Feb 6, 2012
Jan 28, 2012
January Sun
Today I took Andre and Louis out to experiment with my reflectors. We found some aesthetically appealing walls and abandoned crockpots, and I got some photography advice from a legless man in a wheelchair. Oregon City doesn't disappoint....
One of the lookout points here gives a nice view of the river and factories. Whenever I drive up the hill to my house on a sunny day, I wonder why there is always a large group of people milling around with cameras. Today at the stoplight I watched an older tourist stalk a landgull with her point-and-shoot and it made me smile. Partly because I could imagine what the rest of her memory card contained, and partly because I can totally understand that urge to take my camera everywhere and photograph the world around me. My grandpa used to take disposable cameras up into the woods during his forest service years and would come back with pictures of trees. Stumps. High-speed squirrels.
Humans really love preserving the most random moments.
I haven't been posting much on here this month, but I'm hoping to do more photography projects next few months. School has been occupying a lot of my time lately.
Here's some interesting stuff I came across recently that is not really cute enough to put on pinterest:
One of the lookout points here gives a nice view of the river and factories. Whenever I drive up the hill to my house on a sunny day, I wonder why there is always a large group of people milling around with cameras. Today at the stoplight I watched an older tourist stalk a landgull with her point-and-shoot and it made me smile. Partly because I could imagine what the rest of her memory card contained, and partly because I can totally understand that urge to take my camera everywhere and photograph the world around me. My grandpa used to take disposable cameras up into the woods during his forest service years and would come back with pictures of trees. Stumps. High-speed squirrels.
Humans really love preserving the most random moments.
I haven't been posting much on here this month, but I'm hoping to do more photography projects next few months. School has been occupying a lot of my time lately.
Here's some interesting stuff I came across recently that is not really cute enough to put on pinterest:
- Recently rediscovered USF Lit2Go podcasts, which are unbelievably good. (It's funny how fast you can get through an audiobook when it's not read by an alien!) I'm about halfway through Crime and Punishment right now. It's nice to actually listen to a story after days of staring at computer screens and book pages for school.
- This urban series by Dennis Maitland is fascinating.
- Last month I found these art journals that a French artist posts on her blog. They're so colorful and inspiring.
Jan 15, 2012
Jan 1, 2012
2011
Last year I posted my favorite images from 2010 here. It's time for another recap! This post was very fun to put together- I love what I saw this year. (The first photo was actually taken last December 31, when we went cross-country skiing for the first time.)
Random happenings that come to mind when I think about this past year:
I emerged from DMV hell with my driver's license sometime in late January and have been driving responsibly ever since.
I rode a train two times. I survived a brutal PE class. I stayed in Norman Bate's house. (It's in central Oregon, if you're wondering. Learn how to send smoke signals before you head out there because cell service is non-existent and I'm pretty sure we broke the phone in the last remaining phone booth.) I learned that you can't use hairdryers in the car and discovered that my dog will willingly wear wigs, dresses, and glasses. I discovered how to make the perfect ice cream, and I read a some good books.
There were many nights when I dreamed I was somewhere exciting taking pictures. Sadly, I always woke up right before I was able to edit them. I remember looking down at my imaginary LCD screen and getting excited because I knew just how the colors and contrast should be adjusted on a particular image. A few of those do live on in my head.
I'm so thankful for my family, friends, and the opportunity to freeze seconds of my life with a camera. God has certainly blessed me.
This time last year I knew I was going to take a lot of photos, and I wondered what they would look like.
I don't have to wonder any more:
Random happenings that come to mind when I think about this past year:
I emerged from DMV hell with my driver's license sometime in late January and have been driving responsibly ever since.
I rode a train two times. I survived a brutal PE class. I stayed in Norman Bate's house. (It's in central Oregon, if you're wondering. Learn how to send smoke signals before you head out there because cell service is non-existent and I'm pretty sure we broke the phone in the last remaining phone booth.) I learned that you can't use hairdryers in the car and discovered that my dog will willingly wear wigs, dresses, and glasses. I discovered how to make the perfect ice cream, and I read a some good books.
There were many nights when I dreamed I was somewhere exciting taking pictures. Sadly, I always woke up right before I was able to edit them. I remember looking down at my imaginary LCD screen and getting excited because I knew just how the colors and contrast should be adjusted on a particular image. A few of those do live on in my head.
I'm so thankful for my family, friends, and the opportunity to freeze seconds of my life with a camera. God has certainly blessed me.
This time last year I knew I was going to take a lot of photos, and I wondered what they would look like.
I don't have to wonder any more:
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