A day at the farm
These are a few ads I photographed for Retro Inferno’s ad campaign. The art director was Mike Wente. The images stirred up many opinions on how far you you can take an advertising campaign. I show the Dunbar sofa, George Nelson stool and clock, Herman Miller desk and the Angela Adams rugs in a light that fits the profile of Retro Inferno’s target market. This was a bold move by Rod Parks, the owner of Retro Inferno. The images won many advertising awards in Kansas City.
Stock photography consists of existing photographs that can be licensed for specific uses. Publishers, advertising agencies, graphic artists, and others use stock photography to fulfill the needs of their creative assignments. A customer who uses stock photography instead of hiring a photographer can save time and money, but can also sacrifice creative control. Stock images can be presented in searchable online databases, purchased online, and delivered via download or email.
These photographs are from a stock images bank veer for the somos brand. When shooting stock photography you have to have a game plan. You must produce many photographs in a short period of time. Planning is one of the key elements. Planning the location, which photographs to take in what location, the props, models, the model clothing changes, the shot list and lighting are all key elements to a good stock photography shoot. At the shoot you have to photograph at a fast clip. Know when you have the money shot. Move on to the second set as your assistant is setting up lighting for the third shooting area. This craziness goes on for hours. One major key factor is cost. You need to think about models’ fee, location fee, equipment cost, assistant cost, pre-production time, re-touching time and post-production. You pay this out of your own pocket so you need to do it cheap and good. It is a very hard business and you really have to be able to handle all the skills listed to make a living of stock photography. A collection of stock photography may also be called a photo archive, picture library, image bank or photo bank. As modern stock photography distributors often carry stills, video, and illustrations, none of the existing terminology provides a perfect match.
On a recent photography shoot in Pittsburgh, PA I came across Randland in my travel. The place stopped me in my tracks and made me wonder. Then the coolest thing happened, here comes Randy himself. The man was a wild man with passion and hope, and blessing. His passion for life was infectuous. I learned more about life from him in ten minutes then I have in the past ten years. One lesson is to open yourself to giving of yourself and you will receive much much more. Randy is truly a jewel of Pittsburgh. Please read the stories about Randy .
A Conversation With Randy Gilson
Randy Gilson has planted hundreds of tiny gardens — in wooden whiskey barrels, at the base of trees, and everywhere else — throughout his North Side neighborhood. He has also been creating what the locals call “Randyland”: a sculpture garden…
Here is an interview with Randy! By Chris Potter
How’d you get started putting gardens in the North Side?
In about 1979 I moved here from Homestead. I was trying to protect my family, because I was bad. A lot of my friends were starting to go down the road of the mob, of guns, the trafficking of miscellaneous things. I was always told that I was never going to be anything. I never had any mentors except my mother. She was always doing for everyone around her. She was always saving people from themselves and their problems. She became like an angel, and she told us to do good angel-like deeds.
So I was sitting on my steps on Taylor Avenue, drinking wine. I looked to my left and my right and I saw a lot of beautiful homes, a lot of nice cars — and a lot of weeds. Stoop-sitting is very popular around here: We shared bottles of wine and talked and laughed. But I thought, “It’s kind of dirty over there five doors down.” I had $1,000 of unemployment, so I bought a bunch of whiskey barrels and soil, put shrubs in it and planted flowers all over the place. The next time I sat back out there, it looked really nice.
What did the neighbors think?
They laughed at me, they pointed fingers, they shook their heads. But no one stopped me. I put over 800 gardens on this street — whiskey barrels and the base of trees, vegetable gardens and parks. People say, “How were you able to do it all?” Well, I was insane. I was all over the place. I was coming home at 1 in the morning; I didn’t even know where I was. It was sort of a high, baby.
And all the sudden I get people wanting to talk about horticulture. I’d say, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” I have no experience in gardening and art; I’m supposed to be living underneath a bridge, drinking wine and smoking herb. I didn’t know how to do it; I just faked it. If it doesn’t grow, maybe it needs more sun. If it’s burned on the tips, move it to the shade.
Why gardening, of all things?
My gardens are my therapists. This past summer I was weeding the path, and I came back the next day, and where I weeded, there were weeds again. I was so mad. Then an angel came to me. I have garden angels all around me. And I thought, “My God, how can you get mad at weeds?” Because if I didn’t have to come back to my garden, I wouldn’t get my therapy. Weeds are important; they keep you in the garden.
“Randyland” is filled with sculptures, plants, and 40-foot-high murals you’ve painted with clouds and castles. How do people react to it?
Thousands of people come from all around the world to the [nearby] Mattress Factory [art gallery]. The Dave Matthews Band came by about two months ago. They jumped out of the van and took pictures. Mayor Murphy was jogging by one day. I said, “You want to see my alligators?” He said, “Randy, you’re not allowed to have alligators in the city.” I said, “You want to see them?” He’s in his Spandex or whatever. So I showed him Randyland, and after he saw the cement alligators he laughed.
Your plan is to open Randyland to the public someday along with a coffee shop; what will people do there?
