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Beck Albums + Apple Advertising

2009-12-04T03:04:00.001-08:00

Anyone else recognize the trend of apple using Beck albums in all of their iTunes and iPod ads? cool.

What, are you going to sue me too?

2009-07-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

You guys hear about the realty company that recently sued a woman for 50,000 because of something she wrote on Twitter? Read the article here if you haven't: http://mashable.com/2009/07/28/woman-sued-tweet/

She basically said that she had mold in her apartment, and she was not satisfied with Horizon Realty.

Let's tell Horizon what we think about the whole thing, shall we? Write to them here to tell them what you think.

Dear Horizon Realty of Chicago,

Learn how to use Twitter! If someone complains about your company, get an account, and show the Twitter world that you care by asking for a way to fix the problem.

Taking someone to court is just going to hurt you. You are definitely not going to gain any positive exposure from this whole thing. DROP THE CHARGES if you have any brains, and publicly apologize if you care about your reputation.

Trust me, this is the ultimate backfire in the works. Case and Point: McDonalds vs. Helen Steel and Dave Morris: http://www.mcspotlight.org/case/

Look into it. Even if you win, you lose.

Have a good day. PS: Defending your pride will only make you lose face, even if there was no mold. This is gone too far.

Poor excuse for a post

2009-07-20T15:58:00.000-07:00

The next time you think of sending me a ____ request on Facebook

Haven't I seen a photo like this before?

2009-06-26T13:03:00.000-07:00

Rejected Banner Ad - Unethical?

2009-06-08T17:36:00.000-07:00

I designed a banner for a company, and the feed back I got was that it was spammy looking, because of the fake search bar. What do you guys think?

I think its clever, because it is so obviously a banner ad. The slight movement of the cursor may get your attention, and it get's the point across: "this banner is about search engine optimization." Or at least, I thought so.

Above is the Rejected banner in half it's glory (the other half has the business name on it, which of course is confidential).

Thoughts, anyone?

Connecting Motorola S805 Bluetooth Headphones to Vista

2009-06-07T16:54:00.000-07:00

Alright, I admit it - this blog is turning into a NERD blog, but bare with me. I NEED to put this post on my blog because I had this huge problem, and it took me forever to figure it out. I'm sure Google will index this entry and it will save a lot of people a lot of time!

Here's the deal: I bought me some slick to new headphones - the Motorola S805 bluetooth headset.

Features: It has a built in microphone, rechargeable lithium battery, Bluetooth, volume control, play/pause buttons, track changing control, and optional 2.5mm head jack so you can plug it in to any audio device (even if the battery is dead). woah.

Real quick. Why did I get these? To listen to music from my phone and be able to switch to phone calls when I want. Also, to pair them up with my computer to watch movies, work to music, and everything else at night when the baby is sleeping - minus the wire hassle. Oh, plus they retail for $130 and I found them online for $30 - yeya!

The big problem: Windows Vista has a crappy Bluetooth Driver - especially when it comes to A2DP connections (advanced stereo output for headsets). I couldn't get them to sync with my computer.

I could pair the headset with my phone, but I wasn't having much luck connecting them to the computer. None of the documentation talks about connecting to the computer, although it is kind of assumed that it should work considering it is Bluetooth.

Windows kept saying it was unable to connect to the bluetooth device. And all the Broadcom drivers and downloads always froze have way through or were unable to locate any devices. Motorola was also no help and provide no drivers for the S805.

Solution: BlueSoleil. That's right, since Microsoft coudn't develop a very good Bluetooth Driver, another company had to step up to the plate. It cost me $20, but it was worth every penny. You can download a free trial to see if it works for you. Worked perfect for me, and gives a much more interface for Bluetooth devices.

Just install it, then have it look for devices. The rest is easy, and they've got great help files.

On the S805 itself: In order to turn your headphones on so that they are ready to pair, just press the Phone button and hold it. You'll see the button flash blue twice which means it is on - keep holding. Eventually it will stay blue at which point it is ready to pair. Note: Make sure your phone isn't paired because I don't think the headphones can connect to both at once.

Alright, I hope that helps someone. To summarize: YES, You can pair your Motorola S805 Headset with your PC - even if you run Windows Vista.

