Brad Pitt and I share the exact same birthday (month, day, year) outside of that, our stories diverge considerably. Mr. Pitt went on to become an internationally famous superstar, while I have led the much more interesting life of the starving artist. I come from a long line of storytellers (whose gift for gab stretches back through the mists of time to our native Ireland) and professional malcontents who were seemingly born to create something in the arts, be it music, writing, sculpture, painting, or photography. I started writing at age 12 with a screenplay with my cousin Ryan about a planet where everyone looked like Elton John entitled "Don't I Know You?" More screenplays followed, several of which received epic Super-8 production with budgets that sometimes ran up to $10. A few even had sound!  More writing followed: songs, poems, short stories, numerous unfinished novels, etc.. Somewhere in there was an attempt at being a rock star...
Still living at home, at age 22, my father dropped an elderly Nikromatt 35-mm film camera into my lap, in the hopes that I would "make a go of it" as a photojournalist. That didn't happen, but I did develop an abiding love of photography that along with writing and archival work have been among the chief passions of my life. When it comes to my photography, I try to be as creative as possible while at the same time striving for a documentary/archival quality. The only set rules I adhere to, when it comes to making pictures are: 1.) Try not to make the picture blurry, and 2.) Don't drop the camera.
Comments (10)
Chipka
Yep. That's exactly why I don't go to Dunkin' Donuts. It's impossible to get a good hickory smoke doughnut there. I mean, c'mon! One should be able to get a decent, smoked doughnut! Well...ok...maybe not. Such a classic Corey-Shot! Signage is always so interesting, and occasionally hilarious! This is a perfect example of the sort of accidental hilarity that signs can produce.
vis151
Thats funny!
bmac62
Great eye...big grin:)
durleybeachbum
What a scream!
clbsmiley
Great capture. funny.
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK!
auntietk
Well, now they've gone too far. It was bad enough when they banned smoking in bars. (What's a good blues bar without the smoke?) But honestly ... no smoke in the donuts??? Dang. That was my last vice. :P
kgb224
Lol superb capture my friend. God Bless.
flavia49
beautiful image
anahata.c
do you realize I'm still in 2012? Anyway, this is another terrific spontaneous shot. Visually---I'm going to get pure visual for a moment---I love the light eating up the top of the circle and letters, the scratches in the glass, the in-and-out quality of the light against the stenciled letters and circle, etc. And the interplay of background with the sign---esp the frozen yogurt back there. As for smoke-free donuts, lol! I'm not sure what they put in dunkin' donuts---I ate 2 billion of them in college (I'm not able to eat them now, for health reasons, though the smell as I walk by still lures me in)---but it would be great if they actually put smoke in them in years past, and decided to take it out. A great sign shot, Corey, and a terrific abstract too. I agree with chip, a classic corey shot. (It makes me want to draw it...)