Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
It’s no secret that I have a love-hate relationship with the social media site reddit. That being said, I participated – for my third consecutive year – in reddit’s online “Secret Santa” gift exchange program. I had a lot of fun with it, I enjoyed the gift I received and I know my “giftie” enjoyed…
Read MoreThis is kind of a quick blog post, so I hope you understand. I saw this clip on one of my photoblogging sites – it’s an animated movie about a woman who finds a Polaroid camera – and the camera still has film in it. You need to watch this film. And I should warn…
Read MoreUp and at ’em, rise and shine, revilee, revilee, get that coffee in your system and open those baby blues… And once again, I bring you some of the best blog posts that the Times Union’s community bloggers can craft. Please enjoy the following, which includes some new members of the blogfarm: Jason Purvis’ blog,…
Read MoreI’ve been playing with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 “Raskolnikov” camera for about a month or so, and I’ve enjoyed the results. And in playing with the camera, I’ve tried adding some new variables and disciplines to the 1960’s Soviet panoramic camera. One of the variables I’ve tested out is redscale film. In redscale photoraphy, the film…
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So my original plan was thus. A few years ago, my modeling friend Lauren helped me create an illusion called Her Stolen Heart, in which she would hold a frame and I would photograph in such a way that the frame appeared to show what was behind her. I entered it as one of my…
Read MoreI’m sorry. As a football fan, I could not wrap myself around enjoying last night’s Super Bowl matchup. As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I could not watch the New England Patriots (and former Steeler locker room cancer LaGarrette Blount) hoist the Lombardi Trophy. And I couldn’t root for the Seattle Seahawks either, especially after they…
Read MoreWow. It seems like only a year ago that Stern Fans won their second Trivia Bowl, and did so in quintessentially Stern Fans-ish manner – by betting a few points and watching as every other team got the answer wrong. That put their name on the coveted trophy. Now it’s 2015, and the eleventh meeting…
Read MoreTwo years ago, one of my Dream Window constructs, Dream Window 5: The Thirst Quencher, appeared as part of the Albany Center Gallery’s Northeast Home Show art show at the Times Union Center. After not submitting anything in 2014 – I really didn’t think I had anything hang-worthy that year – I submitted three pictures…
Read MoreIt’s Thursday night and I’m nervous as hell. Here’s what happened. Last week, my Street Academy trivia team claimed the victory for the night in the Big Brothers Big Sisters “Big Brains Trivia” game. Out of a possible 65 points (five ten-question rounds, including some bonus questions), we scored 60. Spent the night brushing off…
Read MoreHave you finished shoveling your walkway after our most recent Snow-ma-geddon? Have you thawed out your water pipes after this most recent Cold-ocalpyse? Okay. Get yourself a hot cup of coffee, relax and enjoy this week’s edition of the best that my fellow community bloggers have to offer this week. And considering we’re only a…
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Chuck The Writer 
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