Peppercorns and Rain

Yo everyone,

Week two of Photo blogging is upon us.

Ehh what to say. It’s been a frustrating week. I like my photo for this week but I’m not feeling very photo-y this past week so god only knows what next week will bring…probably not anything very good. Maybe it’s just all the outside frustrations invading the photo aspect of my life. Bad photographer! I just gotta start separating myself from the ‘real world’ while I’m photographing.

The dryer in my house is broken. As it is the only dryer I can’t dry my clothes…it’s been like this for awhile and now I have a huge pile of laundry that needs to be done and no way to do it…unless I trek through the rain to the laundromat which would be pretty counter productive because by the time I bring my clean, dry clothes back they’re going to be wet from the rain. Off topic, I know, but at the same time, this is the main source of my frustration at the moment and I apologize if that frustration starts leaking into my post…okay so it already has

So, my photo:

I liked this photo a lot, it was taken kind of on a whim, unlike some of the other photos I did for this week which were “I’m going to go out and take photos of this particular thing/event/person”

I liked the play of the colors of the fabric in the back against the peppercorns. Frank said he wishes there were less empty space but I’m going to stick to my guns here and say I like the empty space. For me the photo isn’t solely about the peppercorns, it’s the interplay. I had the opportunity to crop the photo and I decided against it. I like space a lot. It may seem inconsequential or trivial to the photograph but I like that aspect of what is beyond this other feature of the photo.

Okay, I think I’ve started rambling. Point being, I like the empty space and I like the colors of this particular photograph. It was a fairly long exposure as it was taken in a dim restaurant and long exposures make me a little nervous honestly but I think it worked out well and I was pleased with the result.

First Photo Excitement

Now, the moment you've all been waiting for...

on pins and needles, no doubt.

Without further ado...

My first weekly photo:

Taken September 7th, 2008

Holland, Massachusetts

Okay, now to explain the photo and why I chose it.

I was at my Aunt's house and she has this absolutely gorgeous garden,

seriously, gorgeous.

My aunt also has a lot of creepy antique things all over her house.

It really is a cute style and fits her really well...

but when I was a kid that shit freaked me out, man!

She had all these dolls lining the stairs and a lot of creepy, puppety things...

Maybe my memory is getting a little imaginative but I swear she had really freaky stuff.

So when I was in the garden taking photographs of flowers (as I have a tendency to do, flowers are awesome),

I turn around and find myself looking down on these little freaks

Now, I'm sure these guys were adorable at some point in their lives,

but being exposed to the elements will take it's toll on you

Poor babies, bleached out by the sun and washed out by the rain

When my friend's first reaction to seeing this photo was exactly the same as mine was when I finally took a good look at it ("Whooooooa, that is so creepy"),

I knew I wanted to use it for my first blog.

I think old, neglected things are kind of fun to photograph,

not that these babes were neglected,

they just kind of got worn out.

I like seeing nature's affect on man-made things.

I also liked that I've walked in that garden at least a thousand times

and never ever noticed them before.

Something can be right in front of you and you just don't process it

(that's why I like taking photographs, you start noticing the interesting things/people/places around you)

Okay, I might have gotten carried away talking about the photo,

not even about the photo..

.more about what the photo made me think of

In terms of the photo, I liked this one best of the photos I did for my contact sheet.

I love the green grass

I like their placement

and I love their freaky little faces

Even though this was one of the few shots I took of them,

I like it better than the photos of the subjects I took a lot of.

Funny how that works out.

Blog Welcome Party

Hi everyone!

Uhhh this is my blog for Intro to Digital Photography
taught by the incredible Frank Armstrong
((bonus points for sucking up?))

Here I will be posting some of my work and explaining it and etc.etc.

I'm sure you'll get the idea after I legitimately start posting...
Not that this isn't a legitimate post, just that it's more of a
"Welcome to my Blog!"
than an actual entry

I'll post again soon
(with actual photo)

Look forward to it

Bye, thanks for reading!