Walking on Sunnybrooke..

Every night we walk our pup the same route and every time we pass this shrub, I always kick myself for not having a camera strapped to my body.

Glad I had it on hand tonight : )

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This is what happens when I am left alone with my thoughts all weekend..

My better half left Rufus and I to play 'single man' with the guys, which I support %100 (sometimes). It took me all of 15 minutes to figure out what to do. Rufus spend most of Saturday hiding.. with good reason of course.. Things got a little messy..

Throwing rocks in coffee cups is a very messy and noisy hobby.. one Rufus doesn't bode very well with. Didn't stop me from having a little fun experimenting though..

I also may have overdosed on cookies for a little while...

(inspired by the cookie splash group on Flickr)

House plant love..

my 6 year old peace lily; first flower of the season..

City girls don't play with tractors..

After having a great brunch with family Sunday morning, we made our way over to a friend's farm for a cup of coffee.. I'm in no way mechanically inclined, but I'm glad I brought the camera in with me.

I am intrigued by shapes and objects that show their wear and tear proudly..

And Missy wasn't too hard to look at either.. : )

What's in my bag? {Sunnybrooke Edition}

Flickr has always inspired me to see things differently through my camera lens..
This project by Jason Travis inspired me to share the contents of my mess with you.. my life..
details below...

From Left to Right..
Oversized purse
Leather wallet (smells nice...)
Change purse (great for coffee runs when I don't feel like carrying the big wallet around)
Spare change left over from my morning coffee
Empty bottle of Advil cold and Sinus (not sure why It's still in my bag but... you know..)
Gravol (just in case..)
Pens (to write down outrageous things I see and hear everyday.. poor memory)
iphone (can't live without it)
wax case (blue) -> for my bottom brackets.. (yes, I have braces.. invisible!)
McD's Monopoly board chips (I {heart} monopoly)
Earrings (always need a backup, in case I forget to grab a pair on my way out the door)
Pete Yorn & Scar Jo - Break up (ahhhhh soooo good)
Keys - house/mailbox/petsmart discount pass (best thing ever)
ballmania lipbalm
Dr.Pepper lip smacker
Canon Elph
Iphone earphones
hair brush
day planner (can't go anywhere without it.. seriously)


my favorite sets from Jason's Persona project:
Christy
Berly
Hilary

i {heart} lomo..

was seriously excited to see this on UO this morning..

I've always been intrigued by Lomography.. you browse through flickr and see these wonderful highly saturated, blurry images and can't help to wonder how it's done. I could never really wrap my head around paying a ton of money for a 35mm lomo camera since digital post-processing has pretty much taken over the world at this point. However there is something to be said about photographs that leave a little something more than digital would..

I haven't dabbled with film in a very long time, so this might be a good way to experiment with something different for a change.. who knows.. my photographs might take a turn for the better!

Lomography film via Urban Outfitters

Feeling much better about it..

I got an e-mail bearing great news from the photog prof today.. I got an A on one of my papers!! Finally.. something fantastic is coming of this!! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my course. I'm just very insecure about the material taught in class. It takes me a little longer to set up my camera and fully compose my shots... but I'm ok with that. I'm a pretty patient person.

So after the getting the great news, I called my mom and we decided we were going to get together for coffee and a photo session.. I needed to take shots of a person in their "element" so it was quite fitting I take photos of her painting in her basement studio.

{one of the shots from the night..}

What a great night...