63. Engulfed & Obscured

64. September Of Our Years

Gilda's Recording Session

Here are some pictures from our narration recording session for the You & Me video component. Pierre took these outstanding pics:). Next step is to merge Gilda's "internal dialogue" with the images in After Effects.

65. Television Still No. 9

66. Ghostly Vanitas Motif

67. Accumulation of Time

68. Pausing & Posing & Panoramic

Today is the last day that the fictional non-motion picture set will exist. I'm moving in two weeks and here is a panoramic to celebrate.

69. Vanitas No. 1

70. Television Still No. 10

Virtual Gallery: Now With Music

I've created a virtual gallery exhibition with music accompaniment.  Let me know what you think.

YouTube Link

Virtual Gallery Exhibition

This is a virtual gallery show designed in After Effects. This video showcases 42 images; the entire body of work includes 135 color photographs—measuring 40"x80" each.

Video Link

Kindle & Nook Book

You and Me on a Sunny Day eBook is now available for the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook.

Amazon Link

Nook Link

You & Me: Trailer 1

This is a trailer that was created by J. Brent Large. In the end, the large-format still photographs are going to be merged with Gilda's narration and original music to form a short film. 

Trailer Link

You & Me Teaser Trailer on YouTube

I just joined YouTube and have uploaded my first video.  It is a teaser for the upcoming non-motion picture entitled "You & Me On A Sunny Day." A trailer for the full series is coming soon.

eBook in iTunes Store -- Available Now

The eBook version for the equivalent hard-cover "You and Me on a Sunny Day" photography book is now available for purchase in the iTunes Bookstore for only $4.99!

It is available worldwide.

You can now purchase your very own digital copy at the iTunes Store on your Computer—or iBooks Store App on your iPad and iPhone—and Search: You and Me on a Sunny Day

This eBook version includes ALL 135 large-format photographs in the series—plus sharp detail shots of each image, the deleted scenes, the still life series, and movie posters.

I've priced it very low in the hopes of—not getting rich—but spreading the word about this unique body of work.

If you get yourself a copy, I'd love to hear your thoughts...

Click the link below

SF Open Studios: Oct 20—21, 2012

Hi Everybody... at the last minute, I've decided to include my studio in the SF Open Studios on October 20th—21st.  

I figured that it might be cool to share the untouched fictional space before I tear it down in the near future... never to return!

If you'd like to do a studio visit, but are unable to make it on that weekend, no worries, send me an email and we'll get something worked out: rocky@youandmemovie.com

Here's a link for the specifics: SF Open Studios

Cya,

Rocky

71. Atleast One Thousand Sunsets Ago

72. Breakfast Piece With Fresh Oysters & Yellow Plums

Barry McGee and the Dodos at BAM

Behind The Scenes: The Big Room Sequence

Here is a mini MTV Cribs' style tour of my actual apartment—that I fictionalized for the sole purpose of this project. Gilda is my downstairs neighbor and we photographed every Sunday for 5 years to complete the book.

You'll see the camera that I used below; it is an old fashioned Cambo 8x10-inch view camera. 

Early into shooting, I was lowering the tripod, just minding my own business, when it snapped down, and pretty much bit, my finger. This caused me to literally see stars and I dropped the camera, breaking the ground glass. So, for probably almost 4 years, I photographed with a Scotch-taped viewfinder.

73. Time Has Moved Backwards & You Are Aging In Reverse

74. Jack's Sporting Life Comes Rushing Back

75. Memorabilia Repository or Depository or Roadside Memorial

76. Twenty Twenty Vision

77. Drawn Away From Sentimental Clutter

Behind The Scenes: Archive

There are 12 external hard drives for a total of 22 terabytes that house all of the scans and final composites for this series (and nothing else). The largest file size is for image no. 71 at 106GB.

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78. Young Jack

79. Akin To A Familiar Leading Man

80. Mixed Up Dream

81. Vanitas With Boiled Lobster & Gold Tazza (No. 1)

Vanitas Details (Shot With Instagram)

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