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2010 Jan 1: New Year’s Eve 2010

For NYS 2010, Lauren and I attended the ‘Transmutation’ party by Winkel & Balktick, held in a secret warehouse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I got us comped tickets in exchange for taking lots of photos at the event… which of course I’d be doing anyway, so that worked out rather well!

Now, it’s pretty difficult to properly explain this event to anyone who hasn’t experienced it themselves. The best way I can describe it is by saying it’s akin to Burning Man, except on a much smaller scale. Let’s just say I was probably the only sober person at the party! It was a colorful and somewhat overwhelming night, but I’m glad we went. We got to hang out in a tent full of rose petals, hula hoop in the dark, and gawk at all the ridiculous costumes. It was quite a night, that’s for sure.

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2009 Dec 9: POP Beauty: Get Lashed! event

Aside from my shots of Mischa Barton at the POP Beauty event, here are a few of the event itself:

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2009 Nov 24: FedEx Food Donation Event

I trekked up to a warehouse in the Bronx to photograph volunteers unloading a truck filled with boxes of food delivered by FedEx. The volunteers then went through all of the items and sorted them into different boxes by category. The food would then be donated to families in need for the holidays. I was amazed at how fast they went through all of the boxes, and with how much food they ended up donating. It’s always refreshing to see people doing good for the community, and even better to be a part of it yourself.

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2009 Nov 6: Yankees Ticker Tape Parade

Here’s a fun fact about me: I was a HUGE Yankee fan back in the day… from 1997-2001 or so. I used to watch every single game religiously. I kept track of every player’s stats in a notebook (yes, I kept a tally of homeruns and RBIs). I turned my whole family into fans. Then the fandom sort of faded as I finished high school and went away to college (where I didn’t have cable tv to watch the games).

I haven’t seriously sat down to watch a game in a long time, though I’ve been to the stadium a few times in recent years. But of course I was rooting for the Yanks in this year’s World Series and felt it was only fitting to check out their victory parade (especially since I didn’t have to work that day… or any day, ha). I’m so pissed I didn’t even get to see any of the players. I had a great spot at the very start of the parade route by Battery Park, right where the floats were turning onto Broadway. But the players didn’t join the parade til the floats got onto Broadway, so all we saw were empty floats and media floats. Grrrrr.

I tried to make the most of the morning by wandering around on the side streets and being a part of all the chaos. Papers were flying everywhere, everyone had painted faces and/or Yankee gear on, people were hanging on fences and poles to catch a view of the parade. Screaming, yelling, cheering, horn-tooting. Pure madness! Only in New York :)

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2009 Nov 5: Felicity Hair Salon – Opening Event

I was hired to photograph an opening party for Felicity Hair Salon, a new children’s salon in Park Slope. Unlike other salons, this one caters to kids aged 8-18 with all sorts of hair types (i.e. varying ethnicities) and aims to teach them how to maintain their hair/nails between visits. They also emphasize the whole ‘salon experience’ by providing a TV, DVDs, comfy couches, and a toy box for kids to entertain themselves while waiting. I was really impressed with the space and especially appreciated the vibrant colored walls! The event was really fun to work as well – everyone loved seeing the photos I took of them on my little LCD screen!

This gig took place the week after my apartment was burglarized, so I had nothing but a 70-200mm lens to my name (my other 3 lenses were stolen). Thankfully I was able to borrow lenses from a friend. I started out using the Nifty Fifty (50mm f/1.8) and decided 50mm was the ideal focal length to work with. I didn’t even need to change lenses during the event! It was also an experiment of sorts, where I learned that it is indeed possible to work magic with a cheapo lens (that is, if you know what you’re doing!). I’m definitely considering buying some sort of 50mm lens when I rebuild my collection (but no, not the 1.8).