tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89707480784328060852011-11-08T10:56:09.422-05:00A small part of the web to record my growth in photography and graphic work and share my personal views with the world.Jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02114009703190360562noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970748078432806085.post-28651523379220907052011-03-04T13:22:00.001-05:002011-03-04T13:23:02.250-05:00

About a month ago I found this poster by 55Hi's. I knew right away I just had to have it, so I bought it on the spot, got myself #2 of 55 too. Since then I've been wanting to do something of my own, just for fun and as a learning experience. The only problem was I couldn't think of something that was inspiring enough to print and hang—cause what's the point if it's not right?. Yesterday my

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An open letter to @johnonolan and this blog post. When I first saw your post about quitting Dribbble I thought you made some good points despite the misguided dramatic actions, it's understandable to be upset. When you invest yourself into something and it fails to meet expectations, it leaves a dark stain that's hard to overlook. It's like a pen leaking ink on your favorite jeans, you're bound

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"Desert Sunrise" - © James Wilson One of my first images playing with silhouettes, Spring 2007 The other day I was messaging back and forth with a friend on Twitter about where he was going with his photography and and one point he stated, "One day I would love to get in a gallery like yourself." I was a bit thrown off from the comment because I don't really think I'm successful at all. Sure my

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“Clock”-© James Wilson Over the Christmas break I read this amazing book, “Rework” by the guys from 37Signals. After finishing it (and it's a short read so it didn't take long) I realized I had already been working on some of the things they point out. Anyone that knows me, knows I stretch myself a bit thin. I always have and probably always will. Whether it’s work, family or my own interests,

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"Form Over Function!" - © James Wilson For anyone that doesn’t know, I took up painting last week. It’s not really that far of a stretch because of my interests in photography and drawing, but I’ve never painted before. Sure I had the childhood painting projects using finger paints and water colors, but nothing remotely serious. It’s really ironic due to the fact that my mother has been a

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The Amperkins ©James Wilson In my quest to become more versed in the design world, I have stumbled upon (and taken a liking to) typography.  It’s really amazing the little things I’ve never known or noticed until entering the abyss of the typographic world.  Every thing around us, from signs to books, to the web, is made up of letters and words set in many, many different fonts and styles.  

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"Classic v Contemporary" - © James Wilson If you have October 16th (it's a saturday) open in your busy schedules you should plan on making a trip to Quincy. Why Quincy you ask? Because that's the grand opening night of the brand new Archer West Gallery. Though the doors have been open for over a month, the official opening is the 16th from 7pm till 11pm. There will be some amazing art on

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(Like My Gradient Background and Letterpress Effect?) NOTE: If you are offended by obscene language, sit this one out. It’s late, my back’s killing me and I’ve just about had enough. So for the past year or so I’ve really gotten into studying photography and design, reading everything that I can get my hands on. Lately though, I’m reading less online, especially from the blogs. To quote

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In another post I talked about the idea of an all day photowalk through Boston starting in Roxbury and ending somewhere along the harbor.  I'm still planning on doing the walk, but unfortunately my schedule has quickly filled up and I am limited to only being available Oct 24th. If people are still interested, I will be waiting at the Butterfly Cafe next to Roxbury Crossing Station at 8 am

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I'm sorry Internet Explorer 6, but you are no longer worth my time.  Over the last year I've been slowly building my website (with multiple redesigns) and IE6 has always been an issue.  Due to the age of the browser there are many functions that it doesn't support and with that in mind I tried to keep my site simple enough (or use work arounds) but I still ran into issues.  IE 6 also has lots of

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"Assembled in China" - © James Wilson I've been working on a couple of projects the last week (including a follow up post to my first one on negative feedback) but nothing seems to be clicking. I recently read an interview with actor Hal Holbrook, who plays Mark Twain in a one man production, and the comments he made on our country in Twain's time compared to today has stuck with me.  The

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Matted Print - "Striving for Life" - © James Wilson In my last post I wrote out my crazy schedule of events and festivals for the weekend. I'm proud to say I didn't make it to a single one. Why? Because I spent the weekend doing other things that were just as fulfilling if not more. Instead of running around town attending every event the city was offering, I spent Saturday visiting my

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Street Drummer // Cambridge Carnival 2009 // ©James Wilson Seem's I just can't help but fill up every free moment I have in life.  This weekend doesn't look like it will be any different. I will have saturday all to myself (a rarity) and plan on spending it making images.   I think I'll hit up the city for a bit in the morning then head over to Watertown for the first Armenian Festival.   I

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Since first reading Kirk Tuck's post about his anti-workshop that actually went down this past Sat, I've been thinking about putting together a similar idea here in Boston. Fast forward a few weeks and local photog Rich Beaubien organized a small all night shoot through New York City. Suddenly I had an idea. What if we combined the best of both ideas. What if we organized a 24hr photo

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Finally my website is more than just a homepage. It's taken three iterations on the web and countless in my head, on paper and on screen, but I feel really happy about the latest design. A few pages still haven't been completed or need tweaking, but for the most part the site is live. I will tinker with it over the next few weeks to finish up the missing portfolio pages and little quirks but

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It may not be news to many of you that I've already talked to, but I'm a proud new member of Archer West Gallery in Quincy.  They approached me over a week ago interested in my photography and after meeting with them I fell in love with both the gallery and their mission.  They are pushing to endorse young new talent from the Boston/ New England area and investing in our future by offering free

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Nothing hits worse than negative criticism when you work hard to create something, whether it's a photo, a painting, a website or a 60 story building, but that doesn't mean you can't turn bad feedback into something good. If your client doesn't like a particular piece of your work push them to find out why. Maybe they have another direction that you never thought of or maybe your styles just

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Wow, almost a year since I first attempted at blogging and I've failed. Much like my daily iPhone photos, this blog was an experiment on pushing my creativity outside of my little box in order to become a better artist. The iPhone experiment worked (though I have abandoned it due to time) in that it pushed me to see in a new way and start a few photo series that I really love and others seem to

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It's that time of year again, the time when we eat portions meant for a family, drink enough alcohol to keep a giant snoozing away, and run up credit card bills so high it makes the national debt look tiny. When asked about resolutions, most people have the same responses: reduce debt, lose weight, quit smoking, quit drinking, the usual (all of which happen to coincide with the excess of the

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Three years ago I picked up my first real film camera and became completely seduced by the medium. I would often come under scrutiny for my use of film over digital and though lately there is an increase in film users, I still often get asked why. Why, in the midst of a digital revolution, do I still hold on to film? These are the three questions I'd say I get asked the most. Where's the

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All of my life I've been surrounded by beautiful artwork and the masters that created it. As a child my mother, a painter, would drag me and my little brother to exhibits, galleries and openings and at the time I didn't appreciate it(in fact I hated it). As I grew and my interests broadened from those of an adolescent boy, I found myself enjoying art, but lacking a creative outlet. It wasn't

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