What I've Been Up To - Photo Thread

[urgeok2]

Most of you don't know me from Adam, some of you remember me from about 4 years ago when I was last posting here..

In my absence I'd been doing a lot of travelling, writing and photography for Fangoria Magazine, as well as making a couple of LOW budget horror flicks.

I was thinking - if anyone is interested - I could post a bunch of photos here - give you a look at some of the things I've been working on.

Band photography, set photography, some interview photography and a lot shot at conventions. (I had my own column re conventions that I finally gave up when I realized that I never wanted to go to another convention again :) )

Still - I amassed a ton of interesting photos.

If there is any interest I can start popping them in here - if not - understood and I wont bother .. no worries either way

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm very interested to see 'em!

Burnt yourself out on conventions huh?

[urgeok2]

I'm very interested to see 'em!

Burnt yourself out on conventions huh?

you have no idea

[urgeok2]

speaking of conventions

[urgeok2]

This is a still I shot from our first film - Blood For Irina

[Elvis_Christ]

::big grin:: that's an awesome shot of Mr Rooker!

[urgeok2]

::big grin:: that's an awesome shot of Mr Rooker!

I got him to stick his hand down his sleeve :D

[urgeok2]

Claudio Simonetti of Goblin.

Got to hang out with him and Maurizio for a weekend - it was an incredible experience

[urgeok2]

I had to grow a beard for our second film - Queen of Blood ..

my pal Brenden grew one too - but we both had to shave them because the money took so long to come through (I had to eventually grow mine again)

before we shaved them off we went to his trailer and took a few pics for laughs ..

[urgeok2]

shot while on set (Queen of Blood)

[hammerfan]

you have no idea

Meeting me was that exciting, huh? ::big grin::

[urgeok2]

Meeting me was that exciting, huh? ::big grin::

ruined me for all other conventions :)

[Elvis_Christ]

I recall reading about Queen Of Blood because Nivek Ogre was in it.

[urgeok2]

I recall reading about Queen Of Blood because Nivek Ogre was in it.

yeah he is :)

very cool guy .. i'll have a couple of funny stories to tell about that once everything is out..

i'll put up a couple of cool photos of him tonight

[hammerfan]

ruined me for all other conventions :)

Whenever I go to Monster Mania, I make sure to stop by the Troma table and chat with Ron and Cathy.

[ShankS]

Most of you don't know me from Adam, some of you remember me from about 4 years ago when I was last posting here..

In my absence I'd been doing a lot of travelling, writing and photography for Fangoria Magazine, as well as making a couple of LOW budget horror flicks.

I was thinking - if anyone is interested - I could post a bunch of photos here - give you a look at some of the things I've been working on.

Band photography, set photography, some interview photography and a lot shot at conventions. (I had my own column re conventions that I finally gave up when I realized that I never wanted to go to another convention again :) )

Still - I amassed a ton of interesting photos.

If there is any interest I can start popping them in here - if not - understood and I wont bother .. no worries either way


Holy moly!! Urge how are you doing? ::big grin:: Very nice to see you here again :) It sounds like you've been very busy over the past few years... me too, but what i've been up to sounds no where near as interesting as your adventures. Add some more photo's and lets see what you've been working on :)

[urgeok2]

Holy moly!! Urge how are you doing? ::big grin:: Very nice to see you here again :) It sounds like you've been very busy over the past few years... me too, but what i've been up to sounds no where near as interesting as your adventures. Add some more photo's and lets see what you've been working on :)

good to see you too man!

i'll pop a few more things shortly :)

[urgeok2]

Got to shoot this guy in concert

[urgeok2]

got to go backstage too ..

[urgeok2]

here's something you don't see every day - the Tall Man laughing :)

[urgeok2]

here's a shot you dont get every day:

my kid and kevin van hentenryck (basket case)

they played father and son in the film 'Dry Bones'

[urgeok2]

my kid with 3 of the cast of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

we actually got to know Gunnar quite well ..

