Art Pants is a 365 day-long-daily-photography-challenge, featuring Will Roegge and Linhbergh Nguyen which was started on November 1st, 2009. Our goal is to each publish one photograph a day for an entire year. But different from usual "photo 365s" out there, we've set ourselves a rules to abide by throughout the year:
1. No photos of anything automobile related
2. No self portraits.
Both of those rules are there to prevent us from going the easy route on taking our daily photos, or in other words, to use a crutch. The purpose of this project is to make the both of us think outside of our usual subjects and expand our creative defaults. The harder we make it upon ourselves, the better off we'll be creatively (or so we hope so!) come Novemeber 1st 2010.
We'll also be having different 'theme weeks' throughout the year. These themes could range from different subject matters; places, portraits, grass, sunrises, landscapes, faces, etc, etc. Or it could even be a technical theme; biggest aperature, smallest aperature, slow shutter speeds, 35mm film, camera phone fast action, etc....
We would love to hear your input throughout the course of the year. If you have ANY ideas for theme weeks or shots you'd like to see, let us know!
Oh, we both love black coffee and we both love Art Pants.
Day #183 – Jacob Chill’s 2 of 4. Jacob’s grandfather was a California based race team owner who coined the phrase “Sprint Car” back in the day. Their racing heritage continues today to MMI – Motorsports Management International. I was introduced to Jacob through the drivers that MMI represents within the Formula Drift series: Vaughn...
Day #182 – Not gonna lie, I know nothing about vinyl toys. In fact, probably calling them “toys” is not the correct lingo. Whatever. Deal with it. These vinyl figures are part of Jacob Chill’s collection. Jacob’s army of vinyls spans a few bookshelves in his Charlotte apartment. The marker, brush, and flat brush caught...
Day #178 – Monsters of Folk. The Right Place. Downtown Atlanta is filled with fairy tales and nightmare for me. Quite the contrast and contradiction. Similar to the lyrics in the Monsters of Folk song – The Right Place. The clouds in Atlanta are like fairy tales, but just like the weather – they change....
Day #160 – While in Houston, Texas I got the chance to shoot some drifting in the woods. Normally, drifting takes place in wide open areas or on tracks – devoid of trees. Not in Houston. This secret spot was tree lined and beautifully over-grown. I really liked it and enjoyed being in the shade...
Day #159 – While working with Speedhunters covering the FIA GT race at Silverstone the SH team checked out the Tate Modern bookstore. The inside of the Tate is striking. This stairway leads up to the second level of the museum. ARTPANTS 2 people like this post. NEVERMIND!
Day #158 – Explored part of Butler’s Wharf in London, England while on a trip to shoot the FIA GT race at Silverstone. In admiration of London’s Underground and mass transit. Very effective and simple. ARTPANTS Like this photo! NEVERMIND!
Day #157 – This sign on the exterior wall of a building in London caught my attention because of the clean typography. Also because I have no clue what a Sprinkler Stop Valve is in actuality. Does that stop the sprinkler after the fire is out? In case of a false alarm? Accidental sprinkler system...
Day #156 – Bark on trees is a photographic no-no. So I say yes. This shot looks cool texturally. I really dig it. ARTPANTS 2 people like this post. NEVERMIND!
Day #155 – Austin drift kids gather round for a driver’s meeting as the sun starts to set in the Texas sky. ARTPANTS 4 people like this post. NEVERMIND!
Day #149 – Meanwhile above the line to cross the Hoover Dam is the Super Bridge – still under construction. This concrete behemoth is magnificent and massive. But it doesn’t hold back Lake Mead or make electricity. Hoover Dam > Super Bridge. ARTPANTS 3 people like this post. NEVERMIND!
Day #150 – Thanks to Brandon and everyone at Blue Media in Phoenix, Arizona for wrapping the Keep Drifting Fun project Westy van. Since ARTPANTS doesn’t involve automotive photography and is about pushing outside of Linh & I’s “go to” creative defaults – there are no photos of the awesome wrap on here. Check the...
Day #148 – Why Sit in Dam Traffic reads a sign in front of the last gas station before the Hoover Dam. Why? Because the superbridge isn’t finished, that’s why. duh. KDF ARTPANTS 1 person likes post. NEVERMIND!
Day #147 – Yo PANTS’ers, I’m working on a project called Keep Drifting Fun. Traveling around in a 1974 Volkswagen Van – shooting grassroots drifting all over the grand olde United States. On the second leg of the trip, Las Vegas, Nevada to Phoenix, AZ Josh Herron and I have been jamming to some Royksopp....
Day #146 – Rust Runs. The texture, color, and randomness of this shipping container caught my eye. So I loaded up the left side of the frame with it. Keeping it out of the context of it’s location and surroundings. Just the details. Just the rust. ARTPANTS Like this photo! NEVERMIND!
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