Ones I want to take.
Ones I already took.
Ones I wish I had taken.
(and that's enough verb tenses for now)
I blame this partly on Kallao, a person I have never met, but whose photos make me think about what I could be doing with my photos. And partly on all the other photographers' blogs out there that I read/look at/drool over daily. Seriously. The links in the photography section of my RSS reader outnumber the ones in the music section at this point. That is somewhat scary.
I haven't shot a show in over a week.
I don't own real lighting equipment (yet) but I can tell you how I think I would use it in any given shot I set up.
I need a photo project. I'm thinking maybe something dealing with the gentrification of North Park, the contrast between old/run-down/beat-up and the brand-spanking-Starbucks-new. Diptychs of new vs. old on the same block? Not just boring house/building shots. Details. Do I have the time for this?
I like hiding behind the camera. But toting a camera in public makes you a point of interest to others. People have no problem going up and asking questions of you. I'm still not comfortable with this. I carry my camera equipment in a purse when I can get away with it. Although with three lenses, this is becoming cumbersome.
I just spent $150 on a tripod + carrying case. Anyone wanna go hiking?
In other news, puggles are the cutest dogs ever. But I would still never pay that much money for a dog. Give me a mutt from the pound, but wait until I have the time/money to properly take care of it.
This is the unfiltered me. It's a little weird in here, no?
I'm a fan of kallao's photography too. What's even more amazing is that he's color blind!!!
ReplyDeleteThat sort of makes sense actually - a lot of times I find colors distracting in photos. I'm predisposed to like black and white photos, or photos with one strong color. I have to tell myself to see in terms of light, not color when shooting photos. I don't really know how else to explain it.
ReplyDeleteyou explained it like a photographer. makes total sense.
ReplyDeleteI like your unfiltered stream-of-consciousness posts. You should do more of them. And yea, Kallao rocks.
ReplyDeleteI know I should write more like this (hell, it's the only time I end up liking what I write). Sometimes it feels too personal. Sometime it feels like jibberish. Mostly, it's just hard to keep hold of the conversations I have with myself all day (in my head, of course) long enough to write my thoughts down. I'll try harder though.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post, but is allthat graffitti in the lady's room?!, I really have no idea what's going on in there?
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's the women's bathroom at the Che Cafe. So bright and colorful and chaotic...
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