One of our early careers was as graphic designers and wannabe artists. We did ok, creating the first commercially 3D rendered record cover in Europe (before that, 3D tools were primarily in the hands of large companies and universities). Our first record cover was for Casper Pound and his project The Hypnotist – the record entered the German charts! Initially, we worked on the Commodore Amiga with 32MB Ram and a 40GB harddrive – huge for the day. Our first 3D rendering and animation software was a product called Imagine. An acquaintance gave us an early beta of Windows 3.0 and we dumped the Amiga and grabbed Photostyler, which was eventually bought and disappeared by Adobe. Did a lot of work in Corel Draw. The ultimate was when we scored a free copy of 3D Studio from Autodesk while attending Cebit in Hannover, Germany – we’ll never forget your kindness, Bob Bennet.
Not Being a Pig
Third day on the fast, so far so good. The saltwater flush is no more fun today than the first day – yuck. I’m still not back in the mood for photography. I have actually been working intensively on menu planning and organizing my recipes. If I can’t eat food, I might as well think about it all the time. The image of the pig was created by Caroline in 3D Studio back in the early ’90s.
Dreamfish
Happy New Year. Today’s image is from a record / CD cover Caroline and I created 15 years ago for a record called Dreamfish. Pete Namlook and Mixmaster Morris collaborated on this recording that was originally released on FAX Records and briefly features Terence McKenna. And for any of my visitors who probably never figured out why my site’s title says, Dreams, Moments, Travel – the clue is Terence McKenna. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.
New Years Eve
How did you start New Year’s Eve? Well let me tell you from a party expert, we started it with a Salt Water Flush. Caroline and I began the Master Cleanse Fast on this last day of the year. Turns out the fast is fairly easy to get through, drinking 32 ounces of warm salt water and having it plow through you, taking your tonsils to the nether regions of your anatomy, and evacuating them via a spout you never knew worked like that is an experience that will define your New Year. But the truly fun part is that we might do this for 10 days. Oh wait, I forgot to tell you, before bed, we drink a laxative tea for extra explosive discharge action – weeee.
Coral
Maybe green slimy rock wasn’t exciting enough for you; how about a big chunk of dead coral? Come on, those tubes that once held some sea life are really cool. Anyway, where else are you going to find such quality photography? Surely not some dumb site like Flickr.
More Tide Pool
Just filling days with random photos, as I don’t think we even left the house today. This photo is from our visit to a tide pool area while vacationing in Santa Barbara. You are looking at green slime on a rock. Yep, that’s the kind of quality photography I deliver here.