Video by Kaelen Ohm

Featuring:
Taryn Javier – Choreographer
Jenn Doan – Producer, Dancer
Natalie Poissant – Rehearsal Director
Melina Stinson – Dancer
Pamela Tzeng – Dancer
Simon Portigal – Dancer
Ralph Escamillan – Dancer

Video by Kaelen Ohm

Featuring:
Taryn Javier – Choreographer
Jenn Doan – Producer, Dancer
Natalie Poissant – Rehearsal Director
Melina Stinson – Dancer
Pamela Tzeng – Dancer
Simon Portigal – Dancer
Ralph Escamillan – Dancer

Video by Kaelen Ohm

Featuring:
Taryn Javier – Choreographer
Jenn Doan – Producer, Dancer
Natalie Poissant – Rehearsal Director
Melina Stinson - Dancer
Pamela Tzeng – Dancer
Simon Portigal – Dancer
Ralph Escamillan – Dancer

The project aims to use social media to expose the artistic and creative process of a contemporary dance production, and open up the conversation to an online audience.

It’s an exciting project as it gives people a behind the sciences look at what goes on to create a dance show. From the creative process, the funding and promotion to the inner expression of the artists and how they go through about interpreting a concept

They just released the teaser video by Kaelen Ohm as an intro to the webisodes of the weekly rehearsals before the final show in Calgary.

Since the final show is in Calgary, I’m looking forward to the video webisodes, cos i won’t be able to watch the show live, since I’m in Montreal.

I haven’t been able to pick out and figure out that side of photography. I guess I’m still fining my style. Soon enough though I will get there. Just gotta keep learning and practicing.

Since this year, he’s not doing Movember, he’s feeling guilty for not participating. So he’s copping out by donating all the proceeds

It’s a great book, though I haven’t read it yet, but I know the back story to the book, in more detail than most people would get.

You can pick up the Rum Socialism for Kindle at Amazon, or other devices coz he’s all tech savvy like that.

100% of the profits for all books sold in November go to my moustache for Movember.

And don’t forget to donate and sponsor my moustache!

I’ve got a team of around 17 people with the company I work for, NVI, called the NVI Stache Engine Optimizers, and we are well on our way to raise a goal of $2,000.

So if your so inclined, and are willing to donate to good coz, and have some fun at my ridiculous stache that makes me look like that creepy uncle, or a lame hipster, feel free to drop me or my team a donation.

Remember that all donations are tax deductible and you will receive a tax receipt. Let the fun begin, and please share.

Clips from the upcoming documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color—particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.

This film will be released in Fall/Winter 2011. Please “Like” the Dark Girls page on Facebook, we will keep you updated with news there.

Directed by Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry
Produced by Bill Duke for Duke Media
and D. Channsin Berry for Urban Winter Entertainment
Co-Produced by Bradinn French
Line Produced by Cheryl L. Bedford
Edited by Bradinn French

Thoughts

This video was tough to watch as it brought a hidden reality of what people, and especially women of colour go through with their self identity. Racism is a serious issue, and it effects all of colour, but its implications on how we view our selves and its impact on our psychology is not highlighted as much.

I went for a shoot in the Old Port of Montreal and stumbled on this toy shop and I couldn’t help but take this shot to show my appreciation to all the black women and all of colour. I love you all and just wanted to say your are all beautiful and angels in my eyes.

It first showed it’s true colors when I updated my work MacBook to the latest version of OS X and the whole thing died on me. Pulled every trick in the book to revive it, but alas, it was done for. So while I waited for the sys admin to trying and figure out what to do with it, I relied on the iPad to continue working, and it came through with bright and shining colors.

First off, it saved my ass in being able to email back clients and coordinating work. If that was the only thing I needed to do, it saved my ass. But it went further, and got me on the file sharing network, and I could edit reports with iWork, instant message with the team, update my calendar and more. It was amazing that no one in the office noticed I wasn’t on a laptop only until they came over to ask me a question and realize that I bought the new iPad and ooohed and aaahed in amazement at how thin it is.

But that was work, and now I find myself using this bad boy as my main device at home. I even stopped brining back my work laptop and doing everything I need on the iPad. My favorite use for it is when I go out for a shoot, and want to really see what I got without having to sit at the Mac mini at home in my room. I just plug in the camera connector kit, slide in the SD card, import the photos and I got instant large screen viewing of my pictures. Great for triage, and only keeping the best shots of the day. Also comes in handing when I’m not sure if you got a good shot and can’t tell from the small screen on the camera, I get a better view on a large screen without too much hassle. Though I would love to be able to do some preliminary work on photos right on the device. Rating photos, light and basic touch ups here and there. Would be a great workflow tool before I go in to Aperture on the Mac.

On a day to day basis, I use the iPad for emailing, calendaring, Facebook, Netflix, reading on the kindle, instant messaging and doing some light research and blog updates. With more and more specialized apps that take the interface beyond expectations, I see this as being my main tool and only going back to a laptop or desktop for when I need to do really heavy work like intensive reports and spreadsheets, photo editing and design intensive tasks.

So far, I’m loving this bad boy and how it’s changed the way I do things, and its so much lighter than lugging a laptop around. Best part is you don’t have to take it out of your bag when going through security checks at the airport. Bonus!!