tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57581903868727536712024-03-04T21:29:37.572-08:00Brian OllisonA guide to the thinking behind Brian Ollison's designs.Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-80782094430577760462011-04-04T20:25:00.000-07:002011-04-04T20:37:26.430-07:00The Power Shoot Flyer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASr3FAmzEzoBbvvGS4dNtSfR3krNe3UkVtlJeL6DKG7ReUo4EIZ7eezEgYQvX4n3Rb22XoM6CrpJ9bX4WOQcOrcD-fONKItQvmP5h24Ydcdsoh5xMsecF68SFksujhbIS8MWmVbkSOJhh/s1600/powershootweb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASr3FAmzEzoBbvvGS4dNtSfR3krNe3UkVtlJeL6DKG7ReUo4EIZ7eezEgYQvX4n3Rb22XoM6CrpJ9bX4WOQcOrcD-fONKItQvmP5h24Ydcdsoh5xMsecF68SFksujhbIS8MWmVbkSOJhh/s320/powershootweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591935972347869026" border="0" /></a>The Power Shoot flyer is one of my favorite flyers yet. Using only Calvin Evans photography, I found a cool way to incorporate many photos into a cohesive design.Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-32122760537406891462011-04-04T19:58:00.000-07:002011-04-04T20:21:50.417-07:00Seven Atl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01QpZROzZ-y-iu9FupX76Z-ROfxTme5GCMTw_NhVAJLgmX93Q-92hQV8f4WV3_Md2YsiE-VZ0e9vLunithtE2dr7G0ZrJN-mF3Hamh3nuHuUM9t_ZUIlTEMtAHhxXVtajDd8QGjhYEZ9s/s1600/sevenatlbackflyerweb_bothsides.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01QpZROzZ-y-iu9FupX76Z-ROfxTme5GCMTw_NhVAJLgmX93Q-92hQV8f4WV3_Md2YsiE-VZ0e9vLunithtE2dr7G0ZrJN-mF3Hamh3nuHuUM9t_ZUIlTEMtAHhxXVtajDd8QGjhYEZ9s/s320/sevenatlbackflyerweb_bothsides.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591930276669719410" border="0" /></a>This is a flyer I recently created for 7 Atl, a young adult ministry. For this flyer I used colors that related to the logo, and used a silhouettes to keep the flyer racially ambiguous. It was important to keep the flyer fun, yet not too secular.Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-76433268166161649402011-03-18T09:12:00.001-07:002011-03-18T09:33:18.722-07:00Online Portfolio Updated<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LxSihaQ6QOZETocp5EpjwI3bckRErUhnI733c8lzyIXa8tzqyRMok0gtw6SGlYGhOPbIKZo4TnnNGi1YvHwTXocQ0_Hi28xEoMHM1O8NS6r5P4afJgne5_EU31a69XEUzWSInZpKznLC/s1600/logo3-3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LxSihaQ6QOZETocp5EpjwI3bckRErUhnI733c8lzyIXa8tzqyRMok0gtw6SGlYGhOPbIKZo4TnnNGi1YvHwTXocQ0_Hi28xEoMHM1O8NS6r5P4afJgne5_EU31a69XEUzWSInZpKznLC/s320/logo3-3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585453779084252514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu6_jfd1hcCA77EVb3eOn8jMd-S-_IlKN_mZEtOxuFneGzY3xeO2TcgXW9IAW8zZDS_09_feTTGWDvlByFC3JI3ucM3L44qn7bg7dNRnIclyKZukXzIyCjErXeGHUHPA_lsdnUQ3dZgDR/s1600/logo4-4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitu6_jfd1hcCA77EVb3eOn8jMd-S-_IlKN_mZEtOxuFneGzY3xeO2TcgXW9IAW8zZDS_09_feTTGWDvlByFC3JI3ucM3L44qn7bg7dNRnIclyKZukXzIyCjErXeGHUHPA_lsdnUQ3dZgDR/s320/logo4-4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585453636680574530" border="0" /></a>After fighting with java and css coding for a few days I am (for the most part) satisfied with my updated with my online portfolio. Previously I threw together the most simplistic online portfolio I could with my limited coding knowledge, and before that - this blog was my online portfolio haha. Lately I have been feeling extraordinarily inspired and not only growing artistically, but I have also been working on my coding skills. I will not insult web designers by adding web design to my skills yet, but I hope to add that to my titles in the very near future. <a href="http://brianolli.com/portfolio.html">Updated Portfolio</a>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-66226961854377882162011-03-09T13:11:00.001-08:002011-03-09T14:48:32.929-08:00GRAPHIC DESIGN - Carsamonte Web Banner and Logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuU8QuTn5eAnkdHmQhsJ_mbW3_eZ76WCPERzsILjM90oHtdclwlqSLW_osZ4HGBCuDEcuJ89XZcUyU3zkjc9CwGvJRNV90mKkm4kapx_FVQrVT149PLzyvuK5VWsbFGb4OdbZmONZ9JJ7/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuU8QuTn5eAnkdHmQhsJ_mbW3_eZ76WCPERzsILjM90oHtdclwlqSLW_osZ4HGBCuDEcuJ89XZcUyU3zkjc9CwGvJRNV90mKkm4kapx_FVQrVT149PLzyvuK5VWsbFGb4OdbZmONZ9JJ7/s320/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582206432746127154" border="0" /></a>One of my latest designs is this logo and web banner for Carsamonte Publishing, which is the publisher of the book I illustrated <span style="font-style: italic;">Ptolemei</span>. Above are some color variations the two logos my client picked. The bottom two logos were chosen, but I still thought some may enjoy seeing the other routes it could have went. Below are the two web banners that were chosen. Although I like both of them, I believe the logo pops more on the gray, although the top one stays true to the original color of "Publishing".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6Nn-5rJhTUwYokCq1B3Vy_U35V6bcZ8PcB3nPmzzbaD3LYMZs9Wc4l8da1-fhfgRmQxe8D-tw4nHHU2rIvGAfaUwUpudzJcuzmun_he-ZUp3QQ2VLX7fSD5252Qp2IaImypdsZ_3DVr4/s1600/cm3banner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6Nn-5rJhTUwYokCq1B3Vy_U35V6bcZ8PcB3nPmzzbaD3LYMZs9Wc4l8da1-fhfgRmQxe8D-tw4nHHU2rIvGAfaUwUpudzJcuzmun_he-ZUp3QQ2VLX7fSD5252Qp2IaImypdsZ_3DVr4/s320/cm3banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582191491060391410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UByzoaaYRVtPF0Zk4MFwOljnxIahpcd3g_WEDMCQMyFeSPcAurTlOKxJEOup-QcmmRXVObwj02Opx0M-5TPHpiJif5DCbvMFrjqiiULswyNOQ3I3QMYHFkRlG3WV-FUHYd3VsXFwqejg/s1600/carmenbanner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UByzoaaYRVtPF0Zk4MFwOljnxIahpcd3g_WEDMCQMyFeSPcAurTlOKxJEOup-QcmmRXVObwj02Opx0M-5TPHpiJif5DCbvMFrjqiiULswyNOQ3I3QMYHFkRlG3WV-FUHYd3VsXFwqejg/s320/carmenbanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582191483348417490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pk4X-hLo1DNN5N_tpaSbWBmuSLIAccy5fZlCFWCxHyWezxEOSZPbUdP4JWEtZSRbIbZ7x1tGujj0q8cnMSAqawlryWvmzhpzkyHo4NLcRUYpwLKPDZwExJ1HGILDf8uWBQLoMatbS5t6/s1600/cm2banner.jpg"><br /></a>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-71724514918832757692011-02-16T07:48:00.000-08:002011-02-16T07:50:56.871-08:00Web Site Up!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.brianolli.com"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21R390OgjIsyBpxc_NGsEhD23qoE4r2GEXmAiU081IXVq-5sjyVaVZmCebI0-KWxpCyNaZCmgjt40uWMCJ5RyS_25SYLtbCjHcX5N1EwDDx9LsdDkpE1wbzz_owV4bamG7r_si-Y1swhe/s320/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574315146531212354" border="0" /></a>After many, many moths I finally buckled down and worked on my site. Please check it out. www.brianolli.comBrian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-89790978486953705202011-01-10T01:57:00.000-08:002011-01-10T07:47:48.559-08:00Event Photography- Chilli's Premiere<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zHIIJzztIZfAdnTI6YJtx9paQ2-zytCm8tsqoK0aD_e0eI9xOb4vA-4DfHudJHWe82engZ8w2uIEEQyxO51ZAX3MKFIJQxtVZQhbUVonJoRXLQy8vxUULFfThsfO83HB1-9Ui0Uwq49Y/s1600/chili.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zHIIJzztIZfAdnTI6YJtx9paQ2-zytCm8tsqoK0aD_e0eI9xOb4vA-4DfHudJHWe82engZ8w2uIEEQyxO51ZAX3MKFIJQxtVZQhbUVonJoRXLQy8vxUULFfThsfO83HB1-9Ui0Uwq49Y/s320/chili.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560498112585257090" border="0" /></a>On December 30th: "The 5 time Grammy Award winning singer/ reality TV diva greeted friends, fans, admirers, and business associates by kissing cheeks, rubbing shoulders, and looking extra Gorgeous as her cover issue of <strong><em>Rolling Out magazine</em></strong> was premiered." -<a href="http://www.kontrolmagazine.houseoffever.net/blog/?p=2475">Kontrol Blog </a><br />Read more and see more of my photos on the Kontrol blog link.Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-68717188123335343762011-01-10T01:28:00.000-08:002011-01-10T01:55:09.995-08:00Event Photography- Travis Porter Concert=Yung Joc Brawl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL4g6MkxQbbvKTJs6dwE2pu_Zlal0FQdNLiapzcp4KNAXqhBJZzYzjH-frokpnEydWQV9qbOktBsjPkhfQxpy1Yxvj7xvXqoso7MvdhQMTourpfJt8f3s6XhDiNTvkNhv3sEoilhzliz1/s1600/concert1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL4g6MkxQbbvKTJs6dwE2pu_Zlal0FQdNLiapzcp4KNAXqhBJZzYzjH-frokpnEydWQV9qbOktBsjPkhfQxpy1Yxvj7xvXqoso7MvdhQMTourpfJt8f3s6XhDiNTvkNhv3sEoilhzliz1/s320/concert1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560490666181416050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfev8N2qiMtgwxsEUGrbVHgVCG03G09sPlxpCVwR1OUN06f5ldZnjzSXwbOnSu_NQJCdf7uXoTEBHAc4eXpdjtX_Th6GPAY18kv7a0l_WO_Ti6NKDSCVWjg-ZrHSK3TLbTV4jzzaEdr6g/s1600/concert2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfev8N2qiMtgwxsEUGrbVHgVCG03G09sPlxpCVwR1OUN06f5ldZnjzSXwbOnSu_NQJCdf7uXoTEBHAc4eXpdjtX_Th6GPAY18kv7a0l_WO_Ti6NKDSCVWjg-ZrHSK3TLbTV4jzzaEdr6g/s320/concert2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560490666281178018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sf-XtOmNMZUzeMXt7VrssGJGsBkbb1IkDwZ6HdC0PVybGhsov24dslaMcX1hDW1qR7hG6rd-W8rkvtKHLZ7vXFSkaqMytsbZ_SJWqpnBI4tYDqAZHul-NUz7DSNajSDYufAlv2ppf1O7/s1600/concert7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sf-XtOmNMZUzeMXt7VrssGJGsBkbb1IkDwZ6HdC0PVybGhsov24dslaMcX1hDW1qR7hG6rd-W8rkvtKHLZ7vXFSkaqMytsbZ_SJWqpnBI4tYDqAZHul-NUz7DSNajSDYufAlv2ppf1O7/s320/concert7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560490772320712674" border="0" /></a><br />Another throwback event I felt was blog worthy was a a fan appreciation concert turned bad.<br />"<em><strong>Travis Porter</strong></em> joined forces with <strong><em>XXL Magazine</em> </strong>to present the “Fan Appreciation Concert:A Giving Celebration“. This was free concert honoring community leaders that have been an inspiration to the youth. Toy bikes were given out, which definitely wasn’t a problem until <em><strong>Yung Joc</strong></em> and his <em><strong>Swag TEAM</strong></em> affiliates showed up to save the day ( <em>sarcastic voice</em>). First of all, there were like 3000 people on stage; bad idea. Joc got super upset when they cut his performance short, which triggered one of about <span style="text-decoration: underline;">four fights</span> that night. This all equates to the possibility of those bikes being used as weapons to crack somebodies head open, which thank GOD didn’t happen, but with all that pride floating through the air, I’m sure satan could’ve snow boarded right on into the conversation." -<a href="http://www.kontrolmagazine.houseoffever.net/blog/?p=2207">Kontrol Blog</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Zft8pwiiUn5JkZxPZ7dCz1q6RhCiTEKNqCjS2fr7OcI652Xo7yZPk05RwELOnXILEhW8Tpqh62t9ADJZWmYsYWILKNrS3Elp3Q6dbS-6_DYRSq0-eIIM0JnCVOtv3MkicZ9hkccgGVoX/s1600/concert5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Zft8pwiiUn5JkZxPZ7dCz1q6RhCiTEKNqCjS2fr7OcI652Xo7yZPk05RwELOnXILEhW8Tpqh62t9ADJZWmYsYWILKNrS3Elp3Q6dbS-6_DYRSq0-eIIM0JnCVOtv3MkicZ9hkccgGVoX/s320/concert5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560490671542030418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4yxEln7u0VScE05ipdBnjTLRWGzmEzUGJBT8gebuiO8n6O0UntrdWjZMkJrn-PYfbswrN82bomGlddi9Vif1x2ytJZsjrVkhe-pVV4yf1OhYAapjEXR0AiKm5Yzw1Coojy437RVV9Wgu/s1600/concert4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4yxEln7u0VScE05ipdBnjTLRWGzmEzUGJBT8gebuiO8n6O0UntrdWjZMkJrn-PYfbswrN82bomGlddi9Vif1x2ytJZsjrVkhe-pVV4yf1OhYAapjEXR0AiKm5Yzw1Coojy437RVV9Wgu/s320/concert4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560490672268244178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVw5rYsWEWdCfDSkptoWoIj__eEXzjzKRCH_fjT1wSneGaUSt39yYoJ6d_1gv3Q2zIfzcUj5jJhhRxvLhMgS_xhUnlfkBpWMmgsf25x3BubkOCVszBueiMBp3qDE47dDpeopqIvbKssAF/s1600/concert3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVw5rYsWEWdCfDSkptoWoIj__eEXzjzKRCH_fjT1wSneGaUSt39yYoJ6d_1gv3Q2zIfzcUj5jJhhRxvLhMgS_xhUnlfkBpWMmgsf25x3BubkOCVszBueiMBp3qDE47dDpeopqIvbKssAF/s320/concert3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560490668278668114" border="0" /></a>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-48875041824760148572011-01-10T00:50:00.000-08:002011-01-10T01:27:09.713-08:00Event Photography- Kandi @ Carols Daughter<span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" >Two blogs ago I blogged about Kandi's event at her store Tags, well two blogs later she's featured again in a throwback event I attended </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">12/18/10:<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" >"Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and television star, </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" ><strong>KANDI </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" >held her meet and greet with her fans at Carols Daughter located at Lenox Square Mall. Gracing the masses with yet another solo project,</span><strong style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><em> Kandi Koated,</em></strong><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" > released on December 14</span><sup style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">th</sup><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" > …</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" ><strong>Kandi </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" >took time out to take pictures and sign copies of the album with some of her loyal fans and special invited media guest. </span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" ><strong>Kandi Koated</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" > includes songs like “</span><em><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:arial;" >Me and U”, “Fly Above”, “Haven’t loved right”.- <a href="http://www.kontrolmagazine.houseoffever.net/blog/?p=2178">Kontrol Blog</a></span><br /><br /></span></em><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpnR9yAt8U6XyYj80S0DvDi8jX9YYb_eirf0WfQ0ldwTbRiiU7xTbgebYZrtVFkaK7yMNYihE7mGIAMwoxqJ_YkLkSIAlC99mXu_QPv3MNnTMiZ4sxRBYQZkgCugkv_YOOPzHuNhetcnO/s1600/kandi1.jpg"><img style="width: 163px; 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height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgVHLeCaMvDv9WPUazt4cq8hyG9wMN27hiILYyXOcTApV2lO_7UJkBuuFQCEvTHluFlpwVMv_t4uOfiiNAPdZyW0GdOLnRbgObsHQHS9noq0shaW0oCrtqR6as-Kxa8PSPALPuMLyuvBv/s320/kandi3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560482639159284546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGa09Oez4m_7tu-nzpGwLY-a0LvKSL2_VrqzHZ-Y-SCInesSiP_iQTNZoxSiDmoZOSCJKvXgjfzSWfzV7OkcC8jzpcjQ0kEP0eWlX74NFdLkdeZSBKpnyIjcp8_4fuHiznO1s-iQU3Ft_/s1600/kandi2.jpg"><img style="width: 163px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGa09Oez4m_7tu-nzpGwLY-a0LvKSL2_VrqzHZ-Y-SCInesSiP_iQTNZoxSiDmoZOSCJKvXgjfzSWfzV7OkcC8jzpcjQ0kEP0eWlX74NFdLkdeZSBKpnyIjcp8_4fuHiznO1s-iQU3Ft_/s320/kandi2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560482632328538434" border="0" /></a></center>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-2949482506008610962010-10-31T07:39:00.000-07:002010-10-31T08:41:23.205-07:00Event Photography - Kandi's Masquerade Party<center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLRwXhv53CZtHYWhUdJUNJkgWj9AN6GVkarZXoP63bixUw5yAMqM5XGEZGOVetFWc8dXe1sY8vm1q9fBATMMJVn6YVeTTHtbZtkmFS18Fm2xyrYM3nwAQKC7cXOwUpavbqRMYis_YTo2V/s1600/DSC_0187.jpg"><img style="width: 167px; 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Originally I thought Kandi randomly rented this boutique for her masquerade party just as another event around Halloween, but the truth is much more impressive. This event was held in celebration of her one year anniversary of her store Tags located in Smyrna. Kandi encouraged her guests to have a good time with plenty of dancing (including pole dancing), good food, and she even provided little gift bags.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtJArShec1P-vIfB-ajsKCrNOv5-leqafd-MgWcDEo_bBlBDh4UOTEkcgUCDgJnvw5nlbSCamXCzpD6vQR3Tk57kVWtv63n-wTHnZAtrpTv_2LN-mEuRa1RDANyUQU14Iy8xP6ayqccYQ/s1600/DSC_0224.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtJArShec1P-vIfB-ajsKCrNOv5-leqafd-MgWcDEo_bBlBDh4UOTEkcgUCDgJnvw5nlbSCamXCzpD6vQR3Tk57kVWtv63n-wTHnZAtrpTv_2LN-mEuRa1RDANyUQU14Iy8xP6ayqccYQ/s320/DSC_0224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534223647672876306" border="0" /></a>I attended with my three friends from left to right, Julian Lark (Editor and Chief of Kontrol Magazine), Casting Director Esquire, and Angela Mincey (Lifestyle and Articles Editor for Kontrol) who holds up her Tags gift bags. Check out <a href="http://www.kontrolmagazine.houseoffever.net/blog/?p=1192">Kontrol blog</a> on Kandi's Event.