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Tony DiMaio

I had an event today and finally ran into my previous partner Tony, which I knew was bound to happen sooner or later since we have some of the same events.

Photojournalism Lesson


Self Shot of Me

Chinatown Yellow Line Stop

The professor spoke about an expert in the area named W. Eugene Smith. The guy documented such controversial things as the KKK, the Minimata mercury poisoning incident in asia, WWII, and many others. You can read more information about the guy if you like by Clicking Here. He also was a master of composition and exposure control. The professor really thinks he is best at manipulating images without the digital age.

Legal Issues with XXXFraternity.com men






The 5 guys above are models from xxxfraternity.com

Well this morning I was sent a rather threatening email from a lawyer representing these guys. Apparently they objected to my gallery photos taken during the weho xxx awards. Pursuant to keeping the peace, the photos were removed from the gallery. However I am not sure why an attorney was hired for such a matter. If these men objected to photos being taken and used, they should have mentioned it to the 3 professional photographers who were at this event. They were on a stage and saw many flashes going off. I am supposed to speak with a rep from their company in next few days to clear up this matter. I am hoping we can make this situation a positive one. Maybe I can do some photo work for them. I still am a little surprised since they are placing their images and videos on the internet already. I am hopeful this is not being done out of greed since I am but a poor artist and suing me to the point of litigation would be rather pointless.

Stolen Cell Phone


View from my apartment

Me

Well I was quite upset a few days ago when my cell phone was stolen from the employee area at Mickys. I still am baffled as to how and why it happened. Luckily, however, I had saved my old phone from six months ago when I upgraded. I had that phone turned back on. The stolen phone is useless now so not sure the point of taking it. Perhaps it just got lost but I am pretty organized and sure that it was taken. Oh well. Life goes on.