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Hillside Motel, Part 2 of 2

2008-02-05T02:02:00.001-05:00

Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, Jan 2008

Hillside Motel, Part 1 of 2

2008-02-03T01:10:00.001-05:00

Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, Jan 2008

2008-01-16T20:43:00.001-05:00

It's my brother's birthday today and he's awesome. Happy Birthday!

Computers

2008-01-13T16:00:00.000-05:00

I remember my first computer, or rather my families first computer, it was a Gateway, purchased some time during the mid 90's, at the time I wasn't quite aware of what a large role computers would soon play in my life, but none the less it opened up a whole new world of experiences.

There were games, Comanche 2 a helicopter sim, that my father still brings up whenever games are discussed. Then there was Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem 3d, Quake, Prince of Persia, it was wonderful. As a kid I never had any video game consoles so this was a whole new world for me. There was also the internet, 56k in all its dialing - connection noise glory. There were websites about everything, then there was Napster. I've gone through a few family computers, but when the time came to get on for myself I decided to build one.

It was pretty good, not to powerful, but it got the job done. This was until the end of last year, when, with the help of a family, it decided to die. Yes I know it's sad, luckily at the start of the school year I purchased a cheap laptop for taking notes in school. Being a photographer and working digitally, even when shooting with film, the laptop didn't cut it and I had to constantly go to school to work on assignments. With the winter break coming up I decided to get a new desktop on boxing day.

So what did I end up going with? A Dell XPS 420, after looking at reviews and hardware comparisons I tweaked it up accordingly. I needed a powerful machine that could handle large image files, and play the latest games, those were pretty much the only two criteria.

So here are the specs for those interested.

Intel Core2Duo processor E6850 (3.0GHz)
3GB RAM
768mb nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX Video Card
1 TB (1000GB) of hard drive space
Running Windows Vista Premium
It has a Vista rating of 5.7 with most of the components rated at 5.9!

And because I bought it on boxing day I received $200 off the regular price!

Let me tell you this computer is wicked. It runs Crysis (nicknamed the Graphics Card Killer) on High at 1280x1024 res with 4xAA. All other games I've tried, run at their highest graphics settings possible. Also a file that previously took me about 5min to open in Photoshop, now takes me about 20 seconds. Basically it's awesome. I also bought a monitor, but that hasn't come yet so I'll talk about it when it does.

The XPS also comes with a lot of little add-ons that weren't listed anywhere that makes it even better. You get a pleather portfolio/cd-holder in which the manual comes in and all the system disks. You get cable ties and sound isolating, headphones from Creative, and a wicked XPS mousepad. Also Dell has teamed up with Adobe so you get Photoshop Elements 6, Premier 4, and Adobe Soundbooth CS3, all pre-installed. And like all Dell computers it is free of any junk trial software.

There it is, peace.

Red Toyota

2008-01-09T03:01:00.001-05:00

Red Toyota, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I read in the Metro the other day, that the warmth we are experiencing right now, actually has been a continuous trend in Ontario, since people began to record these types of things.

Also...
I got my new computer and it's AMAZING. More in the next post.

Chris Jordan

2008-01-04T03:43:00.000-05:00

"If 3 Million
of us decide that
we do matter then
the revolution happens"

Cell phones #2, Atlanta 2005 by Chris Jordan

I love hearing photographers speak about their own work, especially those that have a ton of passion and create meaningful work. That is what makes this presentation by Chris Jordan so great. You have to see it.

Happy New Years

2008-01-01T04:09:00.001-05:00

Snap, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Best wished to everyone, 2007 was great in terms of everything I'm interested in. Lets hope 2008 is even better.

PC Vs MAC

2007-12-29T11:48:00.000-05:00

I'm getting a new computer! A Dell XPS 420 to be exact, and also a new monitor, Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP (20.1" Widescreen). I'll post some more detailed specs for those interested, when I actually get it, which should be sometime next week.

In the mean time I've discovered the wonderful world of truthful PC vs. Mac ads. Here's one very relevent to this post:

Here are some more:
PC vs Mac: The reason I hate it the Pikto has Mac computers.
Half-Life 2 Style: On Macs and games.

Cheers, can't wait for my XPS!

Xmas

2007-12-26T22:08:00.001-05:00

Santa, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Hope you had a good Xmas, I went skiing yesterday which was great. Christmas Eve is my favorite day of the year, this year I had a blast. I got some really cool stuff as well, so I'll be writing up a few of the next posts on that. Cheers.

