Trampled by Turtles

If I ever have a kid, he or she will be raised on good live music.

DSLR Remote for Canon and iPhone

This is such a brilliant idea that opens up so many possibilities for shooting under difficult conditions. I can think of a number of occasions where I could mount my camera to my boyfriend’s bike and trigger the shutter while he rides with my camera.

Updated Website and New Organizations

In my effort to start up my new wedding photography business and to market myself. I’ve recently updated my website. Check it out here. I just added my CV today. My resume will be hopefully be up by the end of the coming week. In an effort to market myself, I am now up on theknot.com. I am also a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association check out my profile here. Finally, I am a member of the American Society of Media Photographers.

Sweet music video made from photographs

I wish I was creative enough to make something like this:

Memorial Day Camping

I spent Memorial Day camping in the Hocking Hills. We camped with 23 of Rob’s friends and though it was chaotic and crowded at times, it was a mostly fun experience. My favorite parts were the hiking, biking, swimming and canoeing. 

After we set up camp on Thursday, we tried to find the rock bridge. We passed the parking area and wound up driving up to the top of this hill that had a great view. The lady’s home and basket weaving shop were at the top of the hill. She directed us to a shorter route to the trail and her dog, Brutus, led the way. Coolest dog ever. 

Buster

Rob, Kendel and Becky under the rock bridge.

Rob cools off under the bridge.

Dried flowers in the basket weaving shop.

The shop owner’s collections of tea kettles hung from the rafters.

Rock Bridge

Cooking dinner.

Rob

Polaroids

A couple weeks ago, it was Polaroid Week. These are some polaroids I shot that week.

Camping at Presque Isle:

Wendy’s cats:

Edgewater Park 5/14

My friend Kevin, and I went to Edgewater to do some shooting. I attempted to explain various photography concepts to him. I’m not sure how well I did.

Since I’ve been home

 

It’s been over 2 weeks since I returned to the States and I was officially laid off. It’s been quite the adjustment. I did become kinda depressed for the first couple of days. Which isn’t surprising when you go from a desert to cold, grey Cleveland and you go from working all day everyday for almost 2 months to no work at all. But so far this week, I’ve been feeling much better. The trick is to not watch daytime TV because it is really depressing. And I need to stay really busy. And I have an unemployed friend that truly understands what it’s like to not work but want to work. She told me: “Girl, when you get so bored you start imagining conversations, that’s when you know you hit bottom.”

 

I’ve developed this speech that I give to people who ask me what I’m going to do next: “I’m trying to start up my own wedding photography business…freelance assist commercial photographers…looking into grad school…” I can pretty much recite it without thinking about what I’m saying. People feel better when they hear you have plans, though sometimes I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing or what I am going to do once my severance runs out.

 

All of my friends and former co-workers have been really supportive and have helped me any way they can. My co-workers have been angry for me and then tell me how much they miss me. Which is fun to hear and lets me know that I did do a good job when I was at the Museum.

 

Some of the things I do to keep myself busy is housework. I remember reading or hearing that housework expands to fill the hours. And it’s true. I find myself cleaning and doing dishes way more often than I did in the past. This annoys me because a) this means I may actually make a good housewife (damn) and b) I should really be doing more productive things like shooting photos, editing photos and working on my portfolio.

 

My kitchen table has become the catch-all for everything I’m currently working on and is symbolic of how chaotic my life feels right now. Currently you’ll find my recent sewing project, half finished tax forms, portfolio, magazines and books for research for my new business, possible props for photo shoots, and random electronics.

The Cabin in January

I shot these photos of my parents property down in southern Ohio. I went down the beginning of January and processed the film right away but I didn’t have time to scan and edit the photos until last week. Enjoy!

Knitted scarf

I made this scarf for a Christmas present. I started it in the beginning of November because I knew it was going to take me a while. And though I stared early and worked on it whenever I could, I still didn’t end up finishing it until after Christmas. In part because I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning and would have to unravel part of it to fix my mistakes. But I’m happy with how it turned out. It’s manly and is really soft and warm.