The land of Turrets

So I got back from Manhattan yesterday. I was so tired due to me always going to bed at 3am. While out there, I met with a lot of really cool AD agencies and two awesome magazines. The trip was extremely worth it and I am so glad I did it. I am excited for what is to come while holding optimistic views along the way. While out there, my friends Joe and Laura showed me around parts of Jersey (the better parts at least..hahah) and Sleepy Hallow. All was extremely beautiful with the leaves changing. I have always been a fan of taking out of focus pictures but this trip....that's just about all I did. I found myself getting more and more enthralled with how much my mind was able to wander more in these pictures than adding the sharpness of reality. And so, that is what I did. Now, I realize that what I am doing may seem retarded. It might not make sense and you might be thinking I wasted the "moment" by not focusing. Thats fine....I can live with that simply because I took these pictures for myself. They actually bring a better memory to how the scene was that day due to the picture not being so much of a picture but more so a white canvas. You can be given a chance to see what you want to see. Tell a story that reflects more so to your life. Create characters that you know and have fully functioning emotions with. And with that, I hope you enjoy my NY pictures....

pooples

I totally forgot that I was messing around with a macro lens a while back and took some weird eye shots. hahahahaha....sweet

Going to NY

So I am going to NY tomorrow and I am pretty excited. It has been exactly a year since I was last out there doing an internship with Mark Seliger. Now I am going to promote myself. Show as many people as possible my book. I am meeting more with ad agencies than anything else. Being 23, I know I will most likely not get any jobs. The key is to just meet people. Stay in touch with them as long as I can and then maybe when i am older, they will throw me a job. Either way, I am just excited to try and make something out of photography. I feel so blessed to have such a supportive family who pushes me and pushes me to make the most of myself. To try and get jobs that I want rather than settling for crap I don't want to shoot. So if you are reading this and are in NY, hit me up! My email is corey.nickols@gmail.com I am going to have time to spend with others so please feel free to email me! Other than that....good times!