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtJArShec1P-vIfB-ajsKCrNOv5-leqafd-MgWcDEo_bBlBDh4UOTEkcgUCDgJnvw5nlbSCamXCzpD6vQR3Tk57kVWtv63n-wTHnZAtrpTv_2LN-mEuRa1RDANyUQU14Iy8xP6ayqccYQ/s1600/DSC_0224.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzB1g2f9JC1FH3HHnYmwwyyNMqB5lXAe0NZwYcSol0qBsokZJQ-fPXtjBvqU_uzLoOHXwL-j9gixHIPIF_lY2lIJlkivARe9bGpabMBvNyoosfi1DteUCaM_74lIyfCzMuvGVCifxeguS/s1600/DSC_0227.jpg"><img style="width: 166px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzB1g2f9JC1FH3HHnYmwwyyNMqB5lXAe0NZwYcSol0qBsokZJQ-fPXtjBvqU_uzLoOHXwL-j9gixHIPIF_lY2lIJlkivARe9bGpabMBvNyoosfi1DteUCaM_74lIyfCzMuvGVCifxeguS/s320/DSC_0227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534224047436030338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApI6yssZvktivJK8AMDCRpsPjT9b1t_Cg7v7sTeJi07GLhXP_IHxIDu2WBj4Ght8ITz_wUSl0T2T6qa0vMvkDRV04kOcN8ISlVKUcS5fTRZm8udPHfS-qHCPnDKg1UbvfzH990qmYHK7X/s1600/DSC_0232.jpg"><img style="width: 166px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApI6yssZvktivJK8AMDCRpsPjT9b1t_Cg7v7sTeJi07GLhXP_IHxIDu2WBj4Ght8ITz_wUSl0T2T6qa0vMvkDRV04kOcN8ISlVKUcS5fTRZm8udPHfS-qHCPnDKg1UbvfzH990qmYHK7X/s320/DSC_0232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534224055854427170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Kandi ensured the party maintained its energy by joining in dancing and even performing a few of her own hits.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHXQtEu2FCQOvluN482dYxMU9hPLs43xlNTD6lJrPlqZ4nuH_avK38_z_yg5QYmJGTtIHjqmxz_OsD235LTG6lsqAnSKZYJ0Ymn5L0JhNFy9vKUHV2sJHp-zZfvpqudvmvswifWg787fK/s1600/DSC_0201.jpg"><img style="width: 116px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHXQtEu2FCQOvluN482dYxMU9hPLs43xlNTD6lJrPlqZ4nuH_avK38_z_yg5QYmJGTtIHjqmxz_OsD235LTG6lsqAnSKZYJ0Ymn5L0JhNFy9vKUHV2sJHp-zZfvpqudvmvswifWg787fK/s320/DSC_0201.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534223631167846642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWN0XmunrRVNwSdG6nYm_fa0Vm8_-yKuxE82xkRHBUqkUgAJvEyP1CylXiasU9tlgOWqO_fnnSsUnouVkTfBG-j5yE2UvormeaxjWd5XcyqmQUGodxfiRXR8NjLRQpwT8mKf9k8clsIaD/s1600/DSC_0230.jpg"><img style="width: 116px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWN0XmunrRVNwSdG6nYm_fa0Vm8_-yKuxE82xkRHBUqkUgAJvEyP1CylXiasU9tlgOWqO_fnnSsUnouVkTfBG-j5yE2UvormeaxjWd5XcyqmQUGodxfiRXR8NjLRQpwT8mKf9k8clsIaD/s320/DSC_0230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534224053519216178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DTaWhPnPjvsYZJcO6snugZAAa6LM3-SqhXCuNmRK14oSFfCh09brf3uBTdr2D0KMPTHhHIlCwU_mQOlEq9zsO72YZH8_sT65YjGZkx3F8iKM67wuIxT4LZYuNsVgyYVi3GTJ879M6zmF/s1600/DSC_0222.jpg"><img style="width: 116px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DTaWhPnPjvsYZJcO6snugZAAa6LM3-SqhXCuNmRK14oSFfCh09brf3uBTdr2D0KMPTHhHIlCwU_mQOlEq9zsO72YZH8_sT65YjGZkx3F8iKM67wuIxT4LZYuNsVgyYVi3GTJ879M6zmF/s320/DSC_0222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534223644388436546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This random lady surprised me in her classy attire by expertly jumping on the pole in this prom like dress. I never seen anything like it, but I was impressed and had to share it with you all.<br /></div></center>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-10260223728648892482010-10-30T18:11:00.000-07:002010-10-31T07:39:14.531-07:00Event Photography - Bare Chest for breast cancer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRti41Giwb2VunswgL8Q7clJ24QTKuCr5okjydFzEDJiyH8fTA9_vW1AtZnx3h9EzXRhOF2ea0SAfmlX9LvelhtkFnCPtgJOzZaJyR5L2jvbJ5pX75qM9XeYroRnmMTXzYHzLY5D5bO2V/s1600/DSC_0054.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRti41Giwb2VunswgL8Q7clJ24QTKuCr5okjydFzEDJiyH8fTA9_vW1AtZnx3h9EzXRhOF2ea0SAfmlX9LvelhtkFnCPtgJOzZaJyR5L2jvbJ5pX75qM9XeYroRnmMTXzYHzLY5D5bO2V/s320/DSC_0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534013133593133058" border="0" /></a>October 28 Ebony Steele, radio personality from the 107.9 Rickey Smiley morning show, hosted Bare Chest for Breast Cancer. The event featured Atlanta's most popular male models from athletes to actors, students to entrepreneurs all in the name of charity. The venue was at Opera Nightclub, one of Atlanta's upscale night clubs located in midtown. Ebony's event is intended to be a fun and entertaining way to bring young women together and highlight awareness of social needs. I arrived early enough to choose the best seat in the house, and watch Ebony vigorously pound the models to be on top of their parts.<br /><br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzbh53aX6Q61-Y3tiwB5uDr_Qg_64pVh35daZSLjF3O9PZRLWaUQdL8fV9FXCRW7382XvXm1kHmVW0Y_EpbAXS5SqspctzIFfJxZ3aAcK2LpLvTo1z7IXwCTYsZ49RBuJS2mc71Jq5ihD/s1600/DSC_0060.jpg"><img style="width: 166px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzbh53aX6Q61-Y3tiwB5uDr_Qg_64pVh35daZSLjF3O9PZRLWaUQdL8fV9FXCRW7382XvXm1kHmVW0Y_EpbAXS5SqspctzIFfJxZ3aAcK2LpLvTo1z7IXwCTYsZ49RBuJS2mc71Jq5ihD/s320/DSC_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534013141805759426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoyuRAUhaVCHNqPdiBrG34DPvZgKCalK4PZXkS0iCnp2FqTQ9VIJ4Ye80TjlFeMxTzuacKKG4JORHSrbHwbWp4DcGbgCMyirl31RUc1m_aVB3-gJVzsfP6i0gQBFLlNkX6f5l7Ndlkth9/s1600/DSC_0062.jpg"><img style="width: 166px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoyuRAUhaVCHNqPdiBrG34DPvZgKCalK4PZXkS0iCnp2FqTQ9VIJ4Ye80TjlFeMxTzuacKKG4JORHSrbHwbWp4DcGbgCMyirl31RUc1m_aVB3-gJVzsfP6i0gQBFLlNkX6f5l7Ndlkth9/s320/DSC_0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534012323419143346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Early in the show TI made an appearance in support of his friend Ebony. Before he came on stage, we were both backstage merely feet away and I did not even recognize him. Fortunately my seat in the audience was located closest to the stage so I was still able to get very close shots.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2mbdkVDQ3X4f_ABv5M0D0_u-jhAXyeP3Nw42aAvsYMBktKaYTluwQXizJqPSa6kfjbh_Er2SFJPl6mWYPuhzTHFWpmQ0wS4hlf103S2U9gtKxl7kd0PJyqLgktV1jCq2Cs9S1xZp1J6G/s1600/DSC_0025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2mbdkVDQ3X4f_ABv5M0D0_u-jhAXyeP3Nw42aAvsYMBktKaYTluwQXizJqPSa6kfjbh_Er2SFJPl6mWYPuhzTHFWpmQ0wS4hlf103S2U9gtKxl7kd0PJyqLgktV1jCq2Cs9S1xZp1J6G/s320/DSC_0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534012310486122050" border="0" /></a>Here a stylist helps prepare a model before he rips the runway.<br /><br /></div><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqaqvYeU1D8tmXfdhPx5Y44GbjGnH5K2hz1BN208ex8xPH-eJrhQiRt0cwfL4ygdlEtZq1SRERhGH6UIKecgm3FRkqg7KyTcuyPYlyMRf_rf-CxAghglqxLVH7yn2c7XH-HmLtwsyiTyk/s1600/DSC_0120.jpg"><img style="width: 103px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqaqvYeU1D8tmXfdhPx5Y44GbjGnH5K2hz1BN208ex8xPH-eJrhQiRt0cwfL4ygdlEtZq1SRERhGH6UIKecgm3FRkqg7KyTcuyPYlyMRf_rf-CxAghglqxLVH7yn2c7XH-HmLtwsyiTyk/s320/DSC_0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534013125980070082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGU2JHCbgLIkXjlArux3GIrHnScP6Sx36uIHP7UAVxiHwtPJbYh_8Hspgu8gjbvSYKUXKTn7JdHYbVW0sim9sj0OkfYc0arz7iaAzazzGIWMVp5-pygUE3jXFQkY_HVyOX-EFfFYd7Uapg/s1600/DSC_0118.jpg"><img style="width: 103px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGU2JHCbgLIkXjlArux3GIrHnScP6Sx36uIHP7UAVxiHwtPJbYh_8Hspgu8gjbvSYKUXKTn7JdHYbVW0sim9sj0OkfYc0arz7iaAzazzGIWMVp5-pygUE3jXFQkY_HVyOX-EFfFYd7Uapg/s320/DSC_0118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534012314030681458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl2PSobvXWsRvzu2sGbFZnsO1dzO5fkOufRdxvnW5CxNOuZKjWwdfWz3OYMxg2hYUF2TlsLO5kJouOastLsoNCdUul1jOrUZn4TP1P-4aqVtHd_l3AFW3H-Bq9JBctwyHll1BUDPhrUGi/s1600/DSC_0137.jpg"><img style="width: 103px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl2PSobvXWsRvzu2sGbFZnsO1dzO5fkOufRdxvnW5CxNOuZKjWwdfWz3OYMxg2hYUF2TlsLO5kJouOastLsoNCdUul1jOrUZn4TP1P-4aqVtHd_l3AFW3H-Bq9JBctwyHll1BUDPhrUGi/s320/DSC_0137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534012311994531490" border="0" /></a><br /></center></center>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-88851846984193092692010-10-30T11:37:00.000-07:002010-11-05T13:23:57.064-07:00Illustration - My Nieces Piece :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzS9TKj1CYygn-tZy6ycAYSSjJkdFqKNgCfZw7GZ29Ofp5ZmvgqhXzMoG1KWOM10mlr9JTxRJdXsS1FZxvbaMHOxs9jaM2pJEt3ghJI5hh47Thjh8yAF0W-FYrnz7zM2Ih0-plzzkKo39/s1600/botnieces.