Phew... Still Going!

Hello everyone. It's Saturday Morning and I'm up earlier than I should be on a day off but I just finished posting long awaited (That goes for all my pictures?!?) pictures from my Glamis adventure last Thanksgiving weekend. Since my last post in October, it's been pretty much the same as my last post... busy. I spent several weeks putting together a plan to make some money in Glamis with the idea to sell photos of people doing their thing in the sand. I created shirts and forms and developed what I thought was a good plan to take pictures, hand out my business card and by the end of the day would be able to hand over a proof CD with the customers photos on it.

Well, it may have worked fine except, this was my first time to Glamis (for those of you who don't know, it's a big sandbox for those who like to drive their sand-rails, quads and dirt bikes in, well, the sand) and it wasn't like I expected. My new friends provided me with a quad and we left base camp to drive basically across a big empty desert. Every once in a while you would see other riders but pretty much we were apparently heading to a particular spot with no intention of stopping in between. The only time we stopped for any period of time was when I got stuck. It gets better, just when we were about to reach our destination, which apparently was "Oldsmobile Hill", a rather tall 'hill' that everyone would brave riding up and then coming back down, I had a little accident. I won't get into it here because you can get the full story in my gallery.

Well, once we made it to base camp and I was recovering, I heard a dirt bike outside and just as I peaked out the window of the trailer I saw Frank Mills jumping the small hill behind the camp ground.

I took many more photos than I had originally planed but I couldn't help it! I had switched to the high end zoom lens I rented and had to take many steps back because I was to close! Afterward, I showed him a few of the pictures on the back of the camera and told him how much it would be for the CD and he seemed excited about it. By the time he had come back that night, I sorted through the photos and got rid of the bad ones and created a quick slide show in LightRoom. When he came into the trailer, I had turned the screen around on my tablet so that the keyboard was behind and him and his friends seemed to really like the photos. It felt good. He didn't and as of this writing hasn't purchased any photos but that's ok because it felt good to see the excitement in his face and it made me realize that I'm doing the right thing. The pictures are still posted here for him or anyone to buy.

I would love to keep going but I'm already a half hour behind on my chores for the weekend. The parents are visiting for the holidays and this bachelor pad needs some work! Tune in soon for pictures from by brother and me at Stone Mountain Racetrack for a track day with Socal Track Days this past December 7th, 2008. Happy Holidays!

I haven't forgotten!

So I haven't forgotten that I created this blog, I've just been really busy at work and with some needed home projects. I did manage last Thursday upload my first "official" set of photos which you can find here. So take a look, and let me know what you think!

-Anthony

Hello!

Greetings and welcome to IMAGES BY DeMeglio and my second attempt at blogging.

As of today, I am continuing my efforts to get the layout and elements of by website completed. I signed up for my SmugMug account roughly two weeks ago and have been tirelessly researching how to create certain looks, understanding CSS & HTML, and aligning frames to my liking. I've pulled a few hairs out but fortunately, SmugMug has lived up to it's name and philosophy of being there to help you along and those hairs have grown back (Thank you Barb!).

I suppose a little background on me is due. My name is Anthony and once upon a time, in what seems like a long time ago, while in high school I had developed a passion for black and white photography. I spent most of my free time hanging around the art department and had managed to learn some of the basics before I was able to officially take the photography class. I obtained a Pentax K1000 (Which I still own and still use on occasion) and through books and help from the teachers at the school I learned about the different ways to control exposure, how to develop black and white film and then how to make the prints in the dark-room. I got involved with the school paper and even managed to become the youngest Photo Editor at the school (although I had no idea what I was doing or real direction). I had aspirations to become a photojournalist and travel the world taking pictures.

Well that all came to a halt with one signature. The Art Department Chairman was also the student advisor to the high school Stage Crew and needed one more signature to keep the club official. In an instant I became treasurer of the Stage Crew. When I lived in the Bronx, I had seen some of the older kids working the sound and lighting for the Intermediate School I was attending. I wasn't allowed to work with them because, one, I wasn't old enough yet, and two, the teachers pretty much hinted it was reserved for 'problem' kids. Well now, two years later, not only was I instantly in the club, I was an officer. It also helped that a kid I was starting to know was also on the crew. I immediately took a liking to it and became heavily involved. What photography?

Fast forward a few years and I discovered that really loved evoking emotion through lighting for theatrical productions and soon discovered that I could actually make a living doing it. While I would also set up sound for some of the sporting events at the school, I mostly focused on lighting for the drama club productions. During my senior year of high school I had begun a search for the right college with the right Lighting Design program. A member of the tech team from a visiting theater company at the high school introduced me to a small conservatory college in North Carolina, North Carolina School Of The Arts (Now called University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts) and I dragged my parents to North Carolina to check it out and interview for the school. I was accepted on the spot and much to my parents surprise, I made my decision.

I completed my studies at North Carolina School Of The Arts and graduated as a Theatrical Lighting Designer and returned back to NY City to begin my career. After many shows, I decided to get away from the cold and to find work in Corporate Theater where I figured a steady paycheck and shows with larger budgets would be a good idea. I had also gotten my motorcycle and wanted to ride throughout the year instead of only a few months out of the year. This is how I ended up working in Palm Springs, CA where I currently run the lighting department for a small production company.

So, for the past few years I have had an itch to get back into photography and after careful research, I recently purchased a new Canon 40D. 6000+ images later, I can't stop grinning ear to ear.

In getting back into photography, I have realized how much my Lighting Design skills can apply to photography and that it could be possible to make a little side money to pay for my re-kindled hobby. So I've been getting myself organized, learning basic Photoshop skills, and taking lots of photos.

I created IMAGES BY DeMEGLIO to represent not only my Photography but my Lighting Designs as well. Once I primarily get the site to where I like it, then It will be time to go through my photos and start uploading them.

In the mean time, I do have some photos up, including this one, which the local paper, The Desert Sun, used for a brief in their local section.



There will be plenty more to come!

Take care and thank you for stopping by!