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May

Josh — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:37:18 +0000

It’s May again, and if you don’t already know, that mean Moustaches. Moustaches of all kinds and shapes, grown by only the best of the best. Well, okay, maybe not the best of the best, but by a bunch of swell dudes. Head on over to the Moustache May webstite and take a look and some of the glorious facial hair!

iStock Turns 10

Josh — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:55:14 +0000

If you haven’t used iStock before, you should check them out. They have a pretty good selection of stock artwork at very reasonable prices. We have used them for years. Obviously, I’m always pushing for custom photography, but sometimes budgets and time constraints don’t allow it. If your in need of some stock photos, you’re bound to find something that will work for you.

With their 10 year anniversary, they put out a call for portraits of their contributors and clients. Since I’m both, I figured “why not?”. That and any opportunity I can get to show off this years moustache I jump all over it. Go check out the stache in all it’s glory and don’t forget to browse their anniversary website. They have a cool photo collage going on and they are doing a few contests. If you happen to see my face as the collage, take a screen shot of that, I’d like to see it.

Also, if you happen to signup at iStock, let them know I referred you. That’s a $10 spot in my hand!

Life In Holga

Josh — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:55:45 +0000

One of my christmas presents was a brand new Holga 35mm camera. It’s essentially a plastic toy that can take photographs, but I love it. It produces some very artistic photos due to it’s simplicity. So far I’ve gone through two rolls of film, but haven’t gotten too many decent shots. It’s a little tricky in low light and I’m still finding it’s groove. That and it’s quite expensive to shoot in film when your so used to digital.

I’d like to shoot a roll or two a month, just something to keep the creativity flowing. Here are a few of the more interesting shots from the last few trials:

Moustache May Is Over

Josh — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:51:13 +0000

We have now reached June 1st and the party has ended. It was a great month and I had a blast participating this year. There really are some creative, talented and all around great people involved with the website and community. It’s too bad it has to end, but if we kept our moustaches all year, what would be fun about May? I’ve posted some of my better photos from the month online. So go check them out.

I can’t wait until next year and hope all the whisker growing fellas have a great off season. See you again soon!