While I don't regret the purchase I recently blogged about, I couldn't help but smirk a bit when reading last night, less than a week after I put my order in, Canon announced the T1i. There are a number of reasons my (much more expensive) model will work better for me in a professional setting, however this update to the classic Rebel line is stellar and a great value. Anybody looking to get started in DSLRs should probably save for this one.

posted by Brian @ 8:46 AM

I got interviewed for MKE local blog Easy Otis. Exclusive pic is up there this time =)
Get your hair cut @ Otis' digs, The Establishment in Shorewood... they do good work.

posted by Brian @ 3:58 PM

After a good few years with the Canon 5D, I've decided to go ahead and upgrade to the new model, 5D Mk. II. In addition to enhancing the solid specs of the original photo camera, this new one also shoots HD video, which made the decision pretty easy for me. The order went in tonight, and if bhphotovideo is to be believed (they usually are) then I should have the Mk. II early next week.

Here's a polaroid from my award-winning college TV show "...And Boom Goes The Dynamite"... the actor is co-producer Brian Ewig, with whom I've worked on quite a few projects. I think the character was Louie "The Liar" Fibbarino. This is the only Polaroid I can ever remember shooting... seems odd, but the cameras aren't as common as they once were.

posted by Brian @ 9:26 PM

I know a lot of people are already aware of this, however if you are not, I feel I should point it out: Ticketmaster is a scam, a horrible joke with no punchline, which drags down the world of live entertainment. I'm only complaining right now since tonight they took service charges from me on tickets for an event which was canceled, but there are many, many other reasons to complain about them. If you get bored, look into it... they're just greedy idiots whose operation is forced upon audiences for no discernible reason. If they could, I'm sure they'd take your bailout money.

Anyways, I won't rant on here too much, but sometimes I need to change it up a bit, right?
Here's that picture of The Lucas Cates Band which I mentioned in a prior posting:

















Great guys to work with, and their promoter is cool too. Check 'em out! They got songs!

posted by Brian @ 7:38 PM

My friend Jeremy invited me out to see his band Incekt the other night. He's got the coolest local industrial band I know of... they played at my birthday party a year or two ago. And, they post their albums online for free, which is awesome, so check it out. I figured in return for the guestlist add, I'd get some pics (and there's some video on their site too.) Here's a shot, Jeremy is on the left:

posted by Brian @ 10:06 PM

Short but sweet post tonight... pretty psyched about the new camera I'm buying- it's the same model they shot the official Presidential photo on and also the same one Rob Sheridan used for the latest NIN HD footage he's been doing.

Here's a promo photo I did for one of the best bands in Madison, The Type:





















I think they have an album coming out soon-ish... keep an eye out for it... also did some work recently for another cool Madison act, the Lucas Cates Band... I'll get one of those posted sometime soon.

posted by Brian @ 12:21 AM