Zoe's favorite words right are ... "Hi" & "Bye". It's a fun process going out in public, because she will say Hi and Bye to EVERY SINGLE PERSON we see! Homeless ppes, Armenians, whites, males, transvestites, young and old ... no one is safe from the greetings and salutations of our little girl.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Where I Am - On The Web
The internet is one big bad tangeled web. I've been contributing to that digital mess of mass information confusion highway since the late 90's. Today, with my over zealous creative brain coming up with so many ideas and having so many different platforms to chose from, I've found myself on every other corner of the internet. So, consider this a little map of my art on the world wide web.
www.blackwellphoto.com
First, and foremost - the reason I always say I'm always on the internet. Being a stay at home dad, I do most of our work via the web. E-mails, video conferences, and social networking all make up my day as well as taking care of a 1 year old woman. So Blackwell Photography's website is the #1 place to find me online. It is the core of internet presence ... the reason I'm even here, blogging!
Blackwell Photography's webpage is an idea Stacey and I conceptualized one day in the park. It's a combination of our work. The Trinity of websites, as I like to call it. Her portfolio can be found at stacey.blackwellphoto.com, where as mine can be found at marc.blackwellphoto.com. Our wedding page is it's own seperate site located at weddings.blackwellphoto.com. That leads to the other subpages, blog.blackwellphoto.com & photos.blackwellphoto.com, where you can view galleries and purchase downloads and/or prints.
Leading into the "social networking sites" in a minute, but still sticking to business. You can find Blackwell Photography on Facebook by clicking that link. Twitter, Yelp, Myspace, Tumblr, too.
My personal Facebook site is dedicated to blogs I post here, random status updates, and also a place to share news/blogs/photos/& stuff.B. It's an overall gathering place for your MB fill. If you're a Lucas Grabeel fan, or a Drew Seeley fan - you aint gettin' through to this one unless you're super cool. Haha!
My Twitter page is more laxed and I like to have more followers. The more the merrier - for some reason... It's a little more raunchy and fun. I still promote Blackwell Photography through it, but now with the new BP Twitter, it'll more be a home for letting you know I posted a picture of Zoe somewhere.
My Twitpic is a photo site dedicated to my every day blog kinda pictures. Photos of my hot wife and I going out on dates, to shots of me on a movie set. Whateva.
My tumblr is a place to post iPhone pics. Anyone with an iPhone needs 1 dedicated place to upload those pictures to for years. It's the only way to create a good archive. And after many attempts and many different photo sharing sites, I've grown to like tumblr for my iPhone viewing needs.
Of course, this blog at Blogger is an old journal of written madness. It dates back to 2006, so I'll keep it around for a while even if I don't post to it on any regular schedule whatsoever.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Grandpa Santa!
Every once in a while your father in law makes you proud. This is one of those times, so I'm reposting some pictures he took!
This guy has got it figured out too. Not only has he been doing Santa for years, it's been a way for him and his family to not use credit cards at all for Christmas! The money he makes goes directly to presents. (And now I'm a benefactor of that too!) ;)
This guy has got it figured out too. Not only has he been doing Santa for years, it's been a way for him and his family to not use credit cards at all for Christmas! The money he makes goes directly to presents. (And now I'm a benefactor of that too!) ;)
Great photos too, from Selah Studios too! (I can say that, because she's in Texas and not California!) :)
Proud of ya Grandpa G! Love you too, man.
Peace,
-marc
Monday, November 29, 2010
Baby Blackwell #2!
If any of you are friends with Stacey on Facebook, you already know. Or, if any of you are friends with us in real life, you already know...
Stacey and I are expecting Baby Blackwell #2!!
Yup! We are building the Empire, ladies and gentlemen! Only 7 more to go! Just kidding ... who knows how many. But here - I'll answer some of the questions you may have...
Didn't you just have one? (aka, was this planned?) Yes, yes we did! Thanks for the reminder. The babes will be 21 months apart. We want to have our children close together for a number of reasons, so this works out perfectly!
Do you know if it's a boy or girl yet? Nope! Stacey will be 13 weeks along and you don't find out the gender until 18 weeks! I'm crossing my fingers for a boy. ;)
What are you going to name him? Him you say? Well, we have a few names picked out, but we'll keep that under wraps until he/she arrives.
How the heck are you gonna handle 2? Good question! But I've learned after handling one, if I can do that, then I can do anything! I'm Super Dad and Stacey, Super Mom. We aren't worried any more than we should be and are excitedly planning the future of our growing family!
We are going to the Doc later today for an extensive ultra sound and checkup, but everything so far has been great! The babe has a steady heartbeat, and he/she is making Stacey hungry, nauseous and tired, which is a good sign!
I just wanted to share! I've been meaning to for a while, but we just figured the online world would figure out in due time. This is the time! :)
Cheers!
-marc
Stacey and I are expecting Baby Blackwell #2!!
Yup! We are building the Empire, ladies and gentlemen! Only 7 more to go! Just kidding ... who knows how many. But here - I'll answer some of the questions you may have...
Didn't you just have one? (aka, was this planned?) Yes, yes we did! Thanks for the reminder. The babes will be 21 months apart. We want to have our children close together for a number of reasons, so this works out perfectly!
Do you know if it's a boy or girl yet? Nope! Stacey will be 13 weeks along and you don't find out the gender until 18 weeks! I'm crossing my fingers for a boy. ;)
What are you going to name him? Him you say? Well, we have a few names picked out, but we'll keep that under wraps until he/she arrives.
