Hey guys!!! How you been?? Yeah I've been busy, again! Now that I look back since my last post, I've actually managed to do a lot of things. And of course this post is going to be about every single one of them!!! So let's start then!
Once I got back from Russia I had TONS of plans for little art projects I made for myself, like constructing and painting things. Why? Just for the fun of it. I've never been a good painter or sketch artist but I love constructing. Whether its with wood or metal, just doing something by yourself and making it your own has always given me a sense of satisfaction like no other. One of these projects is confidential at the moment but I'll share the title with you guys. I'm looking to feature it in my school's Newspaper if it gets in, if not I'll post it here and on DeviantArt. I actually got a DeviantArt now, here's the link! UnderestimatedGntlmn.DeviantArt.com it has some of my digital photography, I'm updating on a weekly/daily basis!! So here's the title of my latest project: Communist Re(a)d. The rest is up to you to decide. It's a construction type deal, so no sculpting or anything. More like building a model. But yeah, so now I have a DeviantArt that you guys can visit instead of trying endlessly to find my photography on here, plus my blog will load faster if I don't have as many pictures on here. I'm planning more art projects with mediums like Styrofoam, spray paint, glass, CD's, and several other materials. I may not have used the word "medium" properly there but whatever! So in terms of the art department in this post, I think that's all I have to say. Oh wait, I want to try Grafitti. But not the spray paint kind, the Moss kind. I found this image of Moss Grafitti a couple months ago and always wanted to try it. Involves a lot of planning though, the best place, how to get there daily to water it, the design, everything takes time. Oh and glow in the dark Graffiti, always wanted to try that. Gotta make it permnanent though otherwise it'll wash off in the rain. That'll work best in the winter because of how bright it is during the day, but I'll work out the details once it comes to those steps. I'm going to have more art project plans and DIY plans in the future, like dyeing my infamous White Pants which have become the symbol of hate at Stage Crew. Nonetheless, I'm planning to have plenty of more projects in the future. Because you never know when an idea will pop up into your head and you just won't be able to resist turning it into reality. SO onto my next topic!
So I have a job now.....not as hard as I thought it would be to get one. All I had to do was take matters into my own hands by posting up posters advertising my yard work services and the details of my contact info. The point of this is to raise money for my RC-300 and SYB-5 pedals. So far I have almost $200. The thing is, I need to sell my VE-20 A.S.A.P. so if you guys know a willing buyer please contact me. For all intensive purposes let's say that the VE-20 will be sold for the asking price of $250. I'm still going to need around $400 to cover everything including taxes. But $200 ain't bad for only a couple weeks worth of work. I think I'll have the money by at least the beginning of December. Because as the Fall Season approaches more people will need their lawns raked and then as Winter begins the snow shovelling jobs will come piling in. Plus, by the time Winter Break rolls around I'll have 3 whole weeks to earn money!!! I'm hoping to have it before NT Idol though because I REALLY want to perform and practice with it and hopefully release a couple songs if not an album by the end of the school year. The thing is, every part of this feels right. I have no regrets or anything about it. Maybe I'm meant to do this for the rest of my life, but I'll let time figure that out. For now I'm just going to do my thing and do what I love.
Oh and my photography, I'm no longer featuring it on here or on Facebook. You will only see it on DeviantArt now. Here's the link again: http://underestimatedgntlmn.deviantart.com/ It's just THAT much simpler if you guys just visit it every now and then. Because some of my readers don't have access to Facebook and uploading pictures to my blog makes it SO much slower it's impossible sometimes. From what I hear, people like my photography. Especially my film shots, so I might go back to that for a bit. It just gives me a feeling like no other. A digital photo can be changed, remastered, Instagrammed, you name it and it can be done to it. But film, it's permanent. It cannot be changed in ANY way, you're responsible for the photo you took. NO DO OVER'S. But the thing is, it's expensive. Around $7 to process 1 cartridge and $12 for 3 cartridges. The total cost comes to $33 for 3 cartridges which is around 72 photos. But not all of those photos will turn out. Some will be over exposed so much that they turn white or some of them will just be crap. So you have to be careful, and know what you're doing. Often I just take pictures of whatever I consider significant or beautiful enough, and it usually works out in my favour. Like my "Flight" photo up on DeviantArt. I submitted it today and it has already gotten 51 Favourites, 400 Views and 8 Downloads. What completes the photo is the specific exposure the film got while being developed. It gives the photo a Light blue/purple tint to it. Had I taken the photo with a DSLR the Geese would be black and the photo would be dark in general. It would take A LOT of effort to make it look like the Film Picture I have of it already. Once my income picks up I'll be able to go back into Film Photography and start getting more incredible shots of Toronto. Like Queen Street East, I've always wanted to explore it fully and only gotten small glimpses of the area. But even from what I've seen, you could get GREAT photography done there. But let's save all that for the future, for now I'm gonna stick with Digital. Don't get me wrong, Digital is AWESOME. It's just that I started out with Film. I have an emotional bond to it, it's what started me off, what got me interested in photography. They're 2 whole different mediums, neither is best, all up to one's opinion. And my opinion is that I prefer Film over Digital.
The reason for my title "Bliss" is that's because of how I've been feeling. School is great, I'm getting to know new people while still hanging out with my old friends. I have GREAT teachers that I look forward to seeing every day. Things are going my way, I'm employed, several projects and extra curriculars are getting done, and I'm just generally happy. Life is great right now. Who knows, maybe I'll meet another girl sometime soon? This is kind of a short post, but hey, better than nothing right? I have a life like anyone else does, and lately a lot has been happening. I've done my part, filled you in, now how's about you do yours and Read it, Learn it, Live it, Love it, and Post it! I am proud to say that this is the work of the Underestimated Gentleman!
