Thursday, February 19, 2009

35mm.. and a Three Piece Suit...?



Okay, so i spent about six hours in the photo lab yesterday, getting the hang of all of the chemicals and all the work that goes into developing your own photographs, and this was the best that i came up with. it was a real shock to realize that the chemicals were the least of my problems and i need to work, very hard, on my shooting techniques. i guess I'm not upset about it, it certainly gives me something to look forward to, and I'm going to try to shoot 48 or 72 exposures this week, so i have a lot more shots to choose from.
i have a critique coming up in a few weeks, and i need to get six bomb shots... and i don't believe that i have any.
this roll of film was meant to be showing action, so Ben and i went out on our skateboards and did what we could. i thought the light was great midday, and the backdrop of the graveyard was really cool, but i ended up over exposing all of the blur motion photos... stop motion came out great though. i have full size tripod on order, so i will be able to do a bit better with the blur motion, and be able to slow down the shutter speed in the process.
this photo was taken by Ben, its a bit out of focus, and looks to be about thirty years old... i don't mind it though, i think it looks really cool. the dust marks and the slight scratches give it a weathered look, and i don't know how harsh Mary is at her critiques, but perhaps this would make a great stop motion exposure... i don't want to settle though. so we will see.
well, off to my New Zealand study abroad meeting, hopefully that works out, and ill be able to take some great pictures there!

pax amor paxis
halzyon

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Vineyard Winter... TO BE CONTINUED


i was able to go back to martha's vineyard a few weeks ago, in order to do some general tasks for my sisters boss down there, and while visiting, i was able to take a few pictures, and it was fantastic. i went back to the house i used to live in, and i was able to get some winter shots of my yard and the island as a whole, which was an entirely new experience for me, being that when i lived there, it never dropped below a temperate 70 degrees. I was able to enjoy a relaxing few days there, and get some reading done as well, (Stranger Than Fiction - Palahniuk). All in all, it was a great trip, and being able to spend some time with the summer family was great. i hope to get back down there as soon as the ground thaws, so that i will be able to get some more pictures and some work done. I am very much looking forward to spring on the island, and hopefully the next time i go down, ill be able to drive all the way out to gay head, and get some shots on 35mm, to develop in class. Maybe a retake of that Sunset i submitted to the bridge, of which i have yet to hear back from the judges, but I'm not putting too much weight on it... seeing as that i am in my first formal photography class right now.
i have already learned so much, will certainly be keeping the book, and hopefully will be able to get my own 35mm camera, so that i can get this back to Ben. I've been looking on ebay for a similar camera, and have found some at very reasonable prices, so I'm sure when i come into some money, ill be able to get one... and pay off that credit card bill...

pax amor fidelis
halzyon