so it seems like i'm a horrible LJ friend. sorry, guys! to make it up to you, here's some shots of my show @ Central Arizona College that opened on Tuesday.



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If you didn't get a chance to check it out on the opening night, it will be up until December 15th - if you'd like to purchase work (or can sweet talk me well enough) I'd be more than happy to take you down there. Hit me up!

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in 3 weeks (oct 20-22nd), i will be attending a 3 day marketing workshop for fine art photographers in tucson, put on by Mary Virginia Swanson. more info here: http://www.mvswanson.com/workshop/tucson_workshop.htm

she is a good friend of my boss, and he assures me that she's the real deal. it's only $700, which is a bargain for this sort of thing. as far as i know, there are a few spots left out of the 18 that are offered. anyone interested in going with?

additionally, i might need a couch or floor to crash on from thurs to sunday in tucson. i can't offer much cash, but i can offer photo services or prints for trade =]

last nite:

won best art bike in a parade, got smashed and danced to the coolest marching band ever, and ended up soaking wet in an inflatable pool.

good times!

take it out in post!

dan vermillion, the shooter i work for, is selling off his 4x5 kits. Here's what we got:



Sinar P2 4x5 Camera w/case
Sinar F1 4x5 Camera w/case
Sinar Extension Rails (2 count)
Sinar Wide Angle Bellows (2 count)
Sinar Pan/Tilt head
Schneider 90mm f5.6 4x5 lens
Nikon 150mm f5.6 4x5 lens
Nikon 210mm f5.6 4x5 lens
Bino Viewing Hood
Sinar Lens Boards (6 count)
Polaroid 545 backs (6 count)
Kodak Readyload 4x5 back
4x5 film backs (17 count)

here's a pdf of the equipment

best offer takes it. everything was used in a studio environment by professionals, and shows signs of use but no abuse. we're willing to piece it out, but we will offer a substantial discount for the entire lot.

you can email me at support@vermillionphoto.com or call me at the studio, 602.253.6005 if you're interested or would like to stop by and have a look at it.

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diggin' the ring flash!

go here to have a gander at the group exhibition i'm participating in philly that opens this Friday (sept 1st): http://www.trinityartgallery.com/feature_exposure.php


Some good stuff in this show! Make it out if you can =]

promo shot for Effie, fine artist & architect

the rumours are true; colleen & i got a new place in central phoenix, off central & camelback. perhaps i'll get some shots later this afternoon when i grab my camera from the studio. you're all invited to come by and drink our beer, just give us a ring! =]

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September 2006
Trinity Gallery
158 N. 3rd St
Philadelphia, PA
www.trinityartgallery.com

Negative Exposure

Opening Reception:
September 1st
6pm - 10pm

...a group exhibition of some of the world's most
controversial and acclaimed photographers

Tony Ward
Lithium Picnic
Aaron Hawks
Burke Heffner
Roy Ives
Dayvid LeMmon
Jonathan Sorber
Evi Numen


look for this ad in Juxtapoz!

my office is cooler than yours!

using macs all day in the studio and on jobs has totally fried my brain when it comes to keyboard shortcuts.

now i feel like i need to get one, just to stay sane.

i have seen the light; it is fucking expensive, and well marketed.

July 14 - July 30 2006
"Bad Art for Bad People" group show
Mirta's Gallery
119 S Hyde Park Ave
Tampa, FL
813.259.0305

Opening reception: July 14, 6pm - ?

I will be showing these 4 limited edition large format photographic prints:
The Somnifascient Device
She Waits Eternally
Life Without Industry is Guilt
Industry Without Art is Brutality

Other artists include Mark Mothersbaugh, Colin Christian, and Jeff Gaither.

