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Photographer. Artist. Musician. Universe Geek.
A recent reading revealed a remarkable role, rivaling reason, rousing riveting ramifications of repurposed (reinvented? reclaimed?) reality:
"you, Joe, are a midwife for dreamers...an agent for the creative spirit...your path is to guide those passionate souls to their fullest expression of their artistic endeavors". Who knew? (read more...)
I print art for a living. I live on an island. What more could you ask for?
The Whidbey GeoDome is where I spend the rest of all my time...
Photography is my passion, my hobby, and my art...when I'm not at work (and when I am).
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- I just got a "friend" request from a local business organization. While this might not seem a problem, it is. Consider how it affects the overall proper usage of the network by other businesses and organizations. If you own a business, please pay attention to this and correct the problem by creating a PAGE for your business, NOT a personal profile. I've seen several local businesses misuse personal profiles in attempts to have more "friends". This is abuse of the system. Everything now affects search results, and network integrity is undermined by the misuse of social networks. Here's what I wrote. Correct me if I'm wrong. "Thanks for the friend request, but I'm going to have to decline on principle. A Facebook personal/individual profile shouldn't be used as a facade for a business or organization - that's what Facebook Pages are for. Please create a proper Page for your organization and I will certainly "Like" the page and add it my business and non-profit organization's respective Pages so we can cross-pollinate. But I will not add a "friend" for an organization not utilizing the system the way it was meant to be used properly - it compromises the integrity of the networked business community that is using it properly, and directly affects SEO (search results and optimization for business websites)."
- “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.” – R. Buckminster Fuller
- just gotta say I love the Google doodle today...go check it out (and press play) while it's still there. :) www.google.com
- interesting quote I came across today: "there is no such thing as a free choice while being emotionally attached to a belief system. the moment we are self-aware enough to realize this, we can truly work together to figure out the real odds of what will benefit us the most."
- WOW. THANK YOU everyone. I am so very blessed and standing in gratitude for all of the wonderful friendships and acquaintances in my life. Thanks for helping bring in a new year of life with a foundation of support and love. You are all amazing! :)
- Success! :D Woohoo!
- Giving our first preview live shows back to back for packed dome audiences down at the Seattle Center where the Whidbey Geodome Project will live April thru October during the Next Fifty 50th Anniversary of the World's Fair. Go team! :) now for tonight's huge fundraiser event...
- Enjoying Stephan's workshop "Opening to the Infinite" graciously hosted by none other than Dr. Craig. A fascinating and awakening journey founded in empirical scientific evidence...and direct shamanic experience. Which, of course, science is just beginning to understand is just as valid - without the dogmas of science or religion to interfere...
- wake up. occupy awareness.
- Gratitude. That's all. :)
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- Fashion Photos of Models Wearing Light Painted Dresses http://t.co/jzJwwWto via @petapixel
- Tons of freebies for designers #freebies #psd #css #wordpress #webdesign #photoshop #templates http://t.co/0gaUYurg http://t.co/fuQG4n6M
- Checking out "The EARTH PORTAL Exhibit at the Seattle Center" on Compassionate Seattle: http://t.co/tV1h941W @whidbeygeodome #nextfifty
- Earth Portall @ Monorail by Rick M.D. - http://t.co/ujtA71MV
- Films for Your Soul: 'Riding the Invisible' (WATCH) http://t.co/VYKpUGLO via @HealthyLiving
- President Obama is calling on Congress to take action to help create jobs. See the #CongressToDoList: http://t.co/ZjVf2sg8
- Big History Hits the Big Time http://t.co/al5wS9Rb via @HuffPostScience
- Why Storytelling Is The Ultimate Weapon http://t.co/XrLaeGG9 via @FastCoCreate
- 13: The DALAI LAMA answers a question http://t.co/FzIxPdk2
- I just liked "Supermoon" on Vimeo: http://t.co/7iL8DDsA
- I just liked "Shutter Ísland" on Vimeo: http://t.co/N4Qu7Byg
- I just liked "Open Horizon" on Vimeo: http://t.co/OpD0EGrU
- I'll be at @chrisguillebeau's book tour in Seattle, WA on June 4th! http://t.co/bfz9atEg #100startup
- 33. EDGAR MITCHELL: A global consciousness http://t.co/mK1dyrhx
- 44. BUDDHA: Pay it forward http://t.co/oAx5BrKe
- Group project presentations at #c4c2012 @ Whidbey Island Center for the Arts http://t.co/oecLwF0G
- Collaborations for Cause #c4c2012 @ Whidbey Island Center for the Arts http://t.co/lz868Fcn
- Excellent presentations today at Collaborations for Cause...learning a lot - inspired on multiple levels. #C4C2012 http://t.co/5PDSKFfl
- a drop of spring @ Whidbey Telecom Freeland Office http://t.co/XmD9d73n
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Helga Viking Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with HipstamaticSnow Day Dock On Mutiny Bay
Lucifer VI Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film, No Flash, Taken with HipstamaticIt’s been a while since we’ve posted a scary insect macro.
