Tuesday, July 14, 2009

July 14







One thing thats awesome about working and not being in school anymore is free time. When I was a student I would go to class all day and study all night. There was no time for myself. Besides the photo editing, most of my time outside work is free now, and I'm easily getting used to it. One of the things I like to do in my free time is find cool stuff for almost nothing. That means a 40 pound chair from the thrift store for $8 and a shelving unit for $18. I also have a new comforter, which means more to me than the average comforter.

I spent more time at Jake's place when I was growing up then mine. We were all about sleep overs. It was the forbidden fruit of our youth. Mainly because Mrs. Boll hated it when we had sleep overs. We'd wake her up at least three times a night with our antics.

Some of the best memories were when we'd stay up all night playing NHL 95 and MegaMan X. Sometimes we'd dare each other to run to the dead end in our boxers at 3 am. Other times we'd play shinny hockey in the basement hallway or stuff the end of knee socks with other socks and pretend we were the knights at Medivel Times. The best part was their golden retriever, Norman, would lay down next to us and I remember using his big belly as a pillow.

The Boll's had Down comforters for all of their blankets. They were unbelievable. Feathers in the middle, cold when initially touched but still kept you very warm. Ever since then I've wanted a Down comforter. 13 or more years I've dreamed of sleeping on such comfort in my own bed and I'm happy to say, as of last month, I'm a very happy Down comforter owner.

Monday, July 13, 2009

July 13




Waking up early is tough, but being up early is great. We were able to fit in a cross country flight this morning. The visibility was incredible and I got in a good conversation with a NetJets pilot while my student was pre-flighting for the leg home. He made that job sound incredible. Not to mention the airplane he flies cruises at mach .92

I'll be flying to New York August 11th to shoot for Glamour Kills for a couple days and then a quick flight to Buffalo for another shoot before heading home. That, coupled with two weddings and an engagement shoot will keep me busy.

Photos soon.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

July 11







The shoot today went really well. Like all other AP shoots I won't be able to post the photo till later (September).

I'm usually pretty behind a lot of happenings in the internet world, twitter included. I found out about it a few weeks ago and can't stop checking other photographers and people in the industries updates. Its addicting. A drug really.

SO, thought I'd join the club. I'm not sure how often I'll update but if you're interested, save it on your favorites or something.

www.twitter.com/evanhuntphoto

Friday, July 10, 2009

July 10








My left eye barely cracked open at 5 am this morning to an extra loud alarm clock singing with all its might. After hitting up Dunkin Donuts for a coffee and long john I drove past fields overflowing with morning fog that was disturbed by startled geese and a warm sun that was peeking its head above the horizon.

poetic right? when you wake up that early and plan a flight for two and a half hours only to find out that 10 minutes before your pre-flight the forecast changed to predict visibly dropping to 1 mile in mist and you realize you have to make a no-go decision, you have to appreciate something about the day.

After doing a sim session at 8 a.m. (which very easily good have been done at 1pm after getting a full night sleep) I packed up the car with photo gear, a dolly, a for sale sign, and several flat boxes and headed to Jake's for the night. Props are fun for a shoot once they're set up, but getting them to and from is no fun. We stopped by Wendy's and back to his place for some photos.

Thursday, July 09, 2009

July 9

Eric Shrotenboer updated his site with new photos from our shoot with him back in March.
http://www.ericschrotenboer.com/

Some of Eric's music will be playing on WGN's American Sailors this month so check it out!


Under "Gallery" he has some behind the scenes photos from the shoot that I think his wife took. I found the one I posted below pretty funny. I'm sure he probably felt a bit overwhelmed with all those cameras. If he did, he hid it well. Sorry Eric! :)

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

July 8

We'll be shooting Fueled by Ramen's newest band The Swellers this Saturday for AP Magazine. The concept we're doing should be fun so we'll keep you updated.

We recently had a power pack stop working on us and unfortunately have to order a new one. I hate spending so much money on power but after peeking at the price for a new Profoto pack reaching over 3k, I feel better about it. However, I'll be heading to Buffalo NY for a shoot in August and usually end up shipping the power UPS for that stuff and always get a bit nervous that they won't be handling it as they promise, which I'm sure is the case.


