photo class work: architecture

our first project for my adv. dig. photo class was to take architecture photography and these are my results.
it's pretty fun so far.

campus:



nelson-atkins:





west bottoms:



kauffman center:





holy trinity:




westglen:

creative endeavors: valentine's edition!

this first set I made for a valentine swap and I kept them simple due to time constraints. having said that, I think they're pretty fun. I took some pictures of a lace skirt I have and then put the text on top, played with the envelopes, etc. it was a good time.








this second set I kind of doodled with paint on some note cards, then free handed the kraft paper overlay, scanned it, printed it on card stock and doodled on top of that, then added little hearts. they actually turned out better than I expected. I like valentine's a lot.

that's all for now.
happy valentine's day, friends!

p.s. stayed tuned to see the amazing valentines I got from my swap partners!

creative endeavors.

so here documented are some of my first 3D design explorations. intensely aggravating, but interesting and satisfying? this will be an interesting class, really. considering there creation's proximity to the wedding, these were put together under atypical circumstances (translation: some were put together around one or two a.m.), but I think in the future I'll start enjoying it more and more? and they are extremely fun to photograph so that's definitely a plus.
also, as I was putting the final designs together on an intensely frustrating day, I was thankful to have people around to bring me hot tea in a special mug to cheer me up and keep me going. check it out:



that's all folks.

adventures of the little red suitcase. (part one?)

I had to do a little initial shoot for a class, and this seemed like such a fun subject. here it is all packed and ready to go, but I would love to do a whole series of photos where it travels around to different spots. though right now it's freezing outside so I'm not thinking about it. stayed tuned. . .? =)

january.

just thought I'd share this song before january was officially over. I love "sleeping at last," and I love this song and the way it approaches the beginning of the year. give it a listen.
and since we've had such nice weather and such a lack of snow, I offer this picture instead of something more "january white" looking. it's from a recent shoot for class, and it's one of my favorite parts of the place I volunteer.

creative endeavors &/or weekend adventures.

every once in a while shutterfly offers me free prints, and that's just an offer I don't like to ignore. this time I decided to just go through and pick some of my favorites, regardless of time and theme (mainly bright, colorful photos,) and this is the group I came up with. after seeing something similar on one of my favorite blogs, I knew this was what I wanted to do with the photos. pretty fun.

also, exciting thing to note: the new piece of artwork by Jeromy Morris right under it! how neat is it? way neat. (and the picture doesn't even do it justice)

p.s. my soon to be brother-in-law is pretty cool.

things that make my day.

delicious hot cocoa and a new mystery. (it snowed that night, and that just added to the perfection)




the cutest and sweetest munchkins there ever were. baking no less.




lots of wedding projects. (sometimes this makes my day, and sometimes not haha)


in other news, I started school today and didn't hate that fact - weird. and on top of that, I'm kinda actually excited to get back to studio classes. forced creativity, I've missed you.