Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Less Apologies
I came across a quote today that reminded me of some so called "darkness" I feel I have lurking about at times.
Relationships are perplexing, confusing, and mixed sometimes with good & bad. But why do I hang onto certain people when it only seems they bring me sadness or frustration?
People come and go throughout your life. Sometimes it seems people that are close inyour life may love or like you but they are also jealous of you or envy you.
I don't want this around me in my life. I'm tired of wasting time or energy wondering what their intentions are with me.
Instead, this year I will only focus on the good friendships and cultivating the new friendships I have been blessed to make.
~from Caroline
Image from etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/shirae?ref=seller_info
Relationships are perplexing, confusing, and mixed sometimes with good & bad. But why do I hang onto certain people when it only seems they bring me sadness or frustration?
People come and go throughout your life. Sometimes it seems people that are close inyour life may love or like you but they are also jealous of you or envy you.
I don't want this around me in my life. I'm tired of wasting time or energy wondering what their intentions are with me.
Instead, this year I will only focus on the good friendships and cultivating the new friendships I have been blessed to make.
Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
~from Caroline
Image from etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/shirae?ref=seller_info
Monday, January 2, 2012
Photographer Ellen Rogers
I don't even remember where I came across the work of Ellen Rogers, but it is more than fair to say that I fell absolutely madly in love with her work the second I saw it....
And it encompasses a personal philosophy I hold, something close to me, but that I wish was much closer- that is the love of traditional photography methods & alternative methods (which is basically the same thing as saying everything NON-Digital....)
Her work is shot with film, developed, and printed by hand in the darkroom and hand colored and manipulated. I love it! And it is lovely to come across an artist as skilled both technically and creatively as her.... Below are all images by Ellen Rogers as well as excerpts from a recent interview.
Most of your photographs feel like dreams. Is there a clear boundary between dreams, perception and reality?
Oh yes, I am very aware of that boundary. To live in a dream would be of severe detriment to me and my work. In fact the very understanding of these differences is what enables a capable artist to utilise it. A dreamscape is a tool as is the camera, or the idea of it. I can harbor them as a writer harbors their language. All too often when I meet new people they expect something quite specific of me; for me to be a rather ethereal waif like creature who spews poetry or creeps in shadows. Facets of my existence lay there but in truth I am much more resourceful, hardy and deeply competitive, with a very real tom boy quality. I need these qualities to do what I do. These images do not appear as before a dream. They take consideration, careful planning, large deals of orchestration and boisterous determination. I am very awake.
What is beauty to you? And what’s the most beautiful moment/thing you have seen in your life?
I have certainly seen true beauty as a psychical manifestation in a person, in my muse Hana and I might look at my lover and see beauty but I am in love so that is biased. My Mother was pure beauty in my life and I keep looking for her essence everywhere. I suppose beauty is too varied to be pin pointed to one moment, or mortal description. Meeting a very close friend was a moment of clarity and beauty for me last year.
If you had to choose only one of your photographs, which one would be the closest to your heart and why?
Hana with flowers.
Because it is the only photo I have of my mother’s flowers left at her funeral.
While photographing, you become kind of a director. What are the most important qualities to do such work? Do you strictly know, what you do want models to do and background to look like or does it work completely differently?
I think one of the hardest things to do is toget the models into character. By which I mean, what their makeup and hair looks like, how well I will work with a particular stylist. This all takes a lot of prepping between the team and the group as a whole. We all need to pull together and stand our ground. Sometimes all the hair and makeup will be finished and I’ll say, oh no-not like that, or perfect! And we go from there, the styling is not my territory so I leave that to the experts but it’s a large part to play. The location, that’s usually my responsibility and these places, they will already have their own developed characters… I just let them talk.
http://www.ellenrogers.co.uk
And it encompasses a personal philosophy I hold, something close to me, but that I wish was much closer- that is the love of traditional photography methods & alternative methods (which is basically the same thing as saying everything NON-Digital....)
Her work is shot with film, developed, and printed by hand in the darkroom and hand colored and manipulated. I love it! And it is lovely to come across an artist as skilled both technically and creatively as her.... Below are all images by Ellen Rogers as well as excerpts from a recent interview.
