Random Found Objects

Cinemagraphs!

David — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:00:53 +0000

Just for fun (and to try something we’d never done before) we made a few cinemagraphs from our fashion short film. It was a neat exercise, and I think they turned out pretty well. Some of the movement is rather subtle, so “if [you] blink, [you] might miss it”.

Fashion & Film Short

RFO — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000

We took a flying leap into the realm of video recently by creating a short film to submit to Charleston Fashion Week’s first annual Fashion + Film contest, and we’re happy to announce our piece was selected as one of the winners! It was a ton of fun to make, was a great learning experience, and will hopefully lead us to doing more video work in the future.

Thanks to David Verde and Kaili Crumpacker for being awesome and being good sports about standing out in the cold without coats as we tried to make it look like not-winter. Thanks also to Jessica O’Connor for lending a hand on one of our shooting days.

So here it is, enjoy!

The Black Twig Pickers

Christina — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:00:05 +0000

Way back in 2012, December to be exact, we photographed The Black Twig Pickers for their latest album release, Rough Carpenters, on Thrill Jockey Records. We’d been trying to get together for this shoot for a while, and finally, after playing a local show on a freezing Saturday night, we dragged them outside with no coats on. They were up for anything–which was pretty amazing since they had just played for several hours and it was after midnight–and they kept warm by continuing to showcase their energetic talents out on the sidewalk. Fully expecting our group (of under-dressed musicians, photographer on a stool, guy holding a 5-ft octa box and friend holding a tree branch out of the way) to be gawked or yelled at, passers-by and drunk college students instead stopped to listen with genuine appreciation of their music, nodding, clapping and dancing along. The whole night was a ton of fun, even though the shoot itself was quite a whirlwind.

If you haven’t heard The Black Twig Pickers, definitely check them out. They serve up a boisterous and energetic collection of old-time music that will get you up and moving and listening to their albums over and over again.

Here are some others we took that evening–including a couple taken during their show and in the beer shop next door.

A snowy start to the year

David — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:00:38 +0000

We’re a little late in saying so, but happy 2013 everyone! A fairly hefty winter storm blew threw last week, and although it was warm and cozy inside, we were able to drag ourselves out to capture some of the calm and quiet at night before the inevitable dig-out-and-melt the next day.

Roanoke Tweed Run 2012

David — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:00:59 +0000

At the beginning of November we participated in the Roanoke Tweed Run, and also took portraits of the riders in all their amazing tweedyness. We had a great time, and can’t wait to do it again next year. Here are a few of our favorites from the day:

Off Season

David — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:12:30 +0000

While we were traveling for Thanksgiving, we came across a little-league baseball complex during a pre-turkey-dinner walk. The light/colors/feel of the off season field was really nice so we captured a quick series using our camera phones. Definitely a “the best camera…” moment!

Wallpaper Wednesday

RFO — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:37:28 +0000

Something a little different and more textured for you this week!

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Wallpaper Wednesday

RFO — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:43:06 +0000

A fall double feature should make up for a couple weeks off, right?

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