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He Takes Girlie Pictures—of Grannies! |
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Written by Joel Aultman
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Wednesday, 07 December 2011 22:19 |
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Jeff Glasser isn’t what the industry would consider a ‘normal’ photographer. He avoids the lucrative weddings and high school senior pictures, preferring to hack a path through an artistic jungle less traveled. His ‘Nightwing Photo’ site is loaded with pictures of bodybuilders, bands, and what he calls ‘other creatures of the night’. And tucked away in the middle of the Portfolio section is a line labeled ‘40+’: glamour pictures of women with wrinkles.
Who would even want to see such a thing, and where does one find them?
The answer to the second part lies in a web site called Model Mayhem, a popular site for professional and would-be models (and photographers). It was on this site where he ran across a forum thread:
“Some of us on the ‘senior circuit’ were talking about how mature models were being passed over for assignments in favor of younger women, even though they still looked great. One thing led to another, and we ended up self-publishing a book in 2008.”
He’s proud to point out that the first two pictures in the content portion of the book are his.
The book, called “Project 40+: Mature & Sexy,” sold at least five times as many copies as there were contributors. Stoked by their success, the usual suspects decided to do it again in 2009. In order to outdo himself, and to photograph fresh faces and fresh places, he accepted the invitation of a friend in Florida to travel to the Sunshine State. Glasser says his wife ‘very graciously’ let him ‘frolic on the beach with strange women’. He photographed nine models during his 13-day junket throughout Florida.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 December 2011 22:30 |
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Organize With Sandy - Clutter |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 05:04 |
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Clutter can make you late! "What do you mean?", you may say. Clutter can and time management can go hand in hand as a problem.
"Where are my keys? I know I just laid them here...maybe they're under this sack of mail."
"I just need to grab that report for the meeting but where is it?"
"Mom, where did my red jacket go? I'm going to be late for school!"
Do any of these sound like your house?
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 06:04 |
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Jeff Glasser - Swimming With The "Big Fish" |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 22:13 |
How Did This Round Peg Fit in With a Bunch of Square Holes?
As I looked around, I noticed that everybody there looked like me. They dressed like me. They even schmoozed like me.
But they weren’t like me. Boy, were they not like me! It was The Twilight Zone Meets M*A*S*H.
The ‘there’ is the main room of the Aladdin Shrine Center. The ‘everybody’ was my fellow vendors…all at our tables, all with our displays, and all with our hopes of a successful evening. If ‘we’ weren’t wearing suits & ties, or dresses, it was khaki slacks and a dark polo shirt—complete with the obligatory company logo. What brought me, and about 70 other vendors, to the Aladdin that night was a networking event put on by Big Fish Networking.Them, and probably a good 20 other like-minded organizations, with varying degrees of interlocking management. It was billed as a way for people to get to know each other, look for jobs, build relationships, and sell; all under one roof, in an informal environment.
And sell we did! We sold our products, our services, and ourselves.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 05:55 |
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Juliet Cook - Your Chance To Sponsor an Independant Film! |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 21:54 |
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Last month’s issue of The Outer Belt included an article about new Columbus-based independent film company, CutThroat Entertainment and their upcoming short horror movie, BREAK. The film is set to hit the screen December 3 as part of an exclusive premiere party at the Park Street Patio. This premiere party will include the first showing of the film, the chance to interact with cast & crew in the flesh, and other exciting morsels of entertainment. Tickets are currently on sale and now CTE is also seeking sponsors for this special event.
Are you involved with a local business that is independent, unique, and creative and would enjoy the opportunity to support another independent and creative local entity while simultaneously taking advantage of some fabulous exposure and well-deserved advertising for your own organization? If so, then consider sponsoring the premiere of BREAK.
Available sponsorship packages range from $1000-$100 to suit every company budget. By sponsoring CutThroat Entertainment, your organization will be supporting an innovative independent film company on the cusp of many exciting new projects, associating yourself with their first movie (which is already generating significant buzz and anticipated to sell out the venue), and gaining unique exposure for your own enterprise.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 05:57 |
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Juliet Cook - Columbus-based Poetry Publisher Blood Pudding Press and its Misshapen Rosettes |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 21:50 |
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Poetry is an art form that does not seem to garner as much local press as other arts, crafts, and modes of creative communication, so I’ll step forward to cast a
small voice into the void and perhaps I might connect with a few like-minded others in the process. I’m Juliet Cook, a Columbus-based poet who also edits,
publishes, and designs my own independent press called Blood Pudding Press, specializing in provocative poetry and artsy little misfit offerings.
Blood Pudding Press publishes poetry chapbooks, which are slimmer and shorter than full-length books and are often presented in limited editions or with special designs. My press is a fan of ribbon bindery and other hand-designed flourishes, such as rubber stamped spiders and collages. I think the books are like little art objects or artsy artifacts or zines taken to a slightly fancier level. They offer poetry and art in one delectable tome and would make delightful gifts for the poet or artist or literary lover in your life. They are just the right fit for a uniquely creative stocking stuffer, too.
Blood Pudding Press poetry is probably not for the tame or conservative. The Blood Pudding Press aesthetic favors imagistic words warped enough to appeal to even highly peculiar language connoisseurs. I have a predilection for poetic contents that ooze like creamy innards of questionable desserts. I like messy, but not uncooked. I like strangely-baked, visceral yet oblique, and creepy hybrids of sexy and queasy. I like longing, burlesque, grotesque, flirty and at least a little bit improper. Blood Pudding Press poetry is not chicken soup for the soul; it’s more like a homemade pastry bag trying to squeeze out railroad track debris in the form of misshapen rosettes.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 June 2010 05:59 |
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