UPDATE: I tested these headphones with an iPhone 3G and it paired beautifully as a headset. I didn't get to test it with iPhone's iTunes though. Next Timel

Installing Fonts in Windows XP

2009-05-28T16:20:00.001-07:00

I am definitely getting a mac next time. Here is me installing fonts (some which I already have installed by default) after I had to reformat my computer at work. It's the same in Vista, although I'm not sure how easy it is to install fonts on a Mac.

Either way. A little message to OS authors everywhere: Add a check box that says "Remember My Decision Next Time" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doesn't it sound like I'm spinning the wheel at The Price is Right?

Top 3 Reasons Why I Hate Outlook

2009-04-22T11:32:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure, but I hope that all of these issues have some sort of fix. Or maybe I'm giving Microsoft too much credit. Either way, here are the top 3 things I hate about Microsoft Outlook:

1. The Crossed Out Email Titles:

Alright, I get the purpose of it. You move an email into another folder, or you delete it - and instead of just disappearing, the email is crossed out and so you know that it has been moved. This is helpful if you want to undo the move/delete - or if 2 days later you are looking for that one email that you swear was in the inbox...

But I mean COME ON! I moved it into another folder for a reason! or I deleted this crap, so why is its ghost still haunting me.

Note: This may be because my email service is setup on an IMAP server, but it still doesn't make sense. Why Bill Gates - WHY!? He must be using Thunderbird or something ;)

2. Outlook won't import a Thunderbird address book!

So it exports Outlook Express address books and Eudura address books, but why not ones from Mozilla Thunderbird? LAME! I had to switch to Outlook for business reasons and also so that it syncs better with everything, but this change has been a major PITA, especially considering the move to Thunderbird from Outlook was so easy.

3. Lame Internet Security Warnings every time I open Outlook

Attention Microsoft, this is Captain User Experience calling! Mayday, Mayday! We're going down!

I mean, how hard is it to put a little rule setting check box that says something like "Remember this option for next time"? I realize that common sense isn't a program language, but you'd think it would be a job requirement.

Okay, there is my rant. Feel free to add your own gripes with Outlook.

I took a SICK photo

2009-04-17T00:15:00.000-07:00

.. but I could never post it on my wedding photography blog! hahah! (maybe a little too sick)

A Blog Magazine with no blog or website?

2009-04-05T17:46:00.000-07:00

I thought this was ~~retarded~~ interesting...

What is it?
A Blogging Magazine. That is: a magazine that writes articles about blogging.

Uhh....
A Magazine for bloggers? Okay, I guess that's pretty cool. So, what's the URL?

There is no URL - it's just a magazine.

Okay, so where is the online version of it? I'd like to read it.

No. It's for bloggers who actually read pieces of paper, you idiot.

Wait, you're telling me that someone is publishing an actual Blogging magazine with no accompanying site or blog?

Precisely.

That is so awesome that it is retarded. And yet, so retarded that it is awesome. How can I get featured in it?

Submit your blog to their website.

Oh, so they dooooooooooo have a website.

Well, not really ... uh... kind of, here you go: Artful Blogging

$15 for a magazine?! Well, no blogger would pay that to learn what they're already doing.

Oh, but they do.

Awesome.

Grandpa puts me to work in the Photoshop

2009-04-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

The all too common request:
"If we took a picture of __________ could you ______________?"

I get this question a lot. Usually, I say something like "yeah - that's a cool idea!" Then I change the subject. If the subject gets brought up again, it used to be that I was screwed and gave in to the request. Now days I say "pay me!" Haha...

But, when it's Grandpa who asks if I could help him pull a quick one over his dice playing friends, I couldn't resist. Actually, it was my Grandma's idea. They came to visit from Canada and here's what we came up with:

If only I had found this site earlier... I could have made this...

...and I could have made it a lot quicker.

Oh well! PEACE

I almost forgot to mention

2009-04-02T16:58:00.000-07:00

I started another blog about a month ago!

What!? Another blog? Yeah, but really - this one is fun. Well, it probably won't be funny to you unless your a photographer, but you should check it out anyway.

Photographer's Math

A couple of examples in case you're too lazy to click:

Royalty Free, as in Stock Photography. If you've ever submitted something to one of these sites, you'll know what I'm talking about! You make pennies every time someone buys one of your photos, and the only way to make money is if a LOT of people buy it.

This one is pretty self explanatory. What's funny is that I say "We shoot exclusively on location" on our wedding photography site! It's not hypocrisy I tell you - it's irony.