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzS9TKj1CYygn-tZy6ycAYSSjJkdFqKNgCfZw7GZ29Ofp5ZmvgqhXzMoG1KWOM10mlr9JTxRJdXsS1FZxvbaMHOxs9jaM2pJEt3ghJI5hh47Thjh8yAF0W-FYrnz7zM2Ih0-plzzkKo39/s320/botnieces.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533910384911709458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYjuWsjoV4LV7JjXRylwm73KcsDDvX28DRPC0UT17eQW53lwgqVEQSRSWYaCI10wUTT0rwKmVdWGthSTBtw1p45Hciy2iE7fIXMSzJpW_gMQ2SumdxgteHhnVMiOShAISbAx4WR9FU_Iw/s1600/fam.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVC5OTbvNC_zN6I1RaeofVDpRUlacvI9P2qD4KPdaffUIdN9o9ThiUHq_xjADemovCzF2_qJfmRzX1RnTRUUOoAkp5emvmXyNlNAEPTzngWo0DZx1mSAdP08npzrkOLfwTXreChl9GtNF/s1600/fam.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVC5OTbvNC_zN6I1RaeofVDpRUlacvI9P2qD4KPdaffUIdN9o9ThiUHq_xjADemovCzF2_qJfmRzX1RnTRUUOoAkp5emvmXyNlNAEPTzngWo0DZx1mSAdP08npzrkOLfwTXreChl9GtNF/s320/fam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533911849579998450" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a small project I created for myself of my 3 amazing nieces. I decided this year I would create illustrations of them starting with my oldest niece who birthday is in October. This means I have to wait til next year to illustrate my youngest niece Krista already past. In the picture above is my oldest niece Ria to the left, in the center is my brother (and a great father) Ricky, to the right is my second oldest niece Erica :)Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-81610696315587920922010-10-29T08:57:00.001-07:002010-10-29T09:06:31.058-07:00Illustration Design - Web Banner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorpe7VEArik89Qvi6M2weLfl3fz7XbDGCEE6iwUKAERVNPRnvrtDNY3zewNv_xDYYCR1K6pBKaSEVAZrjOYDGNPim4OnmvDH95I3icmi0Hipgf8SG45BVWVgN90eyZLFpLQbCSm7JY-ZF/s1600/montague6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorpe7VEArik89Qvi6M2weLfl3fz7XbDGCEE6iwUKAERVNPRnvrtDNY3zewNv_xDYYCR1K6pBKaSEVAZrjOYDGNPim4OnmvDH95I3icmi0Hipgf8SG45BVWVgN90eyZLFpLQbCSm7JY-ZF/s320/montague6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533498083079892546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoGSS3Q01wvTdXRTLvwYmhBnC1BtGNMs0RFWJJwSJxYFEwzbhwrl5JgRUagK09GnmV7ymqpWFDtWm9AKLKUVaEyQxPlcQdae1G1KArhYtl9QU4JsI2KGruUdg9Tt05rsRGXqMPCPW-NMt/s1600/montague5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoGSS3Q01wvTdXRTLvwYmhBnC1BtGNMs0RFWJJwSJxYFEwzbhwrl5JgRUagK09GnmV7ymqpWFDtWm9AKLKUVaEyQxPlcQdae1G1KArhYtl9QU4JsI2KGruUdg9Tt05rsRGXqMPCPW-NMt/s320/montague5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533497984528009186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jsttDS8s-ic2w85zkT_c6L2PXdkGNZGC3qCd4-in0O11ScVrUuE120VSeZgtt-IjVsVeHx_QVc6qYPfPQ929RwaMh5zjiNZ7IQfA-qH0ZXgn2I328g0MzmaqTzLlSgEpIxSkUy6rDgIa/s1600/montague2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jsttDS8s-ic2w85zkT_c6L2PXdkGNZGC3qCd4-in0O11ScVrUuE120VSeZgtt-IjVsVeHx_QVc6qYPfPQ929RwaMh5zjiNZ7IQfA-qH0ZXgn2I328g0MzmaqTzLlSgEpIxSkUy6rDgIa/s320/montague2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533497868356921410" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a web banner I designed for a client 2 or 3 weeks ago. I enjoy my illustration projects, and this one required a style slightly outside my usual comfort zone, which people say is like Disney. This particular character was all about the curves and angles, creating a seductive yet mysterious appearance. There was many variations of this banner, but here are a few of my favs. I do not believe that any of these were the final selection, but I still wanted to share them with you all :)Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-12888432936909715642010-10-29T08:40:00.000-07:002010-10-29T08:55:37.912-07:00Photography - Motion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24oGIMt_jH-dS5eMLStSnhzl3itHmgzu5lsC7vgbZzlNXfYu19uvNCkSM88rlQOS1MLhlOZ41V4iVyjeHaHpCoglqcgDlxDFGzDYI3bjw1bVFJ8XmQQKbb3af7p_yZuCBdRQpBKpjRoK4/s1600/Alysa3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24oGIMt_jH-dS5eMLStSnhzl3itHmgzu5lsC7vgbZzlNXfYu19uvNCkSM88rlQOS1MLhlOZ41V4iVyjeHaHpCoglqcgDlxDFGzDYI3bjw1bVFJ8XmQQKbb3af7p_yZuCBdRQpBKpjRoK4/s320/Alysa3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533493957284485490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ5oxCZlmOryewk_1ewVti9ozNhmJOTLyi_yeX5eLFGnls033EHHW1sSa4Kys5ziqpYp6tdGWktvnZrMyxPgg0Mp6gc0iWzyFxjHM6_W3RH_wRuHrSiGqUfi_ot2Ag06Yrn-LTOjV5eyn/s1600/Alysa1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQ5oxCZlmOryewk_1ewVti9ozNhmJOTLyi_yeX5eLFGnls033EHHW1sSa4Kys5ziqpYp6tdGWktvnZrMyxPgg0Mp6gc0iWzyFxjHM6_W3RH_wRuHrSiGqUfi_ot2Ag06Yrn-LTOjV5eyn/s320/Alysa1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533493887189111090" border="0" /></a>Its been long over due for me to dust off my keys and type up another blog. I've been pretty busy, but I haven't made time to write about it. Here's a shoot I did almost 2 weeks ago with one of my beautiful muses, Alysa. These was shot with my Nikon, but I also got some great shots with my canon film camera. My aim was to capture motion, like in the top one, but I found the bottom one to be absolutely stunning. At first my fear was that the shadows were to distracting, but I found a beauty the way they angle across her, complimenting her pose. These shots are all about the intensiveness of her eyes, looking directly at the camera. To get the correct exposure, these shots required a quick shutter speed, and a shallow depth of field. I feel this shoot produced shots that made leaps and bounds from our first shoot together long ago.Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-28057211646648120882010-10-04T06:32:00.000-07:002010-10-06T14:43:58.382-07:00GRAPHIC DESIGN - Model Workshop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMwzn1n1JtAIqqb66qNQ7e-c1Z7dUd33yNhCYXIGDKZbFtDTJQHD5sA5mZmIN_mYCy_Xhx7EXXt1klXUfAISC4vpLgzqzWQPFcq8z3mWrAHkaCTs0Wv8BRuv4OKE0VvcTKwUslCLuDTwF/s1600/modelcall+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMwzn1n1JtAIqqb66qNQ7e-c1Z7dUd33yNhCYXIGDKZbFtDTJQHD5sA5mZmIN_mYCy_Xhx7EXXt1klXUfAISC4vpLgzqzWQPFcq8z3mWrAHkaCTs0Wv8BRuv4OKE0VvcTKwUslCLuDTwF/s320/modelcall+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525052030904951810" border="0" /></a>This is for all the upcoming and/or potential models out there. Attendance to this workshop would be extremely beneficial for the non-experienced and experienced model, even the experienced model should strive to grow and take every opportunity to further themselves in this industry. The class is taught by the casting director, Esquire, who has coordinated and casted for successful fashion shows such as The Candy Shop fashion show, and also casts for MTV. Celebrity photographer Allen Cooley often heads photography workshops and has done many shoots of well known celebs such as Trina, Lil Kim, and many more. For the flyer design I teamed of with celeb web designer Lorenzo Turner, who often mentor and critiques my design work- <a href="http://www.nzodesigns.com/">Lorenzo Site</a>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-70152778342579061702010-10-03T12:41:00.000-07:002010-10-03T13:18:32.213-07:00EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY - Official BET Hip Hop Awards Pre PartiesGyant, a social media personality hosted one of the first events I attended that night for the BET Hip Hop awards. Supported by big sponsors such as Comcast, BMI, BET, Fuze and more, this beautiful event took place in the often overlooked venue "Aurum Lounge." This place may be one to consider for birthdays and other special events if you would like to do something a little out of the norm. One of the highlights of this event for me was seeing Kelly Rowland among the crowd, a member of R&B group Destiny Child and the lovely Dondria, who sings "You're the one".