Thursday, December 30, 2010

Andrew Blahnik - Publicity Portraits - Nashville, TN

This past weekend (yep Christmas Eve) I hit the streets of Nashville with Andrew to get some new publicity images for for him to use, they may even end up on his new album that's currently in the works.

Andrew is working on a completely new sound, but you can hear some of his older work here. He's a got a lot of talent and love for the Lord, that right there is a killer combination. Anyway, I hope to get the rest of his images up soon. Stay tuned!

In Christ,
David Price
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The Centralia Mine Fire - Music Video

The Centralia Mine Fire is a Peoria, IL based independent rock band. I have had the opportunity to watch these guys over the years develop into the band they are today. However, before I get too sentimental here's the live music video Matt Blick of Cellar Media and I created for them. Enjoy!



In Christ,
David Price
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Keeping it alive!

What are you doing to keep your creativity alive? I have found that it is easy to get caught up in the thought that creativity will always be something that's easily accessible. In doing so I conveniently began treading through the rut which is my life and forget to break the norm and try something different. If you find yourself in the same rut, I will repeat my question. What are you doing to keep your creativity alive?

Well... for 2011 I've got a pretty cool project planned (if I don't say so myself). One of my photographic passions is capturing people in their own unique environment. A teacher in her classroom, a tailor in his shop, a pianist in a theater. In 2011, It is my goal to photograph as many environmental portraits as I can. My only stipulation is that each person must live, work, or play in Peoria. The focus of the environment doesn't have to be work or profession related, but could include a hobby or an activity. Really anything to helps define an individuals personality.


Obviously I can't fulfill the goal of this project by sitting on my hands at home, I most definitely need your help. If you know of anyone who would be an excellent candidate for a portrait please refer them. Even if you yourself wanna give it a go, I want to hear from you.


I'm looking forward to what 2011 holds.

In Christ,
David Price
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Monday, December 13, 2010

Another short film experience.

Since my introduction to Matt Blick of Cellar Media, I'm am really starting to get into making these short films. This past weekend I work with Matt and a crew of other highly creative and talented people up near the quad-cities. In 48-hours we produced a great little short filled with excitement, adventure, suspense, and action. In addition to my roll as gaffer (lighting person), I was also turned out to be the "acting coach". Since we were working with a 10 and 12 year old it somehow fell on my shoulders to coach these young actors before each shot. Thankfully I had a lot of help from Kelli who did a tremendous job at making sure they were costumed up and ready to go when needed. To say the least I had a blast working with these Kids. They both had a lot of energy that they poured into their parts and really made my job a lot easier. I hope you enjoy the film!



Credits:
Emily Soria - Zowie
Garret Auberg - Archer
Kelli Hedding - Alien, mom
Hans Bluedorn - writer, producer, editor
Matt Blick - director, DOP, color correcting
Jason Stanford - visual effects
Aaron Auberg - bubbles
Andrew Anderson - bubbles, smoke
David Price - acting coach, music, lighting, Alien food sounds
Nathaniel Sisson - sound design
Kelli Hedding - costumes, child wrangler
Ethan Anderson - crowd control
Helena Bluedorn - food
Noah Richardson - second camera
Bruno Rosas - alien design
Auberg's - location



In Christ,
David Price
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Tis the season...

... to start sending/receiving Christmas cards. As a photographer, it's interesting to how many times your pictures show up on cards that you receive. I have photographed Samaritan Ministries Christmas staff images for the past couple years and it's always fun to see the end result.

 On a similar note, Samaritan just recently launched their new site. This site is blanketed with my images. I'm looking forward adding to their collection in 2011.

Have you considered how custom, not stock, photography can add that personal touch needed to connect with your market? Let's talk!

In Christ,
David Price
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