Showing posts with label abstract. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abstract. Show all posts
May
May was a transitional period, ending my internship in Fayetteville and starting a summer internship with my hometown newspaper, the Winston-Salem Journal. I had been away on internships ever since March 2012 and coming home was something I felt I needed, to be around family and friends while still continuing to work. It was very odd at first and felt like I was in the Twilight Zone---doing daily work, but in a completely familiar place and going back home and seeing Davis and the dogs at the end of each day. Something so normal and familiar had become foreign to me and I was having to acclimate myself to being in my own home again. The strangeness wore off in a few weeks and I now I feel as if I have been home for months, which is funny because the internship ends in just three weeks. I am not sure what is in store for me at the end of this internship. I have been applying for jobs and devising a plan in case I am met with unanimous rejection. Whatever happens, I am indescribably grateful for all the opportunities I have been granted through my internships at these NC daily newspapers. To be honest, I thought it might reflect poorly on me that I had stayed in my state all this time. However, as I went to each paper, I felt I gained a better understanding of the different cities and the communities within them, which in turn, gave me a deeper appreciation and in-depth knowledge of the state that I have called home for almost 30 years. I feel so much more connected to North Carolina and the people who live here and that has been one of the best gifts during the past year and a half.
POD: Day 349 | 7.30.12
This gem came from printing on the wrong side of the paper and then folding it in half with the intention of throwing it away. I eventually threw it away (an even bigger mistake than the print itself), but not before documenting the abstract beauty created by wet inks being forced to mingle. So many lessons learned.
POD: Day 333 | 7.14.12
A casual hike with friend and fellow photographer, Courtney Satterfield, in Umstead State Park turned into a heavier 10-mile, 4-hour trek through two trails and other areas of the park. Taking time to surround myself with nature to observe light is always a welcome break from the daily grind.
POD: Day 329 | 7.10.12
Lines and clouds. Structured and organic. Man-made and nature. I see this juxtaposition all too often while driving, mainly with power lines intersecting views of clouds. Bridges and overpasses also interject themselves into the sky view from time to time, making the sky look like an understudy to an overly ambitious architectural lead when, shouldn't it be the other way around?
POD: Day 305 | 6.16.12
A very strange, but very happy accident. I still have no idea what this is or how it happened.
POD: Day 300! | 6.11.12
On a side note: Only 65 days to complete a year's worth of Photo of the Day postings! Woohoo!
POD: Day 286 | 5.28.12
Memorial
Day was spent hanging in Raleigh. While looking at the photos I
took that day, I saw a pattern---people putting stuff in their mouths---so I ran with it. My favorite was of Lindsey catching a gold fish cracker. Not even the rain could stop the fun (or a visit to
the pool)!
POD: Day 190 | 2.20.12
After an evening of snowfall, this is what my windshield looked like this morning when I got into my car. Luckily it did not stay around for too long---there is too much work to do!
POD: Day 158 | 1.19.12
While researching different settings on my camera in my user manual, I stumbled upon a feature that I was not aware of: repeating flash. I set up a white towel in my kitchen and using a clear pint glass with water, I dropped ice cubes into the water while trying to capture something interesting. This was a pretty fun experiment--I love learning new things! During editing I played around with toning (black and white, selenium, etc.).
Water and Light
Using a 50mm manual focus lens and intentionally underexposing, I shot a few abstract images of lights through a rained-on car window. Something about them reminds me of x-rays.
POD: Day 147
Today is the last day of lazy POD's (photo a day). Tomorrow starts a new semester and the start of structured posts once again. It was fun while it lasted!
POD: Day 103
Last night I went to the opening of a photo exhibit, Controlled Burn, by friend and RCC photo grad, Will Parham. It took place inside a new hifi store/gallery in the arts district, Ember Audio + Video, owned by brothers, Chris Livengood and Blake Stewart. The show is beautiful---make time to see it if you have not already (and if you have, then go see it again).
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| The many shadows of Ember Audio + Video co-owner, Chris Livengood, as he explains the structure of a custom-built turn table. |
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