I should mention that none of the posts have any explanation. I figure if you have to explain it, it's probably dumb.

And that my friends makes for a total of 6 blogs. I have a conspiracy one, a music one, this one, one for our business, our family one (which Dara takes care of), and now the PM blog. Wow.

Good times!

Cheese Fail: Okay, so I didn't win

2009-03-25T14:52:00.000-07:00

Its all good. I had fun. Of course I'm referring to the Cheesiest photo contest I entered for a prize from the famed Mammoth Men.

I thought it was pretty cheesy:

sniff sniff... No, really, I'm okay. Can you hand me a tissue? Thanks.

I also entered the PEE YOUR PANTS tournament, and wet myself pretty good. Then I figured out that you're not supposed to actually piss yourself. The point was to make them laugh with a photoshop creation or what not - so I dried myself up and created this:

I met these Mammoth Men at WPPI - just about all of them. Very cool guys. Although, it took me a second to get past the celebrity status thing... I need to write a blog post on that actually. Until Then, I say Adieu.

I will be the WIN of Cheese!

2009-03-14T11:35:00.001-07:00

So, there is a photoshop competition being held by the Mammoth Men to see who can design the CHEESIEST photo ever. I am a master of cheese and shall win this $1450 worth of Quikeys goodness.

I'll keep you updated. Hopefully I can fit it in to this crazy weekend!

Skittles.com - Taste the Social

2009-03-02T11:04:00.000-08:00

At first I thought, "How dare the corporate world utilize social media in such a blatant blasphemous way!" It was something different, and undeniably interesting - but could it work?

First of all, you need to see this "site" for yourself. Skittles.com

The easy navigation is as follows:

Home - Goes to Twitter, displaying all talk about Skittles
Chatter - Goes *again* to the Twitter search page
Products - Lists a drop down of products. Each link goes to a Wikipedia page.
Friends - Goes to a Skittles Facebook page.
Media - Videos goes to Youtube. Pics goes to Flickr.
Contact - Goes to a simple contact form

What is social about Skittles?

Nothing.

Wikipedia articles about Skittle flavors - are you kidding me? People tweeting about Skittles? Photos of Skittles? Videos? I mean, is there really that much to talk about when it comes to Skittles?

No. Oh, but wait...

Apparently, there is some buzz around Skittles in all of these networks - but why? Ahem, because people want to see their name come up on the Skittles site. GENIUS! Skittles is using peoples desire to get friends on Facebook, followers on Twitter, subscribers on YouTube and contacts/favorites on Flickr by highlighting user content.

Stay Humble:

Since this post will end up on my Twitter page, a link to this post will inevitably end up on Skittles' homepage. Wait! You mean that I too want to share my content with everyone who goes to Skittles.com? Haha, yes.

A Final Tip:

Although you can't move the Nav bar out of the way (user experience FAIL!), you can minimize it - that is if you really want to read about the new Chocolate Skittles on Wikipedia :)

Top 10 Reasons to Comment on Blogs

2009-02-26T00:33:00.000-08:00

1. If there is a "Comment" section, the author is always checking it
2. Analytics and page view statistics are boring to read
3. Comments (0) just looks depressing
4. Blog posts always take more time than they seem to have taken
5. How could you pass up a chance to be anonymous and brutally honest
6. Your few words may be the ones to inspire the next 10 posts.
7. Reward a blog for not containing Ads and Banners by commenting
8. Commenting builds community and encourages the spread of good content
9. Commenting is a public business card if you include your url
10. Comment onto others as you would have them comment onto you.

Lets spread the love and comment on everything.

While we're on the subject... There is a site that actually tracks all of your comments. Check it out: BackType.com

They don't catch them all, but you can submit blogs to their crawler.
Here is my page: http://backtype.com/austincurtis

Goodbye Friendster

2009-02-09T08:48:00.000-08:00

Alright, so I've had a Friendster account for like 6 years. I haven't used it in 5, but every once in a while I'd log in and see what was up. You know you don't got to a site often when every time you log in, you find a completely redesigned site! hehe.

So, I logged in yesterday. I checked my friends avatars - none of them have changed since 2003, then I logged out. Soon after, I mysteriously began getting a ton of messages from spammy porn bots. You can tell right from the message title "hey check out my site" that its a bogus profile and message. The fact that there is 6 replicas of the message from 6 different 'users' doesn't help it blend it in either.

