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You never know when you'll need a hi-res file.

Also, this is what i like about Lightroom: I can do all my editing and even photoshop editing via the program and always have the full size .dng file. A lot of the above photos are things i edited pre-lightroom. They were don quickly using lo-res files just to get them up on flickr. shame on me.

Man At Work

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[kml_flashembed movie="http://wordbk.com/slideshowpro/nationwide/loader.swf" height="502" width="700" allowFullScreen="true" base="http://wordbk.com/slideshowpro/nationwide/." /] i must say, i really do love what i do. Even though this week isn't a glamorous shoot in some fresh location with ridiculously sexy models it's still really fun.

I'm down south shooting with ologie for a Nationwide project. the last few days we go into a proper studio and shoot some bigger setups. i'll show you those when I can. Also, big shout to my new favorite assistant Timur, partner of BlackBox Studios in Charlotte. If you ever do a shoot in the area please get them to produce it. Amazing to work with.

(full screen goes big. really big)

link: BlackBoxStudios.net

ps: i'm laying in my bed around 6 am and MTV just played 3 videos in about 4 minutes. They don't show full vids anymore? where have i been!?

pss: I think my type is too small for the width of this column. I need to change that when I get home.

Australia, FAIL.

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I tried to tell myself it was still possible - "b, you can just get a emergency exit seat take lots of drugs and when you get to AU just chill out in the outback while the crew runs around with the koala bears". But the fact that i still can't put pressure after the weekend and just two days before the flight makes that just a ridiculous idea. I'm sure i would only do more damage to my knee. sigh, i'm salty. I promised Q i would come see her when she left 6 months ago.

Maybe we can catch up by going to Portland together in the fall?

Now lets hope the $90 i spent on trip insurance pays off since there is absolutly no refunds or exchanges for my ticket.

Weekend Trips

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On my way to work this morning I thought about a few places I want/need to visit before the year is up and i came up with this little map:

1. Maine I've only had lobster a hand full of times in my life. It started two years ago with surf and turf in up state new york and since then i've been on a mission to eat the best possible lobster i can. I feel like maine is the only place i can make this happen.

2. Portland It seems like portland is getting cooler and cooler by the day. So many people i know have been or are going or have said amazing things about the city. I'm curious. The only problem is I don't know anyone there. I should find befriend some folks on flickr. If anyone wants to go, holler at me.

3. Houston, TX Little Cuz and best from back in the day live here. I need to see them asap (by asap i mean as soon as it isn't hot)

4. The OC My boy spence is moving out there this week and I think a trip to cali with blazey could be fun.

Thats all for this year I think.

Exchange.009: Where I'm From

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New mix up on Muxtape & also available for download at Rapidshare.

Jen | Hip-Hop - Dead Prez Panama | Kryptonite (I'm On It) - Purple Ribbon All-Stars BK | Lifted - John Legend feat. J. Ivy Sam | Heard It All Before - Sunshine Anderson George | Don't See Us - The Roots Liz | Orange County Girl - Gwen Stefani Eyejammy | Everyday (Rudebwoy) - Kardinal Offishall feat. Ray Robinson Marcia | I'll Bet You - Jackson 5 OJ | How to Survive in South Central - Ice Cube Cye | Geen Verschil - U-Niq feat. Feis & Yootha Ouxu | Insomnia - Pete Philly & Perquisite

Last week's mix was all about biggie which got me thinking how it's interesting how Big is essentially a local artist where i live now. Which led to wondering who came from the backyards and hoods of my fellow exchange mixtape contributers?

Jen: Florida Panama: Atlanta Me: Springfield, Ohio Sam: North Carolina (i had to look that up on wiki) George 2.0: Philly Liz: Cali Eyejammy: ( ? I was expecting to get hip to some dope toronto/fillipino cat, ha) Marcia: Gary, Indiana OJ: I'm going going back back to cali cali Cye: Netherlands (right?) Ouxu: Haarlem, Netherlands

My next choice was Roger Troutman aka the origial T-Pain. (he used the talk box, the thing that snoop is singing through in his Sexual Eruption video)

The Exchange.007 - BIG

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New mix up on Muxtape & also available for download at Zshare.

Marcia | Player's Anthem - Junior Mafia feat. The Notorious B.I.G. Panama | Dead Wrong - The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Eminem Cye | Warning - The Notorious B.I.G. Liz | B Side - Da Brat feat. The Notorious B.I.G. Ouxu | Big Poppa - The Notorious B.I.G. OJ | Unbelievable - The Notorious B.I.G. Jen | It's All About the Benjamins - Puff Daddy feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim & The Lox Sam | Who's On the Microphone - Gang Starr feat. The Notorious B.I.G. Me | Lean Back (Remix) - The Notorious B.I.G. Eyejammy | The What - The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man Kate | Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G.

Ok, I'm excited about this mix cause it's all about bedstuy brooklyn. (okay, maybe not all about my hood but it's biggie and biggie is from 'round the way so...) I picked the remix to Lean Back for a couple reasons:

1. I figured someone would have taken one of these tracks: I Got a Story to Tell, Suicidle Thoughts, and Big Poppa the JD remix which is my all time favorite Big track. I want to post them all for you to listen but I'm at the airport and the connecgtion is hella slow.

2. I love the part "WHERE BROOKLYN AT? WHERE BROOKLYN AT?"

3. I didn't think may folks have heard this mix. I could be wrong but...

4. I think that is all. Enjoy.

Beer, BBQ and Friends

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While blazey and i were setting up the roof Lara (upstairs neighbor) came out and told us remember to stay away from the part of the roof that was above their bedroom since it has been slowly caving in over the past few months. (umm, whoa i didn't know about that) For a little kicker there were way more folks coming than both me and blazey expected. I was still adimate about keeping it up there but poppa blazey made an executive desision to take it down to the stoop - i would have been terribly wrong. The stoop bbq was perfect.

Thank you to all the folks who came out, both the regulars and the new kids. Come back for an end of the summer bbq in a few months!

At the end of the post there is a link to all the other photos.

Here is a collage from Mari's Flickr

Happy birthday Kelly Gold!

Neighbors Valdimir , Sara and new daughter (check flickr and you'll see other photos of them)

Buck is our groundskeeper, lol.

View the rest: BBQ 08 Gallery

Brooklyn Stoop

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I urge everyone to take a saturday this summer and come chill with me on the stoop. If you want one on one chit chat go holler at Mari's balcony seesions (which I heard are great btw) If you want to do nothing but sit, drink and watch the folks in the 'hood and little Isangle bully everybody on the block come over the 344 Greene. Jennifer & Marcia preping something for us to drink.

Isabelle watering her plot in the garden across the street. (yes she is pregnant!)

Isangel doing something she isn't supposed to (which is the norm)

Nikia walks around all day with headphones on. No matter if we are playing music or not.