We are a globally serving, Western New York state based creative promotions company providing photography, brand design, ad design, marketing, and SEO services to public and private clients of all types from small families to large corporations.
Aperture Star Creations is owned and operated by Daniel "DJ Jarak" Wysocki
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- I've been invited to be a guest on Mental Candy on TMV Cafe. It's an online radio show. It starts at 11:00PM EST. I will be talking about myself, Aperture Star Creations and Strange Beauty Magazine.
- From a shoot I did for Strange Beauty Magazine, a publication I am working on alongside, Mark Callen Photography, Deadly Nightshade (who is also the model featured here), and Joan V - Alternative Model. Expect big things. We won't settle for anything less.
- I welcome escorts to photo sessions but if you intend to bring a group of people, I would really prefer some notice. Space is limited. I generally shoot at my home studio so having groups of unfamiliar people here with little to no notice isn't something I am always prepared for.
- My upcoming magazine's site is next. Keep up to date and like the Strange Beauty Magazine FB page: www.facebook.com/pages/Strange-Beauty-Magazine/164791120356091
- Cat Hedlund
- Cat Hedlund
- My shoot with Deadly Nightshade just ended and it was amazing. I would like to thank her and Makeup by Jodie for their amazing talents. I was a very enjoyable experience.
- When you grow tired of being snubbed by established publications because you're not too famous already to even need them in the first place, what do you do? You start your own magazine and do it your way. Strange Beauty Magazine. Coming soon.
- Do me a big favor and follow this link to vote for my friend, Star. I took the photo for her. Scroll down till you see her and on the bottom they'll ask for your DOB and her name: www.97rock.com/common/page.php?pt=VOTE%3A+Miss+Biker+Babe+Contest&id=6063&is_corp=0
- What is the difference between my photo manipulation work and that done for most commercial mediums? Mine is better. I don't rush things and I don't automate anything. For promotional images such as this, they shoot each person 1 at a time in a studio with a green screen or other type of blank backdrop, so it fills the entire background. Shooting 1 person at a time avoids unwanted shadows forming between them. This is good. I do this. Then they digitally remove the background and add each person to a single scene. I also do this. It is good. After that, they digitally add effects such as shadows and a universal light source. The problem is, these photo editors tend to be rushed and so they pay very little attention to the details. For example, when people are standing at different distances from a single light source, the light will reflect on them differently. For example, those under the bridge should have less light reflecting on them than those exposed to the sky. And the shadows. They are too hard. They should be at least 50% less than what they are here, especially because of the fire. The light from the fire should be killing the nearby shadows. Also, there is no distance blur at all. Those standing in the background should be just slightly out of focus. Just a tiny bit. This looks so copy/paste and that is not good. Even those who tell me that my photography could be better mainly all agree that my photo manipulation skills are exceptional.
- I have some good shoots coming up. Deadly Nightshade, Deanna Deadly, and Cat Hedlund are currently booked. Cat is one of the best models to come out of our region but I missed my chance to work with her before she made it. We kept intending to work together but our schedules just never got in-sync. Now that she is visiting Buffalo again, I have her booked for the morning of Mother's Day.
- Before I start any projects or as soon as a photo shoot is booked, I will ask for a 25% deposit to be paid to ApertureStar@gmail.com via PayPal. Don't have PayPal? Registration is free. No exceptions.
- When you charge a client a certain price for something and they insist that they pay you 25% more... that is a good day. :)
- I now have set rates. To view them, visit the portfolio pages of my website at www.aperturestar.com.
- In addition to my home studio space, I will soon begin shooting at Studio 567 at 567 Exchange Street in Buffalo, NY.
- Transforming mistakes and imperfection into perfection.
- Aperture Star Creations is now an affiliate of ModelSociety.com.
- The original photos and what happens after I work my magic.
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- Creative PromoterMarketing and Advertising | Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area, USSummary
I am a photographer and promotional designer. I design logos, business cards, composite cards, film posters, editorial ads, banners, and anything else you may need to promote yourself and your business or projects. I have been in this business since about mid 1997. I've been published by LA Weekly, Von Gutenberg Magazine, Artvoice, Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, and a number of websites based all over the world. My official website is www.aperturestar.com but I am also highly active on Facebook at www.facebook.com/aperturestar and on Tumblr at www.aperturestar.tumblr.com. I collaborate with affiliates both inside and outside of the arts and entertainment industry. I also do a little modeling and acting. I like to be involved in all aspects of the industry. I am currently working on a project with a number of photographers to make plus size male fashion modeling a real genre.