[newb]

damn Urge....great pics....living the life many of us horror fans could only dream.

kudos brother

[Elvis_Christ]

You're definitely living the dream man!

Great shot of Kevin Van Hentenryck and Angus Scrimm. Priceless expressions ::big grin::

Would love to see Alice Cooper one day I'm a big fan.

[urgeok2]

it was a lot of fun but i definitely got stretched a little too thin for a while
there wasnt a moment outside of my regular soul crushing job where i wasnt writing or editing photos for someone or something.

i'll still do the odd thing here and there but i'm enjoying my free time again

[The Mothman]

here's a shot you dont get every day:

my kid and kevin van hentenryck (basket case)

they played father and son in the film 'Dry Bones'

Awesome! is that issue #1 of Fangoria? I think I have that. Glad to see you've been keeping busy.

[_____V_____]

Excellent. Great to see Mark enjoying the company of horror's best glitterati. Proud moments for both Dad and son.

[urgeok2]

Awesome! is that issue #1 of Fangoria? I think I have that. Glad to see you've been keeping busy.

yep - it was a prop in the film..

i have it as well..



i dont know about proud moments - but there certainly were some fun moments

[urgeok2]

Toronto Zombie Walk

[urgeok2]

Art Hindle in front of the Black Christmas house.

Art was also in The Brood, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers

[urgeok2]

one of my favourite photos.

I did 3 interviews with Art Hindle - for a fango piece.
The last one was at his home .. where i got this shot.

Art is wearing the same coat he wore in Black Christmas (and a Canadian Hockey Film called Face Off)

[urgeok2]

My pal Brenden and I backstage with Alice.
I wanted to hold that snake

[urgeok2]

The Nightmare Sisters and their director David DeCoteau

[urgeok2]

One of the tango writers and i did a roadtrip for a web article.
One of a series where the sites used in classic horror films are revisited.

We were doing Carpenter's In The Mouth of Madness.

here's a shot of the asylum - which is actually a water treatment plant here in Toronto

[urgeok2]

Sutter Cane's home

[urgeok2]

Nivek Ogre (Skinny Puppy) on set.
(Queen Of Blood)

[hammerfan]

My pal Brenden and I backstage with Alice.
I wanted to hold that snake

I would have been nowhere near it! It's my only phobia.

[urgeok2]

This is Tony Burgess, the writer who penned the novel that Pontypool was based on.

Shot this on a set visit and he liked it so much he uses it all the time, including the back cover of his last book..

[urgeok2]

Having fun in a Niagara Falls vineyard

(the real leatherface was there - but this wasn't him)

[hammerfan]

LOL, love it!

[urgeok2]

some of the Return of the Living Dead cast :)

[hammerfan]

I recognize the statues they're standing in front of, too!

[roshiq]

damn Urge....great pics....living the life many of us horror fans could only dream.

kudos brother

Agree with Newb...living in the dream of a horror fan! Wish you all the best for your all ongoing & future projects. ::smile::

[Elvis_Christ]

Linnea Quigley is straight up awesome. Love how she's kept doing horror films.

[urgeok2]

she really is - we became really good friends - did 4 photoshoots together just for fun and turned it into a Gorezone feature..

she and Gunnar Hansen are the two most down to earth people I've met in the business

[newb]

great pics....keep em coming


Love your beard....must have been itchy as hell

[urgeok2]

great pics....keep em coming


Love your beard....must have been itchy as hell

oh shit that's long gone - shaved it the day we finished my scenes

it was a nightmare - couldn't even sleep properly

[urgeok2]

Nash the Slash.
If you don't know him - look him up..

[urgeok2]

Secret Chiefs 3
Goblin's opening act

[urgeok2]

cronenberg, depalma, romero, and herzog

[Elvis_Christ]

Nash the Slash was another one you got me into. Really dig the Children of the Night album. Will have to check out Secret Chiefs 3 they look interesting.

[urgeok2]

Nash the Slash was another one you got me into. Really dig the Children of the Night album. Will have to check out Secret Chiefs 3 they look interesting.

