I just directed two commercials yesterday for the 2010 Chicago Football Classic in cooperation with Mid C Media. Below is a quick still of things to come from the commercial. I’m looking forward to getting into the edit and create two great pieces.
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Ken is Sick
Recently I have come down with a bit of a cold, some congestion and overall just sick. I didn’t want this to prevent me from updating my blog so I decided to put up a photo I took years ago when I had a bit of a bloody nose. This photo has seen a lot of iterations and various changes and interpretations over the years that I have had it, however below is one of the original versions of the photo. If you look closely you might notice a little something in the drain catch, but what it is will remain a secret, unless someone guesses what it is. I hope you all feel better than I do right now.
I have noticed every time that I get sick I find that it is very difficult to remember what it is like to not be sick. Anyone else feel that way too when they get sick?
The Forbidden City
Last year I traveled across the Pacific Ocean to visit a good friend of mine as well as travel all around China and The Philippines. Below is a photo I took while inside the over 600 year old city. The city is located in the middle of Beijing, and I have to say that even being there with hundreds of tourists, it is an awe inspiring experience. To think that this city was the home to emperors for nearly 500 years. To put things into perspective the whole complex covers 7,800,000 square feet. If you ever go to China, try your hardest to make it to this amazing place.
Model Shannon Nelson
Although I didn’t do any of the photography I put together a comp card for a good friend of mine Shannon Nelson. Below is her comp card, so feel free to reach out to her, but only if you are gonna cut her a big check.
2 Dogs 1 Stick: Secret and Tara
This is Secret and Tara, they are 2 out of the 3 German Shepard guard dogs/beach toys we had in Belize. They loved the water, seemed liked they were born in it, great swimmers too.
What I love about this photo is that everything that one of them did, the other immediately did as well. And as you can see, even if there is only one stick thrown, be sure both of them will find a way to return back to you. If you are wondering, yes that is bamboo, and yes there is a lot of it down in Belize.
Creepy Light Painting
I’m not going to sit here and type out an explanation of how light painting works, or the fact that it no longer relegated to a fun photography past time. I just found a light painting I did about three years ago and decided I should share it on my site.
What sets this photo apart from other light paintings you will see is that I white balanced for the street lights which were some deep orange sodium vapor lights. This in turn made my flashlight a nice cool blue light. (as well as some of the halogen lights on the garages)
The Western Highway
While driving throughout Belize you come to find out very quickly that a road like this is a rarity. Most roads that are not near major cities look like the bastard children of New York City, Chicago, and the Arizona desert. Let me break it down.
The Coastal Highway = a dirt road.
The Western Highway = a 2 lane road with an occasional center line here and there.
The Eastern Highway = a 1.5 lane road with a non existent center line, and suicide to drive at night.
Below is the Western Highway looking it’s best for us.
The Koller brother’s eyes.
I will say one thing about Koller men, we have some pretty good eyes. I think my little brother Steve has mine beat though.
maybe mine just look too mean.
Lightning in Hopkins
I was reading an article today about 9 myths and facts about lightning.
Fact: It’s not safe to be outside during an electrical storm
Now not that I want you to go hurt yourself, but some of the best photos you will ever get more often than not will place you in some kind of danger, so without any further ado here is are two beautiful storm photos I took while in Belize. I couldn’t decide which of the two I liked, so I thought I will give you all both.
And then the storm got closer to the town across the bay.
Beautiful Belize photo.
Below is one of many photos I took during my recent trip to Belize. Feel free to download the photo. I have also provided a link for the full resolution file which is quite large, and great for a wallpaper or printing purposes.
Here is the link: http://www.mediafire.com/i/?hzj3mmm0lxt33ta
