Day 354 Countdown- Wholesome.

I had not a ton of good ideas for this. Then I got hungry.



Today was spent mostly sitting around and trying to feel better. Woke up coughing my lungs out, and it hasn't gotten too much worse...but not much better either.

I blame allergies+ a cold. I think I'll be good tomorrow, had more energy today than recently..it's incredibly stupid, being sick.

Tonight R is with his family doin' the babysitting thing. He got an interview thursday, I hope he gets it and everything works out, he needs benefits. I'm filling out paperwork for all sorts of stuff...being "out" of school at this age without a job (that is 40 hrs a week) really messes with you. I'm lucky enough to have found a good seasonal position for now, but I have to figure it out by October. I do like my job now, wish it was year round. Lots of good people with good energy and patience, etc.

Tomorrow should be the last day we visit findlay. I am excited about that..they actually wont let us move out unless we get the place professionally cleaned...and most places do that themselves..it's kind of ridonculous.

Anyway, my life seems to revolve around driving..I'm so glad that will be done. Things are looking up, slowly but surely.

Jobs are beginning to work out..if we can get through this month without exploding, we should be good to go. I wish I had enough advertising to do my portrait photo work- $35.00 an hour for photos is fair, in my opinion, when most senior photographers are charging 100+ an hour. I typically do, but I thought I'd sell my soul for rent. Only...no one wants to get a deal? 35 an hour and a free CD with images amd releases to the first 5 scheduled sessions...that is like..giving it away..Typically my shoots run about 200+ for two to three hours and then a CD is 60 to 80 on top of that.. so..these people are bonkers.

Truth.



For the next few days this is what I have : Man, Woman, Child, Hard, Soft, Innocent, Dirty. All provided by my loverly blog peoples.
I need more, I may start mixing them up when I get them- sometimes I'm not in a location to get certain ideas well. I guess that is half the battle.




Leave me one. ;)

Day 357- It's 40 degrees out. Naturally.

Day 357- It's 40 degrees out. Naturally.

Friday, April 09, 2010

It's 40 degrees out. It was 85 the other day. Probably why I am sick again. I just got over the flu ad now I'm with a head cold. lol. R has been very sick with it, I assumed it was only time until he passed the demon on to me. The cold weather and rain at work probably did me in.

Tomorrow we have to go across state and pack/clean. We will have to drive back then depending if anyone is helping us, and so on.
We have a lot to do there. Ants have come back out too, which they did not take care of well..

By the way, we have spiders coming out of the tub drain..ideas on remedies for that please...I work at a marina in a park district so I am pretty accustomed to gross things with 8 legs and fins and so on, but I really dont like them being in my house.

Have I mentioned I dislike this weather...a lot? Winter/Fall is the worst time of year..death, rot, and freezing cold. I have to be careful at work- if people tip boats and so on I have to call emergency services and all that...frostbite and hypothermia...yippee.

So I'm a little under the weather, I didn't do my photo theme the way I had planned. Maybe some other day. But I did take 3 pics, all natural and no retouch.

I'm growing my hair out. It is at that awkward stage right now. I want to put some something in it, but I have to wait until we are financially stable again. I posted on craigslist to do portrait work at a phenominally cheap rate, but I really have NOT have ANYONE reply. I think it is SOOOO sooo weird. Even offering a CD with packages, with releases, with cheap rates...it's a rough crowd. My photography is up to par, too, and substancially more awesome than friggin' walmart, sears, jcpennys, or other poopy studio.

I am probably doing photos for a friend of mine soon of her family, don't know when yet. Also a fashion shoot for a trade I did, and then probably will grab some photos for another friend of her and her kid and whatever else she'd like. I like to do hers, we're good friends so I don't even think about charging that kind of stuff. It's what I would be expecting if my friends were photographers or something, so I try to be how I'd like others to be to me.

Life shouldn't be complicated when it comes to some things.

I am sort of stressing out still. Things are working out slowly...it's just the interim that is frustrating. I reenrolled in classes today since the school wrenched the diploma back out of my hands. I'm doing a portfolio class, a exhibition art course, and philosophy in technology and ethics or something like that. It's all online, which is a perk, at least.

