I'm starting to realize that I need a bigger space to shoot. My current setup (aka my condo :-P) is slowly becoming too small for what I want to do, lol. Drove around with my partners today looking at a few places. Found a huge space down the street and we're looking at another building tomorrow. Ironically this is the original location of East Coast TKD, where I started my martial arts career. Very fitting if you ask me!
I also added pricing for my photoshoots. Take a look and contact me for bookings.
Peace.
02 March 2010
Pricing
TWO-LOOK PACKAGE $225
- 30 Low Resolution images for web
- 4 High Resolution images with Basic Retouching
- Need makeup/hair? Add $150-women or $100-men.
THREE-LOOK PACKAGE $350
- 50 Low Resolution images for web
- 6 High Resolution images with Basic Retouching
- Need makeup/hair? Add $150-women or $100-men.
FOUR-LOOK PACKAGE $575
- 75 Low Resolution images for web
- 8 High Resolution images with Basic Retouching
- Need makeup/hair? Add $175-women or $125-men.
PHOTO RETOUCHING
Basic Retouching $50
Includes softening under eyes and wrinkles, whitening eyes and teeth, removing blemishes and minor stray hair, adjusting color/contrast and image sharpening.
Advanced Retouching (Email For Quote)
Includes very deep wrinkles, large strands of hair and reshaping clothes, lengthening and thinning body parts.
POLICIES
$100 deposit is required when booking a session and it goes toward your total balance. Deposit is non-refundable and is valid for up to one year. Rescheduling must be done at least 3 business days (72 business hours) in advance or your deposit will be lost. No exceptions.
Due to the creative nature of photography, no free reshoots will be given based on aesthetic differences. We will give recommendations on makeup/hair, wardrobe and poses but you will always make the final decision.
ADDITIONAL IMAGES
We do not release all high-resolution images from the shoot. For each additional image not included in your package:
- $10 without retouching.
- $50 with basic retouching.
- 30 Low Resolution images for web
- 4 High Resolution images with Basic Retouching
- Need makeup/hair? Add $150-women or $100-men.
THREE-LOOK PACKAGE $350
- 50 Low Resolution images for web
- 6 High Resolution images with Basic Retouching
- Need makeup/hair? Add $150-women or $100-men.
FOUR-LOOK PACKAGE $575
- 75 Low Resolution images for web
- 8 High Resolution images with Basic Retouching
- Need makeup/hair? Add $175-women or $125-men.
PHOTO RETOUCHING
Basic Retouching $50
Includes softening under eyes and wrinkles, whitening eyes and teeth, removing blemishes and minor stray hair, adjusting color/contrast and image sharpening.
Advanced Retouching (Email For Quote)
Includes very deep wrinkles, large strands of hair and reshaping clothes, lengthening and thinning body parts.
POLICIES
$100 deposit is required when booking a session and it goes toward your total balance. Deposit is non-refundable and is valid for up to one year. Rescheduling must be done at least 3 business days (72 business hours) in advance or your deposit will be lost. No exceptions.
Due to the creative nature of photography, no free reshoots will be given based on aesthetic differences. We will give recommendations on makeup/hair, wardrobe and poses but you will always make the final decision.
ADDITIONAL IMAGES
We do not release all high-resolution images from the shoot. For each additional image not included in your package:
- $10 without retouching.
- $50 with basic retouching.
15 February 2010
Shouldn't Hell Be Awesome?
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Just hear me out. Straight to the point here, no build-up. The Bible has always said all these bad things about Hell and even Dante's Inferno was very descriptive of the different levels of this place we call Hell. Every depiction of Hell we've ever seen has been torturous...and well, hot. That makes no sense to me whatsoever and here's why. How do you get to Hell? You have to commit a sin, do something bad, yadda, yadda, yadda. And Hell is run by who? Satan. So Satan WANTS you to be in Hell, right? Because come Armageddon time when it's Heaven versus Hell whoever has the biggest army will most likely win...isn't that the story? So if Satan wants you to be bad so you can end up in Hell after you die...then why the heck would he punish you for eternity? He should reward you! "Hey Steve, thanks for robbing that bank when you were a kid. For your troubles here are 15 hookers you can have your way with." There should be a Trump Hades Resort & Casino down there or something. Like all the strip clubs and casinos and drugs you can imagine...not fire and brimstone (whatever brimstone is) and torture and all that gross nonsense you see them depicting Hell as. Issa make-a no sensa!
11 February 2010
How To Win Arguments
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I argue very well. Ask any of the friends I have left. I can win an argument on almost any topic, against any person. People know this and steer clear of me at all costs. Sometimes they won't even invite me places...as a sign of great respect, of course. But now it is my time to pass the torch of argumentation to you (is that even a word?). Just follow these easy - i think - steps.
