Color Scheme I

This is a custom color scheme i developed using Kuler.
It is not from one image uploaded to Kuler because most of
the upload results had very similar results between different
images. I know that these results being similar is a clue that
i should probably use these colors for my site but i wanted
to try something a little different.
I took the less saturated colors out of a few of the Kuler results
to put together a scheme that i think will work. The design is very
basic but the center dividing line resembles processed B&W film
which, although most of my work is digital now, i still used when i
have more time or think a shot will have better results with film.
I want the colors of the images like this one that will be in this site
to add the brighter accent colors.

Thinking About MY WORK...

Like Meg and a few other people mentioned in the crit of my best work last week i do take a lot of shots of nature taking over, destroying what people have made and growing back after we've taken its natural area. I Do Love The Look Of Plants Growing Around What People Have Added Into Its Environment. I have a lot of shots like these and fallen buildings, but i don't like to think of my work as images of the destruction of humanity or population because that just seems morbid, sad and pessimistic. I'd rather think of my most common work as pictures of the natural determination to survive. It is obvious that i'm not a huge fan of what people have done to our planet and i'm not counting myself out of this but Nature no matter what the circumstances can be made more interesting and even more beautiful than anything people can create.

I also take a lot of shots in unconventional ways, night shots to be specific, to make an image that is not just a picture of a landscape or building but a piece of art with lines that you wouldn't normally see. Hundresds of lines across the sky, one trail from each star in the night sky with one or more trails crossing all of those paths from an airplane in this image, but in others i have trails from shooting stars. This image also has a few very strong lines, one from the highway wrapping around the Water Gap and one from the mountains themselves cutting straight across the picture.
I've found that a lot of my work relies on strong lines and the interaction of nature and man made objects. It is not the dark, hate filled imagery that a lot of people see it as unless you want it to. I don't mind that people see it that way as long as they come back and look at it again.

Thinking About Skills...

I guess i can take a decent picture, at least people who've seen my work, and people who've been with me when i shoot in a pitch black setting say i can. I love seeing the look on someone's face after ten minutes of waiting and talking in the dark while the image processes. Sure, i can shoot during the day of nature, and anything i find interesting but there's no cooler feeling than walking past something somewhere during the day with a friend and saying "damn it i wish i had my camera!!! Oh Well I'll Come Back At Night And It'll Look Even Better!!!" and it does.

Call Me Weird, Call Me What You Will, I Love Not Seeing My Image Until Its Done Processing. Shooting In The Dark Makes Me Feel Like I'm Shooting Film. Shooting film i prefer to shoot in day light or low light because there is enough waiting and enough that can go wrong during processing that taking the chance of an incorrect exposure in the dark and wasting film is not worth it to me.

Photographers Online...

Naturally, as i usually do i first went back to my favorite band to get the names of their photographers. I've known for a while about Camella Grace-Jones' "SpiralEyes" and the work she does. A lot bizzare shots of nudes in odd compromising positions and body paint, things like that. The biography section puts it best "SpiralEyes refuses to be defined. The absence of obvious themes - feminism, deviance, violence - forces the viewer to feel and think for him or herself. Drawing on moments that impact our lives, their work evokes raw emotion without being sexual. To truly experience human expression from any angle, one must disregard pre-conceptions, reservations and restrictions. Allow yourself to be touched, and you will be moved. Challenge yourself. Challenge your beliefs. Challenge your fears. Get emotionally naked. Become vulnerable,any way you can. Only then are you ready to experience spiraleyes." the site uses mainly flash menu bars and javascript fot the images.

Chris Ross i found through the wonderful tool called GOOGLE. Chris' work mainly involves outdoor photos of fishing trips all over the world and industrial photos his photos are used in advertisements for companies that make surf gear, boat motors and in magazunes. His site uses flash and javasctipt to exhibit his work.

http://www.carreonphotography.com/ uses HTML to exhibit their work. Their list of clients include National Geographic, Dscovery Channel, Forbes and Wells Capital manageme

I've found that most photography websites are based around a main slide show of their work, a list of clientele as well as a contact link. There is not much more to a photo site, i would like to see some sort of interaction on a photography site but in order to be professional that isn't possible.

Font Family

LOGO

My Name Is Jared Kramer, I've Used A Version Of This Before, It Mimics My Signature, I Have Another Version Permanently Drawn On The Back Of My Arm...

ViMeO!!!

Cool Stuff Here!!! I definitely like the layout of Vimeo better than youtube By Far! I did some searching around on Tuesday in class and i found this...

