Gobble, Gobble...

Thanksgiving Break is a beautiful thing, my friend. I finally get a bit of time to go through some of my final project photos, take pictures (FOR FUN!) and sleep. Mmm...

Briefly: Carol is raising two children, Nick and Nora. They try to live as green as possible; they ride their bikes whenever possible, and hang clothing up to dry. They eat organic, and try to support the local economy by avoiding shopping at places like Wal-Mart. I am really enjoying working with Carol and their family...I would even say I'm inspired. She is just...cool. Haha...I suppose that is the best way to describe it.

Some of these are pretty similar, but keep in mind that I am far from a final edit. I am kicking myself for not starting this project in early October, because now the weather is too bad for me to capture some key moments. I REALLY want a photo of some biking because Carol and her family are very dedicated to living green, but I guess I will see how everything works out.

I would love some input!

I love this, but it's kind of hard to tell what is going on when it is just her by herself. I just enjoy the framing I guess.


This one? Or this one? We went to her mother-in-law's ALPACA FARM. It was great.

Well, that is enough from me. Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone!

November Happenings.

I've been feeling a little better lately, so I've actually been able to get out take some photos. My sports assignment has been a long time coming, so it feels good to finally get that off of my shoulders.


Too bad I cut off the feet. Go me!


I think this is the one I am going to turn it. Gotta love the beard.


These two are pretty much the same picture. I prefer the top for a feature shot, but the girls left before I got their names. Argh.

Also, I went home last week to my friend Jeannie's wedding. She looked so beautiful!

The Never-Ending Cough...

...really needs to stop. I would really like to be in line for Obama right now, but instead I am sitting in my house. I could go to the doctor again, but I'd rather not deal with the student "health" center. I can buy my own Gatorade, thankyouverymuch.

I haven't updated in ages, but here is my environmental portrait and a detail shot. My final subject's name is Carol Brown, and I am really looking forward to working with her. She is a local seamstress, raising two children, and is all about living green.


These were the two I submitted.

I liked her face in this photo, but it is a little overexposed and I liked the overall sense of place in the first one better.

I love detail shots, but I need to cut back on them.


And since it's fall...how about some pretty-ness?!





The first photo looks much better on my flickr...

Neglect.

Oops.

I guess my summer will remain undocumented as far as blogspot goes. But...I do have pictures from my first Fundamentals project.

Breaking the Ice. Ten strangers. When I heard about this project last year, I was terrified. I really ended up surprising myself. Everyone I spoke to was really kind to me, and nobody turned me down. I wasn't even afraid to approach them either. I guess I just feel way more confident this year. That being said...I am still a little worried about this Honest Emotion project.

Lonnie Wood. My favorite.

Bill Felice, a limo driver from New Jersey.

Bob Mays (who ended up being a photographer himself. He liked me because I "shot Canon").

Staci McGee. I was driving through the local park back home, and saw that a wedding was ending. I pulled over, and took a shot of the bride. I was proud of myself, but it's too bad the lighting did not agree with me.

Cami Logan. Rob has her too...darn it all.

Laura Bentley. A lovely lady from El Salvador.

David Raye, guitarman.

Nick Peckham. This boy had a really cool family. I am considering calling up his mom for a final project.

Virginia Muller. She doesn't watch TV anymore.

H. Carolyn King. Part Cherokee and part French. Totally cool.

And It Will Feel Like Home...

So...I'm home. It's kind of strange. It's graduation weekend here, so it's pretty hectic. It makes me think of how I felt last year around this time. So hopeful. My first year of college was infinitely better than four years of high school, but I realized that it doesn't change everything.

I miss Sparky's. I think I ate it pretty much everyday during the last couple weeks.

Nothing compares.

Now that I am home, I can chill with my cats. People change, but they don't.

Hey Alyssa.

Alyssa and her new/old Nikon FM. I want one.

My friend Wil had a bunch of people over for a mini-bonfire.

He lives out in the country, so the view in his backyard is just beautiful.

So is Sadara. Too bad taking this picture made her drop her hot dog.

Hell Week.

Papers. Exams. Papers. Exams.

I just finished editing my final paper for Psych 1000H and wrote my last event paper for J1100. Once I take the Psych exam and listening portion of the French final tomorrow, it will be smooth sailing. I've been lucky enough to only have two finals for both semesters. I am finally starting to destress, but once time gets closer to my exam tomorrow, I will start freaking out again. I felt "supremely confident" before my J1100 exam today, but then epic failed when I realized I didn't bother to read some stupid case study about basketball. Oh well. When it doubt, go with TRUTH!

I am pretty terrible when it comes to sporty kind of shooting (if you can call Frisbee a sport). This was about the only halfway decent shot I got that didn't involve massive blurz (and not the good motion kind).

Intense Rob. As always. He was nice enough to drive Beth and I around to look at a possible house for next year. It was perfect and lovely, but I don't think we will end up getting it. Le sigh. 

School stress is lessened by cigars. 

I have NEVER taken a decent picture of Derek. He is so handsome, but tends to make an awful face every time a camera is pointed his way. I am glad this one turned out (with the lovely background of Ag buildings). There is a cool little park we went to on a walk, and I took the nice nature-y kind of shots that follow. 

Woah. Camera shake. I actually like this though, just because it looks like a painting. A super emo painting. 

I want to sit here all day. 

Typical waterfall shot. Y'know.

And lastly, another Holga shot I really like.