I just received an email from my friends at The Whole 9 in respect to Earth Hour – On March 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m., local time, the World Wildlife Fund is asking for us all to flick the switch OFF for an hour to make a statement on global climate change.
Get outside and enjoy the natural light too, it's still the best light source you can find and it's Free :)
Recently it seems there has been a resurgence of all things 3D, as Hollywood pumps out a record number of new films featuring this technique.
Now I too have been taken on a 3D ride of sorts, after completing my first 3D shoot on behalf of Softmotion, a company based out of Montreal Canada. We shot a beautiful custom Harley Davidson Softail in studio and then using one of my stock location images created a 3D version for online promotions as well as capturing additional images to be used in a final Lenticular display.
The capture of the 3D Lenticular image involved shooting up to 140 images, then a selection of these are composed via Softmotions computer genius, Patrice to create the illusion of the bike coming out of the Lenticular display as you walk pass.
The online version is a little less complicated to achieve with the viewer requiring those wacky 3d glasses to view the result, which by the way is very effective, as it really does seem like the rider is coming out of the screen and riding over your keyboard.
Both Guy Brisson the president of Softmotion and myself are looking forward to collaborating on many more future projects after the successful coming together of talents on this shoot.
Of course I couldn't let the bike out of my hands without taking it for a spin around the block a few times... here's a quick pick of me coming back in with the bike – a big thank you to James (owner in last frame) for trusting me with your sweet ride.
This past week I was contacted via an Ad Agency back in Australia to inquire if I would be interested in helping to bring awareness to a little boy, Isaiah Muller from Adelaide, South Australia. Isaiah is undergoing major surgery in an attempt to save his remaining eye after having lost the other to cancer.
Needless to say I asked what I could do and the South Australian Ad Agency Michels Warren's Managering Director Phillip Martin, explained that they were working on behalf of the Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation. They had been in contact with Hugh Jackman's agent and Hugh & his wife Deborah Lee were available and would love to help in the form of a photo op whereby they will meet with Isaiah and his mother Olivia Muller at the Ronald MacDonald House here in Manhattan.
The image of Hugh, Deborah Lee, Isaiah and his mother Olivia will be printed and framed and then I shall take another image in the hospital today with them holding the print which will form the final image for the campaign back in Oz to help raise funds for the surgeries.
For more information on Isaiah Mullers story or to donate please go to
Yes it's that time of the year again,time to head down to the Chelsea Piers to freeze your ass off while taking in all that is on offer in the way of Contemporary art.
Armory is the main show in town bringing together wonderful and sometimes questionable art from all over the globe. A good time to get into the mix and view what is currently being offered out there. I always come away so inspired much like when I visit any gallery, the experience seems to spark a certain refocusing censor within, suddenly I am made aware again of the simplistic beauty that surrounds us.
So get out there and enjoy and make comment on art.
