selection of light

19.2.13

year of the water snake

I went to Chinatown with a friend from class on Sunday afternoon to shoot photos during the the Lunar New Year festivities. Lots of great light, colors, and subjects were present, and therefor lots of photos ensued, obviously. Some turned out better than others, unfortunately. It helps to keep the Holga on the 1/100th setting, rather than Bulb exposure... Bummer.

This is a bit of a tangent, but it's rather relevant and I kinda feel like rambling on about it. One of my major problems with living here in Chicago is that there is just too much subject matter to shoot, and I have too many different cameras to shoot with. First world problem, right? Or maybe just 'photography problem'. This is an art form of gear and gadgets, and I like it that way. However it tends to get a little cumbersome and only slightly ridiculous for me to carry my Rebel, 35mm Rebel, Pentax, Holga, Instax, and fisheye all at once while exploring what the city has to offer. Heck, for the most part I hardly like to carry my dslr around let alone any of my film cameras and extra film. It has been a good exercise for me to limit myself to one or two (or three) cameras on my photo explorations, forcing myself to stop worrying about 'missing that shot' on a particular camera. Other than the copious amounts of 120 I've been shooting for my photo class, it's been mostly the iPhone that I keep by my side, unless I go to some 'event'...
So to awkwardly end this little diddy, I guess I'll say if you're looking to check out my day-to-day photography 'journaling', follow my instagram (but don't hate my photo rampages I go on if the creative juices are mixed up just right).

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NOW CHINATOWN PHOTOS
(incl. 'stranger photos'... aka, creeping pics)

Will post the parade photos in a separate post -- this one is exceeding the photo limit

-h

10.2.13

holga

I'm taking a photo class at school this semester, so thankfully I've been trying to be more intentional with my photography. Below are some shots I've made with a Holga, and then developed and printed in the campus' darkroom.
I'm going to scan and post more soon, but here's a little taste of what I've been up to in terms of "real photography"

Construction and my dorm

Frozen Chicago River

Liz on a sunny day

My brother posing for my "Staged Event" assignment... I attempted to re-create those old large format long-exposure portraits. The "smoke" is pillow filling, and this was shot with fill and spot lighting w/ a 6 sec exposure

Check back soon for more
-h

30.1.13

taking photos of better photos

Perks of Chicago: Access to fancy art galleries that have "Free Tuesdays" for students.

Yay

I have mixed feelings towards art galleries -- similar feelings are evoked when I go to the zoo

You have nice hair, Sam

Why should we place art on public display in pristine museums guarded by bored employees?

Victorian IKEA

why is this art worth all this fuss?

look its a photograph of a photograph of photographers

a well lit box full of old jugs

why won't the bored guards let my wear my backpack as a backpack?

noseless Romans

Why must I carry it?

The original goths. Kids these days just really don't know their roots

What difference does that make?

Again, you have pretty hair Sam.

Art galleries/museums are exhausting

too much to process

too much selective lighting

I'm just glad this one had windows

kul rum

Studio GANG Architects

More Studio GANG Architects

hej då, AIC

With each passing day it seems I am becoming more and more steeped in "art"

All I know is oversteeped tea is much too bitter to be palatable

whatever that means

-h

19.1.13

lately

Lately I've, thankfully, been getting back into shooting photos on my "real" cameras, not just on my iPhone.

The creative process for me is pretty much a constant ebb and flow -- consistently, predictably, and evermore staggered between times of full-on inspiration, and the following dry unmotivated periods

Here's some "real photos" from my Rebel.