Music, Photography, Compositions, and Video Blog by Rob Rice
The time had come for us to depart from Jardin and continue the adventure. Our sights were set for Valparaiso where we planned to visit a tribe of Indigenous Indians, but en route we stopped at a bridge called Puente Iglesias near the town of Jerico to stretch and get some juice. While walking towards…
Our first stop on the way back into Jardin was a cemetery where we walked around to shoot the interesting architecture and backgrounds. Afterwards, we hit the streets with lights, scrims, and softboxes and started to get in the groove of things. Mikey wanted to teach and experiment with a flagging technique for portraits that…
Today marks the first day of the Road Trip, and to start it off right Mikey and I took a morning hike up the steep, steep hills of Medellin’s streets to get a little exercise as well as a better view of the massive city. Needless to say, I was breathless (in more ways than…
So, out of nowhere, I came across the opportunity to join Mikey from Lightenupandshoot for a 10-day road trip through the Coffee Region in Colombia. Who in their right mind wouldn’t jump at this opportunity… I flew into Medellin this afternoon, visited a beautiful finca, explored the city and shops, had my first arepa, ate…
I shot some pet portraits of my Grandma’s adorable dog Myaki so she could have large prints around the house. He barks at squirrels all day, but we still love him… -Rob Rice
Last year, I entered the 2011 Unifying Theme Composition Competition at UCF and won 2nd place with this piece entitled Strive. It’s only a minute long, and was written for piano, strings, glockenspiel, and some percussion. As short and simple as it is, it’s become one of my favorite pieces. -Rob Rice
Last summer, I was obsessed with my trampoline. I also got ahold of Adobe After Effects at my old job. Combine that with a viewing of that silly movie Hancock, and you’ve got a ridiculous backyard video. -Rob Rice
I had the opportunity to take family portraits of the Lee Family this Fall at Shawnee Mission Park. There was a beautiful sunset occuring, so I decided to use natural light only for this shoot. They were super cute and fun to work with, and I’m really happy with how they turned out! -Rob…
Last month, I had the honor of performing with 15 other fantastic songwriters at a songwriters showcase & competition at the Downtown Credo Cafe in Orlando, FL. All 16 songwriters got to play 2 songs each, and then three performers are chosen to move on to the final round. Somehow, I ended up moving on…
A few years back, my good friend Kyle Cox and I were asked to create music for a video game. It was created by a group of students at UCF’s Graduate Video Game Design and Development School, and was pretty neat to see in action. Imagine the game ‘Warcraft’ with very unusual characters… Here’s a…