Tuberculosis

Pictures from my various trips to a very well known abandoned Tuberculosis hospital.
The hospital had its dedication on Saturday May 31, 1919 and closed at this location in 1992. My father briefly worked here in 1990 or 1991. After the closing they moved to Middleborough and were only open for a few years. Ironically that building is also abandoned.

This location has suffered numerous acts of vandalism and several large fires destroying entire sections. Police patrol very frequently and is quite possibly the most sketchy place ever.

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Sweet Decay

Merry Christmas!
Been about six months since I updated. So here's my update;
been doing a lot of urban exploration lately. it's become my new obsession and abandonment had become my new favorite subject to photograph. Been to some really cool old hospitals, state schools, and factories.
Also my studio should be opening in the near future.


UrbEX;

Hmmmm

Okay so, I got accepted into CDIA@Boston University, but I couldn't get a $35,000 loan. So nevermind. Anyways, hopefully I'll be taking the Professional Photography course at New York Institute of Photography. Also if that goes through I may be getting a Canon EOS 7D! woooo
also I now have an actual link to my facebook fan page; www.facebook.com/tarvisphoto

Yeah...

Its been a while since my last post, whats new? not much, hopefully going to CDIA at Boston University later this year for their photography program. Will be getting a new dSLR in the near future also.
Check out www.JPGmag.com/people/kurttarvis

portfolio

I am in a mad rush to make a portfolio before the March 1st cut off date for MassArt (Massachusetts College of Art & Design)! Ahhhh!

Mt. Katahdin, Maine.

GED

I passed my pre-GED tests this week, so next week I'll be taking the actual GED test in Caribou, Maine.

Hi from Limestone, Maine

Well I've been up here for a week now, its going alright so far, and I'm actually going to be taking Culinary instead of Trucking. I'm supposed to be getting a new Laptop soon since mine died not too long ago. Well, be back eventually.

35mm prints from 2008

I didn't post any of the ones that are wide (landscape) because this site will crop them. Check out www.flickr.com/photos/kurttarvis or the link on my main page on the right hand side of this site for the Facebook page.

BOOK cover

Trying to finish my book up before I move to Maine. Should be available in Hardcover for $34.99 and in softcover for $24.99.

MOZART SEASON

For anyone who knows me, they know my favorite band ever is the California screamo band 'Mozart Season'. They are somewhat well known especially within local screamo/hardcore scenes all over America. They are currently on their first Coast to Coast tour, and I went to their first ever New England show (at Club Hell in Providence, RI) on 8/21. They were late do to a flat tire but they finally came on and played one of the best sets I have ever heard in my life. After their set I finally got to meet all the members of Mozart Season. They were awesome. After getting their EP "Apotheosis" signed by all members and buying a new band shirt, I went outside and got to hangout with all the members for the next 2 hours outside of the venue. They were wicked chill. So myself and my two friends I was with decided to go to show on 8/23 in Lynn, MA which would be their last East Coast show on the tour. Benton, the guitarist, gave me his phone number so we could get in touch and hang out after the next show. So after getting to Lynn we hung out with the members before their set. I sang to ALL their songs when they were playing and of course I was stil the closest person up there to the stage. After this show they needed a place to stay the night. So, after asking my mom, she said yes! Wow, my FAVORITE band EVER is going to be staying at MY house! My friend Chris and myself were so stoked it was ridiculous. So they came over and we partied for a few hours. It was awesome. One day they're just your favorite band, now their actually your friends. It was an extremely great weekend for myself and my friends Chris, Kevin, and Keith. We are all HUGE fans of Mozart Season.
Anyways, I didn't bring my camera to either show due to my insurance running out on my Nikon but here's a couple of pictures from my house while Mozart Season was there.

(DUE TO CRAPPY BLOGGER IT MAY CROP MUCH OF THE PICTURE, CLICK IT TO REDIRECT TO MY FLICKR)


Josh (drums), Kevin, Nate (vocals), Troy (bass), Sam (guitar), and Benton (guitar)



(Back): Josh (drums), Troy (bass), Chris, Me, Benton (guitar), and Keith
(Front): Sam (guitar) & Nate (Vocals)



Nate (vocals) and myself.

