David Doubilet

This guy does some amazing things with the little and slimey <3

National Geographic

Etsy <333

One of my favorite websites lately has been Etsy.com. The people that make up the community at Etsy buy and sell hand-made items. I love how easy it is to find a wide variety of unique and pretty things. I shop for jewelry, t-shirts and handbags on Etsy almost constantly. It's overly addictive :)

View Cameras <3

There are so many new technologies that come out every month in the photo world. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything. Companies like Canon and Adobe create some of the most amazing equipment and software it’s a wonder photographers make any money because of the constant release of “new and improved”. If you’re a photographer you’re a gadget nerd, they go hand in hand. I’ve always been fascinated with the many ways to take a picture and the incredible things photographers do with their pictures. My program director is a firm believer in the history of photography and how old processes shape and mold a photographer’s ability to create stunning work. Admittedly I feel close to the same way now. Having used Large and Medium format cameras for over a year now my comfort level, while working with them, has increased exponentially. I never thought I’d like working with these bulky cameras that require almost too much attention, but I really do! Attached are some of my assignments from this quarter. They were all shot on chrome 4x5 film with large format Calumet cameras.

the second month...

.February.
sweet or sour, it's always full of emo.
this year it's pleasantly tart with a bit of sparkle...

getting there...

this morning i had my portfolio review with the director of my photo program and another instructor. i was totally nervous and didn't expect to be. i figured that if they didn't choose any of my work i would just have to shoot my butt off. but, hey! they actually like some of my stuff. they chose a lot from things i do myself like well-lit DJ pictures from some events i attend and random shooting i do when i'm bored. attached are a few they picked and i'll probably put them all up soon along with continuing to update the progression of my book. it's so weird/exciting to be at this point. i can finally be creative and try to shoot at the level i want to.

snow day

being a Florida-girl makes snow a little more than exciting for me. it started falling all around my house at about 5pm this afternoon and actually stuck! everyone here gets a little excited when it snows while the northerners just roll their eyes at us and say "that's not really snow". i don't care tho, it's sooooooooooooo pretty. look, i even took pictures! *blush*

pictures here

404 Audio 5 year anniversary!

The lovely 404 Audio celebrated it's 5th birthday this past weekend with Mass Transit. Incredibly talented dj's like AK1200, Gridlok, The Upbeats and Random Movement made sure we would never forget the evening. I spent the majority of the party with my camera and thought you might like to see what I came out with. Here's a little of my work from that night, but you can follow this link to my photo album on 404 Audio's website for the rest: click me

Andrew Zuckerman

i find myself searching through pages upon pages of artists almost daily. i do this for many reasons...inspiration, admiration and many times pure boredom. i'd like to use this entry to highlight a photographer that's truly an inspiration to me. his name is Andrew Zuckerman. he's a fantastic photographer and has a book out called "Creature" that is made up of some of the most fantastic animal portraits i've ever seen. his simplistic approach by only using white as a background accentuates the animal's texture and dynamics to the fullest. i've put together a few that i've found online but mind you, these don't even begin to show how incredible this man is. <3

a little...

i've never been much of a "blogger", but i'm starting to really appreciate it on other websites. with that said, i love this site and really want one on here now. i really look forward to building my blog and sharing my loves and dislikes with this site.