tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5363686034024321632012-01-08T16:06:07.871-08:00Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-4722489293597846112011-12-31T19:32:00.000-08:002012-01-08T16:06:07.889-08:00

At the end of a dark, mud-puddled driveway on the south side of a dreary ex-logging town in a forgotten corner of the Pacific Northwest...

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-71086939844250113812011-11-24T16:50:00.000-08:002011-11-24T16:50:29.962-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0South Park, Los Angeles, CA, USA34.03673013119996 -118.2663442017577634.02939513119996 -118.27424420175777 34.04406513119996 -118.25844420175775tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-71905737457769132632011-11-22T22:56:00.001-08:002011-11-22T22:58:07.307-08:00

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Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-51230233329288384742011-11-22T22:47:00.000-08:002011-11-22T22:47:00.360-08:00

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Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-74349978778443441502011-11-22T21:19:00.001-08:002011-11-22T21:19:54.482-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-6549120162189748042011-11-22T21:18:00.000-08:002011-11-22T21:18:22.194-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-72193193401671916502011-04-14T22:53:00.000-07:002011-09-23T15:18:57.274-07:00

This is Valeena This her blog: http://tastedankness.tumblr.com/

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-72142020885720610152011-04-07T12:29:00.000-07:002011-04-07T12:29:52.443-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-79592103427464539502011-03-22T00:18:00.000-07:002011-07-02T02:24:05.237-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-61538163421587399812011-01-02T23:19:00.000-08:002011-01-02T23:19:11.084-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-11577387845897853412010-12-30T13:56:00.000-08:002011-07-02T02:26:39.179-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-36246214086423826702010-12-26T15:54:00.000-08:002011-07-02T02:29:34.179-07:00

Great show, this is a fun band to see live.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-26166145839638886722010-12-10T23:13:00.000-08:002011-01-19T11:54:24.126-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-49646878399788444052010-11-05T17:10:00.000-07:002010-11-25T20:43:00.074-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-33677228585894581842010-11-02T11:47:00.000-07:002010-11-02T11:47:10.557-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-50755725674288691402010-11-02T00:00:00.000-07:002010-11-02T00:00:04.384-07:00

Any indie bands need an album cover?

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-46103780055609159182010-11-01T20:06:00.001-07:002010-11-01T20:06:11.839-07:00

This is Lauren. Aside from being an innovative cook (her baking skills I can attest to) she's astoundingly witty, uncommonly well-spoken, apparently industrious (except when she's lazy) and as you can see, disarmingly beautiful. She has a great blog: http://agoodfoundation.blogspot.com/ , which chronicles her cooking adventures and home renovation exploits in immensely readable and viewable (

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-13804136561897516122010-07-28T22:47:00.000-07:002010-07-28T22:47:36.435-07:00

Always a great person to be around.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-38877851412819770572010-07-08T00:59:00.000-07:002010-07-08T00:59:23.576-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-61447140810688458032010-06-14T01:31:00.000-07:002010-06-14T11:50:49.692-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-45933588308005129772010-06-06T21:24:00.000-07:002010-06-06T21:24:41.581-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-24576795523433351462010-06-05T18:24:00.000-07:002010-06-05T18:35:39.731-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-84951149193584145642010-06-05T00:41:00.000-07:002010-06-06T21:25:55.327-07:00

The above image is from my previous Lovebird post and was processed with Photoshop CS4. As you can see, it was fairly noisy as it was shot in low light at ISO 3200 (with a 5D). When using CS5 to open a photo previously processed in CS4, all the previous settings as well as the CS4 processing is used. A small icon appears (denoted by the red circle above) which lets you "update to current process.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-46916177358624124822010-06-01T00:15:00.000-07:002010-06-01T00:15:07.606-07:00

Ventura Sunset from Lucas Deming on Vimeo. My first passable timelapse. I think this is the beginning of a phase.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-23869229490478577862010-04-11T19:07:00.000-07:002010-04-11T19:12:08.573-07:00

http://lovebirdusa.com/ It's been a while since I've been to a live show that got me excited about a band. I have an extra cd if anyone would like.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-76070364348115226402010-02-07T13:32:00.000-08:002010-02-07T14:47:47.143-08:00

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Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-4083327624505176752010-01-13T23:43:00.001-08:002010-01-13T23:43:42.125-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-31018549222264501062010-01-12T19:50:00.001-08:002010-01-12T19:53:00.581-08:00

Look at these squeaky clean Americans. They're so healthy and happy... and stylish.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-41522453678991791322010-01-12T19:47:00.001-08:002010-01-12T19:50:21.945-08:00

One of these things is not like the other ones.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-44803617622447346872009-11-06T20:13:00.001-08:002009-11-06T20:14:40.366-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-76312061955520834682009-11-06T20:10:00.001-08:002009-11-06T20:13:20.056-08:00

Take me to your wigwam.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-74372449995466840282009-11-06T20:05:00.001-08:002009-11-06T20:10:00.265-08:00

It didn't take me nearly as long to post this year.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-66299339722196685762009-10-26T23:26:00.001-07:002009-10-26T23:28:38.727-07:00

Castle party in Woodland Hills.Hollahhhh!