My conclusion: Friendster has got to be notifying these spammers somehow when users log in. As soon as they see that your account is somewhat active they start bombing you! Is this what Friendster is resulting to now for funds? Probably. The poor guy should have sold the site when he had a chance. Wahn Wahn Wahn.

End of this story is: I canceled my account. It was ~~a hard decision~~ easier than switching to Gmail.

More experimenting with timelapse and image sequencing

2009-02-05T10:03:00.000-08:00

Adventurous Picnic in the Woods + Photo Sequence from austin curtis on Vimeo.

This is another experiment with photo sequencing set to a great song called Crosses by Jose Gonzales. What did I learn with this one? It's okay to take your time when sequencing non action - blurry camera pans get old. Good times! My main inspiration for this style is Garret Curtis' sequence work from a music video called "Friends" by The Franks - check it out!

Going Home + Sequenced Photos from austin curtis on Vimeo.

My typical bike ride home.

Music: Ain't Right by Diverse (f. RJD2 & Lyrics BorN)

Coincidence or Rip?

2009-02-02T14:31:00.000-08:00

About a year ago I designed this through Facebook's Graffiti app:

I recently saw this online:

I mean , grant it - it's not the exact same - but come on! that's pretty close.

Graphic Design Fail

2009-01-28T16:19:00.000-08:00

I couldn't resist - this is classic

see more pwn and owned pictures

Time Lapse: Nerding Out

2009-01-27T14:08:00.000-08:00

Timelapse Game Playing from austin curtis on Vimeo.

We went to the Game store and picked up a bunch of new games. Much more fun than watching a movie with friends, that's for sure!

How Many 90 yr Olds could you take on in a fight?

2009-01-26T12:33:00.000-08:00

Blatant Apple.com Ripoff !

2009-01-19T09:10:00.000-08:00

Booooo! That's all I have to say. Have some originality!

Apple.com screenshot:

KissWeddingBooks.com screenshot:

Not seeing it? look at the navigation bar, font, site width, and overall look and feel. Design originality FAIL.

quick, everybody: G00GLE Bomb www.kissweddingbooks.com with the anchor text "Blatant Apple.com Ripoff"!

Why are Slideshows Always Out of Order?

2009-01-15T11:01:00.001-08:00

The Problem: You export a bunch of pictures for a slideshow, only to see them display out of order. On closer inspection, you notice that they are in alphabetical/ascii order - just not in a numerical order.

We'd all love to see our images in this order:
picture1.jpg
picture2.jpg
picture3.jpg

But, to our frustration they might show up like this:
picture1.jpg
picture10.jpg
picture11.jpg

Then, you end up doing this:

Countless sites, programs, and services are GUILTY when it comes to this. They either have lazy programmers, or limited processing power - but either way, they are blowing it.

The Solution: When you export your images as a sequence, start the suffix number at 100 instead of 1.

If you do not have that option in the program you use, there are ways around it on a PC:
1. You can get a renaming program (search Google or downloads.com for that).
2. You can select all files and rename the first one like this: picture (100).jpg and it will rename the rest 101,102...

If you're on a Mac, I'm sure there's a way to do it - figure it out - hehe.

ROL Wheel Banner Designs

2009-01-07T16:31:00.001-08:00

I recently designed some banners for ROL Wheels. This is a solid company specializing in road bike wheels and their customer service is second to none!

They've got carbon fiber wheels and all kinds of high tech wheelsets if you're into road biking.

Okay, this wasn't meant to be a plug, but I guess now it is :P

I should note that ROL was voted "Best Of Roadbike Review" three years in a row - in a different category each time! And since I bike to work everyday, this was an especially cool project.

I like designing banners. Especially animated ones!

Wedding Photographer Confession

2009-01-06T23:16:00.001-08:00

Alright, some photographers may find this unethical, but in this case I don't. What do you think?

Basically, the shot didn't capture the moment, so i helped it out a little bit using other pics from the same sequence. The bride was eating the cake off her husbands face, and he was enjoying it, but as you'll see, he doesn't look too thrilled, and it isn't a very flattering pic of the bride.

Here is the original 2 photos:

As you can see, when I put these together, I got a nicer image:

with a little boost for pop:

unethical photoshop? What do you guys think?

new photography site coming soon!