Pictures of Clothing, No. 1

2007-12-24T03:40:00.001-05:00

Material Things, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

For those who don't know, my girlfriend, Olya Siniakov, is a stylist (you can check out her stuff [here]).Although fashion photography isn't my usual thing, we had a little shoot. I tried to avoid "fashion photos" although one or two might have slipped themselves into the set. This is by no means a cohesive set of images, just some random experiments.
I'll be posting more images over the next few days.

Trees

2007-12-17T10:54:00.001-05:00

Trees, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Warmer Days

2007-12-15T14:38:00.001-05:00

Warmer Days, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

My Website, Now Up

2007-12-14T15:39:00.001-05:00

School Is Out

2007-12-14T02:36:00.001-05:00

Planet Eye - Holiday Party 2007, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Half way through second year, time to take a breather, explore some ideas, and do house keeping.

Kicked off the winter break by attending the Planet Eye holiday party (photo above), my brother works there / created it, and I've done some photography work them.
Thanks for taking me man!
Nothing like free food and unlimited drinks to get you into the holiday spirit.

Mattress

2007-12-08T03:23:00.001-05:00

Mattress, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Winter

2007-12-05T23:10:00.001-05:00

Winter, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

More or less heavy snowfalls lately.

Self Portrait

2007-12-01T02:35:00.001-05:00

Self Portrait, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Playing around with a bit of ring-light style lighting, where you put a soft box directly behind the camera.

Dundas Square

2007-11-29T09:55:00.001-05:00

DundasSquare_HDR, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

St. Michaels Cathedral

2007-11-27T19:38:00.001-05:00

St. Michaels Cathedral, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

2007-11-23T00:35:00.001-05:00

The Black Rainbows, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Material Things

2007-11-22T22:12:00.000-05:00

Yesterday night I decided I wanted to make list of various things, not sure why it seems like an interesting thing to look back at in some time.
So here is my first list, they are things that I want/plan to get.

A new desktop PC, I'm looking at the Dell XPS 720
Medium Format or Large Format film camera, probably medium, perhaps the Hasselblad 500 c/m

and then there are photography books:

Alec Soth's Dog Days Bogota and Fashion Magazine
Taryn Simon's An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar

Hmm, that's a lot less things than expected. Oh well.

"I don't take a piss without getting paid".

2007-11-20T07:33:00.000-05:00

The way I see it, free work is alright if nobody is getting paid, but the moment one person is paid, everyone involved should.

Backyard

2007-11-12T23:11:00.001-05:00

Backyard, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Fight The Power

2007-11-12T19:01:00.001-05:00

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)

2007-11-10T23:56:00.000-05:00

This TED talk is about how the education system kills creativity, and the speaker (Ken Robinson) is very funny. Check it out, and find out more about TED below.

For sometime now I have been watching TED talks when ever I remember of them. TED is a conference which "brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers" to give a lecture in about an 18min period.
These talks are immensely interesting, often humorous, and the ideas or subjects which they are about are often extremely fascinating and inspirational. I think I have posted TED talks on here before, my last post was one, and I will most likely be posting more. The conference has been going on since 1984 and they have over 150 videos online with more being added each week.
You can view the talks on their site, although I find it very slow, probably due to high demand. I haven't had problems with viewing them on YouTube, the key is to start the video, pause it and let it load to the end before watching it. What's even better is that TED has their own YouTube account so one mustn't due a lot of digging to find videos.
What are you waiting for go watch some.

Theo Jansen

2007-11-06T20:03:00.000-05:00

Theo Jansen

On Sharing

2007-11-02T19:03:00.000-04:00

I made some changes on the sidebar (on the left), mainly I deleted a bunch of links and replaced them with a smaller more personal list. I have started to use del.icio.us to keep track of photography bookmarks so you can check that out.

Also I've created a Tumblr account, if you want to know what Tumblr is or why you should get it, check out my brother's blog since he's the one that told me about it.

The Used Umbrella

2007-11-02T01:37:00.001-04:00

The Used, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Have a Nice Halloween

2007-10-31T21:22:00.001-04:00

Halloween, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Hey, I'm back from New York. More on that later, maybe. Have a good Halloween.

NYC

2007-10-25T22:03:00.000-04:00

Leaving for New York City, be back Monday. Enjoy the weekend.