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn6ankZh1i3XdriaqaCXb1xu9hl2YL9ATDHiJBBzkOJWPpYBsRw_NJASWTKMehlPV1PE5h2ugVAVE_BWDlYbBeJrnMfq8Dg17muZ4RXuQxzM-U2D9Bdm2Q_1bCVt272rERoGaTPjWCYVv/s1600/DSC_0071-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn6ankZh1i3XdriaqaCXb1xu9hl2YL9ATDHiJBBzkOJWPpYBsRw_NJASWTKMehlPV1PE5h2ugVAVE_BWDlYbBeJrnMfq8Dg17muZ4RXuQxzM-U2D9Bdm2Q_1bCVt272rERoGaTPjWCYVv/s320/DSC_0071-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523910161688379122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMcIBCAzqxUam2sP2q-giLMDxfRbeA2IOAp-2r2vk3iVGnL8nIZt7NeagSSjWR1CfXam56wYgKs0Eu1db4eEs3xk1iM_OIc1yBadbqqYPFRGBdydYigsAzMwFwBNYBzzLd1UR7QQ8yacp/s1600/DSC_0006-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMcIBCAzqxUam2sP2q-giLMDxfRbeA2IOAp-2r2vk3iVGnL8nIZt7NeagSSjWR1CfXam56wYgKs0Eu1db4eEs3xk1iM_OIc1yBadbqqYPFRGBdydYigsAzMwFwBNYBzzLd1UR7QQ8yacp/s320/DSC_0006-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523910324667891026" border="0" /></a>Another event to note was the private, invitation only “An Evening of Luxury” hosted by <strong style="font-weight: normal;">Polow da Don</strong>, BMI Producer of the Year, and Interscope Geffen A&M Records. This event introduced Belvedere Vodka’s newest “luxury” vodka, <strong style="font-weight: normal;">Belvedere Intense Unfiltered</strong>. Some of the most beautiful and elite of Atlanta joined in on the celebration along with several celebs such as LLoyd, who also performed,<strong></strong> Princess of Crime Mob, Terrence and Rocsi of BET’s 106 and park, Keri Hilson, Rasheeda and many more. For more information check out: <a href="http://www.kontrolmagazine.houseoffever.net/blog/"> Kontrol Blog </a><br /><center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTxaI3v5Sejf3x0-V1dqg7WwiEkz2f1F_lb-Q3F27a___Y-IB9LmhbccbvDKEbV-c-KL5H6nHrQanxnaY9ys71j9bS8vlwG7XFyB155kgyyJgiGxOKxHaP8OwwwdgbxOCb5D3-vtj6huV/s1600/DSC_0179.jpg"><img style="height: 232px; width: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTxaI3v5Sejf3x0-V1dqg7WwiEkz2f1F_lb-Q3F27a___Y-IB9LmhbccbvDKEbV-c-KL5H6nHrQanxnaY9ys71j9bS8vlwG7XFyB155kgyyJgiGxOKxHaP8OwwwdgbxOCb5D3-vtj6huV/s320/DSC_0179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523913431848842450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBKv4I9gIcV6iBipvzZgML6mlk9KohqavokYYVU4Bz3CG_599g8Xtb_FPMYDDpWIxW9D36y7JOYR3hh2O6dlFIr-vG2PtCOybY8DfvWn-IkNhQaiQeq4ItmV07PSPldrzxf5vO3NuULBI/s1600/DSC_0175.jpg"><img style="width: 153px; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeNbFZx7VE1DlKscv_W2eml4lU0lma57OTjTvE3pSZ9safLxi6Yn85eW3gRDSrSjn4DD41pfondqwdyz_8qcWyepvAa1WlWAou2sb59NDlCrrHlrLssbtwja3yJyz1ns0z07-G2FYuRh9/s320/DSC_0127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523914167280369170" border="0" /></a><br /></center>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-58700013240975931602010-09-18T14:12:00.001-07:002010-09-23T19:15:02.219-07:00Photography- Candy Shop Fashion ShowI must say that hands down this was the best fashion show I've had the pleasure of attending in Atlanta. As someone that gets easily bored at events over an 1hr and a half, this one held my interest way beyond my usual span. Not only because my unusual addiction to sweets was fulfilled; and this show provided them left and right, from cotton candy to chocolate bars to mini cupcakes :) but everything was outstanding, the models, the fashion, the celeb appearances and interaction... I am sure everyone who contributed to this show is very proud.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspIJkYD976iXJm4hxBlLIK6uP7B7lvtrpqymmrDwYnM99eVXoIXfDVrYdPrBkL_89i2NzDAXVD7IzbbugGfI0smXh85a8glf5KFWGKKQqYvwrx45rJoauLk_D-IRTDHaJUtFQ33Bx87gm/s1600/DSC_0222.jpg"><img style="width: 183px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspIJkYD976iXJm4hxBlLIK6uP7B7lvtrpqymmrDwYnM99eVXoIXfDVrYdPrBkL_89i2NzDAXVD7IzbbugGfI0smXh85a8glf5KFWGKKQqYvwrx45rJoauLk_D-IRTDHaJUtFQ33Bx87gm/s320/DSC_0222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518653062730483442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdsVMAH-SFPv41sm5oQu9m-awnCzHQs7j87xc1UM37gzbq9BmEJ-gZ7PqhwPTE9KnhPaKtKSWgLHjdcihDHRtJDvt8ilRXRcl9t8TeKw7pudU_rshFrQY6Ptj8dZOFWXrFSmRVR1G6wnr/s1600/DSC_0211.jpg"><img style="width: 183px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdsVMAH-SFPv41sm5oQu9m-awnCzHQs7j87xc1UM37gzbq9BmEJ-gZ7PqhwPTE9KnhPaKtKSWgLHjdcihDHRtJDvt8ilRXRcl9t8TeKw7pudU_rshFrQY6Ptj8dZOFWXrFSmRVR1G6wnr/s320/DSC_0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518365414046829810" border="0" /></a><br />On the left is Chilli from music group TLC and from VH1's "What Chilli Wants". On photo to the right is Jazzy Pha new artist Reign, in the center. Between 2 of the casts members from the upcoming reality show “The JC”. The show will take place in one of Atlanta’s leading suburbs, Johns Creek, Georgia similar to The Hills according to the cast in the above photo.<p></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7wF3bJNg-JMg1RV5506qFS0V9eM3oW9L5ZuiEMrN-G5VB0Sk-VhU4CQajOjKfq8Xss9e8P2wV_ixB-0hVsugXUBdSYy9lh5YGc34yF1gVOXFqZsIF7HPTn6Wz2DEHPxNhXoZ9zlbVjVw/s1600/DSC_0111.jpg"><img style="width: 183px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7wF3bJNg-JMg1RV5506qFS0V9eM3oW9L5ZuiEMrN-G5VB0Sk-VhU4CQajOjKfq8Xss9e8P2wV_ixB-0hVsugXUBdSYy9lh5YGc34yF1gVOXFqZsIF7HPTn6Wz2DEHPxNhXoZ9zlbVjVw/s320/DSC_0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518365147990141858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb8NzZMurNPz4scbqxRvy2cjeSiDtcl5RHPcbeTbidwiuCLQyz8j1xpNOe9ogl1Q8B_S81F2qDcbIWqvLZg8FSVItl0nqBQ-lpik3tUHnLg4lzF_GievU9n3wXmmtRRZ-k3Ah97vtucuB/s1600/DSC_0098.jpg"><img style="width: 183px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb8NzZMurNPz4scbqxRvy2cjeSiDtcl5RHPcbeTbidwiuCLQyz8j1xpNOe9ogl1Q8B_S81F2qDcbIWqvLZg8FSVItl0nqBQ-lpik3tUHnLg4lzF_GievU9n3wXmmtRRZ-k3Ah97vtucuB/s320/DSC_0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518365066294298850" border="0" /></a><br />On the left is the cocky Ray Lavendar (TV1's Omarosa: The Ultimate Merger). On the right is the stunning Recording Artist/Model Graham Knox between two of the shows models.<p></p> <!--EndFragment--><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Oz1aURMglgYyD5TPmbsjHkJwxhVrFCB6cztJNaqa2faC2RKbJZcoJvPm0gM8Twh_2fGvmYo-oXI1QcjzI6Fz_KSeIj_9NNAyzHm34mDReN1VdW2hUdLkuVTfm1t8Nzuez20kictuhyphenhyphen4h/s1600/DSC_0054.jpg"><img style="width: 184px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Oz1aURMglgYyD5TPmbsjHkJwxhVrFCB6cztJNaqa2faC2RKbJZcoJvPm0gM8Twh_2fGvmYo-oXI1QcjzI6Fz_KSeIj_9NNAyzHm34mDReN1VdW2hUdLkuVTfm1t8Nzuez20kictuhyphenhyphen4h/s320/DSC_0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518364908462033058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3Z-tA-ni4jYEal5boYFPhzVLqdWPJCOt-12wqDjprXRqLblWLgJLifGWJA0YnT-siBYk-2tWkVB73eKQquXjafm-Qh0-opnf5x1CquuCD83YnQa6J4jdXagq7DOUPviSoeYusuvHpZ4i/s1600/DSC_0242.jpg"><img style="width: 184px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3Z-tA-ni4jYEal5boYFPhzVLqdWPJCOt-12wqDjprXRqLblWLgJLifGWJA0YnT-siBYk-2tWkVB73eKQquXjafm-Qh0-opnf5x1CquuCD83YnQa6J4jdXagq7DOUPviSoeYusuvHpZ4i/s320/DSC_0242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518366123913486882" border="0" /></a><br />Brandi of music group Blaque hits the pink carpet (on the left.) On the right is the edgy Kalenna (from Diddy dirty money)<p></p> <!--EndFragment--><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXjYk-2lExOmcRi_7bgmISYkRzm7PmUPobmJnVNlMX-tjeKpSnA5_wFZbLEUJ-ZuDQIxHmGwuc0mVdPLQnobfn9ebs9YoUrUeTtqcJBsFRckOccd7EztuRhsOqbMdceI89uoWjxy92_Ai/s1600/DSC_0117.jpg"><img style="width: 256px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXjYk-2lExOmcRi_7bgmISYkRzm7PmUPobmJnVNlMX-tjeKpSnA5_wFZbLEUJ-ZuDQIxHmGwuc0mVdPLQnobfn9ebs9YoUrUeTtqcJBsFRckOccd7EztuRhsOqbMdceI89uoWjxy92_Ai/s320/DSC_0117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518365264020954210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yEciYJGcXAAoVQXxn9fZnsMx_LBPQN4j7OmkeN5y1_LUKNdTo9qTOzszgSBAH5tcCi4aH87QVGHm2hMkN_fL2liu2gMvTd8rxF9Yk0lfToVPwyd60qnAb3zzjlGiKZf1D_hKVGrzyd-t/s1600/DSC_0079.jpg"><img style="width: 109px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yEciYJGcXAAoVQXxn9fZnsMx_LBPQN4j7OmkeN5y1_LUKNdTo9qTOzszgSBAH5tcCi4aH87QVGHm2hMkN_fL2liu2gMvTd8rxF9Yk0lfToVPwyd60qnAb3zzjlGiKZf1D_hKVGrzyd-t/s320/DSC_0079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518372559797168386" border="0" /></a><br />Two of the men behind the fashion are seen above. On the left is Julian Lark, editor and chief of Kontrol. On the right is Esquire, creator of Esquire Casting.<br /><p></p> <!