Chisasibi Quebec Information

You can follow the link to see where I'll be all this week. Shooting fashion for NWC.

Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines: UPDIG

The struggle for our industry to form some basic guidelines in termms of expectation and technical concerns continues. This group of associations has band together to fomrulate a set of guidelines for professionals to follow.

: : G O G O L B O R D E L L O : :

Gypsy Punk. Like your drunk Ukranian uncle , singing crazy rock n roll with the band at a wedding. Wacky stuff.

Ghost World

watched this again this past weekend. This movie seems to really get under my skin. It seems to document that moment somewhere between Highschool and AllGrownup. Steve Busemi is wonderfully cast as the geeky record collector. Worth renting.

Mr Model Boy @ Canada Drugs

Looking for the address, I stumbled upon this dashing PharmaStud. Kev you really look good in a lab coat!

Amaan magazine

I picked this magazine up at Chapters. It's big and heavy. You get your $20 worth! Just one full page photo after another. I have no idea what it's all about, but I wish I could work for them! There are a slew of magazines like this these days. I thought that's what the web was gonna be, in the end everyone wanted to be printed. You really have to see and feel this mag, it's a strong heavy vote in favor of the tactile.

Shel Wins Award!

Way to go Shel!

WINNIPEG EDITOR WINS TOURISM AWARD

Winnipeg editor, publisher and writer Shel Zolkewich is the winner of The
Globe and Mail Travel Media Award, part of the 2005 Tourism Industry
Association of Canada (TIAC) National Awards for Tourism Excellence.

The awards were developed in 2003 by the Tourism Industry Association of
Canada, the national private-sector advocate for Canada's $57.5 billion
tourism industry. The 2005 awards were presented during a gala dinner at the
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Québec City, as part of Canada's Tourism
Leadership Summit.

“Now I fully understand what people mean when they say it was an honour to
be nominated. To win is purely icing on a very wonderful cake,” Zolkewich
said.

Zolkewich brings a personal touch to tourism promotion that inspires novice
outdoor enthusiasts and jaded travellers alike to visit featured
destinations. She is the ringleader of Shel Zolkewich and Associates, a
communications company specializing in dynamic magazine content for a
variety of clients. She also created Manitoba Outdoors, a publication that
promotes outdoor recreation opportunities. Her extensive publication credits
as a freelance writer include travel and lifestyle magazines, major dailies
and trade publications. The power of her message and the effectiveness of
her approach make Zolkewich a valuable media resource to Manitoba's tourism
industry.

“My wish is that everyone gets a chance to see a little bit of this great
province and spectacular country. If you’ve ever flown above the Nelson
River and seen that soaring limestone shoreline, piled a plate high at an
out-of-town fall supper or fought a trophy northern pike, you know what I
mean.”

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For more information please contact Shel Zolkewich at (204) 589-7469 or
shel@shelzolkewich.com

Portraits of Mass Consumption

Some amazing stuff at the link

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs

If you need even more reasons to think of me as a geek picture this: It's 12:30 am on a Sunday night and I am glassy eyed, wearing a headset, spastically pushing any and all buttons on my controller while cursing in a very extreme manner.

I really do suck at these kinds of games, but I find playing with aprox 60 people (30 to a team) in this huge artificial environment, with all its unpredictability, pretty exciting. It's the closest I ever want to be to feeling what combat is like. It's real in the way its nasty and unfair. I can take my time sneaking up on a position, taking forever only to be picked off by a sniper at any time. That's usually what happens, because I do suck at this, but no matter, it's fun!

Once in awhile, you'll find a game in progress where everyone actually works together and tries to achieve the goal in question. That can be a lot of fun, working as a team. For the most part the majority of players just wanna shoot people and blow stuff up. As well some of the maps on this game are far too realistic in scale. You spent a lot of time running cross-country. All in all though this is the best FPS game I have played on the PS2, and is indeed the best one online.

It's a shame I know so many people with PS2's who've never used them online. Plug it in guys, its FREE to play online! We'll never have a clan at this rate!

Rockstar Games Presents THE WARRIORS

"Warriors,...come out and play..."

funny how all this old stuff we knew when we were kids is now considered classically cool. This is so wack, a video game and a Directors Cut special edition DVD of the cult film from the 70's? I was into this flick when I was in Grade 6! Are we that bankrupt for ideas that we have to mine the 70's for ideas?

