For the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 premiere Casey and I decided to make some cold butterbeer to drink while watching the movie.
The final product turned out delicious, give it a try!
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | July 16, 2011
How To Make Cold Butterbeer
Posted in How To | Tags: Blender, Butter, Butterbeer, Cold Butterbeer, Cooking, Cream Soda, Harry Potter, How To, Kitchen, Magical, Tasty
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | May 31, 2011
How To (Always) Boot Mac OS X In Verbose Mode
One of the options Mac users have when booting up their machines is ‘Verbose Mode’. This can be enabled by holding Command + V during boot, after which it fills your screen full of very informative text that can be used by advanced users and developers to troubleshoot hardware or system problems.
So, whether you’re a power user who likes to know exactly what’s going on inside of their Mac, or just tired of the regular Apple Splash Screen:
You can set Verbose mode to automatically run in place of the splash screen.
Once you have it set, your Mac will run Verbose Mode without you having to hold the keys.
Don’t worry though: it will still get you to the login screen and it does not affect your Mac’s performance, and if you find you don’t like it anymore, it’s very easy to change back.
To enable Verbose booting, you will need to launch the terminal (while logged into an account with administrative control) and type:
sudo nvram boot-args=”-v”
Press return (if it asks for a password, enter the password of the administrative account you’re logged into) and reboot your machine to see your new geeky text splash screen!
To disable Verbose booting, follow the same steps but instead type:
sudo nvram boot-args=
Give it a try today (hold: Command + V during boot) and if you like the way it looks, you now have the option to have this geeky text show up instead of the splash screen.
Posted in Apple, How To, Projects | Tags: Advanced Users, Apple, Boot, Developers, How To, Mac, Mac Boot Text, macbook pro, Splash Screen, Terminal Commands, Verbose Mode
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | January 7, 2011
November/December 2010 NACLA: Report On The Americas
I’m excited to announce my first two national photographic publications with NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America) in their “Report of the Americas”!
Both photos were taken during the 2006 pro-immigration rally in Fort Myers, FL.
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | January 7, 2011
Spring 2011 Term: I’m Back
It’s been a while since I’ve actually spent a decent amount of time on here. It’s been a combination of school, family and my new photography startup which has kept me happily busy.
I’m glad to announce everything is going great: College gets better every second I’m here and after I finished my (many) term projects I got to go home for a month and enjoy the Florida winter with my family and friends.
Brave New World Photography has grown faster than I would have ever imagined. I’m definitely proud of the progress it has made in the past year.
It’s a pleasure to be back. I’ve got a few posts that I’ve been storing the back of my head. I’m hoping they will provide an interesting look into some of the projects that I’m excited to be working on.
2011 is our year. Let’s show it how it’s done.
- B.V.
Posted in In Today, Rant | Tags: Brave New World Photography, Feynman diagram, Formula, Physics
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | January 7, 2011
Janie Blanco – Fall 2010 Collegiate Showcase
Posted in Photo Gallery, Projects | Tags: Autumn, Bench, College, Fall, Gainesville, Janie Blanco, UF, University of Florida, University of Florida Campus
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | December 7, 2010
Chelsi Malloch – Captiva, Florida Photo Shoot
Meet Chelsi Malloch, an up and coming model from Southwest Florida.
Shot entirely on-location on Captiva Island.
Posted in Girls, Photo Gallery | Tags: Beach, Brave New World Photography, Captiva, Chelsi Malloch, Florida, Photography, Rocks, Sanibel Island, Water
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | September 4, 2010
Brave New World Photography
I’ve decided to take my photography to the next level, with my new endeavor:
Brave New World Photography | BraveNewWorldPhoto.com
If you’ve got a few seconds, check out the site. I’m excited to get to work, so if you know of anyone looking for a photographer don’t hesitate to point them my way.
Brave New World. Brave New Ways To Photograph It.
Posted in Events, Projects, Websites | Tags: Brave New World Photography, From the desk of Brennan Vargas, Photography, Start-up, work
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | August 18, 2010
Logo Design: Camerabee.com
Client: Carol Martinez – Camerabee.com
If you’re a photography nerd and appreciate close-ups of funny looking kids and photos with a vintage feel to them, definitely check out Camerabee.com.*
*She hasn’t uploaded any of her photo sets to her site yet but in the meantime check out her Flickr.
Concept:
One of the disadvantages of having a common last name is that more than likely someone also has the same first name as you. Case in point: Carol Martinez.
Carol was set in gear to create her personal website. She knew exactly what she wanted on her page. The only thing that stood between her was one of the most important things to decide when creating a website: the name. Approximately 2,543 people in the U.S share her name, so I wasn’t exactly surprised when the usual domain names were already taken. The biggest surprise came when we tried different domain extensions. Neither of us however liked the sound of .net or .biz.
We wanted a .com.
Posted in Projects | Tags: Adobe Illustrator, awesome, bee, bee-line, camera, Camerabee.com, Carol Martinez, cute, draft, drawings, heart, howmanyofme, Logo, Logo Design, macbook pro, Photography
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | July 23, 2010
Zombie: Short Films
There have been many visions of how the world will end.
You wake up to the sound of muffled screams outside your home. You switch on the T.V but find only static.
Afraid to stay inside but even more afraid to leave. You peek through your window to see your neighbor torn apart and eaten by people who you had once called your friends. You can call them zombies, the infected, the walking dead, or the undead.
In the end, they don’t care what you call them. All they care is that they’re hungry…and you’re exactly what they ordered.
These short films are slight glimpses of this vision. Check them out after the jump:
Posted in Movies, Videos | Tags: 2fer, 8 Days Later, apocalypse, bloody, brainsss, hungry, I Love Sarah Jane, Last of the Living, Love of the Dead, morbid, Qoob, Run, Short Films, the infected, the undead, the walking dead, vimeo, Zombie, Zombies, Zombies and Cigarttes
Posted by: Brennan Vargas | May 29, 2010
BrennanVargas.com
New website: BrennanVargas.com
It will function as my professional business site containing more in-depth information regarding my work and experience. You can also read my blog posts from there. However Brennanv.com will continue to be my main site.
You’re more than welcome to check it out. Have a great weekend!