I was going to suggest that you do - these guys are right up your alley ...
excellent musicians

[newb]

Nash the Slash.
If you don't know him - look him up..

he must be hot has he'll playing in that getup

[urgeok2]

Zombie Car Wash

[urgeok2]

we just had an icestorm that cost us the big beautiful tree in the front yard.

taken an hour ago:

[urgeok2]

Treemageddon

[Elvis_Christ]

Looks so nice but treacherous. We get a little snow here but nothing the rinds everything to a halt.

[urgeok2]

Looks so nice but treacherous. We get a little snow here but nothing the rinds everything to a halt.


it's beautiful, but bad ..a lot of trees on our street are in ruins ... and sirens are going off everywhere..

a lot of folks are without power but we've been lucky so far

[urgeok2]

nothing was spared

[newb]

no ice here in little Rhode Island ....enjoying a rare 65 degree December day.

I know the it's short lived...but I'll take it.

[newb]

Treemageddon

cool pic

[urgeok2]

cool pic


just took some more with the sun shining - the trees look like they're made out of diamonds...


that said - i saw more of the neighbourhood driving to work this morn, it looks like a war zone.

[urgeok2]

with a bit of sunlight

[Anthropophagus]

What a beautiful picture.Thanks for sharing urgeok2

[urgeok2]

thanks ..

these were taken as the sun was almost down

sorry the pics load up so small, they're actually shot in hi-def with a Nikon 700
(shot in RAW)

[hammerfan]

It's nice to see your photography again!

[urgeok2]

thanks - not crazy about the winter pics though - it was impossible to catch how cool everything really looked (pun not intended)

[hammerfan]

I think they're beautiful

[urgeok2]

misc stuff #1

[hammerfan]

Incredible

[urgeok2]

misc stuff #2

[hammerfan]

I want to print them, frame them, and hang them all over my apartment!

[ChronoGrl]

Apologies if you're mentioned this but are your films available for consumption?

[urgeok2]

Apologies if you're mentioned this but are your films available for consumption?

I wouldn't recommend eating them ..

but yup - Blood For Irina is out there on Blu-Ray in the USA and on DVD in Europe

Queen of Blood is in post production now ..

you used to be able to get Irina at Barnes and Noble - and Best Buy ..
Amazon might have it used .. (for pennies probably)

[ChronoGrl]

Thank you, Sir!

[urgeok2]

Thank you, Sir!

before you even think of buying ..


it's either hated or respected .. there is no 'it was ok'

it's like a 70's European art house vampire flick .. only without the t&a

(I always say the exact same thing)

some people really get it - Rollin, Franco influences ..

but if you're looking for tits and/or gore, you'll be sadly disappointed to the point of pissed off

[urgeok2]

For the hell of it - here's another still I shot on Blood For Irina ..

I took some of my stills and made lobby cards out of them ..

[ShankS]

Those are some great photos you've taken :) especially like the cronenberg, depalma, romero, and herzog ones... getting to meet them must have been super.

[urgeok2]

Those are some great photos you've taken :) especially like the cronenberg, depalma, romero, and herzog ones... getting to meet them must have been super.

Cronenberg and Romero I've met several times each (they both live in Toronto)
Herzog was an incredible thrill .. he's a pretty funny guy ..

[urgeok2]

Someone got a new Fender for xmas

[_____V_____]

Fabulous shots. How Mark has grown!

[ShankS]

One of the tango writers and i did a roadtrip for a web article.
One of a series where the sites used in classic horror films are revisited.

We were doing Carpenter's In The Mouth of Madness.

here's a shot of the asylum - which is actually a water treatment plant here in Toronto

Remember you talking about the film location in Toronto a while back, sort of off topic but I caught the last part of a documentary on TV this morning with James Nesbitt on a tour around New Zealand and he had a walk around Sam's Pinot Noir wine vineyard.

Didn't know Sam Neill produced wine as well as acting :)

[Elvis_Christ]

Someone got a new Fender for xmas

Right on that's a great looking guitar. He been playing long?