DRINK LIQUOR
Let's say you're at a party and some hotshot intellectual (like from that bar scene in Good Will Hunting) is spewing out knowledge on the economy of Estonia, a subject you know nothing about...at least you should. Why would you? If you're drinking some pansy health-fanatic drink like grapefruit juice, you'll hang back, afraid to display your ignorance, while the hotshot amazes your date. But if you drink a few Jack & Cokes, you'll soon discover you have STRONG VIEWS about the Estonian economy. You'll be a WEALTH of information. You'll argue forcefully, offering insights and possibly upsetting furniture around you. People will be impressed. Most will leave the room.
MAKE THINGS UP
Suppose, in the Estonian economy argument, you are trying to prove that Estonians are underpaid, a position you base solely on the fact that YOU are underpaid, and you'll be damned if you're going to let a bunch of Estonians be better off! DON'T say: "I think Estonians are underpaid." That's lame, so instead say something like: "The average Estonian's salary in 1981 dollars adjusted for the revised tax base is $1,452.81 per annum, which is $836.07 before the mean gross poverty level." NOTE: Always make up exact figures. If the jackass asks you where you got your information, make THAT up too: "This information comes from Dr. Vladimir Youngblood's study for the Chesterfield Commission published on May 9, 1982. Didn't you read it?" Say this in the same tone of voice you would use to say, "You left your soiled underwear in my bathroom."
Also, use meaningless but weighty-sounding words and phrases. Memorize this list:
• Let me put it this way
• In terms of
• Vis-a-vis
• Per se
• As it were
• Qua
• So to speak
You should also memorize some Latin abbreviations such as "Q.E.D.", "e.g.", and "i.e." These are all short for "I speak Latin, and you don't so kiss my ass." Here's how to use these words and phrases. Suppose you want to say, "Estonians would like to order appetizers more often, but they don't have enough money." You never win arguments talking like that! But you WILL win if you say, "Let me put it this way. In terms of appetizers vis-a-vis Estonians qua Estonians, they would like to order them more often, so to speak, but they do not have enough money per se, as it were. Q.E.D." Only a fool would challenge that statement.
SNAPPY & IRREVERENT COMEBACKS.
You need an arsenal of all-purpose irrelevant phrases to fire back at people when they make valid points. The best are:
• You're begging the question.
• You're being defensive.
• Don't compare apples to oranges.
• What are your parameters?
This last one is especially valuable. Nobody (other than engineers and policy stooges) has the vaguest idea what "parameters" means. Don't forget the classic: YOU'RE SO LINEAR.
Here's how to use your comebacks:
You say: As Abraham Lincoln said in 1873...
Your opponent says: Lincoln died in 1865.
You say: You're begging the question.
You say: Liberians, like most Asians...
Your opponent says: Liberia is in Africa.
You say: You're being defensive.
COMPARE TO ADOLF HITLER
This is your last resort...bring out the guns, for when your opponent is obviously right and you are spectacularly wrong in every way. Bring Hitler up subtly. Say, "That sounds suspiciously like something Adolf Hitler might say," or "You certainly do remind me of Adolf Hitler."
Follow these steps and arguments won! Guaranteed or your money back.
DRINK LIQUOR
Let's say you're at a party and some hotshot intellectual (like from that bar scene in Good Will Hunting) is spewing out knowledge on the economy of Estonia, a subject you know nothing about...at least you should. Why would you? If you're drinking some pansy health-fanatic drink like grapefruit juice, you'll hang back, afraid to display your ignorance, while the hotshot amazes your date. But if you drink a few Jack & Cokes, you'll soon discover you have STRONG VIEWS about the Estonian economy. You'll be a WEALTH of information. You'll argue forcefully, offering insights and possibly upsetting furniture around you. People will be impressed. Most will leave the room.
MAKE THINGS UP
Suppose, in the Estonian economy argument, you are trying to prove that Estonians are underpaid, a position you base solely on the fact that YOU are underpaid, and you'll be damned if you're going to let a bunch of Estonians be better off! DON'T say: "I think Estonians are underpaid." That's lame, so instead say something like: "The average Estonian's salary in 1981 dollars adjusted for the revised tax base is $1,452.81 per annum, which is $836.07 before the mean gross poverty level." NOTE: Always make up exact figures. If the jackass asks you where you got your information, make THAT up too: "This information comes from Dr. Vladimir Youngblood's study for the Chesterfield Commission published on May 9, 1982. Didn't you read it?" Say this in the same tone of voice you would use to say, "You left your soiled underwear in my bathroom."
