photography

Playa Madera Nicaragua

2009-09-21T21:04:00.001-07:00

We are leaving on a 21 day trip to Nicaragua tomorrow. please stay tuned for updates from the trip! i cant wait!

TKF

2009-09-14T18:13:00.001-07:00

Here are a few shots from "the Killing Floor" show the other night at the Bubble...
(...and only 8 days until I go back to Nicaragua!)

Update

2009-09-08T20:51:00.001-07:00

IMG_1768, originally uploaded by C Bellus.

nothing to report lately. going to Nicaragua in a few weeks... i guess that's something to report. I hope to get some fun waves and great photos. stay tuned.

...

2009-08-11T20:27:00.001-07:00

hmmm...

2009-08-10T20:03:00.001-07:00

IMG_8857, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I need to go and take some new photos. It's so hot out that it's hard to get motivated.

Working on a few events for the near future that will hopefully produce some new material...

stay tuned!

-CB

summer

2009-08-07T17:54:00.001-07:00

3, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

It was so hot today. unbelievable.

Headed down to the Cinema Paradiso, a local indie movie house. It's a church that was converted to a theater. Its a great place that I dont visit often enough.

There is a free screening of "The Visioneers" starring Zach Galifinakis. It looks really weird but hopefully it will be good. And it's free so who cares right?

"The Postmarks"...

2009-07-21T15:44:00.001-07:00

IMG_0414, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

no new photos to add really. so here is another one from "the Postmarks".

Tara left today...

I'm not sure what we are going to do, but we will figure something out.

miss you.

ASG

2009-07-15T10:34:00.001-07:00

ASG, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Asg, Graveyard, and CKY are coming to the Culture room in Fort lauderdale July 28th... I cant wait.

see you there?

the Postmarks

2009-07-12T12:13:00.001-07:00

IMG_0490, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I shot "the Postmarks" the other night at Propaganda in Lake Worth. They were pretty good, it was worth the 30 minute drive...

Last night's party for Tara was a success. Everyone had a good time, and bonus! we have a ton of beer left over.

Lazy day today, lounging around the house. Tara is cooking up some pork tenderloin with cherries. yum!

Happy Birthday!

2009-07-08T15:06:00.001-07:00

IMG_5811, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Happy Birthday T-Bird. I love you.
( I know you hate this picture but I love it.)

4th of July

2009-07-06T19:33:00.001-07:00

IMG_9774, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

The 4th was fun this year, as it usually is. I had to work most of the day, but made up for it with a BBQ at Mitchell's. Great food, plenty of drinks, good people and a metric-shit-ton of fireworks. It was nice to have two friends in from out of town that I dont see very often too.

...and no one lost a finger.

"The"

2009-06-28T10:34:00.001-07:00

The, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Sunday... hot and cloudy. what to do?

fire

2009-06-25T08:51:00.001-07:00

IMG_4911, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I need to get a fire lit under my ass... Tara's birthday is in a few days, and I need to go find some cool stuff for her.

Rain or shine, I'll be on the hunt...

Playa Madera

2009-06-19T15:29:00.001-07:00

Playa Madera, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I sold a print... I hope this becomes a trend. Thanks to everyone who enjoys my photos, and supports me. (Especially Tara)

Check out Etsy for prints available now!

www.cbellus.etsy.com

The Bubble

2009-06-11T12:58:00.001-07:00

IMG_8158, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

The Bubble was a complete success. I had such great time! I hope everyone else did as well. More events to come. Stay tuned!

pedal

2009-06-08T09:12:00.001-07:00

IMG_6226, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Tara and I are going to see Bon Iver tomorrow at Revolution, with some friends. should be fun! I'm looking forward to it, and tacos at san loco to follow!

Alaia

2009-06-04T14:04:00.001-07:00

nose, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I got my Tom Wegener Alaia "peanut" yesterday, and here it is...

Being that I live in Florida and it is flat for weeks at a time in the summer, it may be a while before I ride it.

I'm super stoked on it, it's very simple looking and has a sticky feel to it at the moment. I plan on oiling it with linseed oil if I can find some. I might use olive oil, or beeswax and orange oil as a substitute.

More to come after i actually get to ride it!

Francesco Locastro

2009-06-01T22:53:00.000-07:00

We went to the IWAN warehouse tonight to hang my photos and help out a bit. Thank you to Tara and Jordan for helping me, I would never get it done by myself.

Late in the evening Francesco Locastro
came by to do a resin pour on the table (not a bar) near the merch. area. I always wanted to know how to do something like that, and he was willing to show us how it was done. He took the time to explain all the steps to us, and a few tips and tricks as well.

Here are some photos of the process, shot with my crappy cell phone camera, unfortunately.

pouring the resin.

mixing the 2 part resin. ("when you think you are done mixing... mix some more")

adding glitter to the mix.

spreading the mix evenly.

blow-torching the bubbles out.

done. once it cures overnight you trim the excess drips and you have a new surface!

I will add some photos of the finished product, once it is done. Please take the time to look at Francesco's website. He is an amazingly talented artist, and a really nice guy who is willing to share his knowledge.

ax man

2009-06-01T09:46:00.001-07:00

IMG_5152-2, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

monday... work til' 9:30 then off to the IWAN warehouse to hang photos. ( if we can rig the nails to work in the concrete)

getting excited for the show on Saturday!

