DEVERAUX, CHRISTOPHER V.

[sunny2]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, background-image: url(http://i54.tinypic.com/2nqfdd2.jpg); border: solid 5px #d6d6d6; width: 250px; -webkit-border-radius: 50px 4px 50px 4px; -moz-border-radius: 50px 4px 50px 4px; line-height:85%; margin-top: 5px] CHRISTOPHER VAUGHN DEVERAUX, "the future doesn't scare me at all" TWENTY THREE | URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY | PHOTOGRAPHER | BOBBY HICKS three pet peeves 001. being called chrissy - "my name is christopher. or, you can call me chris. chrissy is a girl's name. i am not a girl. this isn't rocket science. i won't answer to chrissy and i'll probably punch you in the face." 002. being asked to take pictures all the time - "i love photography, don't get me wrong. i love it enough to want to do it for the rest of my life. but just because you're my friend/sister/cousin/dad's best friend's daughter doesn't mean i'm going to drop everything for you to take pictures. make appointments and pay me. like everybody else. thanks." 003. leaving the cap off of toothpaste - "i don't know why this is so hard. JUST SCREW THE CAP BACK ON oh my god." chris' words of advice 001. "so here's the thing about gretch. first off, call her gretchy. she will love you. secondly, talk shit about 'her boys'. it honestly makes her feel so much better because she hates them so much. third, tell her how great i am and how much you love my girlfriend. fourth, be sure to pop your knuckles around her a lot...and ask if you can touch her hair. seriously. follow these steps and gretchy will adore you." 002. "all you need in order for people to take you seriously is be able to dress smart, have manners and have both respect for yourself and respect for other people. if you can do that, you're set!" 003. "barney stinson is my idol. no, really. he is a genius of a character. i want to be him. i live my life by this quote: 'when i get sad, i stop being sad and be awesome instead.' BAM. problem solved." 004. "learn how to cook. that way, women can't get to you through your stomach because you'll be able to cook better than them." 005. "you know what i can't stand? tennis. and golf. two of the most pointless sports out there. you're better off learning karate. or underwater basket weaving. or something. seriously. you never know when weaving baskets will come in handy. anyway, moral of the story: don't play tennis or golf and play real sports." last tweets from @ohchrist @ohchrist got yelled at by my sister @ohchrist because a girl was flirting with me. @ohchrist i feel like i'm fifteen again. @ohchrist i love it when photoshop crashes and i lose everything @ohchrist i get linked to the weirdest shit. @ohchrist i'm itching for a new tattoo already, damn. @ohchrist lol i'm the ~other child tumblr asks YOUR SISTER IS SOOOO GORGEOUS. WILL YOU GIVE HER MY NUMBER? awkward. HI MY NAME IS BRIANNA AND I LOVE YOUR WORK SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYWAY YOU COULD POSSIBLY DO MY SENIOR PICTURES FOR ME? umm maybe. email me here: [e-mail] and we'll see what we can set up. DO YOU PREFER CHRIS OR CHRISTOPHER? most people call me chris, but i answer to either. HOW DID YOU GET INTO PHOTOGRAPHY? HOW DID YOU GET YOUR JOB? AND DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ASPIRING YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS LIKE ME? well i've been interested in photography for my whole life, probably thanks to my dad's giant national geographic collection he has laying around. i would always flip through the magazines when i was a kid and beg my mom to buy me new issues of the ones i liked so i could rip the pictures out and stick them on my wall. i always thought it was amazing that someone could get paid to go around the world and take pictures of places and people and manage to capture emotion. as for my job? well, i had a good application, resume and portfolio. plus, i thought the company would be great to work for. so far, i've been right. and advice? work hard, don't give up, strive for criticism and learn from it, grow a thick skin and don't be upset if you hear no a lot and be positive! DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? i have two neon fish named alka setlzer and tortellini and a hedgehog named elmer. DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES OTHER THAN PHOTOGRAPHY? i cook! WHY DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY MUCH? i'm the ~other child. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? that my parents prefer to live their lives through gretch and leave me alone? ten facts about chris 001. he's an optimist and is always smiling. 002. he hates how overprotective his sister is of him. 003. he's a fiend for tattoos and piercings. 004. he likes being considered a classy gentleman. 005. he's always competing for attention with his sister. 006. he's kind of a massive push over. 007. he's mildly allergic to bananas. 008. he wishes he was peter pan. 009. he's always sleepy. 010. he both loves and resents the fact his parents focus their attention on gretchen because he's able to do whatever he wants. for the most part. hey there, the name's sunny. i live in the pacific time zone and this is my second character.