[urgeok2]

Right on that's a great looking guitar. He been playing long?

A little over a year now. He's a natural. He's got long spidery fingers
And he's young enoughy to pick it up
Without doubting his ability
The challenge is getting him away from the video games to play more
If he starts investing as much time in the guitar as he does playing games - he'll be buying his old man a mansion in a couple of years :)

[urgeok2]

Remember you talking about the film location in Toronto a while back, sort of off topic but I caught the last part of a documentary on TV this morning with James Nesbitt on a tour around New Zealand and he had a walk around Sam's Pinot Noir wine vineyard.

Didn't know Sam Neill produced wine as well as acting :)

Yeah I always knew about the locations and wanted to go around shooting them so when the mag started doing these set features I proposed it right away

That's cool about Sam Neill could have checked it out when I was there had I known

[hammerfan]

How Mark has grown!

I was thinking the same thing.

[urgeok2]

My kid met someone very special this year

[hammerfan]

My kid met someone very special this year

Nice

[urgeok2]

My fellow Fango writer and convention partner - with Mr Lloyd Kaufman

[urgeok2]

At Indianapolis - Days of the Dead

We were manning the Fangoria booth ..
Diring our down time i got the girls to pose in the new Gorezone tshirts

and a pic of me being a goof ...

[hammerfan]

He was at Monster Mania last year. Couldn't have lunch with Cathy because he was on in way in.

[urgeok2]

Several of the cast members of The Thing (Indianapolis)
and John Carpenter (Toronto)

the guys were super nice - Carpenter was the single biggest disappointment of anyone i've met. an ignorant dick.

[urgeok2]

this guy was hilarious :)

[urgeok2]

The cast, etc, of Night of the Living Dead Live, shot when Russ Streiner, John Russo, and George Romero showed up to do a QnA

[urgeok2]

Linnea Quigley and I in Florida :D

[urgeok2]

At the Jekyll and Hyde Club in Times Square - New York City

[Elvis_Christ]

Carpenter was the single biggest disappointment of anyone i've met. an ignorant dick.

That's a shame.

[urgeok2]

That's a shame.

it was ..

I was there covering the Con for Fango and got a bunch of his movies signed - he's made several films that are in my top 20
My kid was coming the next day to get The Thing signed - because he loves the movie ..

I told him not to bother ..

the guy who scores a lot of his films .. Alan Howarth - was super nice though ..

the one cool thing is - I now have Escape From New York signed by Carpenter, Howarth, and Ernest Borgnine.

[newb]

Linnea Quigley and I in Florida :D

nice.....I want to get that first issue of Gorezone with your L Q article

[urgeok2]

nice.....I want to get that first issue of Gorezone with your L Q article


yes you sure do ..

[urgeok2]

Zombicon - a couple of years ago ..

[urgeok2]

that top photo is all people from different Romero films ..
They were awesome to do that for me - they all left their tables

[Freak]

Great stuff man. I'm super jealous you got to meet all those people.

[urgeok2]

it was fun for a while .. got a little old after a while though

[Zero]

it was fun for a while .. got a little old after a while though

Not enough monkey pictures!

[urgeok2]

Not enough monkey pictures!

right then

[urgeok2]

and

[Zero]

This thread is now "Zero-Approved"!

[urgeok2]

I have a pair of friends, who's engagement photos I shot,
who's wedding photos I shot
who's pregnancy photos I shot,

then we did a baby shoot :)

[hammerfan]

Completely adorable!

[urgeok2]

Here's a couple of stills I shot from our movie ..

plus the poster and Blu-ray cover. (I was not responsible for that artwork ..)

[urgeok2]

A little bit of everything :)

Happy New Years!!!

[hammerfan]

Hey, I know the girl in that last picture!

[urgeok2]

that's model/actress Ellie Church :)

[hammerfan]

that's model/actress Ellie Church :)

Yes, I know. We're friends on Facebook. ::cool::

[urgeok2]

Yes, I know. We're friends on Facebook. ::cool::


Facebook ? what's that???