--EndFragment--><br /><br /><br />Here are just a few of the hot styles and wardrobe I saw during the show. It was hard to decide which photos to display. Below you can see Brandi of Blaque decided to join in on the fun, can you tell which one is her? <b style="font-style: italic;">hint</b> look at the walks. lol<p></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaqIrz340fJVjG38KdqwLP26lLsFFBIdUJCPteZjc2L1ku8sTfgMiwc1eZCEWQOG26s_cmjOe-oKI49lYPwZUKqUj6ZV2qbuXxbuC96Xdq25p1IAg15C905K24iwyw9mxlTIoqNK_pG0n/s1600/DSC_0378.jpg"><img style="width: 100px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaqIrz340fJVjG38KdqwLP26lLsFFBIdUJCPteZjc2L1ku8sTfgMiwc1eZCEWQOG26s_cmjOe-oKI49lYPwZUKqUj6ZV2qbuXxbuC96Xdq25p1IAg15C905K24iwyw9mxlTIoqNK_pG0n/s320/DSC_0378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518366706238531218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSoF6BCzZY41B1mNgmUIFbUdSKKlWMr50U8tprPJBRcQ66nqzo5hs5IE7LYMYHOzEoz6dS4osjfLNhZCtwB_zQxWWc3QEGTUUeBr-twyKB17Q351-VAviYqQQQNE2V2zI1k4yHuRqBx1o/s1600/DSC_0377.jpg"><img style="width: 99px; 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height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgp50Zr5Du34DEa9eyRll2EOBhFI8vKhv1Oh0u1sAlRmHR-AjEfguvWPk1kAtSADkFtbUnSLSuqSMHPviCAJXcAWnFEAs33U3O6K9iWJd-MmLR2yvfYofr8bcsrAxNKxb1kS6Kue5j52Y2/s320/DSC_0312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518365583213003218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the highlights of the show was seeing this "Dougie dance off" between Chilli, Neffe (BET's Frankie and Neffe show), Jazzy Pha new artist Reign (who seemed to thoroughly enjoy every moment of spotlight).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_34cNVyXzxDTqgUAcQ-aqwbpZBr-S-InUI_XE3-auqn8HybJXUiuQJUtiUItPvL8oGp19fKj3S83_OzVA81qVJAu9PxxkccZ1DvoPoU2gjKhA3jx5KpXHZp7Pt5DweyQ0EmsweWzEWrZ/s1600/chillineffe.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_34cNVyXzxDTqgUAcQ-aqwbpZBr-S-InUI_XE3-auqn8HybJXUiuQJUtiUItPvL8oGp19fKj3S83_OzVA81qVJAu9PxxkccZ1DvoPoU2gjKhA3jx5KpXHZp7Pt5DweyQ0EmsweWzEWrZ/s320/chillineffe.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518364589131078690" border="0" /></a><br />For more check out <a href="http://www.kontrolmagazine.houseoffever.net/blog/?p=794">Kontrol Blog</a>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-22452176466041909392010-09-18T07:02:00.000-07:002010-09-18T11:04:27.859-07:00ILLUSTRATION - Ptolemei<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4o4G5RzLYmw0TpwJGMGKNfLC_Y4b6uDHKwJ0qOffvJOMmPzQaphXT2iMqQeVBfjmhhuYD9pMbMezMnDlSjm7t4YYgtOqn73afB5RYcD0a5FRKiicUAiuTgXMCXkKZEqK4XfMJ2Bq2NrV/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4o4G5RzLYmw0TpwJGMGKNfLC_Y4b6uDHKwJ0qOffvJOMmPzQaphXT2iMqQeVBfjmhhuYD9pMbMezMnDlSjm7t4YYgtOqn73afB5RYcD0a5FRKiicUAiuTgXMCXkKZEqK4XfMJ2Bq2NrV/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518257616090309794" border="0" /></a><br />After a little over a year, hard work has paid off with the completion of Ptolemei. My longest yet most prized illustration project to date. Right now it is undergoing editing stages, but the hard part is over for the first book of its series. The author and I share similar aspirations and dreams for this series which basically are limitless. We want to see this book on shelves, merchandise, action figures, maybe even made into a video game and series. Ptolemei is an extradordinary boy who adventurous spirit learns and grows in his beautiful country in Africa. I believe the release of this story could not enter this country at a better time. I believe the children of this generation are less bound by racial ideas and will welcome Ptolemei, or any hero, regardless of race but will see them for the content of their character as the late Martin Luther King wanted.Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-23703032500973980302010-09-18T06:34:00.000-07:002010-09-18T07:35:39.059-07:00PHOTOGRAPHY - Disney XD New Series: "Pair of Kings"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwETGvQahH1ALCk36Mqsdn1-Z2MghsWt1KuqqmIRyG5UwxeKywxkHSDdJ5sLzRDGfwnAMhyphenhyphentzMRmYw8g-um-_nO-z1Jy1bnveCZcphQU1Bgz9OUj6-zl2Tebi-9JzitNHuR7Onk10dcBL/s1600/1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwETGvQahH1ALCk36Mqsdn1-Z2MghsWt1KuqqmIRyG5UwxeKywxkHSDdJ5sLzRDGfwnAMhyphenhyphentzMRmYw8g-um-_nO-z1Jy1bnveCZcphQU1Bgz9OUj6-zl2Tebi-9JzitNHuR7Onk10dcBL/s320/1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518251749534007106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG3kylBQm5lcYqKAAQx77qL1XwVQevhmuLhbFZUZbv2SFNyHsgkH9xcGQqS2neAmjicyQ0eShFpEJ6TNJoRwY4RYKx_2jotsaLJrVUWKB7W8HA-0FQoLY2ouKhAirtl-9ovwwnHf-XFem/s1600/36.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG3kylBQm5lcYqKAAQx77qL1XwVQevhmuLhbFZUZbv2SFNyHsgkH9xcGQqS2neAmjicyQ0eShFpEJ6TNJoRwY4RYKx_2jotsaLJrVUWKB7W8HA-0FQoLY2ouKhAirtl-9ovwwnHf-XFem/s320/36.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518252417323086834" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn't resist being an event photographer for Kontrol Mag for this special event, Disney has always been a huge mentor and influence with my drawing style. This private premiere took place at Ludacris restaurant Straits in midtown Atlanta. I've passed by this spot numerous times, but it was the first time I had the pleasure of trying their Asian influenced cuisine (I recommend the wings). The event was hosted by one of the stars of the series, Doc Shaw (Marcus on “The Suite Life on Deck”) and his mother Tammie Shaw. Both were kind and gracious to the children and parents who came out to view the premiere and share the food that was provided. I secretly wanted a gift bag that was put together for the kids, but I was only able to snag a poster. Karma Bridges (Ludacris daughter) was there eagerly awaiting media to take her pics along with her mother Christine. We also ran into the sweet actress Terri Vaughn and her son Daylen. Here are just a few pictures from the event, for more check out <a href="http://www.kontrolmagazine.houseoffever.net/blog/?p=612">Kontrol Mag Blog</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cpG4m_EHM4168j0XGY8yRlnGpczgXAJmBtpS_dcobPZTrRPKK2ROZtup1Wt8-zijOsaQtzGbwa2jPAO6o4Imj0sRN4PHSm6JRJACoWuXf4wnawysHz3WYPbBPCzp-1MD3OzHyx0eic8I/s1600/45.png"><img style="width: 99px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cpG4m_EHM4168j0XGY8yRlnGpczgXAJmBtpS_dcobPZTrRPKK2ROZtup1Wt8-zijOsaQtzGbwa2jPAO6o4Imj0sRN4PHSm6JRJACoWuXf4wnawysHz3WYPbBPCzp-1MD3OzHyx0eic8I/s320/45.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518252517171914162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ3Icj0ILof80iF5EHeah4k-o3BCOq4mGhLX3ovq-DnNg798R_ouWXOAvxpZ_-xZTELYkGMA5it_cV0fJLIR_vcng233Pe7pU8xxCJwVl2vext7ek5JPZRekfxBNERKlP41NpYJmFnKxC/s1600/33.png"><img style="width: 99px; 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height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvZsH6BY_QyjXUmgXO0iePKGc5Q6zQhW2dM3V4KORQztJtEl7dGaCBu3vuliaW75LE9m3zRsQwZB73u8X2a86XU1BPBibW11TPIa3WO46j4TzJwRWrn1NH3Vrm8iERKhf8B9zqUlCfVba/s320/31.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518251887661714690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNxdOXM39nt1K2v8l7PSc0L5awVG7-EqjyLw3-PkhdoFGE5j4iwoPjKy-ciAAVWgHr3um5ZjdBJLV2-WGLQgm-UOszvvn5nMGi1T2MlaMa0yINGqjIppzULJS3jAmTvoQTyH31HNTUUeB/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="width: 121px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNxdOXM39nt1K2v8l7PSc0L5awVG7-EqjyLw3-PkhdoFGE5j4iwoPjKy-ciAAVWgHr3um5ZjdBJLV2-WGLQgm-UOszvvn5nMGi1T2MlaMa0yINGqjIppzULJS3jAmTvoQTyH31HNTUUeB/s320/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518260519709880786" border="0" /></a></div>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-63891410387332403202010-08-17T06:07:00.000-07:002010-09-19T09:02:30.184-07:00ILLUSTRATION - Book Page<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14WErF4rJ8T-HvAYzloEzTwZzz-9tXsmWy0q_Tymx2c48EVPObRnMwNCqgk6ye_6G4HCI2AFwaoT9sWU0Z5c9O4-YpZt2aXnyfyWocJFQRUgwLHrSgkS4Iu8YJ0UNoDthMbqvM0rWVGyc/s1600/sketch+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09dWbJmgZbeJ5tBeHntSH4wFGFJeiEFtAuSChODXvLq8vYIZu8u9p0hRPEcnQCLpCzCqtqzoETpZ2yZHK58TQqlhDA16BqSf8DIK20gqg9u7rjXe_YwGwxjExJETV44TLI_fm_VvS4_Ep/s320/elders.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506366151243517346" border="0" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14WErF4rJ8T-HvAYzloEzTwZzz-9tXsmWy0q_Tymx2c48EVPObRnMwNCqgk6ye_6G4HCI2AFwaoT9sWU0Z5c9O4-YpZt2aXnyfyWocJFQRUgwLHrSgkS4Iu8YJ0UNoDthMbqvM0rWVGyc/s1600/sketch+copy.