Experience- Jun 1997 - PresentPhotographer/Promotional Designer / Aperture Star Creations
Aperture Star Creations is a promotional design company/service, owned and operated by me. Hi. I'm Daniel "DJ Jarak" Wysocki. Through ASC, I have proudly served public and private clients all over the world since mid 1997. I serve everyone whether they be a small suburban family, a large corporate entity, or even a celebrity. I often collaborate with other professionals in order to offer our mutual clients the best possible levels of service. What separates me from most of my competitors is that I don't promote... not really. Sometimes... but very rarely. What I do is provide you the means to promote yourselves. When you are self-sufficient, you save not only money but a great deal of time. I am also far more flexible and friendly than most of our competition. I understand that your needs are unique. Because of this, most of my rates are highly negotiable. This is ASC's most popular benefit.
- Jan 2010 - Mar 2012On-Call Graphic Designer / RefreshThePage.Com
Refresh the Page is a web development and marketing company serving both public and private clients. From time to time they commission me to design graphics for web layouts such as avatars, headers, banners, and an assortment of icons.
- Jul 2009 - Dec 2009Full-Time Maintenance / McDonald's Corporation
It was my responsibility to keep an eye on supplies, stock supplies, and keep the entire store clean which included indoor and outdoor presentation. This meant cleaning up poorly dis-guarded trash and debris left by the seasonal elements. I also took care of laundry and had a key to almost every lockable door in the store including the supply shed. It was one of the larger model stores so there was much to do each day. I enjoyed my job but was let go due to unjustified layoffs by the new store owner who has since been terminated by corporate for a number of ethical and legal transgressions.
- Sept 2005 - Nov 2005Hardline Sales / Target
It was my responsibility to sell hardline items which included anything that was not clothing, cosmetics or jewelry. Other parts of my job also included sanitation, stocking and inventory. It was only a temp job so my time there was brief.
- Jun 2003 - Sept 2005Cashier & Runner / Tim Hortons
It was my responsibility to cash-out customers, make coffee, keep an eye on store-front supplies, stock supplies, and keep the entire store clean which included indoor and outdoor presentation. This meant cleaning up poorly dis-guarded trash and debris left by the seasonal elements. I also occasionally make sandwiches when the primary sandwich maker was busy or on break.
- Jun 2001 - Aug 2001Student Employee / Erie County Home and Infirmary
As a student employee, it was my job to do what was needed in order to learn how to multitask and survive in a true working environment. I worked as an office assistant, a laundry worker, doing a number of sanitation jobs and I spent time with the patients in order to keep them entertained and cared for. I got very ill on the job and had to leave the program.
Education-
2012 - 2012National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service (Unfinished)N/A in Hospitality
Activities: This school offers a number of courses and activities necessary in order to train individuals in hospitality industry jobs. -
1998 - 2001Harkness Career CenterVocational in Culinary Arts
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1998 - 2001Tonawanda Senior High SchoolGeneral in General Studies
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Honors:•Published in Von Gutenberg Magazine •Published in Artvoice •Published in LA Weekly •Published in Culture Asylum Magazine •Published by Jared the Galleria of Jewelry
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Interests:Digital photography, art, design, advertising, promotions, information technology, computer technology, culinary arts, martial arts, soccer, science fiction, fantasy, travel, alternative fashion
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- Corny, Big-Laugh Worthy Jokes
∙I tried to catch some Fog… but I mist.
∙When chemists die, they barium.
∙Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
∙A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
∙I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
∙How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.
∙I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Than it dawned on me.
∙I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I can’t put it down.
∙I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
∙They told me I had type a blood, but it was a type-o.
∙PMS jokes aren’t funny, PERIOD!
∙Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.
∙Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there’s no pop quiz.
∙The Energizer Bunny was arrested and charged with battery.
∙I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
∙How do you make holy water? Boil the hell out of it!
∙Did you hear about the cross eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils?
∙When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
∙I wondered shy the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
∙Broken pencils are pointless.
∙What do you call a dinosaur with a extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
∙England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
∙I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.
∙All the toilets in New York’s police stations have been stolen. Police have nothing to go on.
∙I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
∙Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
∙Velcro. What a rip off!
∙Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.
∙I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.
∙Be kind to your dentist. He has fillings, too.
∙NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
- Massive twister caught on tape by storm-chasers as it touches down near hard-hit Shawnee, Oklahoma, where at least one man was killed.
This monster tornado killed at least 91 people yesterday and 20 of them were children. This is horrible.