2008-12-30T03:32:00.000-08:00

Oh.... this is exciting. Dara and I are relaunching our photography business in 2009, with a new logo, look and feel. Which means a lot of fun for me: new site, new blog, new business cards - EVERYTHING MUST GO!

But "Why?" you might ask....

Well, Curtishots has been great for us, but the name.... the name! What can I say, it sounded catchy and it was an available URL. But, it didn't really say "yo yo yo! We're a married couple that shoots weddings together!"

Here is our old logo:

It was fine at first, but after 2 years I was asking myself "does this branding do our work justice?" The answer was no. Our style has evolved, and so has our target market. We are shifting from a "hey everybody, hire us" to a "hey you, cool couple - WAZZZUP!" haha. well, maybe not quite. Here are a few of the logo variations we'll be using:

I'm not sure if this new logo/branding gets our style across, but that's our hope. What do you people say? (yeah, i'm talking to my 2 blog followers)

these variations are being used in different ways depending on the median. Why? we're done with consistency, thats why! haha. a new logo for every purpose. functionally designed logos. why put a square logo in a horizontal space? why do the opposite? see what I mean?

Here is some of our promo material so far:

A&D promo materials

but wait, there's more:

for every comment left on this post, I will give $1 to this homeless woman I just met today. if you leave more than one comment i may consider it as a worthy additional dollar on your behalf! So comment away, let's see how many people really follow this blog.

don't know what to talk about? how about the idea of multiple logos to fit the many forms they'll be applied to. critique my logos, or brainstorm another one! its up to you.

PEACE

Free Dotted Line Photoshop Brushes

2008-12-24T12:36:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Ho! Austin Clause has a present for all you Photoshoppers: Some dotted line brushes!

Above: I took a cool painting of Santa Clause and painted over it with some of these brushes to give an idea of what you can do with these dotted line brushes.

Here's a preview of each brush:

Bonus brushes included:

Download: Free Dotted Line Brush Set for Photshop

Now you'll have a full set of square, round, diamond, and dash dotted line brushes at your disposal. Merry Christmas!

Twitter in Real Life pt 2

2008-12-15T14:29:00.000-08:00

Alright, so if you don't know what Twitter is, you need to check out this bomb-ass social site, and while you're there, follow me!

It's basically a micro-blogging type site where your entries are limited to140 words.

Recently, a site called Hubspot, aka: the geniuses behind Inbound Marketing came out with a "Twitter in Real Life" comic. I thought it was pretty funny:

It got my brain going, and so I made my own Twitter in Real Life (click to enlarge):

I was referring to the way that new Twitter users feel when they find out that they can't fit everything they want to say in one line, and how some annoying tweeps use like 5 tweets in a row to get a single thought out (which then has to be read backwards).

Drawing this got me thinking: Maybe I need to do more drawing! I love the idea of doing a comic book. I started a comic as a kid called "Mario vs. Sonic the Hedgehog" hehehe

Then in high school, a friend of mine and I did "Superman, the After Years". It was about an overweight and lazy Superman who could still fight crime, although usually it was by accidentally falling on the assailant and squishing him to death :)

Instructions Fail

2008-11-30T20:13:00.000-08:00

My baby girl would only go to sleep if i had this music maker working. The batteries died at the worst possible time, so I was desperate to get some new ones in there. I obviously did not read the instructions when trying to open it, because if I had, I might have known about the 2 screws holding the cover on. It got to a point where I thought "there is no way I'm doing this wrong - it must be a defective cover." Anyway, I totally destroyed the thing.

Mammoth men

2008-11-24T09:21:00.000-08:00

Yo yo. Alright, so - I've been following this sweet blog all week called Mammoth Men. Its 12 guys who go on a bus trip with cameras in hand, and the blog readers get to choose their adventure and win prizes etc.

Anyway, I sent them some fan art - they loved it, and I think it might have given them the idea to do a "Pee Your Pants" competition. Haha. Anyway, thought I'd share the stuff I sent them.

Here is a photo they posted about to jump into Lake Powell:

then I added myself as the 13th mammoth man, jumping off:

Here is their original logo:

but then during their trip, the bus boke, and they had to cram into a van, so I made them a new logo - haha:
For the contest, they said "make us pee our pants!" - I'm not sure I did that but hopefully I will have made them chuckle a bit. I did a few mash-ups with their photos.