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZe-HW16c_RV-_eNq5PXKYB8OqaNuK1hyWZlKkDNtDBRJDRQ3SiWboHTXCX-kc8RT4xwh63w3JXaQ83eIoC1xUWF41d69cp0nBeS_DTuL5d2PNEciuTIVcchgCAFKaaUUERnOtZfYT9nCu/s1600/web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZe-HW16c_RV-_eNq5PXKYB8OqaNuK1hyWZlKkDNtDBRJDRQ3SiWboHTXCX-kc8RT4xwh63w3JXaQ83eIoC1xUWF41d69cp0nBeS_DTuL5d2PNEciuTIVcchgCAFKaaUUERnOtZfYT9nCu/s320/web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506366094311989154" border="0" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14WErF4rJ8T-HvAYzloEzTwZzz-9tXsmWy0q_Tymx2c48EVPObRnMwNCqgk6ye_6G4HCI2AFwaoT9sWU0Z5c9O4-YpZt2aXnyfyWocJFQRUgwLHrSgkS4Iu8YJ0UNoDthMbqvM0rWVGyc/s1600/sketch+copy.jpg"></a><br />Here was a book page that presented quite a challenge during its creation. Originally we did not want to depict this African community as the stereotypical primitive village we always see on TV. We felt that in 2010 it was unlikely Africa was still that way, but after doing research we found that a vast majority of Africa is actually still not modernized. With that being the case, I changed my focus from finding a "modern" village to exalting the beauty of the African land and a close knit community. Creating the characters for this page is always fun. Above I show the process as some of the new characters went from sketches, to ink, to flat color, and then to fully colored. You can see the sketch of the woman was the only one revised before inking, along with her instrument.</div>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-64070388723981107052010-08-02T17:41:00.001-07:002010-08-02T18:15:52.076-07:00GRAPHIC DESIGN - My Business Cards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYdXImwmAAvfUCgVSvM2_K1IjYRlg1EMnQA1o77NXgC-lukIjHs4xKcw3UKny_nNZIOR8qHE2dB-E0GGzibYRYPg8n2NYzUM8ap9zWLHqvfq2R-LrbtGAiAiWZ39B8UYGme6BbO35-yTs/s1600/businesscards.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYdXImwmAAvfUCgVSvM2_K1IjYRlg1EMnQA1o77NXgC-lukIjHs4xKcw3UKny_nNZIOR8qHE2dB-E0GGzibYRYPg8n2NYzUM8ap9zWLHqvfq2R-LrbtGAiAiWZ39B8UYGme6BbO35-yTs/s320/businesscards.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500977471635364658" border="0" /></a><br />So here is my business card. This is a design I've been wanting to share for quite some time with you all, but I never posted them online because previously they had my cell number (this number is my business #). It always seems to be the most challenging to design things for yourself. I went back and forth for weeks about how I wanted to design my card and finally I found inspiration in the black card a.k.a. the American Express ultra exclusive centurion card. The power the black card gives its possessors is very similar to the power I want to give my clients that I hand my card to. This card should be a reminder of the commitment I make to them. With my card in their possession they now have an experienced designer on their team, not just a "one and done" engagement. I intend to be a reoccurring force in the lives of my clients, and look forward sharing my compelling visions along with an outstanding delivery.Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-36026409756341536112010-07-25T22:19:00.001-07:002010-08-02T18:22:33.503-07:00ILLUSTRATION - Redone page<div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkLMdxseUURaIzDlgTU62nqc4cjPTYznER_cI_YNYp2OHLtkS1tNjBoHuC2ttO9zWAJkX8_NquiGn5rZZ0YG90X1CJeOmPddhVz-MdiLp0NWSVqsngzn2Vu3auOx0SGnzezykh6otUv1j/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkLMdxseUURaIzDlgTU62nqc4cjPTYznER_cI_YNYp2OHLtkS1tNjBoHuC2ttO9zWAJkX8_NquiGn5rZZ0YG90X1CJeOmPddhVz-MdiLp0NWSVqsngzn2Vu3auOx0SGnzezykh6otUv1j/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498080375964481250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">AFTER<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI55UraVTXziIGxPchrbyz3kF7hkHumKJ3BFXQaqr-XjIR2KDNd2KPY90khSbkC4o5IdqDpY3Hb5pomczeE1IxCnsIX0JMtGtQ3mCf1Asjwql2x8hXbFbi49-qwXW_0rjl7_k0OKVOYFu/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI55UraVTXziIGxPchrbyz3kF7hkHumKJ3BFXQaqr-XjIR2KDNd2KPY90khSbkC4o5IdqDpY3Hb5pomczeE1IxCnsIX0JMtGtQ3mCf1Asjwql2x8hXbFbi49-qwXW_0rjl7_k0OKVOYFu/s320/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498084175113963618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">AFTER AFTER<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofpSlAiUmFIvwNQyYTsmCBI26-jfqy8Vpq09e0NQt0ldV3nDeLbhU0lYpYh-ZLcXI0NPLNW0PzbXzzAs9RBXF8qpxPg6yShpF0O2kpjtJPvL8RzKnJMKJLoz54mzqModt-yAzCRRn4utv/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofpSlAiUmFIvwNQyYTsmCBI26-jfqy8Vpq09e0NQt0ldV3nDeLbhU0lYpYh-ZLcXI0NPLNW0PzbXzzAs9RBXF8qpxPg6yShpF0O2kpjtJPvL8RzKnJMKJLoz54mzqModt-yAzCRRn4utv/s320/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499936917969712802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are snapshots of one of the earlier pages in the storybook I'm currently working on. Of all the pages I've done this was the one I was least satisfied with. I finally made time this weekend to do revisions. The characters looked very flat, and I felt the cheetah, Numbi, didn't resemble himself (he can be seen in a earlier post). So the after snapshot is a result of a complete redesign of Numbi + color adjustments + an attempt to "unflatten" the characters. Photoshop never ceases to amaze me with the wide variety of ways to enhance color and helping me achieve satisfying results.<br /><br />** The newest addition to this post (the bottom photo) shows another revision I made to the page. On this illustration I now make it more evident that the character are running through grass and not on flat land. It was not hard to make that change, it simply just did not occur to me until examining it again. Errors like that make me want hold off on posting things until a couple days later where I can re examine my creation with a fresh outlook.<br /></div></div></div></div>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-32500871062840465442010-07-21T19:47:00.001-07:002010-07-24T20:42:47.432-07:00GRAPHIC DESIGN- We Care Logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienIoR_DdBHNcdLCvRyMiV3LOQuhpOHPCq74lBGVh-kH2bL93N7tWiyVvlkmgTbgMF68UU_gLethy7N5HK2V2hP0ABxgmmu_gn-KndEQ6ovP78NnoBTaKz-xpYyrdbr28sG4yzSTOQPgA4/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienIoR_DdBHNcdLCvRyMiV3LOQuhpOHPCq74lBGVh-kH2bL93N7tWiyVvlkmgTbgMF68UU_gLethy7N5HK2V2hP0ABxgmmu_gn-KndEQ6ovP78NnoBTaKz-xpYyrdbr28sG4yzSTOQPgA4/s320/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496556875539765218" border="0" /></a>Its been a little while since I have posted any of my graphic design work. Here are logo drafts for the non profit organization We Care. The organization came to me in quest of a logo to represent their new business, a day care. I believe my favorite is the top right. We Care strives to educate and provide quality childcare.<br />"We strive to provide an unmatched experience for students, parents, and educators alike. We Care’s position on learning is it is never too early to prepare for the future. At We Care, we care about kids."<br />- We CareBrian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-23848966354916131482010-07-18T20:03:00.000-07:002010-07-21T18:51:16.121-07:00PHOTOGRAPHY- America The Great<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiACzFedOV_QF2XIpgjuqv2bo8JHJKhu2I6af_cZpEmv-5EQMzepx3PkPfge_QjHckPQ_JMWJrvCavAbXr4u62Xur7wPLj29u2h1UqyFVKsgvyoff0qsAc47ujvnUdvSjORcvsIWjS4w29/s1600/james1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiACzFedOV_QF2XIpgjuqv2bo8JHJKhu2I6af_cZpEmv-5EQMzepx3PkPfge_QjHckPQ_JMWJrvCavAbXr4u62Xur7wPLj29u2h1UqyFVKsgvyoff0qsAc47ujvnUdvSjORcvsIWjS4w29/s320/james1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495464282658819202" border="0" /></a>And this is for America. lol. This is from a shoot I did this past week, the shot I choose to display is probably not the strongest from the shoot, but I felt it was the best one to express the concept I had in mind. The conceptual goal of this shoot was glorify the American made Chrysler convertible - as a photographer my goal was to emphasize the American colors in this Southern setting with first time model Jamez Blount. Whether I work with a scared first time model, or a cocky first time model I always give the same advice - practice, practice practice. Which do you think listens? Neither. Modeling is a skill, no matter how attractive or unattractive a