day 29/365

some days just have awesome light. there are lots of days where you’d think you would have good light, but it’s just kind of flat. then there are other days where the forecast is the same but the light is somehow much better. today was one of those days. and since i didn’t have any shoots today, i decided to use the light to my advantage and take what is known as the stereotypical project 365 headshot-style self-portrait. :) one of these usually ends up in a 365 photo blog at least once…mainly due to awesome light, no shoots that day, and a lack of motivation to move outside your house at the moment.

so a 365 photo blog can be photographs of anything. however, there are lots of photographers that do 365 blogs exclusively on self-portraits. that’s a picture of yourself every day for 365 days. let me say that i have seen some of the most creative stuff from these photogs…because geez, that’s a lot of pictures of yourself. i don’t think i’d particularly want people to see me everyday since i basically spend my time sitting around in my where the wild things are pajamas when i’m not out in public.  :)

in other news, going to the designers downtown market on saturday with my friend kate and shooting a lot there. should have some good stuff this weekend. hopefully the weather holds out.

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also took a portrait of my shoes…because i love them.

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day 28/365

it has been absolutely gorgeous for the past two days and i’ve been soaking up all the sun. :) went for an extensive walk around part of the north carolina museum of art trail and thoroughly enjoyed myself. took my photography bag with me and hit the road for the better part of the afternoon. i can’t wait for all of the shoots and weddings coming up in the spring and summer because being outside with my camera is one of my favorite things. being cooped up inside just doesn’t cut it despite the fact that my own wedding is all indoors. :) way too chicken in late october to depend on the weather. :)

also, have a fantastically wonderful and happy birthday my dear geoff. :) <3

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day 26/365

spent most of last night being sick. :( didn’t have anything to do today, so i just pretty much laid around the house. it was 60+ degrees out but i couldn’t really bring myself to go out and take pictures on my steady diet of kool-aid and rice, so i decided to choose a subject from around the house. today = darth vader. he’s ceramic and, for reasons that escape my understanding, was inserted with one of those giant 1970s christmas bulbs when he was made that causes him to light up different colors every second or so. he’s a vintage little guy but i’m not sure from what year he was made. i found him in a comic shop in johnstown, pa a few years ago and bought him for geoff. he sits by the TV looking half menacing/half holiday cheer.

holiday cheer:

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menace:

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