The official site is here: http://www.badartforbadpeople.com/

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Keep an eye on my site for more fun stuff coming soon: http://www.dayvidlemmon.com/

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if this don't make you go "WTF???", what does?

i wanna make tshirts that say this:

LIGHT RAIL

YOU'LL BE THANKFUL
WHEN IT'S DONE,
INGRATES

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can anyone reccomend me shipping boxes for framed works larger than 43" in length? i don't really have time to make my own, and they need to be re-usable at least a few times.

i've found these so far: http://www.airfloatsys.com/

any experiences?

audio data: brian eno & david byrne // regiment

there's a metric shitload of 4" x 8" black/white foamcore sheets for lighting modification/grip work that john romero & i put behind the icehouse, let me know if you want some for free. we'll probably need a truck to go get it. maybe we can build a giant killer foamcore robot and crush downtown phoenix.

this week's achewood story arc is hell of transcendent, dogg.

mezzanine/bathroom/something of the First National Bank, ABQ, NM

fashion by cicatrixdesign

i always figured as soon as i got my car paid off, i'd have to spend some ridiculous amount of money to get it repaired... and yup, looks like my engine coolant ate thru my one of my intake manifold gaskets, and is now mixing with my oil. now the actual parts aren't too expensive, but this repair requires the top half of the engine to be dismantled and taken off in order to be reached.

i guess it beats buying a new engine, but still.

fuck you, GM. i'm never buying another american-engineered car.

check out my friend kate's corsets on ebay. she gets mad props for the digi camo corset.

for those of you keeping track at home, she's the one responsible for the couture in these two shots.

i guess i'm on the record as referring to EBM as "goth booty music". to be fair, it's not my term, i first heard it when an old co-worker of mine was trying to describe the music i was subjecting him to in the photo lab i worked at the time. "it sounds like goth booty music!" good observation, my friend.

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ignorance and complacency are the vanguards of the revolution

kodak endura print, 14" x 34"
limited edition of 10
priced on request

i just ordered The American Astronaut on dvd. looks really cool, like some sort of bizarre space western. i can't wait to get it =]

i am really unsure how to react when i see work very similar to mine being produced by people who i consider friends. a part of me is deeply flattered, but another part of me is saddened and pissed off.

i certainly realize that unless you live in a cultural vacuum (and NONE of us do, despite what you may say about phoenix), all artwork is derivative. i certainly have other friends that i feed off of and are inspired by, as do we all. another thing i've always realized (and this should be obvious) that if you want to show respect for someone, don't fucking copy their work. and if you do, don't hang it on a gallery wall with a price tag on it. sure, people are going to do it anyway, and there's not much i can do to stop it. but from my perspective it's not acceptable, no matter how you try to justify it in your head.

i have always been fairly open about my methods and locations, with the idea that what i'm doing isn't totally exclusive to me and my style. if someone is going to use my techniques, i figure they will put a little effort into creating their own spin on things - but recent experiences have taught me that this is not such a good idea of going about it. i always try to help people out whenever possible, ask anyone that knows me well. and when i see them just blatently ripping off my efforts, without expending any kind of creative energy, i feel a little used.

i am at a critical point in my career, and i've put a lot of time, money, and effort into getting where i am, along with the help of a few good friends of mine who see promise in me and are actively working to help get my work out there. and i really don't need someone else capitalizing off of the success i've gotten so far. i don't need someone else coming up to me and asking about the images i had at so-and-so's, and then having to explain it's not mine.

perhaps it's a matter of perspective. perhaps the people who do it think i'll be flattered, or perhaps i won't notice, or maybe they don't even notice it themselves. maybe they're too wrapped up in their artistic tunnel vision to realize what they're doing. i don't know, and i'm not going to be so naive as to guess what they're thinking when they create it. at first, i tried to keep an open mind about it, and understand where they're coming from. i've been there, too. but when others come up to me and ask me about it, it gets me thinking. especially when they're more pissed about it than i am!

i suppose if you can take my ideas, style, marketing, and product, and be more successful than me at what i try to do, more power to you. it's a free country, and there's nothing wrong with competition. it means i'll have to work harder (which i don't mind doing). just don't do it if you want to stay my friend.

looks like i got the job as full-time 1st assistant @ vermillion studios, dan vermillion's 8,000 sq ft commercial photography studio here in downtown phoenix.

i'll be using a mac, imagine that!

http://www.vermillionphoto.com/

check out the quicktime panos in the studio tour. it's a swank place, with a big cyc and warm contemporary design.

shots from DECK last night @ the icehouse


my deck... acrylic paint, gesso, linen paper, photo corners, and metallic kodak endura print. it was TOTALLY right next to Mark Mothersbaugh's deck, whee!

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tonight is the final reception for my show @ anti_space. if you haven't yet, show up, check it out, and have a beer with us!

you know where we're at!