xgray's things and stuff

this journal is primarily used for showing off my photography, there's very little--if any--actual journaling going on here anymore.

most of my photos are posted to my flickr stream these days. so if you have a flickr account, that's probably the best way to keep up with my photography.

that said...

if you're interested in keeping up with my photography through your livejournal friends page, then feel free to add me--the more the merrier! :-) however, i don't check my "friend count" very often so unless you make an effort to get my attention, i'll probably not add you back. if that's important to you, then getting my attention generally means commenting on photos, asking questions...etc.

if i've added you as a friend out of the blue and you're wondering why or who i am, it's probably because i like your photography and couldn't find you on the flickr.

okay, that's it for now--enjoy!

Edit: November 15, 2009

Since I don't even post many photos on LJ these days, this account has gone somewhat dormant. If you're still interested in keeping up with me, here are some other places on the internet where you can find/connect with/follow/stalk me and my photography.

Stephen Gray @ Facebook
Facebook Fan Page for my photography

Flickr Photostream (xgray)

Photography Twitter (xgrayvision)
Personal Twitter (xgray: This one's locked, but if I know you virtually or in RL--you're in.)

Tumblr (xgray's things and stuff --> Stuff I find online: Photos, Art, Design, etc.)

Photography Website and Blog (xgrayvision.com)

XGRAY VISION 2009

for those curious as to which photos made it into this year's book.

1. book: xgray vision 2009, 2. tree, 3. afternoon, 4. portal, 5. directory, 6. chair, 7. angles, 8. blue and white, 9. morning, 10. stairs, 11. quad, 12. afternoon, 13. tree, 14. stuff, 15. morning, 16. banner, 17. banner, 18. banner, 19. pink and blue, 20. bin, 21. morning, 22. wall with shadow and downspout, 23. vw, 24. graph, 25. bike, 26. chair, 27. chair, 28. puff, 29. bin, 30. window, 31. lines, 32. light, 33. wheels, 34. lines, 35. under the stairs, 36. blocked
37. bike, 38. three, 39. sunday morning, 40. peak, 41. signals, 42. i was taking a photo when it happened..., 43. bike with window reflections, 44. banner, 45. banner, 4. terra cotta, 4. arc, 48. banner, 49. yellow on yellow, 50. banner, 51. morning, 52. seated, 53. from the shadows, 54. morning lines, 55. sign, 56. roof, 57. banner, 58. metal fence, 59. horizontal, 60. light, 61. patch, 62. light, 63. morning, 64. shopping cart, 65. apartment, 66. afternoon, 67. morning, 68. florida, 69. tropic, 70. mountain, 71. shoes, 72. red sofa
73. morning wall, 74. bikes, 75. banner, 76. group, 77. morning, 78. barely there, 79. stadium, 80. reading, 81. chair, 82. pink, 83. yellow, 84. orange, 85. blue, 86. chairs, 87. banner, 88. shopper

XGRAY VISION 2009 is the third installment in a series of year-end retrospectives. What this means is that for the third time I have taken on the daunting task of summarizing an entire year's worth of photography in just a few pages. And for the third time I am not really sure what I was thinking.

In a typical year, I will click the shutter thousands of times. Actually, this year I took over 5000 digital images, plus a couple dozen or so rolls of film--and this was an admittedly "slow year" for photography. This leads to thousands of digital and film images to process. Of those thousands, around 500 were deemed "good enough" for me to share with the public. This book is a further distilling of the process that begins with each shutter click. A process intended to give just a taste of what it is like to see the world through my eyes.

There are more books available for preview/purchase in my Blurb bookstore, including...

XGRAY VISION 2008
XGRAY VISION (2007)
The Blue Book
Chairs

...and more.

Hi,

Since I'm rarely on LJ anymore, here are some other places on the internet where you can find/connect with/follow/stalk me and my photography.

Stephen Gray @ Facebook
Facebook Fan Page for my photography

Flickr Photostream (xgray)

Photography Twitter (xgrayvision)
Personal Twitter (xgray: This one's locked, but if I know you virtually or in RL--you're in.)

Tumblr (xgray's things and stuff --> Stuff I find online: Photos, Art, Design, etc.)

Photography Website and Blog (xgrayvision.com)

true story...
so i'm walking by and see this sign standing there and am thinking of taking a photo until i remember that i shot that same sign last year. when i'm about to turn and walk away, a gust of wind blows the sign over. srsly.

xgrayvision is my new photo-oriented twitter account. feel free to follow.