Sound from gr-video on Vimeo.
I really dig the way the artist choreographed the music to the video. The Visuals are very appealing and the cues are right on.



A Tribute to Jeremy Lusk from And Art Design on Vimeo.
I know i was supposed to pick only one video but I am HUGE into Motocross, Downhill MTB and all that stuff that "crazy" people do, and i do it myself. I've already posted the newscast on this topic but if you're actually paying attention to this and you have a passion of your own you can understand why i'm posting another video here. I was very happy to see that on Vimeo there were no video's of Jeremy's fatal face plant on the landing of his "Look Back, Heart Attack, Indian Air (backflip)". It shows a lot of maturity and respect for the man who was a master of the backflip-and-then-some. This video is a short tribute to his art and the extreme sport that he took part in. If you want to see the crash you can find it elsewhere as well as his 2007 crash doing the same trick but walked away from. You Can Bet That There Will Be A Few JEREMY LUSK Tattoos On The Bodies Of The Guys In The METAL MULISHA.

Least Favorite

Its very hard to pick one of your own pieces and tag it as your worst piece, not because you think they're all good, or all bad on the other hand but because you know them. YOU took the shot, you were there, you were responsible for every brush stroke on the canvas, you got you hands filthy with charcoal. The piece is yours and you don't see it, you feel it, IT IS A PART OF YOU. Well, at least that is how i feel about my work. Now back to the task at hand, picking my worst piece.

As a digital photographer you go out and shoot and shoot and shoot, there's not to much worrying about running out of film because there is none. If you run out of space on your cards you just flip through find the blurry ones and trash them so most of the worst work are gone before they even had a chance. Then you have the shots that are crystal clear, sharp and on point, the ones that make it to the computer and most likely the internet.

Here we have what, in my opinion is my worst photo. I think the shot doesn't work well because the subject is too centered in the frame, I Shot it with a short lens giving the illusion that the headstone narrows at the bottom, and there is really no motion in the image. the lines are all very square to one another and your eye does not really explore the image, it hits the nearest hard edge and stays there. I think in order to make this shot work better it needs to be shot with a longer lens and it needs more action in it, more to look at. If there was person in the background or another headstone like it about ten feet behind it would work.

R.I.P. Jeremy

This does not have anything to do with class or any assignments but i think everyone who's ever seen a freestyle motocross event on TV or In Person should know. Fan Of Motocross Or Not Everyone Should Have Respect For What These Guys Do For Our Entertainment...

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RESUME

Jared S Kramer
Cell: 609-610-7023 Home:609-771-6140

Work:
-Colonial Sportsmen's Club: Lifeguard (2001-2007)
Head Lifeguard (2006-2007)
Maintenance (2002-present)
-Hopewell Valley Golf Club: Pro Shop/Bagroom Attendant (2005-present)

Education:
-Ewing High School (fall 2001-spring 2005)
-Mercer County Community College: Digital Media Arts/Web Design (2005-2009)
-The Art Institute of Philadelphia: Will Be Attending (2009-2012)

Skills:
Professional When Needed
Good With People
Committed/Driven To Work
Determined To Get Jobs Done
Good Management Skills

-Adobe Photoshop: Photo Editing
Graphic Design
Animation
-Adobe Illustrator: Graphic Design
-Dreamweaver: Web Design
-Photography: Sports
Portraits
Wildlife
Landscapes
Candid

My Work

I mainly do freelance photography and digital imaging for my own entertainment. i have sold some photos of wildlife and portraits of people but until now have stuck with photography as a hobby more than anything else.

Since I am an outdoors man and know how to get close to wildlife interaction with its environment I think I could be a photographer for a wildlife magazine, maybe National Geographic. I am also very enthusiastic about shooting action sports, motocross and mountain biking for the most part so maybe a job shooting for a sports magazine like Racer X would be a good starting point for me. I don't really know where to start but i love taking a picture that when someone sees it they are in awe and once they leave want to look at it again. As long as i can impress people with my work I'm fine with it.

Entry Level

I found an entry level job photographing products for Computer Wholesalers Inc. the job requirements are to be self motivated and enthusiastic, to know computer terminology, to know Excel, Word and Outlook, to have strong organization skills and to be able to work with minimal supervision.

Next, i found a position in advertising for fashion for Retail Convergence in Boston shooting fashion. the requirements are a little more strict, need at least a two year degree in digital photography, experience with CS2 and CS3, knowledge of both Mac and PC and will be working with a team.

I would not move to Boston for an entry level job first of all but that job does seem to be a more professional which is important. Photographing computers and computer parts only and doing it alone does not seem to provide much an opportunity for advancement.