“This photo changed my life” -Trevor Graves

Trevor came in this morning with this classic Grant Brittian print of Chris Miller. Immediately it caught my eye, I went over to TG and asked what was up with the shot. “This photo changed my life.” is what he says to me. ” You know when you draw an image over and over? It’s like an album cover you really like or something, I must have drawn this image over 100 times.” I was a bit stunned staring at this photo while listening to TG go on like like a schoolgirl about this photo. This image inspired Trevor graves to pick up a camera, which in turn TG created images that inspired a myriad of shred photogs to do the same (raises hand). It kind of blew my mind for a split second knowing that if Grant never took this photo or if TG never saw this, I and many other photographers may not be doing what we’re doing now. Which makes me realize that inspiring creativity is much more rewarding than dollars and cents, make sense? Heavy stuff, right? Go check out Grants site, see if you can catch the inspiration bug yourself.

I just read this and was thinking to myself that i am one of those shred photogers that is every day inspired by the work of Grant and even more by TG! Awesome stuff here!

Below. Pic of tg and one of his pieces that inspires me daily!

tg

First Rail Sesh of '08-'09

Few shred shots i took this past sunday. Riders: Matt Faust, Brandon Larson, Victor Simco, Cody Beiersdorf.

Al Stone in concert at the FineLine Cafe.

A little taste of Johny Cash. Al is hilarious to watch live! If you have never seen him before it is something I would put on your must do list.

some more images of jesse. Winter, Guitar, Jesse!

out of money, and trying to get back in school...

I don't get how a person is supposed to get the money, and second chance to earn a degree in life. I'm told that a person needs an education in order to make enough money in life, but they need a good job to get enough money to take care of the costs of school. But, if you already are making enough money to take care of school, why would you need school? Or how are we supposed to get the education we need from school if we don't earn enough money to get back into school?

All of this doesn't make any sense and i'm frustrated over it. I want answers and the funds to get me back into school, i just don't know how to get them. So if anyone out there has answers please feel free to share!!

thanks.
nathaniel.

the picture is for your enjoyment!

Canon Beach, Oregon. Among my favorite places that i have been lucky enough to get too!

a little guitar.

Well, he wishes he could play and sing like dallas. Maybe someday...

ok, i wish that too!

Life; photos, photoshop, cigs, and acoustic tunes....

These are all things that i am very thankful for at 3:00 in the morning. I don't think a day goes by when i am not grateful for the makers and artists behind the wonders of them! Adding to it, a very good friend to to be there and take photographs with me. I wish that i could sleep at night but i guess that is just not how i am made... Until the nights when i do sleep i will continue to stay up and think of how much i love my friends, music, and photographs.




















Photoshop is a wonderful thing! Although not much has been done to alter these images, it would be sad to not have it.

I got a few shots myself...

Jesse Ostendorf in a winter wonderland.

Jesse Ostendorf

This location is a field not to far from our boss' house. We thought it would make a few good images so we stopped and shot a bit. I like how they turned out!

trollhaugen opening weekend from riley erickson on Vimeo.

Self Portrait