that's what she said

I am Lauren Farmer.
I live in New York City.
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Dad

Dean

Emily

Eric

Erin

Ian

Kelly

Lana

Matt

Sara

Sarah

Tyler

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Ben

Eric

Gina

Melissa

Monday, August 17th

2:08pm

Hospital corridor at Fort Totten.

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2:07pm

Old hospital at Fort Totten.

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2:07pm

Old hospital at Fort Totten.

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2:05pm

Old hospital at Fort Totten.

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2:04pm

New Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens

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1:59pm

New Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens

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1:58pm

This weekend.

Was nuts.

On Saturday, I biked around the perimeter of Manhattan with Scott. Well, most of the perimeter, except for when we got mildly lost and took the scenic route through Spanish Harlem. It was tons of fun, and a great way to see the city.

On Sunday, I partook in an epic photo trip.

Melissa, Matt and I headed out to the New Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, Queens. It was hotter than hell. I was struggling with the heat, but managed to get a few decent shots in before hiding under the shade of a big tree. If you have any interest in very large and very old cemeteries, I recommend you check this one out.

When we’d finished at New Calvary, Matt and I parted ways with Mel and headed out to Bayside, Queens to the old hospital at Fort Totten. Matt is a pro when it comes to photographing abandoned buildings, and I felt fortunate to have him with me on what is undoubtedly my most thrilling photo trip to date.

(check out Matt’s awesome outlet set on his flickr…)

A few photos from the cemetery (full set here) and hospital (full set here) are to follow…

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Thursday, August 13th

3:57pm

Last night.

Verena and I had a phenomenal dinner at The Smith, where we ran into Daniel Meade, Kelly Reeves and Jeff Baum. I had beer, corn on the cob and mac & cheese. Verena had beer, baked beets and fried chicken & waffles.

Following our meal of champions, we took it downstairs to the Photo Booth. This was only my second time in a booth, and we succeeded in a major way.

Then we met Sarah down at Donnybrook for a nightcap. It was a great night.

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Wednesday, August 12th

2:20pm

How To Know If You Know Someone

My friend Katie and I decided to enter Howcast’s emerging filmmakers contest with this little short on how to figure out if that familiar face you think you’ve met before is someone you actually know.

For the record, I have no problem placing faces and names, even if I’ve met you once, I’m pretty good about remembering, but no idea comes without inspiration. Let’s just say I think we all know people who have gone to silly lengths to figure out if the person standing close by is someone they dated, met, kissed, etc.

Thanks to Lauren, Sarah, Sean and Patrick for such stellar performances. As for me, I’m going to stick behind the camera from here on out.

Please vote for our video by “liking” on Howcast.com (you should be able to access it by clicking on this video or this url) as the top ten will be judged and one lucky winner, hopefully Katie and I, will be collecting $2,000 for future projects. Also, you can vote more than once - one time each day until the contest ends.

Also, I will say I learned a lot by doing this small little project. We had no lighting equipment, no sound guy or external mic, just our own creativity, a borrowed camera and Final Cut. This is as basic as you can get, but I loved the process and learned a lot.

(via brieflynoted)

Thanks for letting me be a part of this, Erin! Pretty stellar performances all around.

Vote for Erin’s Howcast HERE by “liking” the video.

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11:25am

With the help of good pal and fantastic editor Matt Pollock, I’ve put together a DP reel. I’ve never had a reel before, and with all the fun work lately, I figured why not compile some of my favorite moments and lighting setups into one montage. The goal with the first half was to create something that didn’t necessarily say “comedy,” showing the work in a more ambiguously dramatic way. Enjoy it!

(via vincentpeone)

Awesome work, Vinny!

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Tuesday, August 11th

5:54pm