A Red Car on Bond Street

2007-10-22T12:56:00.001-04:00

A Red Car on Bond Street, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Robotica

2007-10-17T03:20:00.001-04:00

This is an animation I did for one of my classes in school.

Dollars

2007-10-15T22:04:00.001-04:00

Dollars, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Phantom Shanghai: Greg Girard

2007-10-14T15:08:00.001-04:00

I had the chance today to see the Phantom Shanghai show at the Monte Clark Gallery, by Canadian photographer, Greg Girard. The project, which started in 1998, deals with Shanghai's seemingly unstoppable urban-redevelopment, in China's attempt to stay with it's rapidly growing economy. It is the lower classes that suffer from this immense transformation, as their homes are being torn down and replaced with sky scrapers.

The show consists of large scale prints ranging from about a meter across to several meters. They are rich with emotion that makes you feel for Shanghai's poorer residents. The unnatural color palate due to the mixed light sources, and the subtle motion blur from the long exposures (all the images were shot at night) give the images an eerie "phantom"-like feeling that jumps out of the prints.

Although today was the last day to see part one of the show, the second rotation of images will begin Thursday, October 18th and will run until November 11th.

You can also check out the book, that is published by the Magenta Foundation (who are awesome by the way).

Mango

2007-10-13T14:49:00.001-04:00

Mango, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

My brother's cat Mango, she's awesome!

Chris Jordan

2007-10-12T14:22:00.000-04:00

It's been an intense week school wise, just finished a Sensitometry project, check out the link for what that's all about. I have a bit of free time now, I'd say a couple hours (I have 2 exams next week). So here is something interesting to check out.
Chris Jordan is a photographer who photographs societies consumption, check out his segment on the Colbert Report.

Happy Birthday Mom!

2007-10-05T20:49:00.001-04:00

Domestic Plant, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I usually try not to upload two photos in one day, but it's my Mom's birthday and the Sumo photo just didn't do her justice.

Thanks for everything Mom, your awesome!

Sumo

2007-10-05T20:26:00.001-04:00

Sumo, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Lately, I've been taking a lot of photos around Toronto again, many of them with my 50mm 1.4 lens, so you will be seeing a lot more photos being posted.
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My previous image has been featured on The Daily Photoist today! The Daily Photoist is a feature on the Torontoist, where they post a photo that they like from their Flickr Pool.
For those who don't know about Torontoist, it is a news-like blog about all things Toronto. Go check it out!

Happy 19th Birthday

2007-10-03T12:06:00.001-04:00

Olga, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

It's my wonderful girlfriend's birthday today.

My Prediction

2007-09-29T20:54:00.000-04:00

I have a feeling Assassin's Creed will be Game of the Year.

Lupe Fiasco - Conflict Diamonds

2007-09-28T14:34:00.001-04:00

Although I like Kanye's video more, Lupe killed him in the lyric department on this one.
That's all for the Lupe Fiasco posts... for now.

Joy Denalane feat. Lupe Fiasco - Change

2007-09-28T14:18:00.001-04:00

Lupe Fiasco - "Dumb it down"

2007-09-28T14:11:00.000-04:00

Spot on!

Passing Light

2007-09-24T22:48:00.001-04:00

Passing Light, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Halo

2007-09-24T00:00:00.001-04:00

Halo, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

This is Master Chief from Halo, personally not a big fan of the game, but it's being hyped up... again, and I bough a xbox 360 (more on this later.. maybe) so I'll probably check it out.
This was shot at Dundas Square (Toronto), Best Buy has some video game thing going.

Halo 3 comes out tommorow (Sept 25, 2007)

Kurt Cobain About A Son

2007-09-22T02:24:00.000-04:00

This movie looks really beautiful in a romanticism sort-of-way.

It's also post 101 on the new blog, go me.

Colors

2007-09-19T01:42:00.001-04:00

Colors, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Subway Construction

2007-09-15T21:18:00.001-04:00

Subway Construction, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I got a laptop!

2007-09-13T00:37:00.001-04:00

New Laptop, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I bought a laptop today and I'm loving it. Although it's mainly for taking notes in school and such, it should be powerful enough to run Photoshop CS3 (haven't installed it yet) as well as doing other things.

Here are the specs for those who are into that:

Acer Aspire 5570-4438
Intel Core Duo T2450 (2Ghz [x2])
14" Screen (Glossy)
On-board graphics card
80GBHard Drive
1GB RAM (DDR2)
Running Windows Vista

So far I'm liking Vista, got connected to the internet no problem, seems fast. I like the search function in the start menu a lot!
Keep you posted.

