Holy Cow! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
They would be bananas to refuse you. You are a fantastic photog and worthy of national exposure!
Way to be, Matt!!
Posted by:
Tom on Jun 28, 04 | 11:29 am
WOW! THAT'S INCREDIBLE!
it'll be interesting to see which one(s) they will put in the book.
My bet is the laughing horse:
http://www.spudart.org/photo/america247/pages/IL-MPM75-017.htm
Those America 24/7 people really like the "apple pie" human interest photos.
or it could be this dude with the american flag blanket:
http://www.spudart.org/photo/america247/pages/IL-MPM75-008.htm
I doubt it'll be this one, cuz there's no people in it. But I like it anyways. Those two tulips fit into the skyline well:
http://www.spudart.org/photo/america247/pages/IL-MPM75-043.htm
i guess they didn't like my school bus depot shots. or my camels in hobby lobby photos.
What says "Illinois" more than a row of camel figurines in Hobby Lobby?
I agree about the "Apple Pie" comment.
There is something about this guy playing the trumpet with the historic Chicago skyline that is appealing
http://www.spudart.org/photo/america247/pages/IL-MPM75-018.htm
It will be interesting to see if they choose one without a person in it
http://www.spudart.org/photo/america247/pages/IL-MPM75-026.htm
This one of the guy painting the fence is nice too, but the story behind it might be a little sappy
http://www.spudart.org/photo/america247/pages/IL-MPM75-019.htm
Posted by:
Tom on Jun 28, 04 | 2:43 pm
Oh that
painting fence guy is soooo Americana.
I wish that the
trumpet man photo didn't have the buildings coming out the top oh his head. I would rather have had his head more in the empty blue space. And his face is a too dark--not enough detail.
Ha, i seriously doubt that they will pick that
el shot. Way too abstract for that book.
Yeah, i love
Laughing Horse.
The
American flag guy was TOTALLY nuts. He was telling me all about how he hears these voices. These voices. I'm so glad I forgot what he said the voices tell him, because I was afraid that they would haunt my mind too!
But camels in hobby lobby. That was pure Americana Gold. Do you have your photos anywhere online, unlikelymoose?
Posted by:
spudart on Jun 28, 04 | 3:30 pm
American Flag guy has a better shot. The one everyone is linking to is kinda far away. You can see the flag, his face, and his money cup better in the close up
http://www.spudart.org/photo/america247/pages/IL-MPM75-007.htm Posted by:
Tom on Jun 28, 04 | 3:37 pm
Yeah, he was actually really nice (despite the voices he was hearing). He even took off his sunglasses for me.
Posted by:
spudart on Jun 28, 04 | 3:51 pm
congrats matt! what a dope portfolio piece this will be!
but here are my predictions of which photo may have been picked.....ah confucious says....
1. IL-MPM75-010.jpg
2. IL-MPM75-024.jpg
3. IL-MPM75-026.jpg
4. IL-MPM75-047.jpg
can't wait to find out which one was picked....
once again, congrats matt "the professional" photographer!....hahaha
Posted by: bootlegger..... on Jun 28, 04 | 3:58 pm
Actually, Matt is a professional photographer! No joke! He has sold me several of his photos!
It's interesting that BOOTLEGGER chose pics without people. I for one would love to see 010.jpeg included. Does inclusion in the book prevent you from selling prints of the pics that were chosen?
Posted by:
Tom on Jun 28, 04 | 4:42 pm
rock.
that's great!
congratulations
Posted by:
lisa on Jun 28, 04 | 7:34 pm
way to go, matt. your insanity paid off. but no surprise here that they want your photo in their book. you had a slew of killer entries. your dad should be proud.
Posted by: lisa on Jun 28, 04 | 9:27 pm
who are you, bootlegger?
Posted by: laura k. on Jun 28, 04 | 10:40 pm
ah, color photography! i forgot that such a thing existed.
Posted by: laura k. on Jun 28, 04 | 10:41 pm
i'm very interested to hear which one they picked. i bet there will be a human being in it. what's america without americans?
Posted by: laura k. on Jun 28, 04 | 10:42 pm
My vote is for the american flag guy with the cup..although I like the trumpet guy and the photo with the lady and the newspapers...there is something about the tulips..I love the story about the painting flowers....sappy though it may be...and I can certainly appreciate some of the train shots...what kinda of camera did you use?
I was at the bookstore the other day and saw the Illinois book but didn't see you in the index of photographers. Is there more than one Illinois book!?
Posted by:
Tom on Feb 19, 05 | 7:52 am
his photos are the smaller ones at the top of some of the pages.
Posted by: laura on Feb 19, 05 | 8:43 am
But shouldn't he still be listed as a contributor somewhere in the credits? I'll have to go back to the bookstore and look more closely. Thanks, Laura!
Posted by:
Tom on Feb 19, 05 | 9:19 am
UPDATE:
Seven photos were selected to appear in the Illinois 24/7 book! SEVEN! I posted the seven photos in a flickr set at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spudart/sets/72157600145636325/Posted by:
spudart on Apr 28, 07 | 2:10 am