Port Authority : Resources : Creating Your Own Destiny

The Port Authority is Selina Oppenheim a woman who does consultations for photographers to create their marketing plans. This article is among several I have read in Picture magazine that have spoken the most directly to me. If you operate on your own, you need to read this.

Bedazzled!: "The Judge" TV Commercial

They just don't make music or cars like they used to!! Checkout this wild commerical for a GTO!

Rob Galbraith DPI: Apple announces Aperture software for pro photographers

At first glance the $599 price tag seems outrageous. But when you watch the demo's and understand this is a workflow solution from begining to finish in one incredible piece of software, it doesn't seem so bad. It's more a competitor to Capture One than Photoshop and in that sense the price is toe to toe with Capture One.

I await to see how well this runs on my G5 which is listed as the bare minimum in processing power. Maybe this will be the flimsey excuse to upgrade? :-)

Kontroll

Even if it wasn't in Hungarian and filmed in Budapest, I'd still find this film quite interesting. The fact that my wife could watch without subtitles amazes me. Very well filmed.

Domino

This film was much better than reviews indicate. In fact one has to wonder about critical pack mentality with movies like this. If Tarintino did this film instead of Kill Bill (which was overhyped IMHO) we'd all be singing it's praises. Stylishly filmed in cross processed film and edited in a MTV style frenetic pace, I found the story much easier to follow than many critics.

LOMO.TIPS.BLOG

A blog showcasing all the crazy Low-fi fun people have with the Lomography cameras. I gotta admit, looking at this stuff makes me wanna go take some fun pictures! Check out all the different configurations.

Nygard Behind the scenes

Two days of shooting on location for Bianca Nygard. I can't show you them yet, but needless to say it's a cold week to shoot "spring" outside

I am now in your Creative Suite

From the Bridge, you should be able to find me.

CAPIC & Adobe Systems in Partnership
October 20, 2005

CAPIC and Adobe Systems are pleased to announce that all CAPIC 'General" level photographer members (in good standing) will be listed in the Adobe Photographers Directory.

The Directory is a listing of professional photographers searchable by geographic location and by photographic specialty and will include portfolio images. The listings will be accessible directly from within Adobe's Creative Suite 2. This provides an opportunity for qualified CAPIC members to befound and contacted by prospective
clients! . The Adobe Photographers Directory is located:
www.photographersdirectory.adobe.com/?c=main

For further, in-depth information see Adobe's October 20th Press Release here

Behind the Music

Finally, the behind the scenes of our recent My Winnipeg Fashion shoot up at Hecla Prov Park

UPDATE: The link should be working now. Shel? SHEL? SHEL!!! THE LINK IS WORKING NOW!!

Goldfrapp: Supernature: Pitchfork Review

I seemed to have lliked this one more than Rob did. In fact when I play all three Goldfrapp albums in random, on my iPod it seems to bridge the sounds on the trip hop moody classic of the first and the electroclash of the second.

Sigur Ro�s: Takk

Even after downloading this one, for free, I still bought it. Why? Well for one flimsy reason, the packaging is cool, reminding me of a really old book. But the more important one reason for buying this is to show support for this band!
Since the very first time I heard their very first song, I have been taken with this band. Sigur Ros is one of those bands either you "get" and it will cause to you feel moments of reflection, nostalgia, remorse, uplifting joy, and enlightenment, perhaps all within one song.

Like little songs you hear child hum while they play these simple melodies play over and over until they get under your skin. I will end the metaphoric attempts to describe anymore, follow the link to read several attempts by the qualified.

(The concert I saw in support of their FIRST album is in my top five gigs I have seen, now 4 albums in I can't imagine their abilities to bring this sound alive!)

URB 2 for 2

The second issue of URB has been as interesting as the last one I bought. Could this be the print mag source for all cool music that I have been looking for? It even gets me mildly interested in Hip Hop, which is no mean feat since I think Hip Hop lost the plot back in 1996. Yeah that's right I am old school,... Anyway, plenty of new music you've never heard to explore from the reviews section.

Another shot from the road

I mean sometimes it looks nice, it's not ALL boring!

Sintaluta @ 120km

This is what it's like, going to Regina. This is about as exciting as it gets. Unless someone is coming at you, trying to pass a semi with not enough room, then it can get very very exciting!

Groovetube, the ultimate attachment for your T.V.