[hammerfan]

Facebook ? what's that???

Something that drives you crazy ::big grin::

[urgeok2]

Something that drives you crazy ::big grin::

I killed it for the second time a while ago - I'll never have an account there again.

I don't have the words to articulate how much I hate it.

[hammerfan]

I killed it for the second time a while ago - I'll never have an account there again.

I don't have the words to articulate how much I hate it.

I stay on there because I have a large family that is spread all over the U.S. It's the easiest way to keep in touch with everyone.

[urgeok2]

I stay on there because I have a large family that is spread all over the U.S. It's the easiest way to keep in touch with everyone.

The first time I thought it would be good for writing.
All my contacts from the business was there and I figured - these were professional people - no stupidity - right?

wrong ...

So I kill it and after a few months I figured i'd have the family and friends I kept off there last time - so I could share photos, etc.
No stupidity there - right?

wrong again.

I'm done ..

[hammerfan]

The first time I thought it would be good for writing.
All my contacts from the business was there and I figured - these were professional people - no stupidity - right?

wrong ...

So I kill it and after a few months I figured i'd have the family and friends I kept off there last time - so I could share photos, etc.
No stupidity there - right?

wrong again.

I'm done ..

I've learned to block out the stupidity.

[urgeok2]

so many people live for drama.
it's like poison to me

[hammerfan]

so many people live for drama.
it's like poison to me

Oh yeah, my own family included. Especially my niece and nephew. I've learned to hide their posts.

[urgeok2]

this might be interesting to someone (maybe)

it's a slideshow of some of the stills I took while we shot Blood For Irina.
put to the music that was used in the film ..

-CiyQY-gLW0

[Elvis_Christ]

Great photo of you with the axe ::big grin::

Enjoyed the slideshow looks like you guys had a blast making the film.

[urgeok2]

Great photo of you with the axe ::big grin::

Enjoyed the slideshow looks like you guys had a blast making the film.

Hah thanks. Took that for a lark. At a friends trailer and I figured I looked like a psycho :)

I didn't think anyone would actually look at the sideshow :).
We did have fun making it. No budget - no pressure :)

[Elvis_Christ]

We did have fun making it. No budget - no pressure :)

A friend of mine loaned me his copy so I'll be throwing that on in minute and checking it out.

[urgeok2]

A friend of mine loaned me his copy so I'll be throwing that on in minute and checking it out.


what? you know someone who has it??

make sure you watch it a second time with the commentary - it's actually pretty fun and informative

[Elvis_Christ]

what? you know someone who has it??


Yep a few of the low budget/lesser known flicks make it over to a chain store here that sells import DVDs.

[urgeok2]

Yep a few of the low budget/lesser known flicks make it over to a chain store here that sells import DVDs.

we;; i'm curious as hell to see what you think .. you might be one of the few people to actually dig it …

[urgeok2]

Shot a Polar Bear dip yesterday and underestimated how cold it would be.
I ended up leaving before they went in the water :)
(thus saving my fingers and toes)

[urgeok2]

FanExpo (Toronto) 2011

The woman in the last photo is Victoria Price, daughter of Vincent

[urgeok2]

From 2012 -

Thea Münster - the girl who organizes the hugely successful Toronto Zombie Walk was dressed as a black and white zombie to promote Night of the Living Dead Live ..

I walked her to her train after a post-show dinner and took advantage of the photo opportunities :)

[urgeok2]

Russ Steiner ("They're coming to get you Barbara") asked me to do some head shots of him while at the con in Toronto :)

[Elvis_Christ]

Big fan of Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen! You've definitely meet a lot of cats I'd like to shake hands with.

The Harbourfront Centre photo is great.

[urgeok2]

Big fan of Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen! You've definitely meet a lot of cats I'd like to shake hands with.

The Harbourfront Centre photo is great.