I was backed up on about 4 shoots worth of photos until today, so I spent the remainder of my evening watching a pirated Chinese version of Land of the Lost (stupid) while editing some photos of this weekend.


I'm not big on fireworks, but I love a good sparkler. We had 6 or 7 boxes to go through, so we opened up the shutter and played our own version of charades. These are the only form of fireworks I really saw this fourth, which really doesn't bother me.


Dinner table


Man-horse thing. This actually has a name and some of you Harry Potter/Lord of the Ring fans might know what it is. ;) (I'm one of the few people who can't stand Harry Potter.)


Giant tank car?


Climbing stairs


The day after the fourth we headed to the dunes. Ted set the bar high for the jumps by super-manning.
Forgive me for the spot dust on the sensor. I need to fix that soon and I'm too tired to spot edit right now.




Ted was the man this week! He invited his girlfriend over for a dinner date (formal dress might I add) that he worked hours on. Afterwards they wanted a couple photos and since we had a light set up we thought we'd play around for a bit.






Corey let me borrow his 70-200mm for a wedding shoot I did last weekend. On the way back to return it we had to pull over and take a couple more shots with it. I need practice framing shots like that, but I love that lens. Thanks Corey


Erin was nice enough to throw on a Glamour Kills swimsuit for me and stand in front of some really cold water that we sprayed at her for these shots. We let her fill up a bucket and get me back at the end of the shoot. We will be using another photo in this series.

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

July 7







In celebration of Dave Hill finally updating his website and our photographic minds being absolutely blown away, Jake and I thought we'd give our shot at his technique.

I need practice.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

July 1






There's a new wedding section on my site that is updated with the newest wedding I worked on.

Take a peek!

evanhuntphoto.com

Saturday, June 27, 2009

June 29









Here are a few photos from the wedding last weekend. It was a lot of fun and I have a lot more to edit.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

June 23



I updated my website and added a wedding section under "Images"

enjoy

evanhuntphoto.com

Sunday, June 21, 2009

June 21









Up early again to shoot a wedding with Corey and Jake. We had a lot of fun, got to eat for free, and walked away with some really fun pictures.

Make sure to check out Corey and Jake's blog (click on their names to your right) to see some of their photos.

I'll be updating a lot over the coming weeks. Many many more photos to edit. I could only work on these in iphoto because I'm out of town.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

June 17


All Time Low are voted AP's "Band Of The Year" (AltPress.com exclusive) from Alternative Press on Vimeo.



I found a brief interview of All Time Low and they quickly discuss the shoot we did with them back in November.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

June 16




5:30 a.m. wake up call for a shoot in Chicago at nine. Ted forced me to drive most of it in silence as he passed out in the passenger seat with his left foot on my CD case.

Thats right. CD case. My 2004 Xterra has no way of playing an ipod unless I invest in a 30 dollar wireless jigger that never works anyways. I end up listening to old high school music whenever I'm in the car.

I've had bad luck driving this week. One speeding ticket and a fender bender. tough luck but things could be worse.

I have 3 shoots worth of post-processing to catch up on so I'll throw some photos up later.

Monday, June 15, 2009

June 15






Ted and I were up early yesterday morning for a long drive to Michigan City. It was well worth it when we got our chance at jumping off the dunes while the band went for a quick wardrobe change.

5:30 am wake up call for the shoot tomorrow.

wish us luck.

Sunday, June 07, 2009

June 7










The trip to Kansas was a lot of fun and we had the challenge of avoiding weather on the flight home.

Good friends, a loud concert, beer that wasn't Keystone, and a potential tan that is currently identifying itself as a sunburn.

Check out this video my Dad sent me.

I love it.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

June 4





I've been friends with Iza for several years. She's very polish and today is the first day I learned how to say her name last name correctly.

Tomorrow I'll be taking a Cessna and flying to Kansas to stay with Matt for a few days. I'm pretty sure our friend Laura will be coming as well. I'll update with photos soon.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

June 3





Conan is back on. Pretty exciting except for the fact that him and Max don't interact like they used to.

