Gettin' My Blog On

Wow...I'm really awful at posting here... My apologies.

Anywho, just thought I'd drop in since I just did a major gallery update to my site. If you haven't been there for a while, the music has been updated, as well as the new "Early Years" gallery. I also added a ton of more senior pics to the "Seniors" gallery. I figured since seniors are my main focus of business, I should have more than 4 people in there. =P

Let me know what you think about the new music. There's a bunch more tracks than there was before...I think 11 now. Just some of my favorite tunes at the moment by some great bands. If you are interested in knowing more about the artists, you can scroll your mouse over the music note on my site and click on the name of the track. It will take you to either their official site, or their MySpace. The site has a completely different feel to it with the new music, hopefully it still works!

That's it for now. Talk to you all soon.

One Love,

Joshua

Joshua Lately

Well, what's going on in October? Shooting every weekend, which is awesome. I can't wait 'till this weekend to try out my new lens I just got today. For anyone with any interest in photography, I scored a 24-70 f/2.8L for $930. I have a senior to shoot this Sunday, so it looks like he'll be my test subject. A couple pics, then we'll move on to another subject...

I'm sooooooooooooo far behind on movies it's ridiculous. I try to watch a couple new movies every week to make use of the Blockbuster: Total Access monthly fee.... which, if you love movies like me, you should definitely look in to. It's pretty much like Netflix, except you can return your movies to the store and exchange them for a rental for free, instead of always waiting for a new one in the mail. Ironman is out on Blu-Ray now, which I'm sure looks fantabulous. Gotta' make time for that...

Now, besides photography, my other addiction (video games) is about to get some fresh meat. On October 19th, I will be going to pick up my Rock Band 2 bundle. It's been preordered for almost a month now, and time is passing so freaking slow waiting for it to come out! If you love music, and have even a slight interest in video games, BUY IT. It's out for Xbox 360 already and is getting ready to release for PS2/PS3 and Wii. The basic idea? Start a band with a lead singer, guitar player, bass player, and a drummer (yes, 4 people jam at once to some of the best classic and modern day rock songs), score some fans, make some money, take over the world. Well, something like that. =P

On the subject of music, what's new? I get one radio station at work, and their rotation consists of about 5 songs. Bleh. I've been listening to mostly alternative/rock lately (to get prepared for Rock Band 2 of course =P), but I love pretty much anything that catches my attention. Let's take a look at what's in the shuffle right now...

Panic! At The Disco, Shiny Toy Guns, Tokio Hotel, Ludo, and of course Fallout Boy. Quite a few songs by Rise Against. I may be out of the loop, but I just became aware of Rise Against when I started downloading some of the songs for RB2. Seriously diggin' them.

Drop me a line if you think there's something out there I need to check out!

One Love,

Joshua

A Neglected Blog

Well, between photo shoots, a full-time job, and that thing called "life", I've managed to show my blog no love. So, this update is to let everyone know I'm still lurking, and also to thank everyone that has helped me get my business off to an amaaaazing start.

And now, a few of my latest seniors for your viewing pleasure. =)

On Another Note...

When did the word "Google" become a verb? Not a single day passes that I don't hear "Just google it." I'm a fan of ask.com myself, but I suppose telling someone "Just ask it." really doesn't sound as good.

A good friend of mine, Dave Ricketts of Borderline Indigent Films, came to the conclusion that if you were to "google" the word "Google", you could quite possibly break the internet.

Forever Odd,
J. Bradley Crisman

The Senior Gals

Well, that's it for the 3 best friends that I had the honor to do senior pics for. Abbey was such a blast! I found myself forgetting to take pictures at times because I was too busy being a goofball and having fun. I can't believe people actually pay me to do this!

One Love,

J. Bradley Crisman

That's a wrap for Lauren!

Just wrapped up proofs for my latest Senior Shoot, and man have I been blessed. I couldn't ask for a better group of friends to work with. Lauren was a doll, just like Sammy, and next weekend I'll be working with their other friend, Abbey. I'm so amped about my shoots so far, I don't think I'll ever calm down.

One love,

J. Bradley Crisman

A Rush of Business

Well, thanks to the lovely Samantha Peebles and her family, I've booked 2 more Seniors for this month! I've already met the girls, and I'm so excited to get to work with them.

Sammy's shoot really was a blessing. I've never been more excited about what pictures await me around the corner.

One love,

J. Bradley Crisman