May 1 – ‘Casino’ (National Photo Month)

May is ‘National Photo Month’. Therefore in a bold move for me I am going to share some of my photography. My photography is extremely personal to me and I don’t share it openly, easily or with many outside my circle.

I have been a quiet photographer for approximately 10 years, starting with a Nikon D-70 and currently on a Nikon D-90.

So here it it goes; one photo each day for the month of May.

For the first day I think it’s appropriate to start with a photo of one of the things I am more passionate about, Motel Signs ~ the neon behemoths of the post-Depression and Googie era; rusted motel and liquor store signs that are, in a way, street art themselves. The glowing neon never appealed to me; instead I prefer to photograph them in the harsh light of day capturing their neglected and weathered textures; great metal victims of the elements, rusting and peeling, broken neon… forgotten, decrepit and unloved.

While my choice for May 1st isn’t as decrepit as some I may share later in the month it is one of my favorites.

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To see more of my street art and my pieces in the gallery you can go here:

www.streetdeekay.com

For those of you looking for the naughty stuff:

www.kylieireland.com

ClipJacking FaceJacker

Unbeknownst to most of the cast and crew of Star Wars XXX, Kayvan Novak aka The FaceJacker, weasled his way on set. Whilst Andy and I managed to avoid him (hey, we had work to do!) a few of the others on set fell prey to his antics before word got around…

Clearly, they didn’t get much usable footage that day but here are the segments, edited together for your viewing entertainment.

This aired in the UK last week. Thanks to super-secret people-in-the-know for sending us the clips!

http://www.twitvid.com/OFQYZ

For more info and behind-the-scenes clips on Star Wars XXX search my blog! Also check out the BTS clip/slideshow from Production Design (that’s MY dept btw!) here: https://kylieirelandblog.com/2011/06/11/starwarsxxx-from-start-to-finish/

 

Watch Star Wars XXX HERE!

…or hit up Allie Haze (aka XXX Princess Leia) on Twitter for a signed copy! www.twitter.com/alliehaze