I can't wait to get all moved in. I dont work too often until next month, so I want to take the time to get really organized and neat here, get everything straight and all that. Moving is a big pain in the butt. We did get a dishwasher, though.

Until tomorrow..must sleep now.

Countdown Day 358- Urban 2, Technology, Man-Made (pics)

Day 358: Urban 2, Technology, Man-Made (Pics)

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Three photos for today. A new one for urban, a technology pic, and a photo of a man-made thing.

I worked this morning at 7am- nothing too fantastic to speak of. It rained a lot, but I got most of my shift in before it started. I sprayed for bees. Which is totally exciting. With sarcasm. But I do hate bees, so I'm glad it was done.

Since then I've just been sittin' around. Mostly we watch tv and things. No work for R today, too sick and all that fun.

Gotta love this Ohio weather.

1) Technology: Inside of a rather wirey computer.

2) Urban- The captain got an upgrade. When I think urban, I think fashion..not street signs..(nintendo dsi cam)

2)

3) man-made: the lake is man-made. Thought that might be interesting. took on the DSi this mornin'.

3)

Tomorrow I'll be headed across state to pack up the house and get it cleaned up. Yippee. Nothing I like better than Findlay.
We are watching the scifi Alice series- I'm not diggin' wonderland.

The next 4 will be

natural

exotic

erotic

wholesome

but then I need more. So give me some ideas! Once I get going I'll try to do more than just one a day, so I'm going to need lots of concepts. Plus I like knowing who is here, so say hi :)

Countdown Day 359- Urban (pic)

Day 359- Urban (pic)

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Well I have to cheat a little. Today I didn't get home until 10pm after driving up and down state a few times, and I certainly dont have anything urban in my house. I do, however, have a few photos that I took a few weeks back.

Since I need to be up at 5:30ish tomorrow morning, I'll sadly show you these older ones instead. To make up for it, I'll do two of the themes tomorrow. I really don't -have- to do one a day, more like 365 in a year (so I could skip) but I like to keep it in habit. So hows this for a deal. I'll do a new urban again tomorrow-plus Technology. to keep on track. I hate to mess it up so early in the game, but sometimes time flies and you need some sleep. The minnows will be callin at 5:30 askin' where their ice is..

The next proposed themes are:

Urbana 2 (try again)

technology (for tomorrow)

man made (I have a wonderful idea for this, I might knock it out tomorrow too.)

natural

exotic

erotic

wholesome

Mostly I just was at work today. It has been warm and windy, not very ideal for fishing/boating. Tomorrow is supposed to thunderstorm- hope not because I really need to work...

Countdown Day 360, Anonymity (pic)

Day 360- Anonymity, (pic)

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Today started well and ended poorly. I worked my first shift down at the marina. It was about 83 and windy today, not too bad. I am very sunburned, though. I have to give myself credit though, I remembered more than I thought I would. I had my first gatorade in about 3 years today. It wasn't that bad.

Today I was supposed to do a photo on anonymity. I had a few ideas but since I'm not toally moved yet, I dont have all of the pieces that I need to put it together. Either way, I took a different variety of it. Hopefully you will like this one. I do, in a very retro thing kind of way. I guess it may not be totally Anon looking, but the idea is that you don't have a face, people dont recognize you etc, so I think it works. I tossed a retro action in photoshop on here, wrenched up the sharpening, and added some blue.

Have to figure out what to do about some issues now.

Day 361 Countdown- Tree

Day 361 Countdown- Tree

Monday, April 05, 2010

Today was busy. Drove out to the post office to mail out a few hats. Got some groceries, called insurance to figure out my car stuff, talked to financial aid at school, and called a doc to help clear up my allergies. I picked up some Advair and it seems like it calmed my throat down already- pretty fast really.

Tomorrow I start work at the Marina. Kind of fun, but a little edgy about it since i'm coming off of a cold and managed to sunburn myself all over already. Supposed to be hot tomorrow, but then rain the rest of the week..that wont be good for work. Oh well, I will get through it.

