passin' me by

as the last few days of school come to an end, I find myself taking more and more pictures focusing on portraits and work I can actually sell. Invested in a nice canon lens for portraits. I got the opportunity to do a few jobs in the past few weeks. One of my favorite shoots was at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA. I originally went out to shoot my buddy Bryce and his band "The Fielding Mellish" (who coincidentally enough, I just got done doing the album artwork for) but in the process I was roped in to shoot the artist he was opening for, Englishman from Shangoband. All in all, very fun and Im excited to work more with all these guys. Plan on seeing the album covers soon.

Fairfax Times.

http://fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=1532

Charming.

scapes

As I embark on life's journey from the point where I'm at
Peace to everybody strivin to live right and exact

Even though anxieties try to pull you down
See your troubles as a blessin and you're homeward bound
Everybody gotta struggle, that's the way of the world
Can't develop biceps if you don't do curls
Can't achieve a a garden if you never water your crops
If you never paid your dues, then you don't get props
Couldn't eat a proper meal without cookin it first
Can't receive a paycheck if you don't do work
If it wasn't for the rain, then the trees won't grow
When the spring came around, what a sight to bestow
When you face adversities, dark clouds won't last
If you never study, how do you expect to pass?
The grasshoppers laid around while the ants did chores
When the winter came around, he was left outdoors
See the cycle keeps moving like a big machine
Evolution of the mind, soul body and being
God'll never put upon you more than you can take
Sometimes you even gotta learn from OTHER people's mistakes
[Gift of Gab]

10 mil.

Got a new lens. More photos soon.

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

A storm had rolled through the area recently and I wanted to opportunity to take some pictures. These are some raindrops I got. It was really hard to shoot these in the rain with it being pitch-black and pouring outside. Its really cool how each raindrop is unique kind of like a snowflake.

An Experimental Clip I filmed, edited and directed as my end of senior year project for my TV production class. It all started with an idea to make a skate edit focused on the simplicity of it and to focus on lighting. Also, I wanted to stray from a normal skate video and shoot it entirely in a studio. The idea then evolved into an idea to sample skate sounds and mix it into a song as the beat to have playing as the sound track. 95% of the track is skate sounds other than the piano and the higher pitch ringing just to make it alittle more interesting and pleasurable on the ears haha. Once I had a solid idea for the song and skating, I then wanted to take it a step further so I incorporated a voice over/interview aspect to it. I am really happy with the way it turned out. It is recommended you view with a pair of headphones on so you can absorb the subtle sounds of the skateboard mixed in the song. Enjoy!

The Sound Of Skateboarding Redux from Tyler Vitello on Vimeo.

UPDATE 1:
The Sound of Skateboarding was featured in the Fairfax Times Newspaper. Read the full article here:
http://fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=1532

UPDATE 2:
The Sound of Skateboarding was chosen as best in show for the Free4All Film and Animation Festival. It is now automatically entered into the Clifton Summer Film Fest 2010.

UPDATE 3:
The Sound of Skateboarding was chosen as the "Outstanding Signature Award" at the Fairfax Academy's 'Academy Awards' event. 6/3/10

An Experimental Clip I filmed, edited and directed as my end of senior year project for my TV production class. It all started with an idea to make a skate edit focused on the simplicity of it and to focus on lighting. The idea then evolved into an idea to sample skate sounds and mix it into a song to have playing as the sound track. Once I had a solid idea for the song and skating, I then wanted to take it a step further so I incorporated a voice over/interview aspect to it. I am really happy with the way it turned out. It is recommended you view with a pair of headphones on so you can absorb the subtle sounds of the skateboard mixed in the song. Enjoy!