I really love cereal. And I love my new camera remote. Here's a of one taken with the other.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Assignment #2
The idea was to somehow put images and sound together. After taking what seemed like three thousand photos of everything around me over the weekend (like one after another of my friends eating burgers and Dairy Queen) thinking that eventually SOMETHING would come of it, I ended up going back to my favorite subject--- Henry. We walked home from downtown, me following him with my camera at bup level the whole way. It was a fun little experiment and my first try at doing a little video like this. Here's what I came up with (click it twice to go to full screen):
The idea was to somehow put images and sound together. After taking what seemed like three thousand photos of everything around me over the weekend (like one after another of my friends eating burgers and Dairy Queen) thinking that eventually SOMETHING would come of it, I ended up going back to my favorite subject--- Henry. We walked home from downtown, me following him with my camera at bup level the whole way. It was a fun little experiment and my first try at doing a little video like this. Here's what I came up with (click it twice to go to full screen):
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Ugly, Shocking, Bizarre
Assignment #1
I was recently thinking about how I used to love photography. My camera was with me always, and I took photos I cared about. Lately it's all just been photos of my niece and nephew, my dog, and my friends doing nothing interesting in particular. These are all things that need photos, definitely photo-worthy subjects, but I decided I need to get back in to using it as my creative outlet. So I signed up for a class at the Newspace Center for Photography called Ugly, Shocking, Bizarre in attempt to get my excited about photography again.
The first assignment was to be completed for a critique before the first class:
You are leaving earth on a rocket ship when we meet for our first class -- and you can only take 5 photographs with you that you shoot between now and then -- nothing else -- no other photographs, no other objects - -nothing else to have to remember your life on earth. What will you photograph?! Bring those 5 photos to the first class. Again, remember, they have to be shot between now and when the rocket ship leaves when we meet for our first class!!
I can't say I'm terribly excited about any of the photos, but it was a fun experiment. Here's what I came up with:
Because I love breakfast. More than anything, I really really really love cereal.
I started thinking about this assignment in terms of leaving the comforts of home as well, as if maybe... I was leaving for Africa for 27 months. There will be no bubble baths in Africa. So here's me and bubbles.
I love my red boots.
Coffee in the hands of one of my favorite people on this planet
There is nothing finer than a puppy nap.
Good food, wine and snacks
Assignment #1
I was recently thinking about how I used to love photography. My camera was with me always, and I took photos I cared about. Lately it's all just been photos of my niece and nephew, my dog, and my friends doing nothing interesting in particular. These are all things that need photos, definitely photo-worthy subjects, but I decided I need to get back in to using it as my creative outlet. So I signed up for a class at the Newspace Center for Photography called Ugly, Shocking, Bizarre in attempt to get my excited about photography again.
The first assignment was to be completed for a critique before the first class:
You are leaving earth on a rocket ship when we meet for our first class -- and you can only take 5 photographs with you that you shoot between now and then -- nothing else -- no other photographs, no other objects - -nothing else to have to remember your life on earth. What will you photograph?! Bring those 5 photos to the first class. Again, remember, they have to be shot between now and when the rocket ship leaves when we meet for our first class!!
I can't say I'm terribly excited about any of the photos, but it was a fun experiment. Here's what I came up with:
Because I love breakfast. More than anything, I really really really love cereal.
I started thinking about this assignment in terms of leaving the comforts of home as well, as if maybe... I was leaving for Africa for 27 months. There will be no bubble baths in Africa. So here's me and bubbles.
I love my red boots.
Coffee in the hands of one of my favorite people on this planet
There is nothing finer than a puppy nap.
Good food, wine and snacks
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Self Portrait Challenge--- Bathrooms!
This is not the most exciting first post for the Self Portrait Challenge, but it just fell this way.
My bathroom flooded this evening.... as I am applying for the Peace Corps right now, I decided to take this as a sign because some things I know to be true about living in a third world or developing country is that you most likely will not always have reliable plumbing. After getting my PC nomination to Africa yesterday I've had two issues with the pipes in my old little studio. As I tried to take a shower this morning, I turned it to hot hot hot as I normally do. I like to feel it tingle with heat. It did not want to cooperate. It finally got a little warm, so I jumped in and scrubbed down. But soon enough it was cold and barely running. Just as I was about to get out, it scored my back at full blast. I decided to take this spastic stream as a test... what will I have in Africa? Barely a trickle of cold water? Will I have water every day? So much research to do!
The second half of my little test came as I got home at 10 this evening, after I used the little girl's room. I flushed, as normal, and as I turned to leave the restroom I heard a wooooosh of water to the floor! I have no plunger... I don't even have a proper mop! Now my bathroom floor is covered in toilet water and I'm not really sure what to do about it, so I took out my camera and made a few waves. In toilet water. Gross!
Just another little hardship to get me used to not living the easy life.
My bathroom flooded this evening.... as I am applying for the Peace Corps right now, I decided to take this as a sign because some things I know to be true about living in a third world or developing country is that you most likely will not always have reliable plumbing. After getting my PC nomination to Africa yesterday I've had two issues with the pipes in my old little studio. As I tried to take a shower this morning, I turned it to hot hot hot as I normally do. I like to feel it tingle with heat. It did not want to cooperate. It finally got a little warm, so I jumped in and scrubbed down. But soon enough it was cold and barely running. Just as I was about to get out, it scored my back at full blast. I decided to take this spastic stream as a test... what will I have in Africa? Barely a trickle of cold water? Will I have water every day? So much research to do!
The second half of my little test came as I got home at 10 this evening, after I used the little girl's room. I flushed, as normal, and as I turned to leave the restroom I heard a wooooosh of water to the floor! I have no plunger... I don't even have a proper mop! Now my bathroom floor is covered in toilet water and I'm not really sure what to do about it, so I took out my camera and made a few waves. In toilet water. Gross!
Just another little hardship to get me used to not living the easy life.
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