an acoustic evening with trekky records, originally uploaded by minervacat. I’m finding myself, this week, thinking about promotional photography pretty intensely — what makes a good promo photo, how to develop and pursue ideas and concepts in shooting promos, what I can do to make taking promos an experience that’s rewarding for me as a…
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old carrboro cemetary
old carrboro cemetary, originally uploaded by minervacat. whoever named the fall sure did a bang-up job — Rhett Miller, “Haphazardly”
lost in the trees @ cat’s cradle
lost in the trees @ cat’s cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Despite our best efforts to keep this as accurate as possible, the life of the touring band is fraught with danger and uncertainty. Club dates are sometimes changed due to the whims of delusional, power-hungry club owners, temperamental musicians experiencing pronounced bouts of self-doubt,…
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: Pete Turner. Jeff Curto — the guy who does the History of Photography podcast from a few weeks ago — turned me on to Pete Turner, and I’ve spent several marvelous evenings with his website….
the spikedrivers @ the blind tiger
the spikedrivers @ the blind tiger, originally uploaded by minervacat. This one’s for Jess. I like to take pictures of the things that musicians carry onto stage with them; a cell phone set down next to a guitar pedal, a plastic cup of whiskey on the edge of a railing. It’s a tiny human part…
unc: the weirdest art on campus.
unc: the weirdest art on campus., originally uploaded by minervacat. This one is for Andrea. This sculpture used to be tucked into the tiny sculpture garden behind the Ackland Art Gallery on campus. I thought it was simultaneously amazing, bizarre, and gratuitous, and it always made me think of a dumb joke that never fails…
hoots and hellmouth — the holy open secret
bristol rhythm & roots: hoots and hellmouth, originally uploaded by minervacat. Hoots & Hellmouth — The Holy Open Secret. Not a brand new release, but a 2009 album that I can’t stop thinking about and listening to. I often struggle to describe the sound of an album I’m talking about, because “hipsters with banjos” doesn’t…
bristol rhythm & roots reunion, 2009
Behind the jump, a thousand words in words and seven thousand in photos on Bristol, Tennessee. (This is long; sorry! In my defense, it’ll probably be the longest thing I ever post on here.)
bristol, tennessee/virginia
bristol, tennessee/virginia, originally uploaded by minervacat. you should be next to me in the passenger seat
rest stops i have known and sometimes loved: tennessee welcome area
rest stops i have known and sometimes loved: tennessee welcome area, originally uploaded by minervacat. All I need for inspiration today is this list of performers at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and the prospect of 241 miles of road ahead of us. See y’all on Monday, we’re goin’ to Tennessee for the weekend.
brand new kind of photography 