I interviewed both of those guys. Lance on Skype (hearing his voice coming through my computer speakers was something else)

Met him a few times in person after that - super down to earth guy

Interviewed biehn over a breakfast in Kentucky
Cool guy. He's been through some crazy shit

[newb]

did you talk to Tom Savini?

I've read that he can be a bit of a snob

[urgeok2]

did you talk to Tom Savini?

I've read that he can be a bit of a snob

he's not a snob if you have tits.

I normally don't speak to him but he asked me to send him a couple of photos i took of him in Montreal.

No thanks or acknowledgement that he got them ….

so - yeah..

[urgeok2]

sorry - edited a spelling mistake and ended up with a double post ...

[Elvis_Christ]

he's not a snob if you have tits.


Would he settle for manboobs?

[urgeok2]

Would he settle for manboobs?


pretty sure not :)

[urgeok2]

Niagara Falls Comicon 2013

the guy my kid is standing with is Paris Themin (sp?)
Mike TV from the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

[Elvis_Christ]

That Jesus costume is brilliant ::big grin::

[urgeok2]

That Jesus costume is brilliant ::big grin::

he's a good guy - he shows up at every convention and event.
I think it was to shock at first but now everyone knows him :)

The fellow with him is my buddy - and the guy I kill in Blood For Irina :)

[urgeok2]

oh - the guy standing with the black goat-boy thing - is Jeff Lieberman (Squirm)

[Elvis_Christ]

I've always wondered why Kane Hodder wears gloves all the time.

[urgeok2]

I've always wondered why Kane Hodder wears gloves all the time.

he was badly burned ..

[Elvis_Christ]

he was badly burned ..

I wondered if that was the case. Stuntmen put their bodies though some punishment that's for sure. I should read his book sometime. I'd like to read Gunnar Hanson's one too.

[urgeok2]

I wondered if that was the case. Stuntmen put their bodies though some punishment that's for sure. I should read his book sometime. I'd like to read Gunnar Hanson's one too.

i'm reading Gunnar's right now ..
He's an excellent writer -

he quoted me in his book actually :)

[Elvis_Christ]

i'm reading Gunnar's right now ..
He's an excellent writer -

he quoted me in his book actually :)

Cool! Will definitely have to check it out now.

[urgeok2]

Cool! Will definitely have to check it out now.

it was a first - very surreal :)

he's a genuinely nice guy - a photographer too ...
spent a weekend hanging out together in Montreal a couple of years ago and a few months after he emails me and says while we were talking I said something he immediately wrote down and asked if he could quote me .. I had no idea ..

[urgeok2]

kevin van hentenryck and I strangling my kid on the set of Dry Bones

my kid is on screen with Kevin and Debbie Rochon :)

[urgeok2]

just some stuff i shot on the way home from a set visit up north a summer ago

[urgeok2]

On set for Debbie Rochon's directorial debut: Model Hunger.

[hammerfan]

Love the pic of the wind machines. If I could, I'd cover my dining room wall with your photos.

[urgeok2]

well thanks - i haven't even done that :)

[hammerfan]

well thanks - i haven't even done that :)

urge, you know I've always loved your photography. That's what I've missed most about your absence from Facebook. That, and you complaining about my LOLcats. ::big grin::

[urgeok2]

funny cat pictures is the only thing on Facebook worth seeing

as long as they don't have that lolcat dialogue.

'I can haz hamburger?'

yeah - that drove me mental

animals are sophisticated enough to talk .. but they talk like they are developmentally delayed?

[hammerfan]

funny cat pictures is the only thing on Facebook worth seeing

as long as they don't have that lolcat dialogue.

'I can haz hamburger?'

yeah - that drove me mental

animals are sophisticated enough to talk .. but they talk like they are developmentally delayed?

Sometimes the people get carried away and I can't even understand what they're trying to "say".

