A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. - Ansel Adams

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned.

"searching the world for what's right here..."

Friday, January 6, 2012

but through that window came a better day.

goals. resolutions. hopes. aspirations.  

1.  grow with photography.
     a. learn more.  learn everything.
     b. create website.
     c. learn how to advertise myself without feeling awkward.
     d. use my camera weekly.
     e. take risks.  
     f. try new techniques.  
     g. practice. practice. practice.
     h. more personal photos.
2.  learn to sew.  first project: superhero cape for dylan.  i am looking for an antique sewing table today.
3.  try something new.  i am debating between guitar and cherokee.
4.  be the best possible version of myself.  everyday.
5.  be grateful.  everyday.
6.  let the camera turn on me more often.  i can be such a weirdo about photos of myself.  see figure 1.
7.  turn off the tv one day a week.  fill the house with pandora, read, dance around the house, play out in the garden, enjoy the silence.
8.  write letters.  real, hand-written letters and mail to my favorite people.
9.  try new recipes.  be adventurous in the kitchen.
10. read one book a month.
11. be healthy.  blah, blah, blah, i know, this has made 90% of the populations' lists this year.  
12. find more music.  see figure 2.
13. cherish those dear to me and make sure they know it.
14. concerts.  as many as possible.
15. trip.  a real vacation somewhere new.
16. build a living-room fort.  

figure 1.
                                         




figure 2.










"you're all the things that fall from the sky."

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

life.







“to live is the rarest thing in the world. most people exist, that is all."