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And yes Slava, I did steal your new computer photo, but I edited in a different photo onto the screen. Innovation not recreation, it's allowed!

Kanye West - Graduation

2007-09-11T23:13:00.001-04:00

Graduation, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Dropped into HMV in between classes today and picked up Kanye West's latest album (Graduation [released today]). I've listned through it, front to end about 5 times now and loving it. Seems like Kanye can just deliver awesome records time and time again. Great production and West's effortless lyrics are still here, what's better still is that he didn't include any of those stupid skits that he had on his last two albums!

Track 13 - Big Brother is my favorite; the song is about how Kanye idolized, and still does, Jay Z. Basically goes through their relationship from A to Z (no pun intended).

My least favourite Track has to be Drunk and Hot Girls (#8), which is a shame as it has Mos Def on it, but it just shitty.
I'm also not into Lil'Wayne on Track 7 - Barry Bonds, his lyrics just suck.
I give it a 4.5/5, just get rid of those two songs and replace it with one good one and its a 5/5! Go get it kids.

Montreal

2007-09-09T13:59:00.001-04:00

Motel, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Shot with a Lomo Fisheye 2 camera.

Water

2007-09-05T22:18:00.001-04:00

Water, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Back-To-School

2007-09-03T23:17:00.001-04:00

Olga, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Updates:

I'm back from Ottawa, not much to talk about there.

School starts tommorow! Can't wait.

I pick up my business cards tomorrow.

Still shooting photos of Toronto, hopefully I'll finish this week. Editing takes a lot of time!

Going to Ottawa/Montreal

2007-08-31T02:41:00.001-04:00

Going to Ottawa/Montreal, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I'm off to Ottawa / Montreal for the weekend. Sorry for the lack of updates, been working none stop all week. I'm only taking my Lomo Fisheye 2 to shoot with this weekend so should be interesting! See Ya.

Union Station

2007-08-26T03:07:00.001-04:00

Union Station, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

The Beatles

2007-08-22T23:34:00.001-04:00

The Beatles, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I really enjoy this photo.

New Lighting Equipment

2007-08-22T01:48:00.001-04:00

Yesterday I just bought a whole bunch of lighting equipment that in my opinion will give me much more flexibility in the type of photos I can take.

Here is the list:
1. Light Stand (Studio Lighting System) - A 10ft-tall stand to which you can attach a wide-variety of lights.
2. Umbrella (Aurora) - A 42inch, silver umbrellas for bouncing light.
3. Umbrella Mount (Opus) - Attaches the umbrella and flash to the light stand.

That is the main set-up, and here is what it looks like when it's all together:

Now #4 is a bit of a different story, it's a reflector very close to this one. Both are silver, both are about 30 inches across, both reflect light. However mine, I bought from Canadian Tire, not a camera store, it cost me about $15 instead of $85, and also I received 2 reflectors for that price instead of one. Thus instead of spending $170, I spent $15!! If that's not a sweet deal, I don't know what is.
Here is a photo of the two-reflectors:

I'll put up some photos using the new stuff soon, as well as some comparison photos, of with/without reflector and umbrella.

Proposal

2007-08-22T00:53:00.000-04:00

As far as proposals go, artists do it better!

Changes

2007-08-21T01:00:00.001-04:00

Path, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Sorry for the lack of uploads, I'm just crazy busy at the moment.

I've recently left my job at Black's (Wednesday is my last day), so I'm strictly doing freelance photography right now! Pretty big change, we'll see how it all works out. I currently have work lined up until the beginning of September, and am working on getting a few more jobs. Also I'm buying some new lighting equipment, but I'll post that up later.

On another note I just saw Superbad and it has to be one of the funniest movies ever! Go see it, and let me know when you do cause I definitely want to watch it again!

Lean Back

2007-08-15T23:43:00.001-04:00

Lean Back, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Working 13 hours almost everyday this week, makes me miss the time where I could just kick back in a lounge chair and read a book. Freelance photography is tough.

Post Secret

2007-08-14T23:45:00.000-04:00

For those of you who don't know about post-secret, here is a good start.

Much Music

2007-08-12T18:24:00.001-04:00

Much Music, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Cross

2007-08-08T02:59:00.001-04:00

Cross, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

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Watched the Bourne Ultimatum last night, awesome film and a good conclusion to the series. Love the final shot!

