getting there….
As of yesterday, I have taken over 3500 photos and I really like 365 of them. I gave myself until Labor Day to reach my goal of 1,000 keepers and while I am not where I want to be, I still have time to get there. Some of the latest.
150 down….850 to go…
After spending almost a week not doing much on my project, I did make a little progress this week. For full disclosure, I have taken almost 1800 photos at this point in my summer, but I am I trying to take 1000 photos that say something, that make a viewer take more than a glance. But as the headline says, I have 150 I consider worthy, only 850 to go.
project update…
As of today, I am 116 photos toward my 1,000 photo goal. I feel pretty good about my progress so far. My photo project has taken me to Cave Hill Cemetery and various places around town. The weather was perfect the day I went to Cave Hill and the sky makes some of the photos look like postcards. Today, I stayed much closer to home, very close in fact. There is a metal sculpture of a woman that has intrigued…
pleasant surprises…
Sometimes when shooting, I am lost in the moment. I don’t check the back of the camera to see how the shots look. Yesterday was one of those moments. I was trying to so hard to be in the moment and listen to the singer, an uber talented student of mine, yet I was trying to capture good images. After graduation, I went to my classroom to start downloading images and found these two shots that I love. I love…
New Albany Riverfront Ampitheater…
Killing two birds with one stone, I had lunch in downtown New Albany and worked on my summer project. I knew that New Albany had a stage on the river but had not been down there. I headed there on a hot, humid overcast day. After editing, I kept about 15 photos from the day and these are my three favorites.
summer projects…
Each summer I commit to a project. Last summer I decided to instagram every day of summer, not because I am egotistical and believe that people are clamoring to know my every move but because I wanted to hold myself accountable for how I was spending my precious few days of summer. I succeeded in meeting my goal and fully completing the project. This summer I decided on a project a bit more ambitious. We have all heard the old…
new toys…
Everyone likes new toys, I am no exception. For quite some time, I have wanted a small aperture (f2.8) lens. I love shooting with them because the large opening gives the photos very shallow depth of field. Shallow depth of field makes the background blurry which helps when you know you’re going to have a background which you can’t control such as a crowd at a sporting event. One of these lenses is well over $1000 new and I just…
missing the dark days…
I am in a rut. There it is. I said it. Now what do I do about it. I had one of the best summers I can remember. I tried new things, I traveled. I lunched. I wrote. Now it’s back to the daily routine of school. I am one of those people who truly does not thrive amidst routine. I need novelty and variety. This could be why I rarely teach the same lessons from one semester to the…
October….
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” Those words pretty much sum up my fall. October was filled with work, awards, football and music. The highlight of the month was the Matt Nathanson concert. I hadn’t really heard much about the opening act Joshua Radin, but I really enjoyed him. I had heard a few of his songs, I just didn’t realize they were his songs. The show was at Headliners, a local music venue. It’s small…
putting my best foot forward…
Been a busy few days. Spending time doing research and reading for my comprehensive exams coming up in March. However, I am still keeping up with my efforts to wear all of the great pieces in my wardrobe. It’s been nice going to work and being out knowing that I took the time to put myself together. It’s a mini-boost of self confidence.