As seen in this weekend's Globe & Mail. I think this is really cool. Since the TV dominants the centre focus of everyone's living room, why not art it up a bit? It's a tad small for most TV's these days, but the people it appeals to most are the least likely to own a 42 inch plasma. Buy direct before Moule tries to sell it for $125 :-)

Don't Get Too Comfortable : The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal

While spending the weekend feasting to no end for Thanksgiving, I also devoured this book in a few days. I LAUGHED OUT LOUD by the first few pages. Forget TV or movies, when was the last time a BOOK made you laugh out loud?

If you enjoy a razor sharp wit skewering all sorts of over indulgences, you will LOVE this book! I will have a rough time lending this one out because I may want to re-read some of these essays, they are that well done. The funniest bit of writing I have read since,... well since his first book, Fraud!

New Capote Film Draws On Avedon's Influence

A few different reasons to read this article about the making of the poster image for the film Capote. Avedon's influence of course, but there is a local reference at the end. I have no idea where they made this movie, perhaps here? You won't look at the poster the same way again.

In Cold Blood was a movie I watched in school. Maybe it was high school, it could have even been Jr High when I first saw, which is kinda screwy when you think of it. I think the English teacher showed it to us, instead of making us read the book. This was Sturgeon creek and film adaptations suddenly available on the new VHS format were a quick way of exposing our motley crew to "books".

Of course watching it in the 80's before Silence of the Lambs, or CSI or anything else about killing people, it was pretty powerful stuff. It still is a pretty powerful movie by today's standards. This Capote movie deals with his relationship with the killers in making the book. I hear it's quite good.

UPDATE: checking the IMDB listing I recognize several locals involved. Who knew, I thought only shitty movies were made here!

Lomo at Moule

While at Moule on Academy I saw one of everything from the Lomo line. If you don't know what Lomography is, hit the link and learn about the decidedly low tech cult of photography. It's a non-digital but hip and loose approach that plays into the "arty off the cuff" trend. The take home message is this: EVERYONE is digital, but the truly hip have already moved on and come back to film to create low tech art. To that end, having the cameras for sale at Moule is a perfect fit.

Wpg Homes Cover shoot

Behind the scenes from shooting the Wpg Homes cover. Shot on location at the Quailco show home deep in the depths of River Park South. Blue and brown are the new black. Chunky scarves too! :-)

Work of Director Anton Corbijn

This is the third video of this series that I have purchased. Showcasing the most creative of video makers, each one is a treasure trove of amazing works of art doubling as rock videos!

Corbijn is one of the rare few whole's style translated so well to the moving pictures. You're vision of U2 and Depeche Mode has been formed by this man, in album art and video. Guys like this make me believe that I can do videos one day. I've toyed with it, and eventually want to try my hand at it.

amorphous androgynous

Some people accuse my music tastes of running a tad obscure. This is surely an example. A niche within a niche with a side project. Let me explain:

IDM is intelligent dance music, electronic music removed from techno's cheez and elevated to a more high brow aim

FSOL stand for Future Sound of London, a ground breaking IDM duo that released LifeForms back in 1995 with Dead Cities coming a few years later. They left us for alomst 8 years to figure out what they did, then emerge a 60's influenced psychedelic band on the Isness.

Amorphous Androgynous is the duo's side project/alter ego which also released a ground breaking album back in the 90's. Looks like they've resurrected the alter ego to offer another wacky slice of psychedelic music. You have to read the message portion of the site, very wacky and very retro liner notes.

I'll report on the music when I finish downloading it!

UPDATE: one of the strangest albums I have heard in a long time, old Santana, electric Miles Davis, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, and bits of elctro dub all mash together to create some psychedelic music that defies all time or space. Groovy man!

CAPTURE ONE DSLR

I am gonna try this program out again. The interface is difficult to grasp but the raves I hear about the output might outweigh the learning curve. I'll report my initial impressions and results.

Jagga Jazzizt

Could this be the future of Jazz? A 10 piece Norwegian jazz outfit on Ninjatune? Blending genre's of dance and jazz and making something new? Getting raves for everything it does? I must check this out!

Sad trombone: Urban Word of the Day

sad trombone
Function: noun

1. Describes the sound made by a trombone to illustrate a depressing
statement, action, or moment. "Wah waah". Pioneered on the SNL skit
Debbie Downer.

Tad: Bjorn, did you show Nell those pictures of your new kitten?
Bjorn: I don't think so. Nell, would you like to see the pictures I
have of Sir Fluffles?
Nell: Oh, Bjorn, I can't bear to look at pictures of cats -- they only
make me think of watching my own Mr. Snowflake waste away due to the
effects of Feline Leukemia.
Tad: Wow... sad trombone!