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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Shutting down
Hey gang,
Making the switch to the (honestly superior) wordpress layout for this blog.
I've recommitted to updating it and I promise you will at least be moderately amused at the new blog.
www.accidentaladventure.wordpress.com
Check it (please)
-- Eric
P.S. - This blog will probably be shut down soon...so yeah, check the new blog.
Making the switch to the (honestly superior) wordpress layout for this blog.
I've recommitted to updating it and I promise you will at least be moderately amused at the new blog.
www.accidentaladventure.wordpress.com
Check it (please)
-- Eric
P.S. - This blog will probably be shut down soon...so yeah, check the new blog.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
5.19.10 - film
Hallelujah, I'm shooting film again.
Thankfully, I was part of the last class to go through the UM journalism school that shot on film. I feel that to really learn how to take compelling photographs, you need to know how to use light. Taking photos on film is the only way to do this.
When you shoot film, you have to thin through every shot. There is no way to know if what you're getting is good, you just have to trust it.
So, to prep for a project that I will be shooting on film this summer, I have decided to shoot some practice rolls of film. Here are some early results.
Hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!
-ec
PS - Without question, my inspiration for the way I shot these photos was photographer William Eggleston and his book The Democratic Forest. Check him out.
Thankfully, I was part of the last class to go through the UM journalism school that shot on film. I feel that to really learn how to take compelling photographs, you need to know how to use light. Taking photos on film is the only way to do this.
When you shoot film, you have to thin through every shot. There is no way to know if what you're getting is good, you just have to trust it.
So, to prep for a project that I will be shooting on film this summer, I have decided to shoot some practice rolls of film. Here are some early results.
Hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!
-ec
PS - Without question, my inspiration for the way I shot these photos was photographer William Eggleston and his book The Democratic Forest. Check him out.
Monday, May 17, 2010
5.17.10 - graduation.
Well, after a long hiatus, I FINALLY have a few things for you.
This last weekend I made a triumphant return to Missoula for graduation. Although i walked last year, shown in this photo, I technically graduated this year, so I figured I should show up.
The other photos are from this weekend, mainly following my buddy Kyle and his big day.
Hope you enjoy, should be coming back with some actual writing soon, had a few things in the works.
Paz,
ec
The other photos are from this weekend, mainly following my buddy Kyle and his big day.
Hope you enjoy, should be coming back with some actual writing soon, had a few things in the works.
Paz,
ec
Monday, April 26, 2010
4.26.10 - Detail of the day
After slacking on the "detail of the day" for a few weeks, I finally have one for you all.
It is the speaking end on a condenser microphone from the band's soundtest on Friday.
Hope you enjoy,
ec
It is the speaking end on a condenser microphone from the band's soundtest on Friday.
Hope you enjoy,
ec
Sunday, April 25, 2010
4.25.10 - The crazy weekend
Well, I gotta say, this was one of the best weekends I've had since moving to Helena.
It started off with a bang on Saturday morning, quite literally in fact, it was the bang and pound of sound checking a drum kit at a park in downtown Helena. The show was on at 1:30, a bit rough around the edges, but overall, a great first gig. If you're interested, check out www.reverbnation.com/stumblingfree for some of the live originals.
Then came a Carroll College tradition that I had yet to take a part of, Softball Weekend. Five games and a couple (a gentlemen never tells) drinks later, it's back at the house watching a movie and prepping for the work week.
Overall, it was an incredible weekend. Good friends, lots of laughs and some crazy stories to tell at a later date. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Posting a photo from the show.
-ec
It started off with a bang on Saturday morning, quite literally in fact, it was the bang and pound of sound checking a drum kit at a park in downtown Helena. The show was on at 1:30, a bit rough around the edges, but overall, a great first gig. If you're interested, check out www.reverbnation.com/stumblingfree for some of the live originals.
Then came a Carroll College tradition that I had yet to take a part of, Softball Weekend. Five games and a couple (a gentlemen never tells) drinks later, it's back at the house watching a movie and prepping for the work week.
Overall, it was an incredible weekend. Good friends, lots of laughs and some crazy stories to tell at a later date. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Posting a photo from the show.
-ec
Sunday, April 18, 2010
The band - 4.18.10
As the last night of Coachella wraps up very far away from where I sit right now, I've decided to blog about something music related.
Around two months ago, three friends and I started a band. We've been practicing about twice a week, working on our own stuff as well as some fun covers. For me personally, it has been exciting, terrifying, exhilarating, frustrating and generally a learning experience.
I will be the first to admit that my musical talent is lacking (thus the "frustration") but I have to admit that the prospect of playing music for people is very exciting prospect. As funny as it sounds, the most difficult part of this "starting a band" process has been naming ourselves and, after many failed attempts, we came to a consensus on a name tonight. So, the band of Travis Grotbo, Ali Lunnon, Brendan Casey and myself shall henceforth (kind of fun to announce this like a knight...) be called....
Stumbling Free
The inspiration for this name came from a quote by Trappist monk, poet, social activist and author Thomas Merton, in which he said, "We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened." This really rang true with us when we thought about times in our life when we were on one of those "mountaintop experiences" we still fail to live our lives the way we want to and even the way we are called to live them. A lot of the music that I've written reflects this, that even when life is full of amazing things, I have failed and, on the other side, even when I fail, or stumble, good is just around the corner. So, Stumbling Free.
Now, to finish this post, I'm going to do something that definitely takes me out of my comfort zone. I decided to post a (VERY VERY rough) demo of a song that I wrote called "Kerouac's Love Song." It's a song based on Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" (my all-time favorite) and how I have seen it apply in my life. I am jumping out of my comfort zone because I really feel that my song writing is less-than-strong, but, whatever we are afraid of will inevitably make us better when we face it head on, so, I hope you enjoy, or at the very least tolerate, the song below.
Follow the link to my tumblr page.
http://ejconn.tumblr.com/post/532569103/new-song-kerouacs-love-song-really-rough
-ec
Around two months ago, three friends and I started a band. We've been practicing about twice a week, working on our own stuff as well as some fun covers. For me personally, it has been exciting, terrifying, exhilarating, frustrating and generally a learning experience.
I will be the first to admit that my musical talent is lacking (thus the "frustration") but I have to admit that the prospect of playing music for people is very exciting prospect. As funny as it sounds, the most difficult part of this "starting a band" process has been naming ourselves and, after many failed attempts, we came to a consensus on a name tonight. So, the band of Travis Grotbo, Ali Lunnon, Brendan Casey and myself shall henceforth (kind of fun to announce this like a knight...) be called....
Stumbling Free
The inspiration for this name came from a quote by Trappist monk, poet, social activist and author Thomas Merton, in which he said, "We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened." This really rang true with us when we thought about times in our life when we were on one of those "mountaintop experiences" we still fail to live our lives the way we want to and even the way we are called to live them. A lot of the music that I've written reflects this, that even when life is full of amazing things, I have failed and, on the other side, even when I fail, or stumble, good is just around the corner. So, Stumbling Free.
Now, to finish this post, I'm going to do something that definitely takes me out of my comfort zone. I decided to post a (VERY VERY rough) demo of a song that I wrote called "Kerouac's Love Song." It's a song based on Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" (my all-time favorite) and how I have seen it apply in my life. I am jumping out of my comfort zone because I really feel that my song writing is less-than-strong, but, whatever we are afraid of will inevitably make us better when we face it head on, so, I hope you enjoy, or at the very least tolerate, the song below.
Follow the link to my tumblr page.
http://ejconn.tumblr.com/post/532569103/new-song-kerouacs-love-song-really-rough
-ec
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