[urgeok2]

I hate being in photos - but when Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS tells you to get in the picture - you get in the picture :)


funny story - I've only been asked to autograph things about 3 - 4 times. Once on the Gorezone with Linnea's pictorial - and a couple of times on the Blood for Irina DVD cover .. but the very first time i was asked to sign something was by Dyanne Thorne - who made a few of us sign a Fangoria magazine for her (the one featuring her)

[urgeok2]

Molly Dunsworth - the lady-lead of Hobo With a Shotgun

I got to shoot her a couple of years later and got one go the most fun shots I've ever taken - on the set of Septic Man.

I can't show it until after the film has been long released

[urgeok2]

The cast of the original Evil Dead, sans BC.
I have met him elsewhere though and now have The Book of the Dead edition signed by all of the cast and the artist who designed the book - Tom Sullivan.

I'd love to get Sam Raimi and Joseph LoDuca to sign it but I don't think that's gonna happen :)

[urgeok2]

Molly Dunsworth with my buddy Richard A Kirk.

Richard is an amazing artist/illustrator and writer.
He's so talented that if he wasn't one of the nicest guys i know - i'd hate him ..

I met him years ago at a Toronto convention and was so impressed by both his work, his intelligence and his personality that he became the subject of my first full length print feature in Fangoria.

He did one of the Korn covers, and illustrated several works of Clive Barker - including the recent anniversary edition of Weaveworld.

He's an avid reader and decided to write a novella a couple of years ago and created one of the best pieces of fiction i've read in many years (The Lost MAchine) - the guy is incredible.

I recommend you google him and check out his work ..

[urgeok2]

i don't need to tell anyone here who this is...

[urgeok2]

One of my favourite shots.

this guy is a hard core partier … one of the craziest people i've met - but a lot of fun :)

[urgeok2]

Lynne Griffith - Curtains .. and she was the first kill in Black Christmas - and spent the rest of the movie in the attic with a bag over her head.

when we talked about it - she whipped out a plastic bag and gave me the next shot

[urgeok2]

The Italians!

[urgeok2]

The Hammer!

[urgeok2]

The Pimp - pimpn'

Bobby loved this shop :)

[urgeok2]

* "loved this SHOT'

[Elvis_Christ]

Will have to check out Dry Bones. Always liked Kevin Van Hentenryck and wondered why he was never in more films.

Great shot with Dyanne Thorne.

Checked out Richard A Kirk's site amazing stuff. Reminds me a bit of John Dayer Baizley but way more surreal craziness going on... very impressive.

[urgeok2]

Will have to check out Dry Bones.

Checked out Richard A Kirk's site amazing stuff. Reminds me a bit of John Dayer Baizley but way more surreal craziness going on... very impressive.

I'm glad you checked him out - his work is incredibly detailed - it takes about an hour per square inch ..
and some of the originals are huge

i'll try to get ahold of a copy of The Lost Machine for you in April

[urgeok2]

Will have to check out Dry Bones. Always liked Kevin Van Hentenryck and wondered why he was never in more films.

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he's an artist now - a stone carver!

another very nice - down to earth guy

[Elvis_Christ]

i'll try to get ahold of a copy of The Lost Machine for you in April

That would be killer I'd love to check it out.

Very talented man. The originals would be an impressive sight. With all that detail you could stare at them for hours.

[urgeok2]

That would be killer I'd love to check it out.

Very talented man. The originals would be an impressive sight. With all that detail you could stare at them for hours.

the guy is so incredibly humble it's ridiculous.

every time we see him he does a sketch for Mark in his book (he did the very first one) and refuses to let us pay him .. and they are amazing

[urgeok2]

The last birthday party i went to ..

[newb]

The last birthday party i went to ..

I never realized The Creature had such nice legs

[urgeok2]

I never realized The Creature had such nice legs

it certainly wasn't Rico Browning :)

[urgeok2]

i HATE shooting with an iPhone, but sometimes its all you've got.
or all you can reach while driving.

I always see the most incredible skies while driving - in spots i can't pull over

[hammerfan]

Breathtaking!!!!!!

[urgeok2]

here's a fun one ..