No more Canada

Due to me getting re-hired at Hanson McDonalds, I will no longer be able to go to Montana and Alberta, Canada for three weeks :(
But I will still be selling my Nikon D40x so I can save up for a Canon EOS 40D

Boston - June 2009

Del-Mar-Va trip

from May. Camped on Assateague Island and at Delaware Seashore State Park.













and, an HDR

Some more old infrared pictures

from when I had a Sony F717.

Canon EOS Rebel G (35mm SLR)

Today, I got a Canon EOS Rebel G from a friend. The Rebel G is a consumer-level SLR made by Canon starting in 1996. I haven't used it yet, but I will be sure to run a roll through it before I take it to Montana and the Canadian Rockies region in August. I will be on that trip for 3 weeks! This new-to-me camera has a Canon 35-80mm lens. Doing a little research, I found out this consumer lens is pretty bad. Luckily kicking around (somewhere) is a manual focus Sigma 28-70mm lens that I used with my old professional model Canon EOS-1N. Also if I were to use the Canon lens, I have heard that using Agfa film will produce better images than using Kodak. Granted I almost never use Kodak film, I use Fuji.

Here's the deal...

I just shut down www.KurtTarvis.com. I was using Yahoo! Small Business for it, and I just didn't like it. So, my new site is with Zenfolio. I will have the permanent address up once I pay for it.

Be Aware!! Bingo Cameras is a fraud!

No photography today but warning everyone to not use Bingo Cameras (www.bingocameras.com). Complete Bait and Switch. I nearly bought a Canon 50D off the site at a remarkable price of about $1000 with two IS lenses. I did some research on the site and found out that it isn't for real. They may even (upon placing your order) actually charge your card for other items, please read:
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I have a new website!

So my new website is www.KurtTarvis.com
But no worries, I'm still going to be blogging on here!

Back to Hanson!

Welcoming myself back to Hanson.
Moved back home from Marshfield last week.

In the next few weeks as I get everything sorted out, I will have a lot of pictures from my short tenure living in Marshfield.

But, here are some pictures from earlier today. All taken before Whitman-Hanson 2009 Junior Prom. I didn't go, but I am going to Senior Prom on May 22nd.. The same day I get home from a vacation to Maryland (mainly Assateague).





one of my best friends, Colleen :)



Tom and Steve!



My best friend, Amy =)



Mel and Amy




Also, for those of you who like to read books.. I've been reading an awesome book by favorite author, J.A. Jance. The book is called 'Rattlesnake Crossing'.

Infrared.

Within the next few days, I'm going to be moving from Hanson, MA to Marshfield, MA. I will be taking a lot of pictures, but since there is no internet where I'm moving my posts will be less frequent than they already are. But I still intend to be taking pictures :)



Anyways, here's an infrared shot from Factory Pond in Hanson.

3-18-09: Portraits

This is really the first time I've ever tried to seriously take portraits.

Subjects: Amy Welch and Alicia Welch.
Location: Factory Pond, Hanson, MA
Set up: Nikon D40X; 18-55 & 55-200mm lens; Cokin P Sunset & Gradual Tobacco filters.

Tomorrow, I'll try and upload the pictures from my Infrared Canon G5 which are also from this session.

Leave some comments, though no one ever reads this :)

PS- I also took the liberty to leave the links on the pictures that Blogger has so rudely decided to crop (applies to wide images).





Alicia




Alicia




Amy




Amy (click to see full)




Amy




Amy and Alicia (click to see full)

Chris and Lilly

3-11-09
7:30ish AM
South Weymouth, MA
Nikon D40x w/ Nikkor 18-55 & Cokin Gradual Tobacco

Today's my bday!

Finally turned 17... Just 365 more days until I'm an adult!

I had the day off work, after working 18 straight days. Ugh. But at around 3:30 I went to Panera Bread with Amy and Nikki. Then we went to McDonald's to get Kevin. Then we got more food at the Abington Ale House!

So here's my 17th bday picture.




Also took some pictures of my Pentax K1000 35mm SLR.

Brrrr. ANOTHER storm.

yet another winter storm here (South Shore of Massachusetts)








Would have taken more today, but I was about to work a 10 hour shift at work.