This is going to appear in a link at the bottom of every post at some point. Once I get my merch in. I am going to have a SHOP link, and FAQ link and a HELP link at the bottom of all the posts to go along with the SHARE THIS link that is at the bottom of the page now. Very exciting. Also on the agenda for the page is a design over hall and tons of YouTube videos. On Monday I have a ton of stuff to go up: Flaming Bag Head: Round 2, Andrew WK photos, BA girl Mayhem gallery II and um… maybe we will save some stuff for Tuesday: my dissertation on the lyrical genius of R Kelly and BA girl Apathy gallery II. Let’s just see what happens. Also, lastly, it is your lastly chance to VOTE for my photos. I came in dead last in every category, but maybe you all were just waiting until today to vote and I will win in a landslide 30 minutes from now… On to the FAQ.  Oh, also, if you have any other questions that should be on here… let me know.

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What is Driven By Boredom?

Driven By Boredom is my motto. The basic idea is that whenever I get really bored in life I have to come up with something to do. Usually that manifests in some sort of creative out put. The idea being that I need to use boredom as a motivating factor in my life. Not everyone has the luxury of having nothing to do. Luckily, I did very little work in college and had plenty of time to make this dumb website. Now I force myself to have time for this page, even when I am not so bored.

What is Drivenbyboredom.com?

Drivenbyboredom.com is a website that I started my sophomore year in college as a way to house a number of projects that I was working on online. I wanted to be able to point my friends to things I was doing and have my own personal URL. I wanted my own email account and I wanted to be able to upload the photos I was taking. I had recently made a very successful photo blog, but I was sick of it and wanted to start something else. At the time blogging was not what it is today, and blog sites like mine were part of a genre of websites called E/N sites or everything/nothing. E/N sites mostly consisted of a blog that was constantly linking to other sites, videos and pictures. What set DBB apart from many of the other E/N sites is that DBB was 100% original content.

Currently Drivenbyboredom.com is mostly a party photo blog although I hope it is a bit different from some of the other party bloggers. I try to post a lot of different things on this site, but I shoot so many parties that this site has become a party blog. That is not what DBB started out as 7 years ago, and it probably wont be a party blog 7 years from now. This site changes as I do. Just keep checking back…

Who are you?

My name is Nate Smith, but everyone has called me Igor since 1995. Want to know why I am called Igor? Watch this. I was born in 1980. I have a BFA in photography and film from Virginia Commonwealth University. I also attended Penn State University for two years before I transfered to VCU. I manage a band called the Gaskets. I do freelance photography and I do make a good amount of my income from it, but I also work part time at a hotel bringing people food that I cannot afford. It is humbling and miserable, but it allows me a very flexible schedule and the ability to spend over 30 hours a week on this site.

Why can’t I download photos from your galleries?

You can. It’s just the program I use is unfortunately confusing. Click here to figure out how to do it.

What does NSFW stand for?

NSFW stands for Not Safe For Work. In the case of my web site it means their is probably a nipple or two somewhere in the galleries. Most work computers have my site banned anyway, but just in case, you might want to keep away from the NSFW galleries on your office computer.

How can I contact you?

You can email me at igor@drivenbyboredom.com or you can find me on MySpace. I recommend adding me because you can get site updates ever few days VIA bulletins.

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