ASG

2009-05-27T09:08:00.001-07:00

ASG three, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

ASG, CKY, and Graveyard are playing together June 28 2009 at the Culture room in Fort Lauderdale... I cant wait. Hopefully I can get a press pass to take some photos.

off to take a test for Fort Lauderdale fire rescue... wish me luck!

Dan is 31

2009-05-18T19:03:00.001-07:00

IMG_8050, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Happy Birthday Dan.

Fun party, with fun karaoke , and tequila!

Bubble

2009-05-16T18:11:00.001-07:00

free

2009-05-14T17:49:00.001-07:00

IMG_4047, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I just got home from a 12 hour shift with the BSO fire rescue. Working for free rules!

...it wasnt that bad. Good crew, and mostly good patients.

Time for a drink and maybe a movie.

movie

2009-05-13T16:08:00.001-07:00

IMG_3120, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I haven't been to the movie theater in forever. DVD's are ruining my theatre experience. It's just too easy to add them to my Netflix Queue and watch them at my leisure.

anyway, here is a photo of Wolverine.

enjoy!

Bubble

2009-05-12T15:40:00.001-07:00

self portrait mustache, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

So I officially got listed as part of the opening day exhibition for the IWAN warehouse project's grand opening. the event is called "Bubble". I will post a link when there is one.

Tara hates this picture, and it's not very flattering but i like it for some reason. It may end up being on 5000 flyers, so...

off to taco tuesday at san loco!

Summer?

2009-05-11T07:59:00.001-07:00

IMG_3932-2, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Is it summer already? It sure feels like it. I wish I was at the beach today...

Happy Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T10:04:00.001-07:00

San Juan Del Sur Semana Santa, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Happy mother's day mom. I love you.

Playa Madera

2009-05-08T17:07:00.001-07:00

Playa Madera, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

I miss Nicaragua already. I had the greatest time and the surf was insane. I will be back there soon.

check out more photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbellus/sets/72157616676894162/

I'm big in Russia...

2009-05-07T15:07:00.001-07:00

tara, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

So a few weeks ago I got this note on a few of my Lomo photos on Flickr:

"Hi! How are you?
My name is Sofya, I am representing the international Lomography Community in Moscow (Russia) (lomography.ru, lomography.com).
We think that your images are so Important to us! And we would like to propose you to take part in the international lomography exhibition going to held in Moscow on June,5th, 2009.
This exhibition will be dedicated to the International Environment Day, fun and summer.
All information and images of stands (with your photographys) from this exhibition will be available on lomography.ru, lomography.com.
You can forward your hight resolution photographes to the email (sofya.suhova@gmail.com). Please don't forget to mention your full name or pseudonym, information about used cam ;)
It could be nice to see you on our exhibition also!
With best wishes,
Sofya,

Lomography embassy, Moscow, Russua.

LOve and MOtion! "

At first thought, I was thinking that this is pretty cool and sounds fun. I want to contribute. What's the worst that can happen right? Any chance to get my photos out there is good in my opinion. So, I wrote an email to the girl who sent the note asking for more information.

Today I got this:

"Hi! This is Sofya.

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would like to thank you for all your emails and nice images regarding the Russian Lomography exhibition, which will be held in Moscow on June-July, 2009.

You are absolutely right that the location of Russian Lomography Embassy in Russia is in Saint-Petersburg. But at the moment we are planning to expand, therefore I am the representative of the Russian embassy in Moscow (from the end of April, 2009).

You can chek the news and contacts by the following links:
- lomography.ru/news.php?id=65
- lomography.ru/news.php?id=67

Unfortunately the English version of our website is under construction now, but as I see you have no problem with Russian.

I also have the email on the lomography.ru website: msk@lomography.ru, you can use it as well.

There is no information about our exhibition on the lomography.com because the dates of the event are not confirmed yet. We will complete the full information soon.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Once again thanks for the kind letters and interesting images.

Best wishes,
Sofya Suhova

Lomography Embassy Russia
msk@lomography.ru
sofya.suhova@gmail.com (for the images)
icq: 291 175 552
skype: ven-to
livejournal: sofya-suhova.livejournal.com/"

It didn't really answer any of the questions I asked but I followed the Russian Lomography link : lomography.ru/news.php?id=67

and discovered that they used my photos to promote the event!

I think some people would be upset that the photos were used basically without asking but they did give me the proper credit and there is a link to my flicker page.

So I'm not sure what, if anything will come of this, but every baby step is a step in the right direction!

dooms de pop

2009-05-06T11:13:00.001-07:00

IMG_6320, originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

So Garo's new Venue/ art gallery / event center is slated to have it's opening day on June 6th 2009. Stay tuned for details. This place is going to finally bring some cool events/music/art to Fort Lauderdale.

If this doesnt work, I dont think anything will...

Waves

2009-05-05T17:15:00.001-07:00

"waves", originally uploaded by FauxRealFlorida.

Hi.

Welcome to my first of hopefully daily photos. I try and shoot something every week, so I should have plenty to post and talk about. I will use some old stuff too. I hope you enjoy and please feel free to comment away!

CB