I Like Hikes – Random Adventures

I recently watched 180° South, a documentary following Jeff Johnson’s journey from California to Patagonia.  After seeing him drop everything to ‘just go’, I’m thinking about my stay in Colorado and California last summer.
Now, I’m in the process of attempting to plan a similar trip (smaller scale of course) in the U.S.  Any suggestions?  Here are some [...]

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Dave Matthews Caravan – Chicago 2011

Last weekend I snuck out of Springfield for a long weekend with my fellow fraternity brothers up north.  We spent three days at the Dave Matthews Caravan in Chicago, listening to some great musical talent.  Dave Matthews Band, KiD CuDi, O.A.R., The Flaming Lips, and Yonder Mountain String Band were some of the featured artists [...]

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Ben Bedford – Behind the Scenes

So we are making a video for Ben Bedford; Springfield, Illinois native.  Here are a couple behind the scenes pictures from the shoot. The album is up on Facebook. If you are really bored, head over to flickr to see the entire album. Also, check out his album “land of the shadows”.

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Country Driving – Random Adventures

So I was bored today and decided to drive through the country.  I was talking to my friend and told her that she needed to see the clouds that I was looking at.  I drove to my house to get some shots and after a little bit of Lightroom’s help, I was able to reach [...]

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Spring Break Meeting – Behind the Scenes

We had a little meeting over the past week, when our spring breaks matched up. Ben’s break was the week before, so he Skyped in.

Tucker – ABD’s New Frat-Dog

Ladies and Gentlemen, after a long absence due to the vast chasm that is college – homework, meetings, work, fraternity life, more homework, classes, and oh yes partying. I managed to snap a few pictures of the newest (and furriest) addition to the Alpha Chapter of Beta Theta Pi–Tucker. He lives with the likes [...]

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FILLIGAR AT ELECTRICAL – BEHIND THE SCENES

We all took up the train to Chicago last week to shoot the band Filligar. They rented out different studios at Electrical Audio, so we got some different looks on the different days we were shooting. The goal was the recreate the look and feel of when they recorded their album, The Nerve, there. If [...]

SEASONS GREETINGS

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a Nerd was editing, not one click of a mouse.

Merry Christmas from the Nerds in Disguise!
The group reunited last night to talk business plans, but still incorporate their love for the holidays.

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SNOWY SATURDAY – RANDOM ADVENTURES

So after an eventful night in which ended in me waking up at 6:30 AM on my futon, I glanced out of the window to see fresh snow on the ground. And with fresh snow, what else is better besides an adventure with your brand spanking new Canon EOS Rebel T2i? (This is [...]

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PATRICK BROS. DETAIL SHOP – PHOTO SHOOT – BEHIND THE SCENES

Carolyn took some great shots of the cars Nate Patrick details last week, and I was there to get some behind the scenes footage and pictures. I’m editing up the video and will release it as soon as it is finished. In the meantime, here are some of my shots.
The rest of the album is [...]

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