As the never ending project that is my identity continues I find myself really getting anxious to finally wrap things up and make it something I can be in love with for a long time. In an effort to try to get a good idea of what I want my identity to "feel" like I've gathered some cool images/colors/fonts and put together a little inspiration board. I think I'm going to practice this exercise with every project I approach in the hopes that it will give me a good jumping off point and a good frame of reference to keep me on track and not spiral out of control as I think I have with this latest project.
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June 25, 2012
June 18, 2012
in the dark
The thing about my best friends is that they will do pretty much whatever I tell them when it comes to me taking pictures, and this past weekend was no exception. Amanda, Brianna (pictured) and Kelsey ventured out into the night and were patient enough to hang with me while I fiddled around and snapped a few cool photos. They are the best.
The best thing about going home is definitely being able to see the stars in all their glory.
See full sized images here.
June 17, 2012
going home
I went home this weekend for a night/day and spent some time playing with my new toys in the woods. It was nice, I felt like a little kid again traipsing through the leaves and dirt, just like I did with my first camera years ago.
The more time that passes, the more I appreciate how nice home is.
See full sized images here.
June 14, 2012
flickr favorites
I've discovered my new favorite social network. Not sure if technically Flickr is a social network, but whatever it is, I love it. I keep finding more and more talented artists and photographers sharing their work and quite frankly I feel myself becoming a little overwhelmed at everything I've found. I'm nervous I will find these people and never find them again because there are just so many. For now here are three of my favorites (so far).
Such gorgeous pops of color and I love that it all happened in the camera.
Cool compositions!
Such eerie/captivating photos, almost like something you would see in a dream. I especially like that you never see anyones face.
images by- Sugar Crisp / hui+ / hana haley
June 06, 2012
obsessed
Lately I've felt super uncreative and (aside from my full time job) incredibly unproductive. However I'm finally feeling the little spark that keeps my creative flames alive burning inside of me. I've had all these ideas and brainstorms over the past weeks and I'm itching to get something rolling very soon. Mostly I'm looking forward to playing with my ever growing camera collection, because [1] I haven't in quite some time [2] I've been playing with new shooting techniques and [3] I just bought some rad accessories that I am beyond excited to use that I thought I would share with you here.
1. Rosco Roscolux Swatchbook- an amazing alternative to buying individual gels, especially for what I use them for [which isn't the traditional way]. This [aside from my new lenses] is my prized possession and has proven to be worth the $5 it cost me. Great for experimenting with color in every imaginable way possible.
2. New film for my Polariod cameras from The Impossible Project in Color Shade Cool and Silver Shade UV+
3. and 4. The splurge of my latest photography related purchases. A lensbaby Composer lens and an Edge 80 Optic to go with my new lens. The photos the lens alone produces are just beautiful and unlike what most others can create, but combined with the Edge 80 it acts as a tilt shift lens and the results are just so cool. Above are a couple of my very first shots experimenting with the two. I'm sure there will be many more to follow. I must thank Steve for buying the Composer for me as an early birthday gift [he's the best].
