Today’s prints I wasn’t entirely satisfied with. Maybe I was a little speedy with them. Maybe the chemicals were a bit off. Either way, next time, I’ll conquer them for sure. I was starting to work on the cards that I’m considering selling. This set was routed in the abandoned amusement park that Kerri and I found.
It feels good to get back into doing some work after being sick and all the updating on the website. A few weeks ago, Kerri visited and we actually managed to get some work done. Now she lives in State College, PA (and has access to a darkroom, which means I have to go and visit her regularly). I played model for some of her grad school work. I want to see it – even though it was a little awkward having photos taken of me not acting like a jerk. It was kind of fun, too.
It’s been a while since I’ve taken any photos. I’m itching to get out soon and I’m planning a trip back to the amusement park soon, actually. Unfortunately, Kerri has my flash. That blows, but it also means that I get to experiment with new ways of lighting things. I can’t complain. Although, I do need people to come play with me. Any takers?
So, I’m still working out this what I like to shoot things – or rather, how I like to shoot people. I say this because I generally wouldn’t think of using people as a subject last year. Now they’re kind of fun. Sometimes. But not in the studio portrait or general portrait sense. I’m kind of over that after a year of it. I feel like I’ve got better things to do. The new adventure is how might I want to incorporate people into what I do.
Cards up later tonight.
Second set! Tomorrow’s the last day of a 6-day work run. So glad for that to be over. Perhaps Monday will be a great day in the name of photo.
By the way, for a little background… These were taken with a little panoramic camera I got for Christmas. These were taken in February after the second big snow storm in Delaware. Obviously, these were taken quite a bit after the storm, when roads were navigate-able and the snow was melted enough to allow adventures and exploration.
Most of these were taken in Elkton, Maryland. Others were taken around Brandywine and Talleyville, Delaware.
I took these photos back in February and finally took the roll in to get it processed. I really like the format!!
That’s it for now. Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ll post some more tomorrow.
Your mission? See Inception. It was awesome.
These photos have been a long time coming, however I kept them hidden for fear of my job (that and I haven’t had time to sit down and watermark all of them). Things have changed a little and I think that showing them off is pretty important.
I shot this wedding in Havre de Grace, Maryland in September 2009 with my good friend Kerri O’Neill. She covered the groom and his men, while I followed the ladies (and eventually became a groomsman). The wedding was on a boat during the sunset. It was pretty awesome.
I got a library card today. With my brand new library card, I check out a few books on alternative processes for photography. Not only are these the first books I’ve picked up in a while (a sad thing to admit), but they’re definitely the first text-type books that I’ve been eager to read.
Why?
I’ve recently started corresponding with my photo professor from University of Delaware, Nancy Breslin. Nancy specializes in pinhole photography and plastic cameras (she shoots with a Diana+, too!). She also teaches the Alternate Processes course at the university. I’ve always been inspired by her Square Meals: A Pinhole Diary of Eating Out series. Looking at her Flickr page, I’ve been intrigued by her tri-color gum prints.
Kerri says that they’re hard to do. But that doesn’t quite mean that there isn’t hope to at least experiment with it or some other alternative processes.
Anyhoo, I’ll be doing some reading at work to take up some of my free time at work. Maybe I’ll get some ideas of things to do in my art space at the new place. I really can’t wait.