**Don't spoil the film for others in the comments, spoilers will be deleted.

Light

2007-08-07T13:50:00.001-04:00

Light, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I've developed a love/hate relationship with Algonquin Park this past weekend. More on this later.

Door to Door Atheists!

2007-08-06T20:49:00.000-04:00

Door To Door Atheists Bother Mormons - Watch more free videos
Now that's what I'm talking about, a bit of your own medicine!

Open

2007-08-01T00:14:00.001-04:00

Open, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

2007-07-29T20:09:00.001-04:00

Lovely, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Birthday!

2007-07-28T12:38:00.001-04:00

Birthday!, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

It was my birthday yesterday. Thanks goes out to everyone who called, emailed, facebooked, or text messaged me! Cheers.

The Horse

2007-07-27T01:07:00.001-04:00

The Horse, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Jesus and Mary

2007-07-25T21:33:00.001-04:00

Jesus and Mary, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I've recently been commissioned by my brother's company (Planet Eye), to photograph more than 100 tourist destinations in Toronto. Go me! This has me quite busy as well as feeling tired, so blogging is second to doing nothing when I get home from roaming Toronto and shooting all day.
My trips have me visiting several churches in Toronto, which has made me realize that I like churches and Gothic architecture in general. Let me tell you Toronto has some fairly impressive churches, and even the ones that seem tiny from the outside, never fail to impress with their massive interiors. It makes me miss my art history classes last year.

Apartments

2007-07-24T01:00:00.001-04:00

Mail, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Bang

2007-07-23T03:48:00.001-04:00

Explosion, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I was shooting this regular night scene, near my house when all of a sudden fireworks started going off!

Plants

2007-07-21T15:13:00.001-04:00

Plants, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Hamilton

2007-07-18T03:47:00.001-04:00

Hamilton, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Under the Sun

2007-07-17T00:22:00.001-04:00

Under the Sun, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

My friends and I used to frequent this cafe quite often, it's a shame it closed down.

Light Trails

2007-07-16T12:32:00.000-04:00

This is really cool, saw it on Strobist today.
Check out the "making-of" video here.

Café Parking Lot

2007-07-16T01:31:00.001-04:00

Café Parking Lot, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Shards of America

2007-07-14T02:21:00.001-04:00

Untitled by Phil Bergerson

Before I was accepted into Ryerson, I by chance discovered the Kodak Lecture series. The series revolves around several lectures at Ryerson, by notable photographers. The first one I attended was by Chris Buck, who I managed to con into reviewing my portfolio. He signed a poster of his saying "Hey Eugene, keep up the portfolio", I did and here I am today, that poster still hangs in my room. I found out that all of the lectures are recorded and are available as webcasts on the Ryerson website. Through this new source of photography information I learned of Phil Bergerson.

Phil stood out not only because of his work but also because he was a Ryerson professor. He had completed his series Shards of America and the core of his lecture was explaining the project and in particular how the individual image were taken. After watching the lecture, I went out and bought the book. The image are mostly shot in suburb towns, the majority being of window displays that have survived the sands of time, with some variation. The book is read like any, from front to back, with a definite sequence to the images, as your eyes flow seamlessly from one page to the next. The images often contain a sense of irony, juxtaposed objects playing together to provide commentary on America and it's values. I continue to go back to this book every once in a while to rediscover the photos. To my knowledge Phil Bergerson will not be teaching at Ryerson next year, which is really unfortunate, as the few chances I had to overhear his critiques have been some of the most insightful pieces of information that I've picked up last year.

Skydiving!

2007-07-13T14:58:00.001-04:00

Sorry for taking so long, but it took a while to edit the photos, but yes I am alive and well. Having made my first jump I do carry a certain sense of accomplishment. I jumped from a height of about 3700 feet (just over 1 km high), I had a very (VERY) short free fall, to short to realize it and take in the feeling, however parachuting down during sunset, looking over a landscape dotted with rivers and ponds was quite a beautiful site.
You can find the photos from the trip here.
And also check out my brothers post as he summed up the trip quite nicely.

Skydiving

2007-07-06T15:30:00.001-04:00

Clouds, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I'm going skydiving this weekend!!! I'll be back on Sunday to let you know how it went! See ya.