Also, use meaningless but weighty-sounding words and phrases. Memorize this list:
• Let me put it this way
• In terms of
• Vis-a-vis
• Per se
• As it were
• Qua
• So to speak
You should also memorize some Latin abbreviations such as "Q.E.D.", "e.g.", and "i.e." These are all short for "I speak Latin, and you don't so kiss my ass." Here's how to use these words and phrases. Suppose you want to say, "Estonians would like to order appetizers more often, but they don't have enough money." You never win arguments talking like that! But you WILL win if you say, "Let me put it this way. In terms of appetizers vis-a-vis Estonians qua Estonians, they would like to order them more often, so to speak, but they do not have enough money per se, as it were. Q.E.D." Only a fool would challenge that statement.
SNAPPY & IRREVERENT COMEBACKS.
You need an arsenal of all-purpose irrelevant phrases to fire back at people when they make valid points. The best are:
• You're begging the question.
• You're being defensive.
• Don't compare apples to oranges.
• What are your parameters?
This last one is especially valuable. Nobody (other than engineers and policy stooges) has the vaguest idea what "parameters" means. Don't forget the classic: YOU'RE SO LINEAR.
Here's how to use your comebacks:
You say: As Abraham Lincoln said in 1873...
Your opponent says: Lincoln died in 1865.
You say: You're begging the question.
You say: Liberians, like most Asians...
Your opponent says: Liberia is in Africa.
You say: You're being defensive.
COMPARE TO ADOLF HITLER
This is your last resort...bring out the guns, for when your opponent is obviously right and you are spectacularly wrong in every way. Bring Hitler up subtly. Say, "That sounds suspiciously like something Adolf Hitler might say," or "You certainly do remind me of Adolf Hitler."
Follow these steps and arguments won! Guaranteed or your money back.
10 February 2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
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Oh...Em...Gee! I always wanted to say that. So not only is a sequel to one of my favoritest movies of all time coming out...but it also stars one of my favoritest actors (shush, I make up words as I go). Wall Street 2 starring Shia LeBouef. Sequels usually stink more than a dirty diaper but since Oliver Stone directed the first one and he's directing this one it should be a blasty blast. Martin and Charlie Sheen make appearances in the movie also playing the same characters, of course. Can't wait to see it! Well...I CAN wait, but you know what I mean.
Seatbelts Shmeatbelts
REPOSTED:
I don't wear seatbelts. I haven't for many years now ever since a friend of mine, who had her seatbelt on, died in a car accident, while the driver, who didn't wear his, lived. That was enough proof for me that I'll die when it's my time, seatbelt or no seatbelt. I know research states otherwise but I'll take my chances.
I know there are plenty of people in America who feel the same way as I do. I also believe there are plenty of people who would agree that seatbelt laws are dumb. If I want to risk my life by not wearing a seatbelt, that should be my decision, not that of the state.
I thought about this some more the other day. I think it's strange that people, myself included, fuss about seatbelt laws and fines despite the three to one odds that seatbelts would help prevent injury or worse yet, death, in an accident. On the other hand no one ever complains about being asked to buckle their seatbelt on a plane! Hardly ever happens. Let's not forget that if the plane indeed crashed, there's a pretty slim chance that the little piece of fabric and metal is going to do you any good.
So with this newfound outlook will I begin wearing my seatbelt? Nope, and I'll still complain about seatbelt laws. However, I'll start NOT wearing my seatbelt on any planes. Haha!
I don't wear seatbelts. I haven't for many years now ever since a friend of mine, who had her seatbelt on, died in a car accident, while the driver, who didn't wear his, lived. That was enough proof for me that I'll die when it's my time, seatbelt or no seatbelt. I know research states otherwise but I'll take my chances.
I know there are plenty of people in America who feel the same way as I do. I also believe there are plenty of people who would agree that seatbelt laws are dumb. If I want to risk my life by not wearing a seatbelt, that should be my decision, not that of the state.
I thought about this some more the other day. I think it's strange that people, myself included, fuss about seatbelt laws and fines despite the three to one odds that seatbelts would help prevent injury or worse yet, death, in an accident. On the other hand no one ever complains about being asked to buckle their seatbelt on a plane! Hardly ever happens. Let's not forget that if the plane indeed crashed, there's a pretty slim chance that the little piece of fabric and metal is going to do you any good.
So with this newfound outlook will I begin wearing my seatbelt? Nope, and I'll still complain about seatbelt laws. However, I'll start NOT wearing my seatbelt on any planes. Haha!
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