What’s especially fascinating are the photos of the photographer’s set-up. We always wondered how one takes a portrait of an ant.
Photo by John Hallmén via setupmonfresh
Spectacular extreme macro. His gear list is an inspiring bunch of “found” items, $20 microscope and enlarger lens finds on eBay. I think I may have just been bitten and smitten by the extreme macro bug!
Hokusai’s Wave comin out of our printer! Oh yeah! (Taken with instagram at Fine Balance Imaging)
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- Whidbey Island Bank5590 S. Harbor Ave
- WiFire Cafe1651 Main Street
- WiFire Cafe1651 Main Street
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- SummaryGraphic designer, photographer, and fine art printer with extensive experience in marketing and promotion. Corporate marketing for high-tech and bio-tech firms, with additional marketing and promotional experience with individual fine artists, photographers, and non-profit organizations. Expertise in Adobe products, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Lightroom. Photographic retouching, photographic restoration, photographic compositing, and other extensive imaging experience. Specializing in fine art giclee printing and photographic printing. Traditional darkroom processing and development, and digital imaging, processing, and development. Network Administration and IT/IS experience.Specialties: graphic design, photography, fine art giclee printing, wide-format commercial printing, photographic printing, photographic restoration, photographic retouchingExperience
- Nov 2011 - PresentCreative Director / Whidbey Geodome
- Jul 2004 - PresentOwner/Printer/Designer/Photographer / Fine Balance Imaging StudiosFine art giclee print production, fine art and decor printing, photographic printing. High-resolution scanning, drum scanning. Photographic restoration, retouching, and general digital imaging. Graphic design and layout for posters, brochures, signage, business cards, postcards, and the like. Commercial printing of point-of-purchase displays, window displays, banners, trade show graphics, conference graphics. Design consulting. Imaging consulting. Photography, digital imaging, and design consultation. Fine artist and photographer representation and retail/online sales. Marketing and promotional consulting.
- Feb 2009 - Aug 2011Vice President of the Board / Whidbey Island Arts CouncilThe Island Arts Council supports all genres of the arts throughout the whole of Whidbey Island. Since 1987, the IAC has issued a number of scholarships to student artists in the fields of visual art, dance and music and continues to accept applications every year for scholarships in all disciplines. The visual arts committee is now reaping the benefits of the Open Studio Tour and implementing specific scholarships for visual art students. The music committee continues to organize concerts in a variety of venues. Past concerts have included performances by the Northwest Chamber Orchestra and the Seattle Symphony, which included an opportunity for some advanced music students of Whidbey Island to play with the orchestra. The recently formed Arts in Education Committee is charged with the development of programming that furthers arts education and activities for local Washington State school K-12 programs.
- May 2003 - Dec 2006Owner / Isle of Art / McFarland GalleryFine art gallery specializing in northwest, first nations/native american, asian, buddhist, and visionary works.
- 2003 - 2006Membership Coordinator / South Whidbey Chamber of Commerce
- Aug 2001 - Jul 2002Marketing Manager / Fresenius HemoCare
- Aug 1997 - Jan 2001Marketing Manager / Avocent
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2003 - 2005Shoreline Community CollegePhotography, Psychology
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1997 - 2000Art Institute of SeattleAssociate of Arts and Sciences (AAS) in Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects
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Interests:photography, piano, fine art, film, movies, psychology, japanese, linguistics, anthropology, philosophy, dogs, cats, sailing, hiking, biking, conspiracies, lattes, green tea, tea, good company, life, upward spirals, prana, chakras, qi, chi, qi gong, Amma, Thailand, Japan, India, Tibet, Nepal, manifesting dreams, loving, universal compassion for all living things, being present, now, gadgets, geeks
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- Wow! "that's Here...that's Us...that's Home..." And here's a whole other perspective from the RFSA, showing a different way of seeing than what we're used to from NASA.
