…I mean, after all I haven’t posted to it in quite a while, I haven’t redesigned it in literally years, and blogs are dead right? So I was literally sitting here at my little desk pulling the blog out of the navigation and stopped, because while the actually “sleepy project” seemed to have run it’s natural course, the actual  “FIN” of this project never seemed quite well “FIN”. I always felt like the only way this project would feel complete is if I could figure out the best way to bring the photos into real UN-digital space. Live. Things you could hold. Things you could pick up and huck across the room. I have been goofing around with all different ways of presenting them in a live gallery format over the years and nothing seemed quite right..until now. (Well at least I think so) I’m not going to go into all the details here but think 3″ x 3″ blocks (yes that is inched), you’ll have to see them in person, but suffice to say the sleepy pics have one more go round the track before they slip into the final deep sleep.

Again, this is not much of a blog  post, I actually truly might be the worst blogger in the world, but that’s something right?

maybe i’ll write more soon and let you know where you can see the sleepy pics in real life

Check out the very cool write up /interview about Sleepyurbanite.com  on Mykindofphone.com

So I finally gave in. I gave in and traded my little, trusty Motarola phone (used for most of the sleepy pics) for in iPhone. I feel like I just got accepted in the “cool kids click”. Some of the pictures are really nice, some of the apps are cool. But WTF, iPhone? No flash? The pictures taken indoors are pretty crappy. I’ll have to start carrying around multiple phones (like people do with cameras and lenses) to get different shots.

I’ve been so busy with the Big Picture Project and my band (The Locals) new EP. The sleepy pics, have been, well sleepy. I am toying around with getting the new iPhone 3gs- that 3 megapixel camera has caught my eye… stay tuned…

best,
Yvonne

Hey there! Just a quick note to keep an eye out for the  next issue of “Vox Pop”. The French mag based in Paris will feature several photographs from Sleepyurbanite.com.

VoxPop 

I got an email from a fellow, stealthy CTA photog today. The guy who runs R.O.C.K on The C.T.A. It was nice to hear from someone compelled to stalk on the CTA as I am…hmmmm.. a growing society of misfits.

Here is what ROCK on the CTA is all about (from the mouth, er, pen, no keyboard of it’s proprietor):

R.O.C.K on The C.T.A

“a somewhat snarky, sometimes cranky, borderline stalker-y view of the world from my seat on the bus. No offense meant to anyone.. all of these stories are just made up. I really know nothing about you. And I care even less.”

So there you have it…makes you want to check it out doesnt it?
http://rockonthecta.blogspot.com/ 

Thanks to Alicia from Time Out Chicago for writing a piece on the sleepy pics for Time Out. Alicia and her photographer got on the train with me to see how I take the pics. It was an interesting experience because this time there were no “hidden cameras” (NBC News had these crazy eyeglass video cameras), this time the photographer had this giant slr camera and was full on just taking shots of me taking pics, which as you can imagine made it a little more challenging to not attract a ton of attention.

But we all came out unscathed, no black eyes to mention!

Check out the article here:

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/museums-culture/29869/the-scene 

What does life look like this second? Get out your cell phone and take a picture right now. And send it to “The Big Picture Project”

I’ve got another photo project going that you all are invited to be a part of. It’s called The Big Picture Project”
The Big Picture Project is a living mosaic. This project was inspired by the “Found in the City Gallery” here on Sleepyurbanit.com.

The Big Picture Project is about all the things big and small that we visually digest each day- all strung together into one big-picture-paragraph. The mosaic is like taking our everyday lives and shooting it through a funky kaleidoscope… multiple vantage points, locations, perspectives all at the same time.
I’m still taking the sleepy pics. I actually have a huge backlog of images to get up. I’ve been a little distracted by my band’s new cd release and this new idea.. the “Big Picture Project.” It’s based off of the “found in the city” and “urbanhieorglyphics”galleries here on Sleepyurbanite.com
But this time is a little different than the “sleepy pics”. This time, I want to collaborate with, well YOU. Everyone Anyone with a cell phone or digital camera is invited to take a picture of what you see right now..And text or email them to bigpicture[at]localsrock.com. The photos are instantly added to a “ living mosaic” at ShowMeTheBigPicture.com. The project coincides with the release of The Locals new CD release also titled “Big Picture”. The cd will be released on Sat, June 14th 2008. We’ll play a CD release party that evening at The Elbo Room (2871 N Lincoln, Chicago Il) at 10pm.

Both the music and the visual piece of The Big Picture project all follow the this same theme of looking at life things from a different angle in order to get an interesting take on the “Big Picture”.

So, how can you submit your pictures?

1) Take picture on your cellphone or camera

2) Send it to this email address- bigpicture(at)localsrock.com

3) Describe your shot in the email/txt message subject line. Put your location and a title for the image i.e. “My Friend Sue, Albany Park, Chicago”.

See your images in the living mosaic at www.showmethebigpicture.com

I hope to see your pics soon

I was interviewed yesterday by Orla Barry on Newstalk Radio, Ireland. We had a really good conversation. It was interesting to hear in international opinion. I’m told if I tried this in Ireland and someone noticed, I may get my ass kicked! I actually felt that way taking the shots in New York as well! LoL!
When I was first contacted by the radio station, I jumped on their site and had a listen. It appears to be pretty similar to NPR radio here in the states. I recommend checking it out, you can listen online. http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/index.html

The strong reactions to the Sleepyurbanite.com piece continue to flood in. People are very polarized on the whole thing. It does seem to be a love them or hate them reaction. It’s striking a cord, and stirring up some really interesting discussions:
A piece on sleepyurbanite.com was re-aired this past week on Channel 5. Here are some reactions from etiquettehell.com:

http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/index.php?topic=22168.0

And here is a pretty interesting blog post as well:

http://www.roadsidescholar.com/2008/01/02/sleepy-urbanite-photos-by-yvonne-doll/