The goal is to make this an incubator, a place of hatching. This is going to be a place I hope will crack thousands of people’s shells.
I’m no artist, I’m no gardener, and yet I create. And I want you to know that I believe in you. You have so much. I guess my mission is to teach people that they are their own nucleus. Be your own best friend, and you can do anything. I want this to be a place where you can go deep within your soul and reflect. From time to time I might come out here and yell at everybody, “Hey, guess what? You’re not allowed to talk to the person you’re talking to anymore. You need to meet somebody else, because that person might be a whole new wonderful experience.” And wouldn’t it be great to have a new wonderful experience?
It was neat getting to meet and photograph joba. I love his background and history. What a cool guy. I had to throw my photograph in for the fun of it!!
Dewey Chapman Deweyphoto.com
Joba Chamberlian
Early life
Chamberlain grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. At age 3, his parents divorced, and his father Harlan took custody of Joba and his younger sister Kevy. Joba served as a ball boy and Kevy as bat boy for Lincoln Northeast High School’s state championship baseball team, and eventually graduated from Northeast. He did not jump straight to college; to help pay the bills, Joba briefly worked for the city of Lincoln’s maintenance department.
Chamberlain’s father was born on a reservation for the Winnebago American Indian Tribe, but had to leave to be treated for polio.[1] Harlan spent his childhood in hospitals and foster homes and now uses a motor scooter to get around. Now retired from the state penitentiary, he works as a substitute teacher and takes tickets at Nebraska University Cornhuskers’ games. Chamberlain still has family living on American Indian reservations.
Joba’s niece was unable to pronounce the name Justin correctly, pronouncing it as Joba instead and he grew to prefer this name. He eventually had his name legally changed to Joba.
College baseball
Chamberlain played for the University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers, leading the team in ERA (2.23), opponents batting average (.250), strikeouts (49), and complete games (4), before transferring to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He helped the Cornhuskers reach the 2005 College World Series and helped Nebraska with the team’s first-ever College World Series win, going 10–2 with a 2.81 ERA for the year; his 2005 stats included 5 double-digit strikeout games. Triceps tendinitis limited his 2006 season but he still pitched in 14 games, posting a 6-5 record, a 3.93 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 89.1 innings.
Chamberlain was drafted 41st overall by the New York Yankees in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft; the Yankees received that draft pick as free agent compensation for Tom Gordon, who signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. Chamberlain did not pitch in the organized minors during the 2006 season, but dominated the winter league in Hawaii, posting a 2.63 ERA for the West Oahu CaneFires.
Before the 2007 season, Baseball America ranked Chamberlain as the 4th-best prospect in the pitching-rich Yankee organization, and the 75th-best prospect in Major League Baseball, and ranked his fastball as the best in the Yankee farm system.
He spent the first part of his 2007 season on the A-Advanced Tampa Yankees in the Florida State League. He went 4–0 with a 2.03 ERA in 7 games, and had 51 strikeouts and 11 walks. He was then promoted to the AA Trenton Thunder in the Eastern League, where he was 4–2 in 7 games with a 3.43 ERA and 64 strikeouts. He was named to the U.S. Team in the 2007 All-Star Futures Game July 8 at AT&T Park. Chamberlain pitched the third inning, striking out one, walking one, and allowing a hit and an earned run. On July 24, 2007, Chamberlain was promoted to AAA Scranton-Wilkes Barre, and made his first start the next day, striking out 10 in 5 innings and earning his first AAA victory. While the Yankees still saw him as a starter in the future, the team announced on July 29, 2007, that Chamberlain would be moved to the Scranton-Wilkes Barre bullpen, and he made his first appearance the next day, striking out the side in 1 inning pitched and hitting 100 on the radar gun three times. On August 1st, Joba went back to Trenton to make a relief appearance, striking out 2 batters in a 1-2-3 8th inning. He then came back to Scranton, pitching 2 innings and striking out 5 batters.
Major leagues
2007
On August 7, 2007, the Yankees purchased Chamberlain’s contract, elevating him to the major leagues for the first time in his career. To make room on their roster, the Yankees designated Miguel Cairo for assignment, and sent down Brian Bruney (coinciding with the activation of Jason Giambi)[2][3] In his debut, a Yankees victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Chamberlain struck out the first batter he faced and went on to pitch two scoreless innings, striking out two. The television and stadium radar guns clocked his fastest pitch at 100 and 99 miles per hour, respectively, with his slider consistently registering at 87.
These images is from a photography assignment, to photograph people, lifestyle images of a trail ride The event was a fund raiser for a Kansas City lake community to raise money for their stable. The Altamonte goal of the images was to show strong sense of community. Along with the ride it self, they had many different events. Cow milking; dunk tank, band, Face painting and much more. It reminded me of a small country fair. This was a great project with a lot of freedom to show my photography vision. It made me Proud To be American. Dewey Chapman
The Y series was photographed for agriculture client that was starting a new branding for clients product. This was a wonderful project that gave me the freedom to come up my own new ideas and showcase a vision for the branding. It is always great when a client has the confident in your creative ability to hit the mark.
Dewey Chapman Photography 
