I am SO excited to show you guys what I’ve been working on! I’ve always wanted to do a behind the scenes video/behind the scenes pictures, but I never get to because it’s almost always just me shooting. Last week’s theme for the 52 Week Project was fairytales. And I instantly knew that I wanted…
Last week’s theme for the 52 Week Project was long exposure. And as much as I wanted to cheat and pick another theme, I didn’t. I wasn’t sure I could do it, especially because I tried it before and couldn’t do it. I realized that I failed the first time because my ND filter wasn’t…
I wanted to share some of the stories behind my images and tell you about the inspiration behind them, but first I thought I’d talk about my inspirations in general. In the next blog post (part 2), I’ll pick some of my older images and talk about how and why I did what I did.…
It usually doesn’t take me more than a week to read a book, of course it always depends on the book and how big it is. But for the past week I’ve been reading Haruki Murakami’s new book, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, and it’s a wonderful book. So being in that…
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Last week’s theme was supernatural, and I was so excited to do something a little darker or creepier than usual. I’m a huge fan of the show, Supernatural, and, call me weird but I love the scenes with all the demons and possessions. Surprisingly though, I’m a chicken when it comes to horror movies and…
Last time I posted a picture for the 52 Week Project, I said that I’d do two new pictures to make up for being late with the last one. The themes I chose were phobia and growth. I was planning on making it something like a part 1/part 2 thing, but then while brainstorming I…
I seem to be starting so many sentences with “when I was in Malaysia..” whoops. But seriously, when I was in Malaysia, I went looking for props and found this tiny piano music box and I just had to get it. I’m in love with it and I couldn’t wait to use it for my…
I’m finally back from Malaysia! It was a wonderful trip and I’ve got a lot of pictures to show you guys. But first, the picture for the 52 Week Project. I mentioned getting kicked out of the park for shooting in my last post, and I didn’t get to shoot extra pictures to expand the frame. I…
Have you ever come across something (a song, poem, movie, etc) and felt like it’s exactly what you needed to find given what you were feeling? Sometimes when I get sad and put my iPod on shuffle, it starts playing songs that either make me feel so much better, or that go with how I feel…
I’m in Malaysia and it’s absolutely beautiful. I’ve been trying to spend more time with my family so I’m a little slow with my photography. I shot the new image for the 52 Week Project a day before traveling and I’ve been working on it on and off for a few days. The theme was…
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