myself a paying photography job yesterday. Part of the job involved taking a photo of a giant cube of a building. Not bad. You know, for a building.
I think I'll stick to kids.
I think I'll stick to kids.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Ahem!
Hey, if you're bored, you could click on this link and vote for your favorite photo. Especially #15.
http://www.adidap.com/2009/02/01/adidap-flickr-round-2009-02-01/
http://www.adidap.com/2009/02/01/adidap-flickr-round-2009-02-01/
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Somebody Wroted That
Actually, I wroted it. This is a PSA we just finished for Kids to Kids. My words. The awesome folks at Channel 8 handled the easy part (doing the taping, doing the editing, doing the graphics and doing the voiceover).
Today's Faces
Today I had a shoot with two very charming young ladies.
I'm starting to see a pattern with these shoots:
First, there's about a 10-minute window of cooperation.
Second, after the 10 minutes, parents seem to instinctively begin bribing their kids to cooperate with cookies. It's always cookies.
Third, I'm as clueless about shooting kids as I was the first time I did it.
I'm starting to see a pattern with these shoots:
First, there's about a 10-minute window of cooperation.
Second, after the 10 minutes, parents seem to instinctively begin bribing their kids to cooperate with cookies. It's always cookies.
Third, I'm as clueless about shooting kids as I was the first time I did it.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Today's Happy Thing
Today, my friend Chris forwarded an e-mail he got from his mom. It contained my Dribbleglass.com billboards, which she'd received from a friend of hers. That's today's happy thing.
Rates Starting at WHAT?!
Let me get this straight. It's a "seductive" and "sexy" offer. And rates start at what again?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Finally
Finally, some hard proof that sharing promotes commerce.
Now, all you dopey companies, stop being such jerks when people post a 30-second clip of your TV show or movie or whatever. Don't live in a world of scarcity. Live in a world of abundance! (Or you could end up like many of the short-sighted record companies have. Ahem.)
Now, all you dopey companies, stop being such jerks when people post a 30-second clip of your TV show or movie or whatever. Don't live in a world of scarcity. Live in a world of abundance! (Or you could end up like many of the short-sighted record companies have. Ahem.)
Yikes, Bigtime
Yikes. If people are being sued for creating funny photos, I expect to spend the next 30 years of my life on the lam.
Yes, Chris, I said "lam." Not "lamb." Just leave well enough alone this time.
Yes, Chris, I said "lam." Not "lamb." Just leave well enough alone this time.
The Dilemma
Today, I got an interesting e-mail in regard to Dribbleglass.com. It said:
"great site!! did ya ever think about changing something ever so slightly just to see if anyone really checks to see if you really dont change anything?"
Setting aside this person's broken cap key, they have a valid point. I don't update Dribbleglass.com too much these days. Just seem to be into other things at the moment.
I started this site about nine years ago. That's nearly a decade-long hobby. At it's peak, the site got a million unique visitors a month. There are corporations that would kill for that kind of traffic, especially when it comes not from paid ads, but from word of mouth, or viral content.
But getting that traffic, and keeping it, consumed my life. I loved it, but after nine years, I'm not sure I'm all that into it any more.
Which leads to an even greater dilemma, if one would call it that. Namely, I'm not entirely sure how I define myself at the moment. For a long time, I was the actor guy. Then, I was the writer guy. And the Writers Guild guy. After that, I was always the Dribbleglass guy. Now, I'm more of the photography guy. I guess.
I don't act much anymore. I don't write much. So, I guess I'm not that anymore. Am I photographer? I enjoy it, but I'm not sure that's how I define myself. I kind of feel like anyone can be a photographer, but not everyone can write like I write, or do a site like Dribbleglass.com, so I'm reluctant to set those things aside.
This dilemma extends to this blog, as you may have noticed. I write about personal things, sometimes, but mostly I post images. But it's not a photography blog, per se. I don't know what it is, I guess because I'm not sure what I am at the moment.
Maybe we don't have to define ourselves along strict lines. I'm a guy who likes photography, and I have a humor site I don't update much. I'll soon be undertaking a project to provide portraits to the homeless, as well as abused women and children. I volunteer with a children's literacy group.
Oh, gawd. Maybe the most surprising thing has happened. I've accidentally become complex. I'll have to do something about that.
So, how do you define yourself? By your job? By your hobbies? By being a parent? Or not? Do you feel the need to define yourself "in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions"? (Bonus points if you know where that's from.)
When people think of you, what's the first thing they think of? "He's the comedian"? "She's the artist"? "He's the political one"? "She's the computer whiz"?
They say that life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. What you have you created?
"great site!! did ya ever think about changing something ever so slightly just to see if anyone really checks to see if you really dont change anything?"
Setting aside this person's broken cap key, they have a valid point. I don't update Dribbleglass.com too much these days. Just seem to be into other things at the moment.
I started this site about nine years ago. That's nearly a decade-long hobby. At it's peak, the site got a million unique visitors a month. There are corporations that would kill for that kind of traffic, especially when it comes not from paid ads, but from word of mouth, or viral content.
But getting that traffic, and keeping it, consumed my life. I loved it, but after nine years, I'm not sure I'm all that into it any more.
Which leads to an even greater dilemma, if one would call it that. Namely, I'm not entirely sure how I define myself at the moment. For a long time, I was the actor guy. Then, I was the writer guy. And the Writers Guild guy. After that, I was always the Dribbleglass guy. Now, I'm more of the photography guy. I guess.
I don't act much anymore. I don't write much. So, I guess I'm not that anymore. Am I photographer? I enjoy it, but I'm not sure that's how I define myself. I kind of feel like anyone can be a photographer, but not everyone can write like I write, or do a site like Dribbleglass.com, so I'm reluctant to set those things aside.
This dilemma extends to this blog, as you may have noticed. I write about personal things, sometimes, but mostly I post images. But it's not a photography blog, per se. I don't know what it is, I guess because I'm not sure what I am at the moment.
Maybe we don't have to define ourselves along strict lines. I'm a guy who likes photography, and I have a humor site I don't update much. I'll soon be undertaking a project to provide portraits to the homeless, as well as abused women and children. I volunteer with a children's literacy group.
Oh, gawd. Maybe the most surprising thing has happened. I've accidentally become complex. I'll have to do something about that.
So, how do you define yourself? By your job? By your hobbies? By being a parent? Or not? Do you feel the need to define yourself "in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions"? (Bonus points if you know where that's from.)
When people think of you, what's the first thing they think of? "He's the comedian"? "She's the artist"? "He's the political one"? "She's the computer whiz"?
They say that life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. What you have you created?
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