person is we all have the ability to be captured from an interesting perspective and as Tyra once said, "No one should look worse in photos, only the same or better." Being conscious of how you position your entire body and how its affected by different lightening is something I think no one can know naturally. With all this said this shoot was a learning experience for Jamez and a fun experiment for me I believe I got some cool shots :) Check out the models blog @ <a href="http://www.poorlilrichlife.blogspot.com">www.poorlilrichlife.blogspot.com</a>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-44474309221935390882010-07-13T04:29:00.000-07:002010-07-15T04:32:01.611-07:00PHOTOGRAPHY - Shooting at Dusk<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-m04fEqmALwYG1XCrTSOPmRZ1pRA5dxn-iHX2nhFZTotut1aMc9efheAWIPCEGPWwbpIsIA5ibbyTutK_ayiiey5ynFuV0UvdiPYRmbnd_FO878YoRYd5JDXftmcX9e5jrNgk8gsKyDV/s1600/Picture-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-m04fEqmALwYG1XCrTSOPmRZ1pRA5dxn-iHX2nhFZTotut1aMc9efheAWIPCEGPWwbpIsIA5ibbyTutK_ayiiey5ynFuV0UvdiPYRmbnd_FO878YoRYd5JDXftmcX9e5jrNgk8gsKyDV/s1600/Picture-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493526866177736418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV4NHmdOqhRd0ehcUUe9lIZZt2COgZbS9B8sWXcTJEGUjR8rpS6Dl_4QCbtMxYt5GkAW22rbxoWC6iXQ0p7jcvBjFWhWoL8p-1DnqiZt42cEvSIyeRn0R_j7cgZCaTACXCTGpSkFktauT/s1600/Picture+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV4NHmdOqhRd0ehcUUe9lIZZt2COgZbS9B8sWXcTJEGUjR8rpS6Dl_4QCbtMxYt5GkAW22rbxoWC6iXQ0p7jcvBjFWhWoL8p-1DnqiZt42cEvSIyeRn0R_j7cgZCaTACXCTGpSkFktauT/s1600/Picture+4.jpg" alt="Puzzle Ad" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322143252853685586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrqkku4nkPyaQY0dnIKkuIoV4M-90WGG0sKPrLbR79LyPl4ypp6fIjE6n9cSQ8O7v1vPiUSHb44RBc7HOocBQqWl1zJZPr8TYL3uUpUxkcGyXASUr60bU2MUL548Om0BTPhg6g99CquQm/s1600/Picture+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrqkku4nkPyaQY0dnIKkuIoV4M-90WGG0sKPrLbR79LyPl4ypp6fIjE6n9cSQ8O7v1vPiUSHb44RBc7HOocBQqWl1zJZPr8TYL3uUpUxkcGyXASUr60bU2MUL548Om0BTPhg6g99CquQm/s1600/Picture+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322138503946067522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs1K4dWUt29JZEIMk9pBBuU6n-4gLh1e2FIxvF0hfTrstxsXOcWixeqo2LJCXpsAjUSFh6kkOIFzhPli8OtzdK4-lX4IkDy1rrDk1u4e6YIFeHaWmp7SC7CvsDxwkt_QnIy8e2LLDTXIi/s1600/Picture+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs1K4dWUt29JZEIMk9pBBuU6n-4gLh1e2FIxvF0hfTrstxsXOcWixeqo2LJCXpsAjUSFh6kkOIFzhPli8OtzdK4-lX4IkDy1rrDk1u4e6YIFeHaWmp7SC7CvsDxwkt_QnIy8e2LLDTXIi/s1600/Picture+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322138503946067522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5MqFLwoFef2X7hw56o4utJMj04fw9Tdgt1T9M5_biyTTHhNz6H14oyfDMJaY5sT8SXjLTsiFR-aOE_lgNSTR0uPMrLWfn3BSai5wvIcEeg6NwAafTZZPCaCUDLbxBShKeaA58-ik7Mfq/s1600/Picture-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5MqFLwoFef2X7hw56o4utJMj04fw9Tdgt1T9M5_biyTTHhNz6H14oyfDMJaY5sT8SXjLTsiFR-aOE_lgNSTR0uPMrLWfn3BSai5wvIcEeg6NwAafTZZPCaCUDLbxBShKeaA58-ik7Mfq/s320/Picture-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493528184130091170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a shoot at the park along with Trey (Photographer Trey FX) and model Jeremy Jackson. Its always fun to shoot with other photographers to learn and share techniques. We shot this while the sun was setting so lightening was pretty good, but the mosquitoes were attacking us with no mercy! Meanwhile the ducks were pretty bold, especially the one pictured above who came within a foot of me showing no fear, I called him Divo Duck because he let me shoot him in every angle, and gave me a wide variety of poses ::sigh:: a photographers dream.<br />There was one point where we saw a family fishing out of the lake at this park. It was slightly disturbing since the water was a greenish color (which is why I changed the color balance on the photos I used with my logo.) Below is a shot I was able to get of them, while pretending to shoot pictures of Trey (although he believed he was the focus the whole time.) I believe the family spotted me getting shots of them and dashed to leave the scene. As they passed us Jeremy said, "Are ya'll going to eat those fish???" They politely ignored him and continued to flee the park.<br /><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwbCbXfj3JektpAywTBSToPHqlEJRHYwVGTtvCZ-hh35NcG_3u6tXm9WXihyphenhyphenilnr9xIJKwbpk-MsxHU2BZrCV7XOVdTO0O1Oj7jslVK2scJi9Zpwv-QeKsPB-Q9vHaKliP0JTWhMobpU1/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwbCbXfj3JektpAywTBSToPHqlEJRHYwVGTtvCZ-hh35NcG_3u6tXm9WXihyphenhyphenilnr9xIJKwbpk-MsxHU2BZrCV7XOVdTO0O1Oj7jslVK2scJi9Zpwv-QeKsPB-Q9vHaKliP0JTWhMobpU1/s320/Picture+8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493933012279649506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFATiMeCUg_H5cUyETeer6YlvfMwJAcrEUyHQshRrJ7-NAECpULVn5ABZNk-GoOz102R-JUaebZjrrg647-jIenoeHIbUmPKBDg6YfD9NYcUjRD2pz8l_R-QYLrpBM0eEwIt04PP1GqX5/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFATiMeCUg_H5cUyETeer6YlvfMwJAcrEUyHQshRrJ7-NAECpULVn5ABZNk-GoOz102R-JUaebZjrrg647-jIenoeHIbUmPKBDg6YfD9NYcUjRD2pz8l_R-QYLrpBM0eEwIt04PP1GqX5/s320/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493351724227878418" border="0" /></a></div>Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5758190386872753671.post-15730680938003607682010-07-12T18:42:00.000-07:002010-07-14T19:46:07.324-07:00FUN - The Big Frog Expedition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFU8rcb48ZxKLs6xkLLJvxQnGIIOg-HRPO_T7wC7J-wsb4cKY5zgcIORDeXBuyWfZgEY8QQeNveZeAHviNIcbTTD8u9hRtJMoZomT0G1JamzGOyUim4Z45uStvbpO8Vsyg5dubstToZPn/s1600/Picture+10.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFU8rcb48ZxKLs6xkLLJvxQnGIIOg-HRPO_T7wC7J-wsb4cKY5zgcIORDeXBuyWfZgEY8QQeNveZeAHviNIcbTTD8u9hRtJMoZomT0G1JamzGOyUim4Z45uStvbpO8Vsyg5dubstToZPn/s320/Picture+10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493535295963898914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAmfRwgnZQt3vRt9hySknsx7opHWI0-oQeif1rBzpoTqh7AarVHhrQ3L3tqV3mL6v_-3jYFrElHMU340TmY_Yr_XS8yxXuQ25LtUDWg6vIyRoAgUcFYmq4TyFOe9JS7DGRIx8LoDKK139/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAmfRwgnZQt3vRt9hySknsx7opHWI0-oQeif1rBzpoTqh7AarVHhrQ3L3tqV3mL6v_-3jYFrElHMU340TmY_Yr_XS8yxXuQ25LtUDWg6vIyRoAgUcFYmq4TyFOe9JS7DGRIx8LoDKK139/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493204578928835730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWF5SZkQ-7WNo-v6ILyRdYpmL6N843edH_ZapGFSj1snPlCLhZsdNL3X6QQPqpDF9-5gaCTMTKsBlYmz2zCd0IXErvPAertZeYrlzJ_mhTsQP2SPhkT-IbSU4N73AjTC9QWy_mLlfJPyA/s1600/IMG_0106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWF5SZkQ-7WNo-v6ILyRdYpmL6N843edH_ZapGFSj1snPlCLhZsdNL3X6QQPqpDF9-5gaCTMTKsBlYmz2zCd0IXErvPAertZeYrlzJ_mhTsQP2SPhkT-IbSU4N73AjTC9QWy_mLlfJPyA/s320/IMG_0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493202053168994578" border="0" /></a>This past Sunday I had the thrill of rafting in Tennessee. A cool new experience that has opened my curiosity up to many other experiences I have yet to try. This trip was a 2hr journey north of Atlanta. For any interested in trying out this experience I strongly recommend water shoes and not choosing a raft that has children on it (the guide will be forced to take a more cautious route and make it more into a tour). On our raft we had twin girls probably around 12 (wearing way too heavy make up for their age if you ask me) and the guide was telling us about how a few years ago a major landslide caused rocks fall onto the road and as people came to check it, more rocks started to fall. One of the girls was like, "Wow that sounds like one of those situations where right before it happens your on the road and your car breaks down right below it.... and your door won't unlock... and your seat belt won't unbuckle." haha I thought it was funny, almost as funny as when the water splashing caused her make up to run, and the guide was like "You look like you just broke up with your boyfriend," and the other twin said "Oh Girl!! I got you!" and she wiped away the running mascara from her twins face. Oh, if you have the opportunity to jump out the raft (not in fast/dangerous rapids) make sure you do!Brian Ollisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02664180113527722945noreply@blogger.com0