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6.1.26The Mercantile ImmersiveArtWorks, now called 1001 Colors, had their annual Art Dinner this evening where they formally unveiled their new brand name and direction going forward. The event was held in the new Mercantile Immersive space—a room I haven’t been in for many years. The space was most notably the original home of the Contemporary Art Center and the location of the infamous Mapplethorpe controversy of the 1980s before it moved to its current home at 6th and Walnut in the early 2000s. I hadn’t been there since Jay and Lauren got married years ago.The new space boasts an array of programmable, floor-to-ceiling LED panels that cover the majority of the walls. I don’t know any of the details about how they’re programmed, but the client who paid for the room can use them to showcase custom works and video feeds. While I was there, they had a variety of ArtWorks/1001 Colors pictures and videos as well as animated artwork by Saya Woolfalk (pictured).As you might suspect, while it looks incredible in person, it’s a challenge to photograph. Getting photos of backlit people without flooding the entire room with flash is not for everyone. The ceiling is black, too, so bouncing light is almost impossible. That said, I managed to do a decent job, and the next time I have a shoot in this space, I’ll be sure to add a little exposure compensation to help with everything.
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6.2.26ColleenA portrait of 1001 Colors CEO Colleen Houston, photographed for 1001 Colors.
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6.3.26Montgomery MonumentMA Design designed this roundabout monument for the City of Montgomery recently and they hired me to photograph it during various times of day, including Golden Hour. I did not replace the sky in this image; it was just that brilliant when I went up there.I did flip the image horizontally so ‘Montgomery’ wasn’t backward. This location is a challenge due to ongoing construction on one side, a lack of side walks, and constant traffic swirling through the area. I need to return to get drone shots of it soon.
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6.4.26Pride Block PartyMusic Hall hosted the outdoor Pride Block Party at the Andrew J. Brady Music Center this evening featuring the CSO playing orchestral versions of popular songs alongside drag performances. The lawn was packed to the brim with concert-goers of every age group on blankets and towels. It was a lot of fun to shoot thanks to the scores of smiling faces and colorful attire in every direction you looked.It was also the perfect evening weather-wise. Not so hot that it was overly uncomfortable, clear skies, and a brilliant sunset behind the stage. Thankful to have been able to experience and work this one.
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6.5.26Comedy Bing BongYears ago, when I still had a desk job, I would listen to Comedy Bang Bang every week. It was my favorite show at the time and exposed me to many of the comedians I still love to this day. The silliness of the improv, outrageous premises, and off-the-wall performances were hilarious enough that I quickly devoured every remaining episode of Comedy Death Ray and all the CBB back episodes I could get into my ears, specifically the summer of 2012. I remember making sure I could watch the live streams on (I think?) Thursday nights, and even though I wasn’t in love with the TV show, I still paid for IFC whenever a new season debuted.I listened on my rides on the bus to Downtown from Mt. Washington, and in Atrium on the weekends when I was doing overtime for work in the summer months. When ‘U Talkin’ U2 to Me?’ debuted that one summer, I remember walking around Lytle Park trying hard to stifle laughter so the people around me didn’t think I was insane.I stopped listening around 2018. I think Reggie had moved on by that point, and I just remember it wasn’t hitting the same as it had been for me. With it being 3 hours long every episode, I wanted to listen to other things. I found new comedy shows and other podcasts to devour like I did CBB for so long.CBB never had a Cincinnati stop on their many tours until this year. I foolishly talked Ashley into going with us, and…it wasn’t great. I think Scott and PFT have been genuinely hilarious on past shows, and they were the strongest part of this show, but overall this wasn’t a good one. The guests did their best, and I forced myself to laugh a few times out of respect, but nothing really hit for me. Ashley was completely lost the entire time, which was my worry since 90% of CBB is references to other things and inside jokes she hasn’t seen or knows anything about, and I felt guilty for subjecting her to it about halfway through.I’ll always respect and love CBB for the laughs it gave me years ago, and I might dip back into the podcast at some point, but I don’t think I need to see them live again.
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6.6.26Day TripDay trip to Lexington to drink coffee in curated wilderness, explore an arboretum, behold a gigantic Dixie cup, then a stop in Georgetown for some architectural flavor, and the backroads home where we discovered a charming pizza place full of a bunch of junk. Myrtle had so much fun.
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