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2010-09-30 14:12 Student kills self after roommate posts footage of him having sex with a man I've been stewing over this one since I first heard about it the other day. It makes me angry: angry that it's still culturally acceptable to ridicule someone because of their sexual orientation (whether real, implied or suspected)... angry at the people who spread intolerance, in the name of "family values" and religion. Fuck you. Fuck you, fuck you, FUCK YOU! Another dead kid, thanks to a sub-set of our society teaching kids that it's shameful to be gay. 2010-09-23 21:57 2010-08-28 06:23 Well, I find myself in China again. Work, work, work, work! I'm not complaining, I know I'm fortunate to even have a job these days (let alone get to visit China on someone else's dime)... but regardless, I can't wait to get home. I have a profusion of art projects and photo-shoots filling up my skull, and I'm itching to get started. The Great Firewall has completely cut off access to Facebook (If you're reading this on Facebook, then my blog forwarding still works... yay!). It's sad how depended I've become on FB for basic access to my friends and random entertainment. I didn't even notice it happening. Now that it's gone (even temporarily), I find myself jonesing for it. I'm sorry LJ, I've neglected you. Please believe me, it's not you... it's me. I'm not asking for forgiveness. We had a great time, and maybe someday we can work it out. I certainly wouldn't rule out the occasional bootie call. Here are some random pics from the last two weeks.         Any friends out there who have offered to model for me (or have already modeled for me, or have even considered modeling for me)... I'm booking photo-shoots as soon as I get back. I have a range of projects in mind. Send me an email and I'll fill you in. It turns out that I can't escape Lady Gaga... even in China. -Lars 2010-01-25 17:27 2010-01-06 17:07 Haven't been around the interwebs very much lately. Life has been oscillating between terribly exciting and terribly terrible for the last few months. Attempting to remain sane, attempting to make art, attempting to tread water. My apologies if I have seemed distracted (or even absent). I had an opportunity to shoot my friend Brooke the other day. While I no longer consider myself a photographer, I will still gladly pull out the camera gear to shoot photos for a friend, especially one who is willing to collaborate and bring some of their own energy to the table. Here is some of what we came up with:     More on my portfolio site here: http://larryholdaway.com/photography/brooke-chains/ The shoot started out rather silly and campy, but as we neared the end, and we had already covered all of the shots she needed, we started to riff on the use of the chains (which I had brought along purely as an after-thought). Out of that, something dark and uncomfortable evolved, a meditation on the horrible depths that love/obsession can drag one into. The photos we intended to shoot turned out fine, and worked great for the client, but as I was editing, I kept coming back to these images instead. There is an uneasy undercurrent in ... 2010-01-05 22:51 2009-11-17 17:08  Since a number of friends have asked, here's a micro-review of my new Droid (Motorola A855). Preface: The Droid is my first "smart" phone, so I can't say much in comparison to iPhone, Palm, Blackberry, etc. I've been using it now for a week and a half - enough time to get a feel, but not long enough to start hacking it. These are just my general (and quite personal) opinions. The Good: - The screen is absofuckingly amazing: 3.7in (94mm), 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 widescreen. These are some of the tiniest pixels I have ever seen. - Contact integration from Facebook and Gmail. This works remarkably well, although you might have trouble finding someone's phone number if you happen to have hundreds of Facebook friends. Importing the contacts from my old phone wasn't too bad, I had to save them out as a CSV file and then import them to my Gmail. From there, the phone automagically synced. - Gmail, POP email & Facebook built in. - A real web-browser, which means the full, real internets, not that little sliver that my old phone gave me. Walking around with Google in my pocket has... well, it has changed me. - Google Navigator. Buh bye dedicated GPS units. Turn by turn directions, with voice synthesis & speech recognition, semi-real-time traffic and Google search. Built in. For FREE. The Bad: - My bank (Chase) doesn't have an Android app. The ability to do online banking from my phone, was one the reasons I bought a smart phone. - Occasional crashes. The Droid (unlike the iPhone) allows you to run multiple apps simultaneously. Since most of the apps are developed by 3rd parties, there's no guarantee that they'll play nice together (or even by themselves). This isn't a big deal, rebooting the phone always clears things up... it *is* a computer ... 2009-10-19 18:01 While we were on holiday, I had time to work on some art (yes, I brought my laptop with me... yes, I know I said I wouldn't... "Bad Lars!"). In any case, here they are:  eye contact #1 (Oral xii) - 30 x 20 in. (prints available) a composite image created from 110 found-photos of fellatio  eye contact #2 (Oral xiii) - 30 x 20 in. (prints available) a composite image created from 107 found-photos of fellatio  angle of inclination #1 (Oral xiv) - 20 x 30 in. (prints available) a composite image created from 104 found-photos of fellatio and bukkake  angle of inclination #2 (Oral xv) - 20 x 30 in. (prints available) a composite image created from 119 found-photos of fellatio and bukkake In both of these sets, I am attempting to explore the range of emotional intent that can be communicated with differences in eye contact and head position. In the first set [eye contact #1 & #2] the difference is obvious, with the focus shifting from the implied receiver to the audience (intimate vs. exhibitionist). On the other hand, the second set [angle of inclination #1 & #2] is considerably more subtle, leaving a lot of room for interpretation. What do ... 2009-10-18 14:06 |
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