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my favorite ;)

I had to include my choice of poisons .... the almighty venti chai w/ soy *cue hallelujah chorus*

Open your ichat and smile Katiew.

Kill me now, ENTER / RETURN

the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything

one of the funniest ideas for a shoot i've had yet (ideas don't come often, so this was a rarity!) i had a few hours free between "to-do's", so bryce & i figured out what to write on all the post-its, taped them all up, then i shot! (.... ok, actually this is a RESHOOT after the original... needed a fish-eye lens to really get the job done.)

model:: bryce, of course. my favorite cowboy / little brother / willing model!

for my fellow iadt shooters.... both paul & pierre & giles agreed on this shot... i swear i heard a rip in the space-time continuum, i saw the flying pigs and i felt hell freezing over. lol :)

canon 5d, 15mm fisheye, mixed lighting (strobe & the almighty flourescent).
fisheye lens meant i was actually about 1 foot from his face when i shot this! i kept getting my legs in frame, the light heads & random people walking by... funny!

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Gasti says:

Hey ! WAKE UP !
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

spotmaticfanatic says:

Hah! I just finished working for the day, and this brought a huge grin to my face!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Cupcakes Photography (Bec+3) says:

LOL, great shot!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

abstract_effects says:

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

S1W says:

Ha! Fun!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

abstract_effects says:

still feeling sorry for you here

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

hyottokosai says:

Interesting shot!
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

♥siebe © says:

Great FUN shot!
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

katiew says:

thanks for all of your comments!
abstract_effects :: it was loads of fun transforming our VERY fun work environment into a dismal take on office life. glad the emotion translates! :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Brain Map says:

I Adore this. Obviously, it's very funny but it's also clever and sharp and well-executed. I love that he's asleep with his thumb in his mouth like a baby, I love the composition and colors, I LOVE all the things written on the notes (especially "Skip AA meeting", "Pay off comic book loan", "Reorder Prozac", "Bagpipe lesson"...). This is special.
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

fiskepinner1882 says:

post it
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

adamantine says:

love the notes!!
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

katiew says:

brain map :: thanks for your insightful comment! the thumb-in-the-mouth was definitely deliberate... making him feel so defeated by his job that he's reverted to a completely infantile state - curled up fetal & all. this is actually a RESHOOT of my original concept... i wanted the composition & angle to work just right. .... and yeah, the "skip AA meeting" was one of my absolute favorites! it was loads of fun concocting a personality for him based on what he'd make notes about :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Brain Map says:

Different group, same opinion. Best photo I've seen all day. I'm very into concepts (from your photostream, it seems that you are as well) and this one is just so perfectly executed it kills me. Every detail is just right. Pardon the pun, but this image will "stick" with me.

And thanks for the thoughtful reply. :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

© photosbyiman.com says:

hahahahaha this is great.
faved!

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Aquilant says:

A grotesque composition, very funny. The yellow tones add a sense of drowsiness.
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

nuddaladden says:

this one is great the comp is just wonderfull... the idea the same...

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

kvella says:

"What is ROY-G-BIV"? :)

Excellent idea and shot!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

An Occasional Nut says:

It was worth the set up. Great!
1-2-3
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Is this Graham? says:

Hahaha, that's ace =)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

thom21 says:

worthy of a fave i'd say funny stuff.

seen in commentscommentscomments
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

katiew says:

man, ya'll flickr folk are awesome! thanks to thom21, an occasional nut, wizgha, i manifest, brain map and gasti for fave'ing this shot... what a compliment!

oh, and i left these notes up in the empty cube for 2 days... just for the reaction of everyone who walked in our office... i highly recommend doing this in ANY office! so entertaining... people kept giving me ideas of new posties to add. an instructor, james, gave me the idea to put the "42?" note up repeatedly.. just to make people wonder "what in the world is THAT for!?"
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

tuliascott says:

I like this image alot...it is like a release!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Piax says:

I think you should be feeling proud of yourself....hehe not me!! What a nice work to end up with such a creative shot!! I love this... your really very creative!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Piax says:

Please post this photo with Search the Best
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

ramparts54 says:

Very funny, what a lot of work! Like it! From the 1-2-3 (no per day limitations)-group
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

leCoRbo2 says:

so funny, great shot.
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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

joana vidigal says:

hehe extremly funny :)

(from the 1on1 group)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

tshane says:

Great job with this. Might try a humorous Desktop photo next time (Just a thought).

(Found from Portraits That Tell A Story)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

prwhitehead says:

you my friend are now my hero. well done.

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

katiew says:

heeheehee!!! glad this shot makes ya'll happy! :)

tshane :: i thought about putting something funny on the computer screen, but anything other than post-it notes was too distracting. i wanted the post-it notes and the guy to be the ONLY real elements. but thanks for the suggestion... it's definitely something i thought about when i was setting up the shot! :-)

p_r_w :: i'm a hero?! but... but... i don't have a cape! alas.... alack...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

ebpingol says:

very funny :D

the thumbsucking reminds me of my daughter... hehehe :D
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

alexfstop says:

you know what I think , well done. Bryce looks like he was actually sleeping there he is all scruffy.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Peli Cans says:

This photo was chosen as admin's fave- see discussion thread

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

[rom] says:

What a laugh! :D
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

katiew says:

alex :: yeah, bryce kept whining about how his hair looked :) and he DOES really sleep there, he was type-cast... lol
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

andreasnilsson1976 says:

WOW that comosition is marvelous! Such an illustration, no I mean monument of our time, our era, our lifestyle. A true time document. When (if) the archeologists find something from our age I really hope it will be this photo.

