January, 2014

We went to Kauai in October. Shot everything with 35mm Fujicolor 200 film loaded into a Fujifilm Klasse S. The film wasn’t the greatest, as it was hastily purchased because the Kodak I ordered didn’t arrive on time. Shadows have a green tint to them, but such is the personality of different emulsions.

While I certainly would have shot more with digital, I think the volume of what I treasure from this trip would actually have been reduced. I really had to make sure what I was shooting was important enough to document. This is only a small fraction of what I shot, and the rest will remain in the personal archives, to be viewed and treasured only in person, at home. Just like the old days.

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See more work on my website.

It’s official: my new website has launched. It’s much easier and smoother to navigate, and it’s optimized to work on big screens, small screens, and everything in between. The pictures are beautifully displayed and all the functionality to deliver pictures to clients quickly and securely remains.

HUGE thanks to Photoshelter for providing the amazing tools they do for photographers.

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The Wayback machine is calling my name tonight. Revisiting the images from Helen Pau’s original play “The Stone Wife” always brings me back to the beginning of when I started shooting theatrical productions, and reminds me that the tools and cameras I was using back then haven’t changed much at all today.

See the whole gallery here.

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A few more from Davis when we saw our friend’s band at the Davis Flea Market. Flea market-like wares abound, and Tony couldn’t say no to the Swiss Army knife with a flashlight on it.

Saw my friends’ band Dead Cat Hat at the Davis Flea Market in (where else?) Davis with my friend Tony. Had a rollicking good time. They played in an attic space 15 feet above the floor. 15 feet. It was like watching KISS, only the music was better.

I brought the Ricoh GR with me, so all the zooming was done with my legs.

You definitely should be listening to them and going to their shows.

A lot of new stuff cooking. Over a year’s worth of new work to be added to the portfolios, and a new website that’s just about done. The site is up now if you want to look at it…I just haven’t made the “official” official announcement to make it officially official.

http://www.mikepadua.com

It’s 2014 and time to get back to work. I always have to remind myself that the things we use to create (cameras, computers, pens, pencils, paint, paint brushes, etc.) are just tools.