How the heck are you gonna handle 2? Good question! But I've learned after handling one, if I can do that, then I can do anything! I'm Super Dad and Stacey, Super Mom. We aren't worried any more than we should be and are excitedly planning the future of our growing family!
We are going to the Doc later today for an extensive ultra sound and checkup, but everything so far has been great! The babe has a steady heartbeat, and he/she is making Stacey hungry, nauseous and tired, which is a good sign!
I just wanted to share! I've been meaning to for a while, but we just figured the online world would figure out in due time. This is the time! :)
Cheers!
-marc
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Zoe Marcia on Saturday
If you're one of the 69 people who have watched this video, you're lucky! I posted this on November 14th to Youtube.
Life has been crazy, as always. Like my mother used to say "If it's not one thing, it's another." I didn't really know what that meant until being married and havin' a baby! But Zoe and I are doing well, staying at home and takin' care of the fort. I'm really settling into the whole stay at home dad thing. Dishes? No problem. Cook dinner? No worries! Do the laundry (ugh) but ok! :)
Peace,
-marc
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Quarter Life Crisis
Doesn't every 26 y/o who has a blog at some point create new post with the title "Quarter Life Crisis"? While I can't afford to go out and buy a new ferrari (cuz we had to purchase a new fridge ... that took all my car money away!) I can tell the world what the hell is going on inside my crazy brain.
I want it all. I want to do it all, rather. And I want it all too. I want to shoot music videos. I want to create an album ... yeah, like a music album! I want to be a professional painter. I want to move to Australia. I want to own the Canon 5D Mark II with dozens of lenses of my choice (that will happen one day soon). I want an iMac, a new external and internal hard-drive. How can a person focus? How can an ARTIST focus?
I've heard "pick one!", but why? Why do I have to be just a headshot photographer? How boring is that? I wanna shoot weddings, and newborns, and sexy models too! I want to paint - and I want to show those paintings to the world! One day I dream of my artwork being showcased in the Getty Museum just down the road...that's not bad, right? Or is it bad for business? Am I confusing my market? Who IS my market?
I mean, we're good. Zoe's full, and content, with a crib she's happily sleeping in under a roof. We have a fridge with food in it, and I'm typing on a pretty sick computer. We've got a nice car that gets us to Target where we can always buy more toilet paper ... so why do I worry? Honestly, my wife brings in most of the money for the time being, but honestly, I bring in a significant amount too. So ... so what?
Ha... I don't even know what I'm getting at. I just finished a book about Zen and just being. And I am ... just being. I do what I want, when I want. I even live streamed a painting the other day. Does that mean that I'm going to put down my camera and only paint for financial gain? No. Even though I've thought about it.
I've cut out several vices in my life that have plagued my creativity and productivity and I think that's where all this extra energy and ideas are coming from.
I don't care if I tweet too much, or if I Facebook too much. Even though, sometimes I wonder if I do. But I can't worry about if I'm doing something wrong all the time - that's a waste of time! I opened up a tumblr account the other day. Why? I dunno - I wanted a place to post my iPhone pics ... even though I'm a part of The Best Camera project and Twitpic. I'm not even confused! ... I'm just presented with so many awesome options that I want them all!
And like I said, I'm only 26. Thankfully. I've got A LOT to do and hopefully (knock on wood) I've got a lot of time to do it.
I'm going to start calling myself a visual artist. I photograph. I paint. I draw. I make websites and flash designs.
What now?
Peace,
-marc
I want it all. I want to do it all, rather. And I want it all too. I want to shoot music videos. I want to create an album ... yeah, like a music album! I want to be a professional painter. I want to move to Australia. I want to own the Canon 5D Mark II with dozens of lenses of my choice (that will happen one day soon). I want an iMac, a new external and internal hard-drive. How can a person focus? How can an ARTIST focus?
I've heard "pick one!", but why? Why do I have to be just a headshot photographer? How boring is that? I wanna shoot weddings, and newborns, and sexy models too! I want to paint - and I want to show those paintings to the world! One day I dream of my artwork being showcased in the Getty Museum just down the road...that's not bad, right? Or is it bad for business? Am I confusing my market? Who IS my market?
I mean, we're good. Zoe's full, and content, with a crib she's happily sleeping in under a roof. We have a fridge with food in it, and I'm typing on a pretty sick computer. We've got a nice car that gets us to Target where we can always buy more toilet paper ... so why do I worry? Honestly, my wife brings in most of the money for the time being, but honestly, I bring in a significant amount too. So ... so what?
Ha... I don't even know what I'm getting at. I just finished a book about Zen and just being. And I am ... just being. I do what I want, when I want. I even live streamed a painting the other day. Does that mean that I'm going to put down my camera and only paint for financial gain? No. Even though I've thought about it.
I've cut out several vices in my life that have plagued my creativity and productivity and I think that's where all this extra energy and ideas are coming from.
I don't care if I tweet too much, or if I Facebook too much. Even though, sometimes I wonder if I do. But I can't worry about if I'm doing something wrong all the time - that's a waste of time! I opened up a tumblr account the other day. Why? I dunno - I wanted a place to post my iPhone pics ... even though I'm a part of The Best Camera project and Twitpic. I'm not even confused! ... I'm just presented with so many awesome options that I want them all!
And like I said, I'm only 26. Thankfully. I've got A LOT to do and hopefully (knock on wood) I've got a lot of time to do it.
I'm going to start calling myself a visual artist. I photograph. I paint. I draw. I make websites and flash designs.
What now?
Peace,
-marc
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