Monthly Archives: September 2008

Shannon from Virginia

Written by Michael Clinard. Posted on September 30, 2008. 1 Comment.

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing Shannon from Virginia for the Refugee project I’ve been working on. A former paranormal investigator, Shannon’s got a great sense of humor and equally interesting specs to match.

A couple of outtakes:

Big Al’s Full-Stop Aperture Priority Shop

Written by Michael Clinard. Posted on September 27, 2008. No comments.

This is Big Al: esteemed Seattle photographer by day, over-40′s league soccer player by night.

Alex Hayden

Don’t let his boyish good looks fool you, his lighting techniques are up there with God’s work on the fourth day. And that modern-day Farrah he’s rocking is not to be messed with. I was too close to him once, perhaps less than six inches from his left shoulder, as he executed his trademarked ‘flip’, and his locks nearly took my head off.

Big Al reflecting on his life and times

In reference to his wispy locks, Hayden notes, “I had to cut them back. I’m rocking a tamer ‘business in the front, party in the back’ aesthetic.” When pressed further, he suggests he’s more approachable now.

“I guess I didn’t want to just be known as ‘the-photographer-with-a-great-head-of-hair.’ I mean, its always been about the images and the play of light and shadow. . . this just helps us all focus on that now,’ he muses while tapping out the beat to a popular Clash song with his bubble level, a necessity on many of Hayden’s productions.

A Master at Rest

Keep your eyes peeled for his upcoming interview in Professional Photographer Magazine where he reveals a great number of his lighting secrets along with business tips and insider knowledge culled from his over 20 year commercial photography career.

Iphonery post

Written by Michael Clinard. Posted on September 26, 2008. No comments.

I finally succame to iphonics. It’s true, as I write this post from Lionel: Mr. iPhone himself.

Productive Weekend Cooking Food Then Eating It All

Written by Michael Clinard. Posted on September 21, 2008. 1 Comment.

1) Installed a new light in the condo while single-handedly managing to ruin the other one over the fireplace.
2) Made Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Baked Acorn Squash for a double dose of starchdom on Saturday.
2a) Watched Tennessee be cast asunder by the Gators.
3) Went to the studio and a) wrapped all my stands in yellow electric tape, b) assessed the situation with one of my EL Ranger batteries and MacGyver’ed a solution, c) pre-ordered the Canon 5d Mark II, d) wrapped every single electrical cord that I could in super-long velcro cord wraps.
4) Met my new portrait subject for the Refugee project down at the Fiddler’s Inn and had a great conversation over lunch.
5) Made and ate a bad-ass bacon cheeseburger last night with an encore for Jenna this evening:

In case you’re curious here’s the recipe:

1 deafeningly expensive frozen hamburger patty
1 frozen hamburger bun you got from your girlfriend’s mom last time you had dinner over there
Couple chunks of Cheddar Cheese
2 slices of Maple Bacon, but the good kind which is really thick

Take patty and pitch it in iron skillet, throw under hellishly hot broiler for a few minutes. When removing for the flip, throw a couple slices of bacon in the skillet on either side of the patty. Insert back under broiler for a few more minutes. Pull back out, flip patty back over and place cheese atop. At this moment, also flip your bacon. Put back under for a like another minute if that and grab a fencing helmet b/c there’s going to be hot bacon fat electrons and beef tallow protons fighting like a couple alley cats. Your frozen bun has probably thawed enough to consume, but if not pitch in the oven for a minute or hit “Two (2) Zero (0) START” on the microwave and you’re there. Garnish with Hot Garlic Sauce and Heinz Ketchup mixed in a 2 parts ketchup to 1 part garlic sauce ratio. Eat it.

In case you’re worried about my caloric intake or fat consumption, feel free to take a gander at this gent who’s taken the bacon burger experience to the next level and then opened the door to the alternate, parallel bacon burger universe.

Ich habe nein more Austrians. . .

Written by Michael Clinard. Posted on September 19, 2008. No comments.

but in that void found Hope. Shane Hope.

Ich Habe Austrians (schnitt zwei)

Written by Michael Clinard. Posted on September 17, 2008. No comments.

I don’t remember all that much from my year in German class. What I do remember is amidst the haze which was my junior and senior years, industrial music was high on my radar. In fact, the only German that stuck with me was Schnitt Acht. . . they ‘habe angst’ in this one.