Hi there strangers... I missed you guys! So this weekend was the Phi Delt formal. Nick asked me to photograph andin return very kindly provided me with a meal and a hotel room and a really fun evening. So in general I am very pleased with the way these photos came out. But in particular, I am incredibly excited about the dancing photos! Below are some of my tops:
and my favorite photo I have shot in probably a year is...
Just a quick teaser of what is to come.... break involved a LOT of photos of my friend Alex's baby, Ethan.
It was really nice to be home for Thanksgiving. It was exceptionally nice to be at home for Thanksgiving with Stephen's beautiful 6X7 film camera. I really like working with that camera. It really makes me slow down and think about each shot I make. Which is frustrating sometimes when I miss that one moment I can easily get with my digital camera but at the same time the rangefinder really makes me think about what I want the images to say. It also makes these incredibly subtle and quiet images that I am just loving. And best news of all is that Stephen is letting me take the camera home with me for winter break, which means many more to come (though if I keep this up I will really need to get better at scanning!)
This blog has been a real downer lately! Boo me! Well no worries friends I am turning myself around. I know I make it sound like I am about to quit photography any minute but that simply is not possible. I am still being photographic everyday (as Frank suggested) and I am making sure to pick up my camera at least once every day. I am also reading blogs, revisiting my favorite artists, watching documentaries and generally getting inspired. In fact I think I am on the cusp of figuring something out. I can feel it. I have Stephens (BEAUTIFUL) Mamiya range finder which I am very excited about. Once I get the dynamics of focussing and framing with that camera down again I am fully prepared to make some very thoughtful photographs that have been in my mind for some time now.
But today is not the day for ground breaking work, today was just a day of goofing around with my camera and here is what you get:
Nip was practically begging me not to go to work this morning and I ALMOST listened to her...
but image how sad I would have been if I had missed this gem!Friday dinner at Ellen's house:
I went to Boston last night because I picked my sister up at the airport at 5 am this morning. We had an amazing dinner at Ellen's house and I got to spend time with some new and some old favorites!
This is the first image I have edited so far. I love the way Ellen's hair falls on her back. There will be more to follow.
All my best photography lately (in my mind at least) has been happening at night. I am excited about these new images but I am honestly totally lost when it comes to working them through in photoshop (any advice is welcomed). I am also becoming continuously more aware of the limitations of my camera. I have been fantasizing about the 50D and the 5D Mark II. Oh if only! But of course then I am wondering if I am trying to fix an inspiration issue with a fancy camera? Maybe? It is always more comforting to blame it on the machine rather than the operator.
Well heres some work (please keep in mind that these are in no way editted to completion at this point!)