Most of your photographs feel like dreams. Is there a clear boundary between dreams, perception and reality?
Oh yes, I am very aware of that boundary. To live in a dream would be of severe detriment to me and my work. In fact the very understanding of these differences is what enables a capable artist to utilise it. A dreamscape is a tool as is the camera, or the idea of it. I can harbor them as a writer harbors their language. All too often when I meet new people they expect something quite specific of me; for me to be a rather ethereal waif like creature who spews poetry or creeps in shadows. Facets of my existence lay there but in truth I am much more resourceful, hardy and deeply competitive, with a very real tom boy quality. I need these qualities to do what I do. These images do not appear as before a dream. They take consideration, careful planning, large deals of orchestration and boisterous determination. I am very awake.
What is beauty to you? And what’s the most beautiful moment/thing you have seen in your life?
I have certainly seen true beauty as a psychical manifestation in a person, in my muse Hana and I might look at my lover and see beauty but I am in love so that is biased. My Mother was pure beauty in my life and I keep looking for her essence everywhere. I suppose beauty is too varied to be pin pointed to one moment, or mortal description. Meeting a very close friend was a moment of clarity and beauty for me last year.
If you had to choose only one of your photographs, which one would be the closest to your heart and why?
Hana with flowers.
Because it is the only photo I have of my mother’s flowers left at her funeral.
While photographing, you become kind of a director. What are the most important qualities to do such work? Do you strictly know, what you do want models to do and background to look like or does it work completely differently?
I think one of the hardest things to do is toget the models into character. By which I mean, what their makeup and hair looks like, how well I will work with a particular stylist. This all takes a lot of prepping between the team and the group as a whole. We all need to pull together and stand our ground. Sometimes all the hair and makeup will be finished and I’ll say, oh no-not like that, or perfect! And we go from there, the styling is not my territory so I leave that to the experts but it’s a large part to play. The location, that’s usually my responsibility and these places, they will already have their own developed characters… I just let them talk.
http://www.ellenrogers.co.uk
New Year's 2012 Austin
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.-Anonymous
We were in Austin celebrating with close friends the coming of the new year. I have celebrated the coming of years in many different ways, sometimes at parties, some outside, some watching movies, and other years I just slept right through it....but this year was certainly different. It marked the ending of my life as a "graduate student," and the beginning of what I feel like is "the rest of my life."
So what will you do this coming year? How will you make the most of it? What will you do differently? What will you do the same?
Will you laugh more?
Smile more?
Stretch more?
Party more?
Connect more?
So here is to us, and here is to you, that we reflect on what we are & should be thankful for...that we reveal to ourselves what we have learned in the last year. I have learned that patience and perseverance are "key" to so many endeavors. I am incredibly grateful for my husband and my family and quality friends. May we learn to help others each and everyday in some small or large way.
“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” –Jim Rohn
We were in Austin celebrating with close friends the coming of the new year. I have celebrated the coming of years in many different ways, sometimes at parties, some outside, some watching movies, and other years I just slept right through it....but this year was certainly different. It marked the ending of my life as a "graduate student," and the beginning of what I feel like is "the rest of my life."
So what will you do this coming year? How will you make the most of it? What will you do differently? What will you do the same?
Will you laugh more?
Smile more?
Stretch more?
Party more?
Connect more?
So here is to us, and here is to you, that we reflect on what we are & should be thankful for...that we reveal to ourselves what we have learned in the last year. I have learned that patience and perseverance are "key" to so many endeavors. I am incredibly grateful for my husband and my family and quality friends. May we learn to help others each and everyday in some small or large way.
“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” –Jim Rohn
Saturday, December 31, 2011
It's almost over
Tonight at midnight marking the release.
I am elated and think this photo I took 4 years ago is the perfect image to post.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A new favorite blog
I came across the wonderful blog of a young photographer. Love her photos & the commentary on her travels.
More can be found http://www.weliveyoung.blogspot.com
Monday, December 26, 2011
In the forest
we walked for a long time carrying ladders, masks, & cameras
I can't believe it's been 4 years now
Photograph by: Shannon Clark 12-26-2007
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