I created and shared this image with a Facebook Doctor Who fan group on Sunday morning and as of now it has received 6,659 likes, it has been shared 3,135 times, and it has been commented on 200 times. Never have I received such an amazing response and over something that was created on a whim.
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - ABC Network (by ABCNetwork)
I have never missed an episode of Once Upon a Time. I love it. So, how is it that I never heard about this upcoming spin-off series?
∙Model: Cat Hedlund
∙Photographer: DJ Jarak of Aperture Star Creations
∙Photo Retoucher: DJ Jarak of Aperture Star Creations
∙Clothing: Unknown
∙Hair Stylist: Cat HedlundIf he killed himself, he probably ended up in Hell and I imagine they are pretty strict about outside communication, yes?
- Extreme Honesty Sunday
From now on, every Sunday is Extreme Honesty Sunday. What this means is, I will give all of my followers the chance to ask me any question they want with a guaranteed honest answer. It can be about anything. No subject is too risque or personal. Ask away. What would you like to know?
- I Met Hurricane Helms & Goldust
I went to a local wrestling event (Empire State Wrestling) on Friday where I got to meet Goldust and Hurricane Helms who made special guest appearances that night. Goldust is a very tall man. I knew he was tall but I didn’t realize how tall until I was standing next to him. The friend I usually go with to such things is kind’a selfish when it comes to photo-ops. I love the woman but she is always making me take pictures of her with people. When it comes to getting pictures of me, she vanishes or makes some kind of excuse. She did seriously injure one of her arms earlier that day but all you need is one free hand to use a point-and-shoot which she keeps on her at all times and did use quite a few times that night. It really pisses me off. Well, we brought another friend with us who I got to take a picture of me with The Hurricane at the after party. Both he and Goldust are such cool, down to earth guys.
I hate having sex with myself. Holding an erotic thought without losing it while doing all the work only to end up alone and feeling shame. No thank you.
Superman may be more powerful but, Batman is smarter.
Cyberman Attack! - Nightmare in Silver: preview - Doctor Who Series 7 Part 2 (2013) - BBC
The Doctor faces one of his oldest and deadliest enemies as a Cyberman attacks!
Watch Nightmare in Silver, the new Doctor Who adventure, on BBC One on Saturday 11th May at 7pm, and on:
Saturday 11th May
BBC America — 8/7c
Space (Canada) — 8/5e
Sunday 12th May
ABC (Australia) — 7.30pm
BBC Entertainment (South Africa) — 7pm
BBC Entertainment (Poland) — 6pmThese guys have been seriously upgraded. They look so sleek and I’ve never seen a Cyberman move so quickly. He actually left a visible kinetic trail.
- TMNT Movie On-Set Photo
Almost a year ago my friend, Paul Gerrard informed me that he was the concept artist for the upcoming live Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remake and I thought to myself “Wow. I really do know some rather connected people.” Too bad most of them are in my field and asking them for help in getting work would mean asking them to screw themselves in doing so. That would be rather presumptuous and unfriendly of me, wouldn’t it? Anyway, here is an on-set photo of 3 out of the 4 actors playing the turtles. What you see them wearing is the sensor suits which will be used to render the characters over their bodies. With today’s tech, it means not having to wear the bulky rubber bodysuits and remote operated masks anymore to mimic the motions of expression and speech. Pretty cool, right?
- I Don't Like Hos
This is certainly a first. This guy, Ben who has been flirting with me for over a year just wouldn’t take the hint that I have no interest in getting involved with him for the simple fact that he has a fiance. It just isn’t my thing. I told him this as clearly as I could from the start. I did tell him that I wouldn’t mind meeting up and getting to know each other as friends. He just kept on flirting. I played along a little but never went nearly as far he did. He was quite vulgar at times. Now that I finally got through to him, he is being all pissy and told me to leave him alone. So I said “whatever” and called him a ho. Seemed appropriate… considering.
∙Model: Lamont Bellsarios
∙Photographer: DJ Jarak of Aperture Star Creations
∙Photo Retoucher: DJ Jarak of Aperture Star Creations
∙Digital Artist: DJ Jarak of Aperture Star Creations
∙Clothing: Unknown
∙Hair Stylist: Lamont Bellsarios
- Check out my friend Julian’s newest Doctor Who audio episode. Notice the logo he’s using on the top-left corner? That’s my work ;)_________________________________ The Doctor decides to visit Mars in search of clues left behind by an old and powerful race. But the humans exploring the pyramids at the very same time, find themselves in a trap left for none other than Sutekh himself. Can the Doctor escape murder, capture and the Gods themselves?
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