grumpy bear

i am exhausted. passing out to a movie in a maze of blankets and pillows sounds delightful. BAHHH

Film/Work Day

I've been diligently scanning my film for the past many many many, and many more hours. Not once throughout this 2nd project have I wished that I shot w/ digital. 

What first got me hooked (on phonics! and) on film was the great similarity to what I see on a daily basis. I broke this feeling down to the love of the colors, the shadows, the light quality... everything that makes me appreciate photography as a whole completely stands out in film. Regardless of the time that will never return, the money, and the various processing needed, seeing that one shot out of countless wasted rolls makes up for it all and it is through this process where I find great appreciation towards photography. Speaking of processes... shooting in film feels much more intimate, regardless of subject matter. With the limited amount of shots their is less floundering and greater attention paid to the image. Not only do I feel closer to the subject, my camera, and even myself, but to the film I'm using. That may sound kind of strange, but here me out! Film is film. Physical and tangible, there are more memories to be kept with the touch, smell, and sight of it. You can see how film gets when you disregard it, and you can see how many images you've carefully created. It's easy to forget about the thousands of digital images you've taken in a short time span. Digital definitely has it's perks and can illustrate the world beautifully as well, however, film is love. There is too much passion in film that cannot (I cannot let) go unnoticed. 

I love you, please don't die. You'll never be dead to me!

Two favorites from my recent work.

Work/Thoughts/Humbug

Here are early photographs for my final color project. I want/need to work on countenances, and composition through the patterns/colors I use. So far I feel confident that I can successfully finish this series and am hoping  that after 5-7 more shots, each portrait/bed will maintain their personality and individual flair. I'm not worried about this class, but I am a bit worried about the printing for Kyle's class.

Originally I wanted to present through a book but I lost track of time and don't have too many quick, inexpensive, and tasteful options. The motion of flipping through my images still remains in thought so I think I will have a small stack of pictures for people to go through? Bah, that doesn't seem complete though.

I still need to process and scan a few more rolls. In this race to finish, time has seemed to loop me once again. Whatever happened to procrastinating procrastination? Bah.