My Jerms

I have to start by saying I’m not a Tyler the Creator fan. Back in 2011 or 2012 when Odd Future first dropped, I did not care much for them as a group. I think it had to do with their antics and lack of quality music. At the time I felt they were just edgy kids trying to make a name for themselves and they just so happen to make music. Thinking back on it now we were all the same age. I didn’t think their sideshow measured up to their music. Plus, I always felt like Odd Future was nothing more than edgy suburban music for kids who drove around in their parents Jeep yelling out f**k their parents. You know, the type that hated their parents but their parents got/give them everything they wanted. Nowadays that’s just hip-hop in some areas of music. Even though I was not a fan of OF I was a fan of their branding.   Photo by Dino Kuznik Early on they understood the meaning and purpose of brand identity, specially Tyler. From creative album covers, to videos and photo shoots. Even wit...

Lately I've been doing a small passion project studying light and shadow. Ever since, I've noticed that my colors are better and I'm more focused on what the scene/composition of a shot. I’m more concerned with what’s going on in the frame, I’m becoming more intential with what I want to capture in my photos. The movement of people, places, and atmosphere are becoming more important to me. In this project I am trying to capture what summer feels like here in Atlanta, Ga. The project is called Summer Time in Atlanta. Honestly, I don't have a real name for this project yet but so far, I can call it fun and an enjoyable experience. I might make a book or small zine and give it to my family and friends just to say thank you for your support. I haven't posted any of this on Instagram because I'm starting not to like that platform anymore. I don't find it enjoyable, nowadays, it just doesn't seem fun. It's starting to become a huge advertising platform...

So, it has been 4 years. Within that time, a lot of things have happened. I think I can fit all that in the first paragraph. I graduated from college with a really good GPA, I got a job at a medical advertising place(if you can call it that) doing graphic design work, got laid off because of that thing they called COVID, was unemployed for a while, got a job now at a local TV station, and that’s about it(kind of). In between that just sprinkle in days and nights of sadness, loss of loved ones, depression(I guess), going to therapy, being dumped by my therapist(that’s a whole-nother story), and also moments of pure joy. Mix that all together and you’d get a normal person trying to survive and be happy in this world. In between that time, I picked up on a new/old hobby, which is film photography.     I’ve been on this film photography journey for about 2 years now and I’m in love with it. But I reached a point at the end of 2020 and the beginning of this year where I hated it. ...

Baby Driver is a great film, there is nothing else to say about it. It is about a young kid named Baby who can, for some reason NOT TRULY EXPLAINED BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE, drive like a Nascar racer that had sex with one of the drivers from The Fast and the Furious. The movie never explained it or talked about it, or maybe it did but I don’t remember, but it was one of those okay he can drive who cares type of things. I loved everything from the music, the driving, the scenery, and the cast. The movie has its ups and downs something I will talk about later. You know what, I’m trying to find a way to structure this but I am just going to flat out say that I loved this movie. This is what happens when you give a director who knows what they are doing full creative control over their vision. The music in this movie was phenomenal. The music selection fit in perfectly with the driving but also with the scenes and shots as well. Most people will look at this movie and think thi...

Not only am I going to talk about the things that interest me on this blog I want to talk about the things that I am going through maybe not life related, well kind of, but mostly creatively and what is going on. I want to talk about my portfolio or some of the stuff in it. Lately I’ve been looking for jobs and I’ve had some luck but nothing concrete as of yet. So, I’m going to say I’ve been depressed, it just seems as though I have given up but in that giving up I’ve done research on why I am giving up. Okay, let me say I’m not giving up, I am just slowing down my process and in that I have found why I have not gotten any luck with work. It is particularly to do with my portfolio and I have come to the realization that it is not my portfolio it is me; my portfolio does not reflect what I want to do as an artist or a designer. While listening to One Fantastic Week, a weekly podcast about fantasy artist, they were doing a portfolio website critique. I have seen this video advertised on...