First up, Mammoth chicks:

Mammothenator:

Gunman mashup. I put Justin Lyon into the photo on the target. Here is the original poster:

here is Justin shooting target:

Here is Justin on the target:

On all three designs, I know I could have spent a lot more time, but for once I wasn't worried about perfect detail, as long as it looked decent.

update: I won! Just kidding. There was some way funnier stuff posted - the winner definitely made somebody piss their pants!

My Halloween Costume

2008-11-04T22:20:00.001-08:00

Can you guess who I was? Haha - My brother Garret

How to get more people to read your blog

2008-10-25T22:57:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends:

This blog post will bring good luck, but only if you pass it on. Lots of people have already done this and subsequently had successful blogs! All you have to do is follow the instructions below.

First: make a blog post called "How to get more people to read your blog"
Second: Copy and paste these instructions as the content.
Third: Pass the link on to 25 people

And that's it. Oh, I forgot to mention: IF you don't pass it on, something very terribly might happen. One guy didn't pass it on and his blog got black listed from Google. Now make a wish!
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Are you thinking of it?
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It will come true if you pass this on to 80 friends instead of just 25!
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and you will find true love and become rich!
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HAHAHA

Remember chain letters? Then email chain letters?
Now it's chain blogs! Woohoo!

rise and shine!

2008-10-11T07:51:00.000-07:00

up early to go shoot a wedding in Pasadena. did you know that Dara and I are wedding photographers?

I have the cutest daughter

2008-10-11T07:25:00.000-07:00

Photoshopped Coffee

2008-10-03T14:32:00.000-07:00

What up peeps. A co-worker sent me this Coffee jpg to me one morning, and I thought it would be funny to change it and send it back.

Original:

Mines:

Blue Shabana - Screen Shot

2008-09-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

I was working on some Corporate Headshots here in Santa Barbara, and after hiding some layers accidentally I saw this and thought it was pretty cool.

new design

2008-09-04T13:04:00.000-07:00

made this during my lunch break - had fun making it!

How I got a new phone for $10 without renewing my AT&T contract

2008-08-06T14:32:00.000-07:00

Alright, here is the deal: My wife and I bought ATT phones with a 2 year agreement, 2 years ago. Sadly, my phone recently died. I didn't want to sign up for another 2 years, and of course I didn't want to buy a new phone at full price. So... What did I do?

I went into my local Radio Shack (none of those lines typical at AT&T stores) and told them that I'd like to buy a prepaid AT&T phone as a gift for a friend. This way they didn't ask me if I wanted to buy any phone cards for it. I paid $10 for a new phone - opened it up, put my old sim card into it and continued on my old plan as if nothing ever happened. That's not all:

As a bonus, they include a sim card. Now if you have ever had to buy a sim card to replace your old one, you know that they cost $25. So, what you do is you keep this one (even though it is currently set up to be a 'pay as you go' sim card) and if you ever lose your sim/phone they can activate that one with whatever plan you desire.

How did I learn this? A very very kind hearted employee gave me the run down a few days back.

booya!

Follow me on Twitter

2008-07-28T01:14:00.000-07:00

Now that everybody's doing it. I finally can. HAHA.
http://twitter.com/austincurtis

Sorry I've been sucking at this blog. I have so many photos that I want to put up. Since I've stopped using Picasa, it is a bit more of a pain in the ass to upload on here. Okay... so it's not that hard.

alright alright - I'll post some photos. Actually, what I'll start doing is back logging photos, so it will seem that I've been keeping up with them all along. NICE

My BABY was born!

2008-07-02T04:26:00.000-07:00

Aliyah Sky Curtis
born 7/2/08 at 4:26am

WOW. That's all I can really say. Wow wow wow.

Crazy Screenshot

2008-06-25T09:44:00.000-07:00

I was working on a flash animation, and had to save this screenshot. If you want to see the project I was working on, or if you need a sure cure for stinky feet, check out StinkAway. Haha..

Congrats to Keegan + Life Discovery

2008-06-16T23:01:00.000-07:00

my old room mate and good friend Keegan is getting married! Booya!

I took some photos while I was there, and had a friend take this one of Keegan and I. Look closely.

