About Me
Vital Stats:
Stephen D. Jensen
Age 40
Born in Elmhurst, Illinois
Resident of the Crystal Lake, Illinois
Occupation:
Art Director, Graphic Designer and Photographer; Owner of F3 Studios, a full service design and photo studio; Owner of Wornstar Clothing, a rock n roll clothing company; husband of the gorgeous and talented Sylvia Jensen; father of the inspiring Nicholas, Olivia, Brandon, and Amelia Jensen.
Interests/Hobbies:
Photography, Graphic Design, Art, Music, Movies, MMA, Games and Puzzles
Favorite Films:
Blade Runner, Star Wars movies, Alien movies, Moon, District 9, The Jerk, Airplane, James Bond movies, A Clockwork Orange, This is Spinal Tap, Apocalypse Now, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Memento, Caddyshack, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Fight Club, The Social Network, Idiocracy, Indiana Jones movies, Jaws, Snatch, Mallrats, Matrix, Planet of the Apes, Minority Report, Seven, 12 Monkeys, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Naked Gun, The Thomas Crown Affair, Unbreakable, Watchmen Weird Science, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Inception
Favorite Bands:
Jellyfish, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Heart, Dag, Brother Cane, Motley Crue, Concrete Blonde, Sam Phillips, I Mother Earth, Anthrax, Bee Gees, Cheap Trick, Collective Soul, T-Ride, Dan Reed Network, Dry Cell, ELO, Garbage, Mother Love Bone, Mr. Reality, Jamiroquai, Beatles, John Lennon, King’s X, Dope, Marvelous 3, Muse, My Vitriol, Veruca Salt, Nonpoint, Ours, Pivot Man, Roxanne, Saigon Kick, Sevendust, Sextus, Imperial Drag, Silverchair, Slipknot, Stereophonics, Sweet, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, The Mars Volta, The Revolution Smile, TNT, Van Halen, W.A.S.P., Megadeth
Favorite TV Shows:
The Soup, Conan, Ancient Aliens, America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway, Hell’s Kitchen, Family Guy, American Dad, Battlestar Galactica, The Shot, Double Exposure, SNL, The Office, Project Greenlight, Shark Tank, Onion News Network, Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Favorite Restaurants:
Amici in Niles, IL, Big River Grille in Nashville, TN, Omaha Steakhouse in Nashville, TN and Phoenix, AZ, Portillo’s (IL), Giordano’s Pizza (IL), Zippy’s in Schaumburg, IL, Nick’s Pizza in Crystal Lake, IL, Chipotle, Family style comfort food restaurants
Favorite Foods:
Meat ravioli with meat sauce, a good sirloin steak, deep dish Chicago style pizza, Chicken gyros from Zippy’s, the Bunkhouse Broil and “rolls of death” from the now closed Cadillac Ranch in Bartlett, IL, meatloaf, salisbury steak, cream of chicken soup, Chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, hot soft pretzels, grilled chicken caesar salad, a good burger and fries, Sylvia’s chicken, chicken soup, and pasta salad, Dr. Pepper, Mexi-coke, Sprecher’s Cherry Cola, Drumstick ice cream, Bubblegum ice cream, Strawberry ice cream.
Accomplishments:
Won Best of Show Award at the first Mac Design Conference in 2003 for my album cover Daniel’s Window “Illuminate”. Opened own photo studio and gallery in 2010.
Computer Gear:
MacPro Quad-Code Intel Xeon with dual 30″ monitors, Wacom Intuos 3 Graphics 6×11 Tablet, MacBookPro 17″
Camera Gear:
Nikon D200 Camera, Tameron Lenses, Speedotron Black Line power packs and lights
Favorite Stuff:
AppleTV, iPhone, Drobo, Rifftrax
Favorite Software Programs:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Acrobat, iTunes
Favorite Web Sites:
Rifftrax, Homestar Runner, 27bslash6, Apple, B&H Photo, Engadget, Blabbermouth, JakPrints, AICN
Favorite Quote:
“There are three basic types: the wills, the won’ts, and the can’ts. The wills accomplish everything, the won’ts oppose everything, and the can’ts won’t try anything.”
-V.I.N.CENT