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-83932609339636916042009-10-26T21:08:00.000-07:002009-10-26T21:10:29.306-07:00

I did nothing.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-6259749154706409502009-10-26T00:02:00.001-07:002009-10-26T00:04:58.422-07:00

I forget these dudes' names but they're friends of friends.Shot on a Holga (duh).

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-43408444155222898992009-10-18T22:34:00.000-07:002009-10-18T22:46:50.181-07:00

We won't stop until it's gone and we'll do whatever it takes... including make-up.http://www.forgivestudentloandebt.com/

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-88473548045609919072009-09-27T22:16:00.000-07:002009-09-27T22:18:09.854-07:00

I'll be moving out soon. I'm-a-miss-a-brotha.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-9012268684045616272009-09-04T22:57:00.001-07:002009-09-04T22:58:55.768-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-85346830093095039182009-06-28T23:05:00.000-07:002009-06-28T23:08:05.488-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-69034814709154558262009-05-12T23:12:00.001-07:002009-08-22T18:19:49.431-07:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-54799441791548984362009-04-17T09:47:00.001-07:002009-04-17T09:50:50.356-07:00

oops. I had it in bulb mode the whole time.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-80104593078678854102009-03-24T23:05:00.000-07:002009-03-24T23:23:11.519-07:00

E.C. Hunter of Desert Center, Calif.I rolled in at about 2am and we talked about how Clinton is a New World Order goon...Well, I mostly listened.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-64059210476656229692009-03-15T00:13:00.000-07:002009-03-15T17:57:02.771-07:00

Gene is a hip-hop artist.Even if he forgets he is.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-42111901561453119802009-03-14T20:40:00.000-07:002009-03-14T20:42:28.983-07:00

I miss these days. I haven't played basketball in ten years.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-74521525099886425762009-03-09T18:16:00.000-07:002009-03-15T17:56:47.389-07:00

Take three.This time I was on my bike. Wait. Not my bike, my gangster neighbor's bike. My bike has a broken pedal :(

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-43174284865628662392009-03-05T23:13:00.001-08:002009-03-15T17:57:25.893-07:00

version4

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-6986034812131461342009-02-22T23:27:00.000-08:002009-02-26T20:56:27.708-08:00

This job is worth it just to tone in black and white.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-53227640397800266832009-02-19T23:00:00.000-08:002009-02-19T23:11:20.138-08:00

So this new India doc is incredible.I've seen my share of these in the past and I must say that this group set a new benchmark and set it very high. It was a pleasure color correcting their video footage, even though Color (part of the FCP suite) can be a cantankerous old man.Svara opens Apr. 2nd at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara.http://documentary.brooks.edu/india/

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-84452038348123383482009-02-16T00:05:00.001-08:002009-02-16T00:14:27.228-08:00

Competing newspaper salesmen foretell our approaching doom.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-50693076783639252712009-02-08T22:39:00.000-08:002009-02-16T00:16:58.811-08:00

Sergio Calderon is a Maywood, CA city councilman. In the last year he's seen his city fall apart in the midst of the economic breakdown. "I see so many people without jobs, families on the street, families asking for help and seeking social service programs... it's a nightmare situation. People come to me and they expect me to have answers; they're looking for the most basic things- saving their

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-49134706363401833002009-02-05T13:04:00.000-08:002009-02-16T00:16:25.438-08:00

I repeat, I am not a sports photographer.The Ventura team has some great players, they're totally worth checking out.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-35586434828119999642009-01-24T15:44:00.000-08:002009-01-25T14:39:01.787-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-49405486552281299202009-01-24T03:51:00.001-08:002009-01-31T17:59:54.800-08:00

Without a doubt one of the strangest women I've ever encountered and perhaps the only sane person I've met that's crazier than me. I think it's just a front to hide her vulnerability. We all have favorite methods of defending ourselves.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-32822738256109579122009-01-24T03:37:00.000-08:002009-01-31T00:53:46.574-08:00

The beer spin was invented shortly after Grants Pass artist Jon Maxwell burst through fellow Grants Pass artist Andrew Cates' front door shouting "schlater schlough!"That was '96. I've made it a point to pass it along over the years, introducing it to cultural enclaves scattered across half the globe. Now it appears to be taking the world of Lucha Libre by storm. God help us.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-51393199261108120942009-01-18T16:34:00.000-08:002009-02-10T00:51:35.908-08:00

Justin Maxon during a tour/discussion of the WPP show.http://www.justinmaxon.com/David Liittschwager during the tour.http://www.endangeredspecies.org/A somewhat nervous Justin Maxon.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-46121881596137059282009-01-07T12:11:00.001-08:002009-02-06T20:07:54.688-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-24168913963516981712009-01-01T19:15:00.000-08:002009-01-02T02:04:02.106-08:00

Hush is swanky little spot that likes to think it's a club. The DJ sucked, the drinks were ten dollars and the place smelled like Hugo Boss. Not my scene. We laughed a little and decided to play it how we saw it.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-16421858448758883452009-01-01T19:14:00.000-08:002009-01-02T02:36:30.492-08:00

