Tuesday, January 27, 2009

There comes a time...

...when every grown man realizes they're too damn old to be cutting their own hair. For me, that day is today.

Sure, I've cut my hair dozens of times, maybe 50 times or more, and things usually go pretty well. I may be a bit uneven now and then, but it's usually not bad enough for anyone to notice.

Well...today I was using a razor comb (a tool I've been pretty good with in the past) and the next thing I now there's a canyon, a bypass, an abyss running down the middle of my head; an inverted mohawk if you will. I tried for a few minutes to even things out, but it was pretty clear that my fate was sealed.

So I walked my chapeau-ed self down to Supercuts to have a professional clean up the 'incident.' I ended up with a rather brusque Asian lady who didn't speak a whole lotta English. She got to work with the clippers and got things evened out pretty quickly. She cut it a little shorter than I would have liked, but honestly, what was she going to do, make it look worse?

I'd like to put photos up, but I left my card reader on the mainland. So, in lieu of that, I've prepared a series of alternate photos that acts as a timeline for 'dos past and present.

Greg two years ago:



Greg last year:



Greg now:



I gotta tell ya. Looking back at these photos...I think I look pretty damn good with all three hairstyles. As long as I have my tattoos and British accent, I'll be irresistible. Well....in any case, as long as this doesn't happen in a year, I think I'll be alright.



Yikes!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

I got a fever...

... and the only prescription is more photoshop tutorials!




Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Wordle

Wordle illustration of some of my blog text. Neat huh?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

What have I been up to lately?

Reading Photoshop tutorials....that's what.


They're still a bit rough around the edges, and I'm basically just following directions (nothing original here), but I've learned more Photoshop in the past 24 hours that I had in the previous 5 years. So yeah....holler at some progress.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

More and more

Now that I'm sans job, I've had lots of time for photo play. Here's another one I like.

Saturday, November 01, 2008

More Photoshop Phun

Just when you thought I was done with the blog! I've been playing around in Photoshop CS3 and here are some of the things I've put together.


Here's a panorama I stitched together from photos I took on the top of Fuji. If you're interested, here's a post I wrote for my friend Evan on his blog Japan Photo Guide on why climbing Fuji is the greatest thing ever.


Here's a graphic I made from a photo I took of a Maiko in Kyoto near Kiyomizudera. It's a bit rough still, but I think I'm on to something.


Finally, my favorite, is a pic I took in Shibuya last summer. I've selectively blurred the photo to mimic a tilt-shift lens. This, combined with exaggerated contrast and saturation creates a miniaturization effect. It's like I've made a teeny tiny model of Shibuya. Aww...it's cute.


ONE MORE! I'm on a roll! First, I did a gradient blur, like in the photo above (though this one is circular, not reflective). Then I blurred out the corners to make it Holga-y. Finally, I added some noise to make it look like I used I high ISO film.