History

So we've been studying the history of photography and for each lecture we look at a whole bunch of photographs, and one of them looked pretty familiar. Forgive the amateur framing and the 138 year difference between the two, but check this out:

Self Portrait, Panama, 1870 [by Timothy O'Sullivan]

Kuna Girl, Isle de Carti, Panama, 2008 [by me]

I'm so into this history of photography section. I think that I'd really like to keep studying this. I've been thinking a lot about applying to grad school lately. So far its just a thought.

Weekend Getaway

Last week I packed a bag and headed out to Vancouver for the weekend to meet up with Mark who had been there all week. I couldn't believe that I had three whole days to shoot for fun. I hardly used my digital camera at all [mostly because I was not interested in lugging around a backpack all day] but I did shoot a couple rolls of film [which I still haven't developed, but will post when I do]. The only time I used my digital was on the plane and in the hotel. Here's what I came up with.

Good morning sunshine.

I've never flown on such a clear day.

The fog in Vancouver was too low, so we circled these mountains for 40 minutes before finally landing...in Abbotsford.

Our 28th floor view was incredible.

Mark woke me up at 7:30 to see the sunrise and the clouds roll in.

"hey, wake up, you should take a picture of this."

"hmmm? okay."

"i don't mean right now."

"why did you wake me up then?"

"oh."

I'm still not sure if Vancouver will be my future home, but if it is I'm into it.
I'm into walking everywhere / sidewalk farmers markets / sunsets at English Bay / vintage shops on Commercial / burgers off Granville / breakfast on Davie / leather jackets as the winter uniform [with optional hoodie layer] / clean air / a populated downtown and incredible sushi.

The Coffee Shoot

The coffee assignment has me stumped. After spending about 8 hours over the past two days trying to get the perfect shot of espresso [no pun intended] and shooting over 700 frames I still have no idea how some photographers can make it look so easy.

These are what I think are the most effective shots that I came up with to sell coffee. I chose the last one as my final print, but now that I'm holding it in my hands, I'm not that into it. Maybe I've just been staring at these for far too long.

I admit that my love for naturally lit photographs has me at a disadvantage with these types of shots. I've done my research and concluded that I need to learn to love the flash...and maybe invest in a macro lens too.

On that note, I stumbled across a photographer today who makes food look so yummy [although there aren't any coffee shots]. Check out David Torch's website. He's a San Francisco based photographer who has series ranging from Armenia to the 9th Ward.

I am officially in awe of food photographers.