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Saint Charles Borremeo
20th & Christian in South Philadelphia
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged church, Joe Williams, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, USA, Willceau
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A Tree Grows in Lansdowne
My favorite tree on the way to work. The sun was hitting it just right so I pulled out my camera and took some texture shots. A little bit of this and that in a photo editor and there you … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, photo manipulation, Photography, Technique
Tagged Joe Williams, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, photography, Photoshop, tree, USA
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The Creep
Fiddling around a bit with a quick little sketch which I brought into Affinity Photo.
Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Technique
Tagged Affinity Photo, comic, comics, creep, digital illustration, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau
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Probably listening to an 8-Track Tape
This was probably a self-portrait assignment that was part of the photo elective class illustrators had to take at the Philadelphia College of Art. I was probably listening to one of a small collection of remainder bin 8-track tapes while … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, Dawn of the Dead, Illustration, Joe Williams, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, vintage, Westville, Willceau, zombie
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Around Westville’s Pond
This is far from being a spectacular photo, but people who live, lived in or walked around Westville, New Jersey probably know exactly where I took this shot.
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, Parkview, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, pond, USA, vintage, water, Westville, Willceau
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The Fall of 1982
I think this is somewhere near Gateway Regional High School late in 1982. I shot this for a photo elective course I was required to take as an illustration major at the Philadelphia College of Art. I think the skeletal … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, field, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Photoshop, spooky, tree, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau, Woodbury Heights
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Traffic Stop at Broadway and Olive
Broadway and Olive circa 1982. Scanned from a negative.
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville
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In My Room
Here’s another Photo Elective shot that seems more like an act of desperation than an intentional attempt at art.
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, horror, Joe Williams, John Carpenter, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville, zombie
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Fox Cleaners
Off of my beaten track but it’s Philadelphia just the same. 7343 Elmwood Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged drive, Fox Cleaners, Island Avenue, Joe Williams, letters, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, urban, USA
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