Today I tried to do a stitch frame panorama sin tripod. This is my new tree outside. Not new I guess, but new to me.

Tomorrow is supposed to be anonymity- I have a decent idea for it, potentially cool. :) Then Urban of some form or another.

Checking comments for what comes after that.

Countdown, Day 363- Water

Countdown-Day 363- Agua ;)

Saturday, April 03, 2010

It's day 363 in the countdown. 3 down, woohoo!

once again struck down by the day- mostly to do with the storm rolling in and allergies. Watching Angels and Demons, but I never read any of the books so I have slim to no knowledge of what's going on.

Today's photo was supposed to be water, and tomorrow machines, if I remember right. We couldn't go out for long, so I set up a little light and glass at home.

We are still in the process of moving- my mouse is over on the other side of the state. I really need to get back so he can eat. I gacve him food..but he likes to eat quickly. Hopefully he just stores a lot of it! We've been gone all week...but intended on going back yesterday. Maybe tomorrow, I guess- Easter Sunday but we should have time to do both.

I'm off to watch the movie, fiance is sick still, since I'm a little better I'm going to make some tea and hope it helps.

Taking the Photograph- A Challenge for Everyone

Taking the Photograph- A Challenge for Everyone

Thursday, April 01, 2010

(I had been writing on opendiary, but it really isnt a blog...)

After watching Julie and Julia I started to think about the things I do and what I can do to help myself.

500-some recipes in a year would never happen for me, I loathe cooking.

So what can I do?

It should be substancial, not too easy- something that can help me in my future. I graduated doing Illustration and just can't seem to muster enough enjoyment out of it to try and make that happen. Probably because when I finally came to the revelation that I just didn't want to work with Children's books, it was a little late. Then I found photography, and I realized that I just enjoy drawing as a hobby- not as a profession.

So Photography it is.

But what makes it a challenge? Anyone can take a photograph. (be it good or bad..)

I started to watch If I Can Dream on Hulu,too. Those are some lucky people. They are really being handfed their futures. Very talented, though they are, the real world just isn't going to let you into the in crowd that easily. I don't hold it against them or anything, If I were in that boat I'd be jumping for joy right now. I really do think a few of them at least will be huge. But, persistance it is for me. One thing on there that caught my attention is that for some reason, they think this can happen in a year. Just like the movie I watched, just like I've been told by freelancers- a year at minimum, at least from the freelancers-will get you in the right direction.

So here it is. 365 Days. What's fair for that? A photograph can be snapped off a lot faster than cooking a meal, that's for sure. But..then again, there isn't too much to following a recipe- and there is no recipe for a perfect photo, really.

Here is a list of themes I grabbed off of about.com.

• Birth
• Death
• Heroism
• Escape
• Love
• Journey
• Coming of age
• Patriotism
• Peace and war
• Hope
• Hopelessness
• Generation gap
• Home
• Betrayal
• Lust for power
• Isolation
• Judgment
• Fortune
• Family
• Sense of self
• God and spirituality
• Good and evil
• Duty
• Survival
• Conformity
• Individualism
• Deception
• Race relations
• Suffering
• Alienation
• Loss
• Discovery
• Cats
• City

• Feathers
• Fire
• Plants
• Snakes
• Trees
• Water

I dont really think this is the way to go about it. I look at that and just see text book photography jumping all over it.
I want to do something that will let me maybe work towards a Masters program, but help me be myself too. So..

It's hardest to get started.

Maybe someone can send me an idea. If not, I think I'll just do 1 photo a day for 365 days. Is that too easy? I guess if I have to ask, then it is. But I will be working 40 hours..and doing shoots for paying customers..and..having a life too lol.

I have it.

Let's make this a game. I will do one, and you can tell me what my next one should be. For 365 days, I will take requests and publish a photo from the shoot each time I finish one.

That way, you can try and trip me up, and I'll never know what's coming.

So, ready to give it a go?

The first one I'll pick since no one is here: A self portrait