- An experience in perfect alignment with our efforts at the Earth Portal! Check it out! Some of the most beautiful imagery you'll ever open your eyes to...
- ...congratulations!
- One of the most well-crafted interactive resources for exploring the long view of Big History! Check it out! :)
- Cool new exhibit care of the Smithsonian! Looks like a great new endeavor by the National Museum of Natural History and the Astrophysical Observatory exploring the ongoing evolution of this Universe to which we belong...
- Another project in alignement with our purpose of expanding worldviews...Big History is a spectacular endeavor, looking to the long view of the entire history of the universe up to the modern era of the Anthropocene.
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- Reception tonight for the Nature's Abstracts show, hosted by FBIStudios in the Bayview Hub
- one of our friends over in Bellevue with the same kind of business as ours...did an analysis on how much ink we throw away every time the printer says it's out. pretty sad to know that these high end printers have a margin of error of 1500%, and that we throw away $35 worth of ink per cartridge when the printer says it's down to 1% (and it's really at somewhere between 15-20%!)...
- Artist's Reception Friday February 10th, 5-7pm. Show goes through the 28th! :)
- Michael Foley's "Oh! Ryan's Belts" photograph, up at the Gratitude 6 Show happening right now at the Bayview Cash Store - opening reception Feb 10th, 5-7pm. Show runs through the 28th!
- Yeah - that's today! Gratitude Giclee 6 opening reception is tonight, 5-7pm - just three short hours away! You know you want to... ;)
- Just a reminder that over 20 local artists and photographers will be exhibiting in a unique show at Bayview Corner, hosted by Fine Balance Imaging Studios. The 6th annual GRATITUDE: Fine Art Giclée Print Show will run from February 1 through 28 in the Hub, located at the Bayview Cash Store, 5603 Bayview Road, outside of Langley. On February 10th an Artists' Reception will be in the Cash Store Hub from 5:00 to 7:00pm. Call 221-2707 for information or email info@fbistudios.com.
- Attend Photo Basics Friday Jan 20th http://conta.cc/y4cBUD
- Attend Art & Photo Book Making Class: Great Gifts Made By You! http://conta.cc/uWSaed
- It was a good class the first time, and we all learned a lot from each other...If you missed it, or want a refresher, come join us on November 17th for the Art & Photo Book Making class, and walk out knowing how to make your own books for yourself or your art and business!
- Attend Art & Photo Book Making: The Art & Business of Self-Publishing http://conta.cc/r9CDmD
- Art and Photo Book Making Class
- Attend Art & Photo Book Making: The Art & Business of Self-Publishing http://conta.cc/pZqHmg
- Reminder - Photo Flow Seminar: Organize & Adjust Your Shots in Lightroom http://conta.cc/rq96Bx
- At long last...the Lightroom class you've been waiting for. :)
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- preview of a series of panoramas soon to debut on my portfolio site, www.watchthelight.net
- The new Whidbey Art Trail is live, with 13 amazing artists opening their studios up year-round to visitors and locals alike. Come "Like" the WAT Page on FB to stay updated on new artist's projects and future contests to win original art made right here on Whidbey Island!
- I know back last summer when I posted this a lot of folks were interested in prints or a personal copy for their desktop...and it's now easily available! So glad to finally have a working functional portfolio site now! :D Yay!
- Just updated all of the pricing on my new website, where prints of all shapes and sizes are available! This Autumn Thunderclouds Over Mutiny Bay panorama will soon be hung in the studio at a stunning 7 feet wide!
- I just launched my new photo website, WatchTheLight.net! I'll be adding all of my new photos there, and support my presence on the new year-round open studio tour, the Whidbey Art Trail. Photos can be downloaded for personal use, licensed as royalty-free or rights-managed stock, and of course as prints! I'm adding options for prints and specialty art prints, but for now most are available as photo prints. :) Yay!
- A recent long-exposure of the pilings near the Mutiny Bay dock...
