http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com of a documentary photographer. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:38:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm starting a new portrait-series here on my blog centered on baristas in coffee shops in the New Orleans area. The first in my series is Greg from Mojo Coffee House, located on the corner of Magazine and Race.  It's a great little coffee shop that we used for Keith to ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/03/09/coffee-coffee-coffee/ The last time I photographed Matt (the guy with the Mad top-hat) breathing fire, it was on the side of the road in the bywater district.  I knew this time was going to be different because it was at Pravda, but I didn't expect much beyond the location.  I was ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/03/08/fire-breathing-pravda/ I am beginning to find my approach in this new location, but it's hard.  Some places are harder than others because the extra presence of a camera adds a weight to the air that doesn't feel healthy.  I don't mean unhealthy for my wellbeing but for theirs.  This is one ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/03/05/care-effect-more-ozanam-inn/ I had, probably, too much fun. P.S. I'll be travelling with them to Austin in a couple weeks to shoot them playing the South by Southwest Festival! http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/03/04/the-lobbyist-cafe-prytania/ Sunday, the Desire Street Ministries in conjunction with CDC 58:12, Inc. and NORD's Sampson Playground hosted an awards ceremony for the children of the Desire neighborhood, which featured guest speaker and Delgado professor Tronn Moller, who also administered the oath to the Board Members. It was a full evening, but at ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/03/03/a-cultural-celebration-of-community/ We started our Keith shoot walking around the Lower Garden District, picking up ideas and locations.  Also, Katie recently bought a LensBaby.  This is a type of lens that totally blurs everything but the center.  But it's manual focus, and it swivels on it's axis, so you can change the ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/03/02/keith-part-2-out-takes-and-other-things/ Keith agreed to model for Katie and I this Saturday.  That was after he spent a grueling 18 hours filming for an upcoming TV show. He's going to be a cop.  But it's still hush-hush, so I can't tell you what the name of it is.  And I don't remember.  Just watch ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/03/01/keith/ This week I began shooting the Ozanam Inn site.  The dynamics here are a bit different; primarily in that there are multiple activities happening at once.  Also, I have been attempting to assimilate more in the environment where I am working.  It's easy for photographers to loose themselves behind their lens, but ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/02/26/care-effect-ozanam-inn/ This is kind of an unusual format post for me, but it's just kind of worked out like that.  And I took a walk through the park in my neighborhood and took pictures.  I've inserted those throughout this post.  They have absolutely nothing to do with anything I wrote. First up, ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/02/25/camera-si-and-whats-really-there/ This weekend Michelle and I went to the Desire area neighborhood to visit the kids from the ministry and have them show us around their neighborhood.  A neighborhood that has been rebuilt (and slightly relocated) since the Storm. But as we crossed over Louisa Street, we saw the roads leading to many of ... http://www.ahhhitsmyblog.com/2010/02/24/dsm-in-the-neighborhood/