Though I don't like your "shot:"-lines in the text. The viewer shoudn't know anything about that. This photo has nothing to do with technicalities such as fisheye or 5d. It's all about pure composition. And I partly disagree with Aquilant; I'd say that the yellow has nothing to do with the the qualities of this photo, the colour is irrelevant. It would have been as good if it was taken with a compact camera with mad white balance settings.

Have you had any exhibition in Europe yet? Tell me when it happens! I was at the Hasselblad center last Thurday watchng this year's Hasselblad prize winner, the South African photographer David Goldblatt. He is great but you outclass him! Perhaps I could give in a suggestion about next years distinction...

I've uesd the words before and I gonna recycle them: You're simply unsurpassable!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Ric e Ette says:

Pure art!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

_barb_ says:

.....Oooooohhh! .....Aaaaaaaahhh!

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

scripto. says:

haha funny :D

(faved)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

pbrigitte zombuki says:

This photo is great!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Little Odd Me! says:

Fantastic commentary on how office work can be. I don't think the commentary is necessary, people will draw their own meanings from it.

(Found from Portraits That Tell A Story)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

katiew says:

andreasnilsson1976 :: wow, thank you SO much for your kind comments. i've definitely been working on "photo illustrations" and "concept photography". i'm pleased that you always give me such thorough feedback... it means a lot to me!

as for the "shot details" i listed... i have done that for a lot of my posted images, mostly because i'm in school for photography... my fellow students & i like reading these details about the "HOW" to help us in our own work. i love finding other photographers willing to share ideas about their technique & approach, so i try to do the same.

i will DEFINITELY disagree with you on the yellow issue! that was more deliberate than anything else in the shot. not only are the post-it notes yellow, but i wanted to over-emphasize that sickly flourescent feeling of being in some horrible office. color temperature is something i'm verrrrry picky about, if this was shot on "auto white balance", you'd never see me sign my name to it. (BUT... i'm glad you see something in this image apart from the color & think it could stand alone without it... that definitely makes me feel good about the story & composition!!)

and man, lastly... i'm not even on the same PLANET as David Goldblatt.... yes, i'm familiar with his work (and hate you a little bit for being able to go to the hasselblad foundation award!!! lucky duck!!!!) ha ha! :) but yes, goldblatt's style is markedly different than mine. but social commentary photojournalism - especially in his reserved, unassuming kind of visual style - is a completely different art form than mine. i'm not even worthy of being mentioned in the same paragraph as him!!!! .... and no, no showings in europe yet... workin on it! but not yet :-) still a novice professional.... gotta get the business on it's feet before working on a fine-art / gallery angle!

thanks for ALL of your support & comments :) i hope i don't sound too... defensive (?) or something... i just like a good debate & like discussing my work :) have a nice day!!!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

_barb_ says:

I agree, the yellow tone suits it, it looks like office neon-light. this picture is so carefully worked out, a real joy to look at.
my favourite is 'buy more sticky notes'.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyking / Peter says:

Fabulous! Great idea, perfectly executed. Love it!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Jill Greenseth says:

BRILLIANT! I love this! Exactly the kind of picture that someone hopes that they will come across on flickr. Funny, creative, and simply puts a smile on their face. Thanks for sharing! =D
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Deliah's Photos says:

hilarious! Great job!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Heather Garland says:

that is hillarious!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

mona, eh says:

Great execution of concept. I would like to see it white balanced to compare

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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

M a и i k í ♥ says:

cool!
great job!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

RS [deleted] says:

Good one! Just great!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

andrew j newman [deleted] says:

42? it is the ultimate answer to the ultimate question so shouldn't it be 42! instead?
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

vincentphoto.com says:

I just LOVE want you do! Nice body of work! I'm going to IADT Toronto, looks like you had better teachers than I have here...or you're just too damn talented!
Bookmarked your website, i like your shots.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

communicatrix says:

Love love love it. Such care! Such precision! That sickish, green cast! The thumb in the mouth!

Thanks for sharing.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

scubasamer says:

I noticed the number 42? lol Is that a reference to Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

Awesome Pic. Will you mind if I use it during my training on time management?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

luckygirllefty says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Uncommon Space, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

so fun..
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

drewsmuse says:

hilarious and great!

seen in The Uncommon Space
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

weballstar says:

Add this picture to my group, it's brilliant:

www.flickr.com/groups/hatinglife/
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Walsh says:

this is great. thanks for making it Creative Commons. We're using it on our public radio show's blog:
www.nhpr.org/node/16333
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

eng1ne says:

I used this on a blog entry, linked it back here. Thanks!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

David Kovaluk says:

haha this is great!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

slworking2 says:

LMAO

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Slworking: Slacking While Working, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Skip's Girl (Lora Risley) says:

That is hysterical! Well done!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

honeymuffler says:

Bahaha dude that is so awesome! And hilarious! Funneh...
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

cubiclemuzik says:

Wow... this is classic. I spent about 10 minutes looking at this.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Kitchens International says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Personal Ad, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Funny!
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