This is an incredible shot I pulled off following a storm here in Chicago. The sky was eerily chaotic and orange. There probably wasn’t a single person in the city that wasn’t freaking out and taking pictures at this exact moment.

Sort of a Photographer

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being a baby with a cellphone, and 10 being Ansel Adams, you could rate my photography skills at perhaps a 3 or 4. Nevertheless, I find photography to be an awesome hobby. Normally I’m trapped behind a computer all day, so being creative outside among the other humans is pretty exhilarating.

My Best of 2010

Including the shot of Chicago above, here’s a collection of my favorite photos that I shot in 2010.

Another great shot of Chicago. The sky really was that pink during the sunrise. Looks like cotton candy.

Crazy storm one night, with lightning striking buildings every few seconds. I made sure to have the color scheme feel like Gotham City rather than Chicago.

Update: Some of these photos are available as 6″ Photo Prints on my Kickstarter Poster Project!

Well there you have it. My best attempts at photography of this year. If you want to see more, check out Fringe Focus on Flickr. I’ll be sure to upload tons more photos in 2011.

What do you think of these shots? Constructive criticism is allowed, haha. Drop your thoughts in the comments!

Good news everyone!

The FringeFocus T-Shirt Store has launched!

I’ve long been a fan of t-shirts as a creative medium. They can be powerful, with beautiful illustrations that encourage activism for a particular cause. They can be exceptionally well designed and find their place in expensive wardrobes. They can even be downright stupid and serve as a sort of napkin for your whole body. I’ve made the latter.

Pirates, Dinosaurs, and Whales oh my!

I actually started making t-shirts years and years ago, we’re talking 2003. Before I lived in Chicago, I sold plenty of funny, ridiculous, and downright stupid t-shirts online. I’ve since abandoned the dozens (perhaps hundreds) of t-shirts I’ve made to focus on web design, posters, and running my business.

Fortunately, I’ve decided to bring back some of my personal favorites to the FringeFocus store. There are eight shirt designs available now for you to take a look at, so feel free to laugh briefly at my bizarre humor. Or buy one and use it to wipe ketchup off of your fingers.

All eight designs are cartoons or illustrations I made myself of things I found personally amusing. I like to make shirts that I’d wear myself, so hopefully you’ll get a kick out of at least a couple of them. If you all like the direction this is headed, perhaps I’ll start drawing up brand new shirts soon!

Check out the FringeFocus T-Shirt Store to see all of the designs!

Let me know what you think of the shirts in the comments!