A couple of years ago i was returning from a company event around 4:30 PM.
I was stopped behind another car who was making a left hand turn into a residence.
We had to wait quite a while because of the oncoming traffic - so we were probably there for 90 seconds or more.

All of a sudden i found myself being thrown around the van ..
my seat broke and i went back…my cameras and lenses were flying around (i had them out because i had recently stopped to shoot a landscape)

There was no warning - no tires squealing …
the guy in the little car hit me dead on - no attempt to stop. He could have seen me a half a mile away stopped - but for some unknown reason he just plowed into me.
He made a last second attempt to swerve - hitting me 3/4 - driving me into oncoming traffic - if i hadn't hit the car in front of me i would have been hit by oncoming cars.

i had a sore neck and a scraped arm but was otherwise unharmed - until i punched my car when i saw the camera gear all over the inside of the van. (amazingly - nothing was damaged - just a slightly cracked lens hood)

the van was deemed beyond repair - so now i have another one - black - a couple of years newer.

never found out what happened to the idiot behind me but the police was pretty sure he was getting charged.

[hammerfan]

He was probably texting while driving. Idiot. Glad you weren't hurt badly! And your camera equipment!

[Elvis_Christ]

Damn that was lucky you weren't thrown into traffic!

I was waiting on a bus to work and I noticed a bunch of people driving and not paying attention. My favorite was a guy steering with his knees while eating McDonald's ::roll eyes::

[newb]

I'll agree with the texting......people are idiots. I was behind some dude a couple of years back, and he was swerving all over the road. As I pulled next to him it get away from what I was sure was drunk, I noticed he had a newspaper on his steering wheel.....the fucking idiot was reading the newspaper at 70 MPH

[urgeok2]

I see people texting every day on the way to work. I try to pull up beside them and honk

The worst part of my accident is that I had to work the next day - then drive to Cleveland for a convention where I was shooting Linnea

Luckily the insurance company had a loaner for me right away
I had a bit of a delayed reaction though - about 90 min into our shoot Saturday night, Linnea says - youre looking white - and we stopped because I was feeling off
Fine the next day though

[urgeok2]

Shot something new today - what my kid just started doing ….

[urgeok2]

More Iphone pics .

me being a crazy cat lady

[MarthaLou]

Just loves those kitties!!!::smile::

[urgeok2]

The Directors.

I might have posted a couple already - and forgive me for being in a bunch of these - the sight of myself makes me wince - but i wanted to have all of these in one place together ..

[urgeok2]

part 2

[urgeok2]

part 3

of all the folks here - Brian DePalma is the only one who's autograph i didn't get - not that it's any great shakes ...Getting the photos are pretty cool.

[newb]

great pics Urge

these taken over a few years? you can see the difference in your son

[urgeok2]

great pics Urge

these taken over a few years? you can see the difference in your son

yep - over the last 6 years or so ..

do you know who everyone is ?

[newb]

yep - over the last 6 years or so ..

do you know who everyone is ?

most

ARGENTO
dEL Toro
Deodato [ sign gave him away]
CARPENTER
CORMAN
DEPALMA?
HERZOG
BOLL
ROMERO
CRONENBERG
CRAVEN

[urgeok2]

most

ARGENTO
dEL Toro
Deodato [ sign gave him away]
CARPENTER
CORMAN
DEPALMA?
HERZOG
BOLL
ROMERO
CRONENBERG
CRAVEN

in this order :


Argento
del Toro
deodato
tobe hooper
jeff burr
burt i gordon
adam green
coscarelli
carpenter
corman
de coteau
de palma
herzog
charles band
gerald potterton (heavy metal)
ken russell
robert hall
uwe boll
romero
cronenberg
craven

[Elvis_Christ]

Man I love Heavy Metal. Really should give it a watch again sometime soon.

[urgeok2]

Man I love Heavy Metal. Really should give it a watch again sometime soon.

Gerald is easily one of the nicest and most talented guys I've ever met
I visited him at his country home a couple of years ago when I was in his neck of the woods

An amazing painter