At this time I’d like to offer a toast to all the party people who are acting like we’re not currently headed for oblivion.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-89997538061267508452009-01-01T19:11:00.001-08:002009-01-31T00:48:15.286-08:00

It’s tough to say exactly where my mindset was at this point. Did I want to show the farcical aspects of people attempting to pay for status? Did I want to expose the bogus fronts that people erect? Maybe I just wanted to make crude yet beautiful photos. I think I did all three.Simply put, it's all down hill from here.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-50590898035624832832009-01-01T19:06:00.000-08:002009-01-31T00:49:30.116-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-89174737939599668012009-01-01T19:03:00.000-08:002009-01-31T00:51:00.687-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-40250348461101619302009-01-01T19:00:00.000-08:002009-01-01T21:22:08.743-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-70109074544310538812009-01-01T18:58:00.000-08:002009-01-01T19:20:43.912-08:00

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-29572747036453138482008-12-31T18:15:00.000-08:002008-12-31T18:19:55.239-08:00

I came across this clip during the production of the LaRouche PAC film 1932. I think we watched it 50 times. Most triumphant :)

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-33867476067468049552008-12-31T16:29:00.000-08:002008-12-31T16:32:56.197-08:00

This is my house. These are the people. What was I just saying?Insert Bob Marley reference here.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-37685740673526514172008-12-31T16:15:00.000-08:002009-02-05T00:47:04.127-08:00

Raechel Marie Sims (left). It had been forever since we really spoke, and it was an unexpected pleasure to finally reconnect. That's her sister Michelle (who is not a fan of LaRouche) with her in the bottom photo.She is a writer in Portland, check her out here:http://www.raechelmarie.com/

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-65276131529547063222008-12-31T15:30:00.000-08:002008-12-31T19:12:26.482-08:00

Kristy Behrs is a photographer I finally just met. Check out her work herehttp://wrecklessphotography.com/we have all kinds of strange things in common like family in the same small Montana town and the companionship of a white Siamese cat.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-29145106783946563852008-12-31T15:13:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:30:36.106-08:00

There's one bar open on Christmas night in Grants Pass. I'd have been happy avoiding JD's Sports Pub, it's a depressing place when it's not Christmas and a bunch of your friends have planned to meet there. I grabbed Jim Fosmo and headed down. Chrissy and Jim share a birthday, they're Libras. That's the famous Fosmo phone-flip you see.

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-78695722518156273182008-12-31T14:59:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:11:39.571-08:00

Andrew Cates is a brilliant artist. We've been friends for almost fifteen years now and back in the day we used to roam through neighborhoods in the middle of the night brandishing all kinds of makeshift weaponry. These are his twins, Jonas and Elliot. They're somewhere on the autistic spectrum, I'm not sure exactly what that means, but Jonas parked his head right up against mine when I showed

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-83735741518789560492008-12-31T14:48:00.000-08:002008-12-31T15:12:59.706-08:00

This is my step dad Frank and (step?) niece Chloe. Pretty cute huh? Stacey is the super-cool step sister I hardly know. As you've probably gathered, I have distant relations with my family. There's no real reason for this other than I've traveled a lot and been far away. I had an unstable childhood and never got good at maintaining relationships. I'm great at starting new ones though :(

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-51124378592153299822008-12-31T14:36:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:48:06.674-08:00

I sure wish I had been around more to see my nieces grow. They're looking at me like a stranger because I've only met them at their one and two Christmases. The older one is Kailey, the younger one Tegan. It would be great to live in the Rouge Valley and be with my family, but the last two decades have seen only retirement and service growth in the area so there's nothing there if you want any

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-26372900374420372882008-12-31T14:22:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:34:01.996-08:00

If you're from the Northwest you probably know of Dutch Bros. Coffee. It was started in Grants Pass, OR, in 1991 or there abouts, and has rapidly taken over the Northwest coffee scene. They use chocolate milk instead of milk and chocolate syrup in their mocha drinks, and I believe this makes all the difference. The guy with the beanie is Dutch veteran Jim Fosmo, a great friend of mine for about

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-92037620919827125682008-12-31T12:40:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:36:21.211-08:00

It's now illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving in California, well... you have to be "hands free." I think it's a good idea. But I still have to find something to do while driving and often this means shooting out the window. These were taken in route to Mt. Ashland for a snowboarding 'sesh.' Now I know you're thinking, "where are the snowboarding pictures?" Well, you can either live

Lucas Demingnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536368603402432163.post-52188994934416255022008-12-31T02:14:00.000-08:002008-12-31T02:35:43.235-08:00

I drove from Siskiyou Summit down to Ashland with my headlights off. There was about as much light as you have during a full moon, and the snow covered landscape was beautiful. The reason I do this drive at night is to avoid traffic. I took these photos in Lithia Park.

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The drive back to Grants Pass, OR (home) is always better than the return trip to Ventura, CA (where I live). I did this one without stopping. Not like crazy astronaut style, but without stopping to sleep. I pulled into Yreka at about six, thinking I should wait for the sun to come up before attempting the pass.

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