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Today was spent driving. St. Clair Shores, MI to St. Catharines, Ontario… In a 16′ Penske rental truck… and all went without fail. Crystal and I got across the border without even a question of what exactly is in the … Continue reading
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“Boxing Day” in Canada… a holiday that I think that big box stores tried to bring to the states as a second Black Friday, and never succeeded… Crystal and I headed out into what I imagined to be a tame … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas Eve!!! Crystal and I set out this morning (after cramming our luggage, etc into our poor car for the last time in 2012) for St. Catharines, Ontario via our storage locker in Albany. After 9 hours of driving, and … Continue reading
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Two last shows for the week and the LAST photo from the MEMPHIS Tour in my Project365! Crazy to think of, but even more crazy is the thought that after today’s shows I will only have 10 more performances of … Continue reading
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Spent today driving a 16′ box truck around China town in Boston… it was challenging to say the least. Picked up my personal workboxes, etc from the theatre in preparation for a drive to drop them in Albany, NY tomorrow. … Continue reading
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RUSHED back from today’s apartment hunt with Crystal in Albany, NY for a very fast (and very rushed feeling) photo-shoot with Angela. This theatre is SO unique… I knew I had to photograph it somehow, and when I managed to … Continue reading
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16 days left in 2012 and Crystal and I both went to the theatre tonight to officially share our excitement with the rest of our MEMPHIS family. Letters were officially sent tonight, and notice officially given. My last day with … Continue reading
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Today was an important day in the life of both Crystal and I. While apartment hunting in Albany, NY (it will make sense soon) I received the email I had been waiting for. The letter indicating a formal offer for … Continue reading
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Headed out the front doors of the theatre today (to visit the Dunkin Donuts on the corner), and caught a glimpse of Boston Common… through the window decals that adorn the front entrance of the Colonial Theatre here in Boston. … Continue reading
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A quick photo of my little Christmas Tree at work. Crystal and I set up a tree (complete with lights and ornaments) and dressed the window with lights and hung stockings from the mirror in out hotel room here in … Continue reading
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Today’s photo of the day workflow has been a bit different than usual. I am actually writing this post before taking the photo. Today’s photo (like a few of the past one) required notice of photography posted days in advance … Continue reading
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A portion of the Boston skyline from the top of the parking garage next to the hotel… I snapped this one as I was headed into work tonight. The intended photo of the day, and a few outtakes from the … Continue reading
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Today, was again spent inside the Colonial Theatre. Unlike yesterday, today, I wasn’t able to grab my camera and wander around, in fact, I didn’t really even get a dinner break. We worked from 8am until the show began, stopping … Continue reading
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Monday in Boston, and after arriving at 3am on a bus from Providence, some of us will work 12 hours today, others will work an almost civil 8 hours. Boston’s Colonial Theatre is one of the few across the country … Continue reading
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Between our last two shows here in Providence and I snapped a HDR image of the theatre’s marquee. A beautifully inspirational theatre here for a week, and now its off to Boston, MA for two weeks before heading home for … Continue reading
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As I was walking through the theatre just before the ushers let the audience in, I looked up and thought the ceiling (which wasn’t in the earlier photo of this gorgeous theatre) would make a great last minute photo for … Continue reading
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After the show tonight I finally made good on a conversation about dance and photography. Preston, a somewhat recent addition to the MEMPHIS tour joined me after the show to jump around in the lobby of the theatre. A gorgeous … Continue reading
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Snapped a quick portrait of Bree tonight before the show. There is gorgeous backdrop material all around this theatre, and I knew I wanted to use this cool pattern as a backdrop for one photo this week. This wasn’t exactly … Continue reading
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On the walk back from the theatre tonight, I turned a different corner than I normally do, and came across this great sign complete with red neon illuminating the face of it from the beer sign in the window. Not … Continue reading
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ROAD TRIP! Today, a short one (in comparison to the Detroit to Portland road trip earlier this year) from Rochester, NY to Providence, RI. 6 hours in a car, and we were there. Not bad at all. One week in … Continue reading
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One last quick HDR image in the week of somewhat meaningless HDR images from around the theatre here in Rochester, NY. Tonight the MEMPHIS tour packs up, loads out, and leaves Rochester, and of course, just because all of our … Continue reading
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Another random HDR of some small detail in or around this old masonic building here in Rochester, NY. Today’s offering was one that I happened to notice as I passed by a second story window and glanced out to see … Continue reading
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“Twice a year the Broadway community on tour as well as in NYC come together to raise money for an organization called Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids”. For the last few weeks, Bryan Fenkart (Day #319 and Day #7) appealed … Continue reading
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Wandering around the theatre before the show, I was searching for inspiration for a photo for today. I snapped an (intentionally) out of focus image of one of the ceiling lights below the balcony here in Rochester’s Auditorium and took … Continue reading
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Today’s photographic offering is an image of my lighting control setup for the MEMPHIS tour. I have snapped a photo before of the entire control area, but most of mine was left out with the focus on the sound console. … Continue reading
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Opening Night here in Rochester, NY, and the Auditorium Theatre is exactly as I remember it… right down to the red neon sign out front. No fancy Marquee here, just one word, above the doors that lead to the Auditorium. … Continue reading
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Monday and I unfortunately had to leave Canada and head back to work… this week MEMPHIS is in Rochester, NY so it was only a 2 hour drive from the Niagara area to Rochester. I wasn’t really sure what my … Continue reading
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Saturday north of the border, and I snapped this quick photo while we were headed to visit some family here in the Niagara region. I cannot even begin to explain how nice it is to unplug while I am up … Continue reading
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It’s Black Friday across the US, and Crystal and I stayed safely in my parents house while people threw themselves at deals in retailers across the country. We on the other hand had an amazing relaxing morning here in St. … Continue reading
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It’s Thanksgiving morning here in St. Clair Shores and an amazingly calm and foggy morning it was. Crystal and I have been at my parents house for a few days now, and while we have completed some of the things … Continue reading
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Spent a mostly lazy day here in Michigan lounging with our kitten. ADORABLE. I cannot believe that it’s been 7 weeks with this little fur-ball running around our lives, and surprisingly enough, the parents are doing pretty well with her … Continue reading