We have two shoots in a week and a half and then I'll be shooting a wedding with Corey and Jake.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

June 1

Many faces of Cobey Bienert from Evan Hunt on Vimeo.



I understand this video may not make sense to anyone but us, but I know we'll all get a kick out of it.

After watching an increasingly disappointing indie movie about John Wayne Gacy that proved to be extremely inaccurate and full of awful acting, we were pleasantly surprised by the song choice for the ending credits. I'm not sure what song it was exactly, but it set a mood that no one in their right mind would ever feel after watching a murder flick. The first clip in the above video shows Jake and Cobey's impression of the song.

The second cut is the end of one of the most horrible covers of Copeland.

The other clips are just quick cuts from tonight followed by a small sample of The Hudson Branch at The Beach Kitchen that I thought needed to be added to the end so that Cobey and Jake have a chance of redeeming any respect they may have lost.

Also, The Hudson Branch added a couple covers to their myspace if you'd like to check it out. I've heard their new full-length over and over and am completely blown away. Can't wait for it to be released.

myspace.com/thehudsonbranch

enjoy

Friday, May 29, 2009

May 29








You can pick up the new Alternative Press Magazine at Borders or Barnes and Nobles for a shot we did of Tim from Rise Against and William from The Academy Is...

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

May 26







Glamour Kills Clothing just released their first bikini line, and we'll be shooting Ad shots for it in about a week.

Stay tuned!

Monday, May 25, 2009

May 25



This is a photo I took at my sister's wedding last summer.

My interest in wedding/engagement photography is growing lately and I am excited to shoot a few with Corey and Jake this summer.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

May 15




The shoot yesterday went well. Here's a rough shot we got of Krukid being splashed with water.

There was a giant storm that flooded a lot of the streets so the drive home was interesting. More photos up later.

Friday, May 15, 2009

May 14



The last week has been awesome. All done with school forever so we've been celebrating by doing a lot of nothing.

Actually now that I think about it I've been running around like crazy getting things done that I've put off for the past two weeks, but then I followed that up by a lot of nothing.

We've been getting ready for this shoot with Krukd tomorrow so we're excited about that and we'll post the results afterwards.

Thursday, May 07, 2009

May 7





Sorry for the lack of updates. They'll pick up after this week.

In the meantime, check out The Hudson Branch in an RCRDIBL.com article

their full-length should be out soon. I'll keep ya updated

http://rcrdlbl.com/2009/05/06/demo_days_05_06_2009

Saturday, May 02, 2009

May 2

Bailey from Evan Hunt on Vimeo.




Luke's gf's friend had her dog in town and we got the pleasure of babysitting it for a couple hours.

she doesn't like when you blow in her ears

Thursday, April 30, 2009

April 30 (#2)

Corey's Birthday from Evan Hunt on Vimeo.



we didn't take much video this weekend but I figured I'd throw together what we had.

watching Landon swing at that car was the highlight of my week.

April 30th



Russell Brand is my new favorite comic. Everything about this guy is awesome (except his hair).

Craig's reaction after Russell says Coke should be ultraviolet is priceless

Sunday, April 26, 2009

April 26


















This weekend was a lot of fun. Both the senior shoot and the work we did for Invisible Children went well. It was a challenge to keep our equipment dry.

We spent the night at Jake's in the city and then headed to Corey's for a surprise party put on by his parents and Julia that was a lot of fun.

More photos coming soon.

Friday, April 24, 2009

April 24


The Hudson Branch : A Documentary from corey bienert on Vimeo.

Corey finished his documentary on The Hudson Branch. Pretty cool stuff.

I'm heading to Indiana and then Chicago for a couple days for shoots so I'll update again next week.

Thursday, April 23, 2009














Last night we packed some friends and gear in the car and spent the night goofing off in the music building. I'm lucky to have friends w/ such character.

The jackets just lost the series. That last penalty on them was probably the most useless call I think I've ever witnessed.

It was a good ride.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

April 21



I know I should be posting more photos considering its a photo blog, but I just fell in love with this dude's voice.

You know that feeling you get when you first find one of your favorite bands and you don't really know it yet..but you kinda do?

yup.

(hey Jake, Corey...does this guy look familiar? I bet you can guess where I found him)