Category: Art

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Daily Photo Walk

Daily Photo Walk. Walk around the place you live. And with your eyes and camera find beauty. Make a Thing Everyday.

Daily Photo Walk
Ken Hada Photography

I found this flower on my daily walk. And I photographed it with a Fujifilm digital camera. And this activity “Daily Photo Walk” came about from a class I took at Cypress College. In fact, the prompt was something like Beauty All Around you.

We were told to make a photograph, but instead of going to a photo-worthy spot find it right there in the class or on campus. As you can imagine photographers think they need to go to some exotic place to make a good photograph. When in truth they just need to have a good eye for light and composition. And on crit day you could really see who could make a great photograph and who relied on where or what they were taking a picture of.

Can you make a nice picture from a Daily Photo Walk or is your photography more popular because of who you know or where your pictures are taken?

I was one of those people who was handed a great photo job and happened to know people who others liked to look at. And this made me wonder about my actual photography skills. And this is why I spent and still spend so much time taking photography classes.

Given these points, why not put your photo skills to the test? And make something meaningful from the world at your fingertips? And don’t get me started on which camera one must own to be a serious photographer.

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magician Michael Weber podcast unedited

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away I met magician Michael Weber. I was an elementary school kid looking for the latest in magic (the magician type). The time period was the 1970’s and the locations southern California. Michael worked at the The Magic shop. Michael Weber had a strong impact on my young self.  You just don’t meet a guy like this everyday. Weber always made me laugh, amazed me, and was always kind to me. So how do you reconnect from a galaxy far far away (Twitter I guess)? And as you may have guessed Michael Weber is that same force of imagination, creativity and kindness, that he always was!

Lastly, if Michael Weber were to hear this podcast he would gently remind me ” every dance is too long” or “if it can be cut it must be cut”, and of course he’d be correct. But alas my style of conversation (podcast) goes against many of the wise concepts Michael genrously offered up in our chat. Even so, hopefully Michael’s wisdom and good sense will still prevail over my uncut unedited style of  conversation.

Finally lets cut through this SEO-bullshit-intro. Michael Weber is someone I looked up to as a kid and still look up to. And I was surprised also very happy to have a conversation with him. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Michael Weber as much as I did having it.

Every Dance is Too Long Michael Weber complete


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i Had a conversation podcast by Ken Hada

Words Push Things Around
Art Podcast i had a conversation Words Push Things Around

Words Push Things Around

I few months ago I decided to give podcasts a try. You might think why podcasts? They are so stark, no pictures, no video, and no text. Instead of all the stimulating visual things that make the internet so fun podcasts  rely on sound alone. Thats right, but sound can be very interesting. And why not sound? If I were you I would not underestimate sound. Sound is glorious and the sound of words are not to bad either.

As a matter of fact words have propelled this world forward for a long time. People have used words to do really great things and really bad things. Words can change a student into a doctor, and a single person into a spouse. Words push around so many things in our world. And if you use your words at someone else they might use some towards you. Sort of like a conversation.

Conversations can be very interesting to listen to or participate in. Im not talking about conversations on Reddit, a newsgroup or your favorite web forum. Im not even talking about conversations on text or dm. Im talking about real conversations (the in person type). Conversations that have no reason, nothing to sell, and nothing to prove. Conversations that talk about art of all things. That thing we do or admire that somehow makes sense. That art thing that makes us feel a feeling or elevates us. Art conversations on things like photography, skateboarding, music, poetry, or acting.

If you made it this far you might like to listen to my conversations with my friends.  Friends  I like and respect. Friends that I believe in. I think they have interesting things to say and you might think so too. I hope you will enjoy a series of podcast I create called “i Had a conversation”

http://www.ihadaconversation.com/i-hada-a-conversation-with-john-stamos/

skateboarder Lizzie Armanto Part 1

Every Dance Is Too Long Michael Weber part 1

Photographer Rob Johnson part 1 Decisive Moments

 

 







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Shoot The Moon, ten years of video recordings

popular shoot the moon video clip

doesn’t really represent what the band was

This is a clip from my old band named Shoot The Moon. We wrote songs, played live and lived our lives together for 10 years. For me, this clip sort of lacks what the band was actually about. Im putting it up because it is (as of this writing) the most popular video.

And speaking of video wow did we create a lot of it. I have been spending the last month transferring all of this video to youtube. A task that has resurrected many feelings both old and new. I think my generation were some of the first to have a moving picture record of our daily lives? It was a expensive thing to have a camera back in the late 1980’s. Now with each generation of smartphone being cheaper and better, everyone will have a moving-picture-record of their life. I wonder if it will as strange for my son or daughter to see 10 years of their life so many years after they lived it?

For me, it is a bit strange to see 10 years of your life on video. I sometimes wonder if this is a good or bad thing? I really loved that experience and those days are so fun to watch. But video also reminds me of how scarce time is. And so I feel guilty about looking at life as opposed to living it.

If you want to see all the Shoot The Moon video go here https://www.youtube.com/kenhada

If you want to see the official Moon website go to www.shootthemoon.com

 







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Marlon Brando interview

https://youtu.be/F6Lm-plgObg

When I was a kid movies were my first exposure to photography and music. If you have ever looked at a picture I took, or heard a song I wrote, or listened to me play drums you heard or saw some fragment of artists like Pink Floyd, Allan Holdsworth, Miles Davis, or Marlon Brando in there. I first saw Marlon Brando in the Movie Apocalypse Now at the Cinedome Theater in Orange California with Chuck Lantz​ back in 1979 (or so). I became a fan of his acting and began to search out his movies. This is a long but interesting interview probably happened sometime after he won the academy award for The Godfather. It’s amazing that at one time (on television) two people could have a conversation like this (and as long as this).