Helping Nature

2007-07-05T01:10:00.001-04:00

Tree, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Night

2007-07-04T00:37:00.001-04:00

Woman, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Surprise, Surprise

2007-07-02T11:55:00.000-04:00

My brother recently made a post regarding companies using Flickr as a way to get photos for free in their articles etc. I haven't had much of this happen to me, my only experience was being asked to use this photo, and I happily agreed. It did come as a big surprise however when I was reading this Torontoist post, and upon scrolling down BAM, "WTF that's my photo... oh there is my name".

My brother uses a Creative Commons licence on his photos, which allows anyone to use his photos without asking him, as long as they credit him. My photos however have an All Rights Reserved copyright notice meaning that if one wants to use my photo they must ask me first. This is why I was so surprised to see my picture on the Torontoist. I now realize I posted that photo to the Torontoist flickr pool, which in a way can be seen as giving them permission to use it. However, it would still have been nice to at least get an email from them. Just a though.

CANADA DAY!

2007-07-01T01:38:00.000-04:00

Happy Canada Day everyone! I actually came to Canada on Canada Day, pretty cool 'eh!
And yes for those of you in the loop, I saw this first on Jenny's blog, I couldn't resist.

GTA IV: New Trailer

2007-06-30T02:12:00.000-04:00

Check it out here.

Kanye West - Stronger

2007-06-29T02:10:00.001-04:00

The video for Kanye's new song "Stronger" has been released, have a look.

Comedian - Demetri Martin

2007-06-26T02:09:00.000-04:00

Demetri Martin is hilariously clever! Check out more of him here. And try to find some of his jokes with drawing if you can, they're extra funny.

the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal

2007-06-25T01:28:00.001-04:00

The R.O.M., originally uploaded by Eugen S..

More info here.

Manufactured Landscapes

2007-06-25T00:40:00.000-04:00

I'm pretty sure that I posted something before about the film "Manufactured Landscapes" about Ed Burtynsky, since I've seen it twice. However, if you haven't seen it or perhaps heard of it, shame on you, check this out, it gives a pretty good description of what it is and isn't about.

Photographer: Kalpesh Lathigra

2007-06-23T21:55:00.000-04:00

Photo by Kalpesh Lathigra

Usually when I find an interesting photographer they have a single trade mark or style, as well as type of photography such as photojournalism, documentary, portraiture. It is because of this, that when I saw the work of Kalpesh Lathigra on Exposure Compensation I was amazed at the wide range of subjects he covers. He has work that would fall under, portraiture, documentary, and contemporary, all of it very well done. Check him out.

Boundry Lines

2007-06-23T03:07:00.001-04:00

Fence, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Backyard

2007-06-21T01:04:00.001-04:00

Flowers, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Miri Ben-Ari - "The Hip-Hop Violinist"

2007-06-20T03:36:00.000-04:00

First saw Miri Ben-Ari in Twistas video, "Overnight Celeberity". Found out who she actually is today, while looking through some videos on YouTube, and I've always liked Scarface, so check this out.

2007-06-20T02:12:00.001-04:00

Couple, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I took photos for a friend and her boyfriend, in their Prom clothing. She hasn't seen them yet, so if you see this Kiana, just letting you know this is very different from the rest, you can tell that it's you guys in the others.

What if?

2007-06-19T01:23:00.001-04:00

What if it rains, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Olga spotted this one on the ground.

Penguins in Richmond Hill

2007-06-16T22:01:00.001-04:00

Penguins, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

I saw this on my way home from work. I smiled, honked, turned my car around, parked, took a photo, honked again, and drove off.

D2Hs in the Morning

2007-06-15T13:04:00.001-04:00

So I have an assignment for work that I'm shooting on my own so I have a Nikon D2Hs body and a Tamron 28-105mm f/2.8 lens to go with it for the weekend. I woke up early this morning and went out to take some photos behind my house. I've also been thinking of getting a new lens for a while now as the one I have (Nikon 18-70mm [D70s Kit]) is a bit soft, I'm loving this Tamron lens so who knows maybe I'll get it.

Facebook: I Bet You Clicked Agree Without Reading

2007-06-14T13:53:00.000-04:00

Well some people worry a lot about these things, others, like me, don't really care. Although perhaps we should, I don't know. Check this out, it's about privacy on Facebook, or lack there of.

Home

2007-06-14T02:03:00.001-04:00

Boiling Pot, originally uploaded by Eugen S..

Part of a larger series titled, for the time being, "Home".

Waste Water Treatment Plant #2

2007-06-13T03:02:00.001-04:00

Trailer, originally uploaded by Eugen S..