Cheers, MarkL
P.S. +50 Mark Points for reading all of this
Once I got back from Russia I had TONS of plans for little art projects I made for myself, like constructing and painting things. Why? Just for the fun of it. I've never been a good painter or sketch artist but I love constructing. Whether its with wood or metal, just doing something by yourself and making it your own has always given me a sense of satisfaction like no other. One of these projects is confidential at the moment but I'll share the title with you guys. I'm looking to feature it in my school's Newspaper if it gets in, if not I'll post it here and on DeviantArt. I actually got a DeviantArt now, here's the link! UnderestimatedGntlmn.DeviantArt.com it has some of my digital photography, I'm updating on a weekly/daily basis!! So here's the title of my latest project: Communist Re(a)d. The rest is up to you to decide. It's a construction type deal, so no sculpting or anything. More like building a model. But yeah, so now I have a DeviantArt that you guys can visit instead of trying endlessly to find my photography on here, plus my blog will load faster if I don't have as many pictures on here. I'm planning more art projects with mediums like Styrofoam, spray paint, glass, CD's, and several other materials. I may not have used the word "medium" properly there but whatever! So in terms of the art department in this post, I think that's all I have to say. Oh wait, I want to try Grafitti. But not the spray paint kind, the Moss kind. I found this image of Moss Grafitti a couple months ago and always wanted to try it. Involves a lot of planning though, the best place, how to get there daily to water it, the design, everything takes time. Oh and glow in the dark Graffiti, always wanted to try that. Gotta make it permnanent though otherwise it'll wash off in the rain. That'll work best in the winter because of how bright it is during the day, but I'll work out the details once it comes to those steps. I'm going to have more art project plans and DIY plans in the future, like dyeing my infamous White Pants which have become the symbol of hate at Stage Crew. Nonetheless, I'm planning to have plenty of more projects in the future. Because you never know when an idea will pop up into your head and you just won't be able to resist turning it into reality. SO onto my next topic!
So I have a job now.....not as hard as I thought it would be to get one. All I had to do was take matters into my own hands by posting up posters advertising my yard work services and the details of my contact info. The point of this is to raise money for my RC-300 and SYB-5 pedals. So far I have almost $200. The thing is, I need to sell my VE-20 A.S.A.P. so if you guys know a willing buyer please contact me. For all intensive purposes let's say that the VE-20 will be sold for the asking price of $250. I'm still going to need around $400 to cover everything including taxes. But $200 ain't bad for only a couple weeks worth of work. I think I'll have the money by at least the beginning of December. Because as the Fall Season approaches more people will need their lawns raked and then as Winter begins the snow shovelling jobs will come piling in. Plus, by the time Winter Break rolls around I'll have 3 whole weeks to earn money!!! I'm hoping to have it before NT Idol though because I REALLY want to perform and practice with it and hopefully release a couple songs if not an album by the end of the school year. The thing is, every part of this feels right. I have no regrets or anything about it. Maybe I'm meant to do this for the rest of my life, but I'll let time figure that out. For now I'm just going to do my thing and do what I love.
Oh and my photography, I'm no longer featuring it on here or on Facebook. You will only see it on DeviantArt now. Here's the link again: http://underestimatedgntlmn.deviantart.com/ It's just THAT much simpler if you guys just visit it every now and then. Because some of my readers don't have access to Facebook and uploading pictures to my blog makes it SO much slower it's impossible sometimes. From what I hear, people like my photography. Especially my film shots, so I might go back to that for a bit. It just gives me a feeling like no other. A digital photo can be changed, remastered, Instagrammed, you name it and it can be done to it. But film, it's permanent. It cannot be changed in ANY way, you're responsible for the photo you took. NO DO OVER'S. But the thing is, it's expensive. Around $7 to process 1 cartridge and $12 for 3 cartridges. The total cost comes to $33 for 3 cartridges which is around 72 photos. But not all of those photos will turn out. Some will be over exposed so much that they turn white or some of them will just be crap. So you have to be careful, and know what you're doing. Often I just take pictures of whatever I consider significant or beautiful enough, and it usually works out in my favour. Like my "Flight" photo up on DeviantArt. I submitted it today and it has already gotten 51 Favourites, 400 Views and 8 Downloads. What completes the photo is the specific exposure the film got while being developed. It gives the photo a Light blue/purple tint to it. Had I taken the photo with a DSLR the Geese would be black and the photo would be dark in general. It would take A LOT of effort to make it look like the Film Picture I have of it already. Once my income picks up I'll be able to go back into Film Photography and start getting more incredible shots of Toronto. Like Queen Street East, I've always wanted to explore it fully and only gotten small glimpses of the area. But even from what I've seen, you could get GREAT photography done there. But let's save all that for the future, for now I'm gonna stick with Digital. Don't get me wrong, Digital is AWESOME. It's just that I started out with Film. I have an emotional bond to it, it's what started me off, what got me interested in photography. They're 2 whole different mediums, neither is best, all up to one's opinion. And my opinion is that I prefer Film over Digital.
The reason for my title "Bliss" is that's because of how I've been feeling. School is great, I'm getting to know new people while still hanging out with my old friends. I have GREAT teachers that I look forward to seeing every day. Things are going my way, I'm employed, several projects and extra curriculars are getting done, and I'm just generally happy. Life is great right now. Who knows, maybe I'll meet another girl sometime soon? This is kind of a short post, but hey, better than nothing right? I have a life like anyone else does, and lately a lot has been happening. I've done my part, filled you in, now how's about you do yours and Read it, Learn it, Live it, Love it, and Post it! I am proud to say that this is the work of the Underestimated Gentleman!
Cheers, MarkL
P.S. +50 Mark Points for reading all of this