Looking at this photo, you know what I noticed for the first time in my life? I am a big guy. I mean, I always knew I was tall, but I had no idea how tall really. Keegan is a giant in my mind - and this picture really tripped me out. I consider my reaction to this photo a life discovery

fricking hilarious

2008-05-19T11:01:00.001-07:00

Political Commentary through photos

2008-04-14T00:40:00.000-07:00

I was on a walk with my wife talking about the current political situation, and I snapped these photos. Instead of talking about what I thought they could mean, I thought it would be cooler if anyone looking at this could give an interpretation. All opinions are welcomed.

look closely! haha..

sick design (haha)

2008-01-30T01:58:00.000-08:00

its not that sick. haha. but it turned out pretty good considering all the info I had to pack in to a 3x4 inch ad. anyways, i got paid! caaaash money!

AHHH, everybody duck and cover!

2008-01-28T01:18:00.000-08:00

American spy satellite 'the size of a bus' is out of control and hurtling towards Earth

In orbit: A satellite the size of a small bus is plummeting towards the earth!

Wedding Photography in Santa Barbara

2008-01-24T02:22:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody,

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If you haven't figured it out by now, this is a shameless plug for my wife and I's up-and-coming business! We do really have some talent, and we are definitely fun to hang around. If you haven't checked out our stuff yet - dooooo it.

puddleshots

2008-01-24T02:01:00.000-08:00

man, it has been raining a lot in santa barbara! ran across this puddle and made the best of it.

notice the sig? copied garret.

went to the beach

2008-01-18T13:27:00.000-08:00

After work last Saturday, Cheri and I went to check out the U.S.S. Reagan. Once again, I only had the fisheye, but I got some decent photos - the light was beautiful!

this last one represents santa barbara to me big time.

another day at ucsb

2008-01-18T13:22:00.000-08:00

High noon is supposed to be the worst light. But armed with only a fisheye lens and a few minutes between classes, I though I'd see if I could get anything worth while.

I think with some post production, they might stand a chance! haha..

wine country and new gear!

2008-01-03T02:14:00.000-08:00

trip to wine country with the misses last week.

fun in the bathroom with new christmas holster gear:

the 'god-box' factor

2008-01-03T01:52:00.001-08:00

"...what I find so satisfying about science ...[is] that the whole community could throw out a cherished notion, and so quickly! That is what makes science different than religion."

-Laurence Krauss, physicist at Case Western Reserve University

I thought this quote was interesting! Mostly because this is how most people see religion - including religious people. As someone who seeks to be religious without being 'religious', I think as Christians, we should be willing to throw out any assumption that we've made about God. It is only in this way that we can see him outside of our own "god-boxes"

Java Jones with guys

2008-01-01T14:22:00.001-08:00

Guys Night at the Amalfi House

2007-12-13T03:16:00.000-08:00

Now, I realize these photos are that impressive. Nor did I even take all of them - haha. But this is what goes on every Monday night of my current life, so I thought I'd let you guys in on it.

This is bachelor Christmas decorating at its best.

got to have the fire

Now, you're asking - how did I manage to take this one.. haha - Tim stole the camera as always
You like the drug rug? haha - that's what Garret calls it

theres me and dave - good guy

level 9 represent!

easy braesy

Mark loves when you take his picture.

cheryl's other half

i think kenny is sneezing in this one - haha

Tamiesie!

did you hear me counting?

We basically spend our time talking about whatever
has been going on that week. Whether it goes into a theological
discussion or just catches us up,
it's definitely good times.

Sams to Go!

2007-10-12T17:08:00.000-07:00

Best sandwiches ever!

2007-03-13T01:08:00.000-07:00

if only i got this in focus. still like it though

a few things...

2007-03-13T01:04:00.000-07:00

new camera! God is good. canon 1d mark II N

had some friends visit with their new baby.

this is our baby - well as close as we'll get to one for a while :)

borrowed dara's camera

2006-11-09T23:00:00.000-08:00

reflections in water and glass

2006-10-22T14:50:00.001-07:00

House Church at Jacob and Kim's

2006-10-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

good times. good people. and a good God. thats church.

"B" The D.P.House Bird

2006-10-15T14:10:00.000-07:00

This was Lauda's bird. We called her 'b' - short for many words... haha. If anyone asked we said it just stood for 'bird.'

but man - she never shut up in the mornings unless you put a blanket over the cage.

her wings were clipped but she flew down the street pretty easily. we had to go searching for her a few times.

Inside grandma's house

2006-04-20T13:12:00.000-07:00

Easter at Grandma's in Connecticut

2006-04-20T13:02:00.000-07:00