http://theblognovice.com The Personal Trek of Eric P. Martin Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:16:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Deep Down The Rabbit Hole Over the last few years I have had the time to explore and reflect many areas of interest for me. I'm taking improv classes at Second City, I've went to school to explore art, writing, and photography. In the next few weeks, I'm going to be ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/27/the-diary-6-27-09/ Larry Blackmon of Cameo Larry Blackmon of Cameo performing at the Taste of Chicago 2009 Larry Blackmon of Cameo at the Taste of Chicago June 26th, 2009 Cameo in Chicago peforming in Grant Park Guitarist of Cameo playing in Grant Park 6-26-2009 Tomi Jenkins of Cameo at the Taste of Chicago. Larry Blackmon at the Taste of ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/27/cameo-and-charlie-wilson-at-taste-of-chicago-2009/ Life is no more than a selection of choices. Limited in what you can master. You must choose wisely. You can put into your basket anything you desire. One must only remember that everything can not fit into it. http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/24/life/ Friday, I had a photo shoot of two models, Darshei Goode and Maunya Jacobs. Out of 500 pictures, I captured about 40 great shots. This was my first real modeling sesssion. There's a lot to learn about lighting, exposure, and working with models. Model Darshei Goode Model Darshei Goode Model Darshei Goode Model Maunya ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/14/model-shoot-6-12-09/ The Auction Project  Yesterday I spent an entire day moving the items I bought in the storage unit to my apartment; by myself. It was such an ordeal which started by picking up the cargo van at UHAUL. Because I wasn't able to provide a second telephone number that I can be ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/12/the-diary-6-12-09/ The Auction Project By no stretch of the imagination is making money easy. However, I did try my had at yet another money making venture today. I bought some items at a storage facility. I paid $20.00 for the items. Now I must figure out how to get the items and ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/10/the-diary-6-10-09/ Over the weekend I had a chance to attend the Hyde Park Art Fair as well as some gallery openings in River North. I talked to several artists (photographers and painters) about their art careers. Some were willing to depart some very helpful knowledge and wisdom. One artist in particular I think ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/07/the-diary-6-07-09/ http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/06/donnie-mcclurkin-gospel-festival-chicago-6-6-09/ Last night I ventured to attend a singles Meet-up group. This was a richer experience than going to the galleries by myself. One of the highlights of the evening was hearing artist Matt Lamb talk about his journey as an artist. At age forty-seven, he had an undertaker's business. He mentioned smoking ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/06/06/art-gallery-opening-reception-singles-meetup-group-6-5-09/ The Artist Journey After attending the 3rd Annual Square Foot Exhibit last night, I woke up this morning realizing that my journey as an artist hasn't stopped. I wasn't pleased with how my photographs turned out. I shot close to 800 pictures. I still haven't mastered a few technical aspects of ... http://theblognovice.com/2009/05/30/the-diary-5-30-09/