Redlights and Redeyes

black and white friday

November 25, 2011 by chip

I need an intervention. I went to land of red – Super Target – and converted everything to black-and-white. I must be in a post-turkey, up all night haze. For as much of a color junkie I am, you would think that an assignment to shoot the 12 a.m. Black Friday shopping at Super Target would be like heaven. In fact, there may be such a thing as too much color. I said it. First step is admitting I [...]

Categories: chip litherland, news • Tags: Black Friday, black-and-white, Bradenton, Chip Litherland, Christmas shopping, crowd, flat screen, I'm sorry Red, lines, sarasota, shopping, Target, too much color, toys, TV

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$20 monogrammed toilet paper

March 24, 2011 by chip

I can’t even think of what I could eat that would warrant a $20 monogrammed single roll of toilet paper, but nonetheless it exists. I thought Naples was the richest city in Florida. Then I went to Worth Ave. in Palm Beach. I parked my beat down VW in an alley because it just looked sad amongst the Lambos, Jags, and Hummers. I was sent to Naples and Palm Beach in one weekend to hit high end shopping districts for [...]

Categories: Bay Magazine, photos, random gratuitousness • Tags: Chip Litherland, color, economy, Florida, naples, palm beach, rich, shopping, Tourism, Travel, wealthy, worth ave

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“yeah, does barry manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?”

April 8, 2010 by chip

It is always so amazingly cool to get an assignment for something you already do – even when you’re not getting paid. The New York Times called about a story on Tampa becoming a vintage clothing mecca of sorts, and they basically wanted me to go explore three different shops – Squaresville, La France, and Sherry’s YesterDAZE – and shop, er, shoot. Never got a chance to explore Tampa vintage shops too much until this day, but man, those guys [...]

Categories: photos, The New York Times • Tags: color clothing, shopping, Tampa, thrift stores, thrifting, vintage, wigs, ybor

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