today, on the way back from my run, i saw a patch of grass. Green, wet, muddyish grass. It was a beautiful moment, inspiring me to continue running even though I'd just stumbled up a horrible hill and felt like death. The fact that the snow is GOING AWAY made me incredibly happy.
It's supposed to snow on Saturday though. BOF.
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To-do this weekend:
finishing shooting first pan/self portrait roll and make contact sheet/one print for last assignment
watch documentary/take notes and study for mineral quiz
epilogue
french c
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
photos, phish, foolishness
Taking photography (I KNOW I KNOW I'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN EVERY POST FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS) is making me want to be a photojournalist...again. I know I'll be starving if I choose that route, but still, I just feel like capturing the world and making the unseen seen would be such a rewarding experience.
Today was a long day, but I learned so much. I saw amazing slides in Photo (Henri Cartier-Bresson...a master of photography. And he didn't even develop his own prints). I met up and discussed plans for applying for the Dalai Lama Fellowship which Ruodi, Crystal and I are hoping to get in order to implement a system of financial literacy workshops and an art program where students will sell their artwork for profit...in my grandma's village in Kenya. I hope it works. Regardless, I will be in Kenya this summer...if all goes well.
On the menu for tomorrow:
gym
dance (and practice breakdancing)
try shooting self portrait (can't be of self)
meeting for kenya
geo reading
Today was a long day, but I learned so much. I saw amazing slides in Photo (Henri Cartier-Bresson...a master of photography. And he didn't even develop his own prints). I met up and discussed plans for applying for the Dalai Lama Fellowship which Ruodi, Crystal and I are hoping to get in order to implement a system of financial literacy workshops and an art program where students will sell their artwork for profit...in my grandma's village in Kenya. I hope it works. Regardless, I will be in Kenya this summer...if all goes well.
On the menu for tomorrow:
gym
dance (and practice breakdancing)
try shooting self portrait (can't be of self)
meeting for kenya
geo reading
Ahead
I really enjoy being slightly ahead with my work. It's so different from last semester, when I always had something to read or write or do. Now, I have more time for myself (when I'm not in the darkroom or in Geo lab) and it's wonderful. After I write this up I'm gonna look at some study abroad programs, my favorite way to procrastinate. Paris or Nice? Or Morocco or Madagascar or Senegal? Je ne sais pas.
On the menu for the rest of the week:
Finish reading geo/study for mineral quiz
Finish the epilogue of blst
GO TO THE GYM!
Meet up to talk about dalai lama fellowship
hip hop hw
On the menu for the rest of the week:
Finish reading geo/study for mineral quiz
Finish the epilogue of blst
GO TO THE GYM!
Meet up to talk about dalai lama fellowship
hip hop hw
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The darkroom is a frustrating place.
Especially putting the film on the reel in the dark. I messed up another roll of film by reeling it on wrong. RAWR!
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In other news:
Frisbee is fun but I'm hella sore
I have a tolerable amount of reading. Ahead in BLST.
I don't like practicing late. Also there's lots of tools on my floor. Meaning college boys who think they're hot stuff. They need to shut up right....now....nope.
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Since I'm obviously not in the best blogging mood (but my normal mood is fine, je promis!) I'll just leave a haiku here.
(Those boys really need to shut UP)
keep quiet, children
no one cares about your crap
we just want to sleep
(I'm not that annoyed, I was just happy that what I wanted to say fit into those syllabic patterns.)
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On the menu for thursday/friday:
-finish hip hop homework
-3 beats at diff. bpms
-4 lines of a rap
-a dance
-next photo assignment, processing, and first prints
-blst book
-geo reading and mineral quiz studying
-current event,type up summary (french)
Especially putting the film on the reel in the dark. I messed up another roll of film by reeling it on wrong. RAWR!
___
In other news:
Frisbee is fun but I'm hella sore
I have a tolerable amount of reading. Ahead in BLST.
I don't like practicing late. Also there's lots of tools on my floor. Meaning college boys who think they're hot stuff. They need to shut up right....now....nope.
____
Since I'm obviously not in the best blogging mood (but my normal mood is fine, je promis!) I'll just leave a haiku here.
(Those boys really need to shut UP)
keep quiet, children
no one cares about your crap
we just want to sleep
(I'm not that annoyed, I was just happy that what I wanted to say fit into those syllabic patterns.)
___
On the menu for thursday/friday:
-finish hip hop homework
-3 beats at diff. bpms
-4 lines of a rap
-a dance
-next photo assignment, processing, and first prints
-blst book
-geo reading and mineral quiz studying
-current event,type up summary (french)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Classes
It feels so good to say I really like all of my classes. Even though photo takes up a lot of time and money, black studies makes me realize how bad I am at discussion, french is almost too easy (right now, at least), and geo is, well, about rocks, I really like them all. It's hard to say which one is my favorite right now-geo and photo are competing for the title.
It's also nice to know I'm kinda finding out what I want to do. If all goes well, I want to be a ____ & French major. Yes...double majoring, because French is a super easy major to complete. I'm 1/4 of the way through. You only need 8 French classes, one in 18th-19th century lit, and one in medieval history. If I take 4 when I study abroad fall of junior year (hopefully in Nice) I'll be done by the time I get back. And no thesis is required.
What will fill up the ___? Geology? Art and the History of Art? History?
For now, je ne sais pas. everything in its own time.
On the menu for tonight:
20ish pages of racism: a short history
__ish pages of black and white photography by henry horenstein
if possible, read more geo
tomorrow, finish shooting film and process after geo lab
It's also nice to know I'm kinda finding out what I want to do. If all goes well, I want to be a ____ & French major. Yes...double majoring, because French is a super easy major to complete. I'm 1/4 of the way through. You only need 8 French classes, one in 18th-19th century lit, and one in medieval history. If I take 4 when I study abroad fall of junior year (hopefully in Nice) I'll be done by the time I get back. And no thesis is required.
What will fill up the ___? Geology? Art and the History of Art? History?
For now, je ne sais pas. everything in its own time.
On the menu for tonight:
20ish pages of racism: a short history
__ish pages of black and white photography by henry horenstein
if possible, read more geo
tomorrow, finish shooting film and process after geo lab
Monday, February 7, 2011
Ultimate is back in session. Yes, practice is at 9:30-11 at night because intramural basketball takes the gym at all times, and yes, suicides were terrible, but playing a scrimmage for the first time in months was so much fun. And I actually got a point, wahoo!
I'm now sore, hyped up and not wanting to do my reading. I've just eaten two packets of oatmeal (brain food yo) and am now listening to a Dr. Who/Green Day Holiday mashup (yee tumblr) and enjoying a bit of peace before learning about antisemitism in the medieval age.
I'm now sore, hyped up and not wanting to do my reading. I've just eaten two packets of oatmeal (brain food yo) and am now listening to a Dr. Who/Green Day Holiday mashup (yee tumblr) and enjoying a bit of peace before learning about antisemitism in the medieval age.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Photography, art?
People wonder if photography is art. If I take a machine, without knowing anything about aperture, iso, shutter speed and the like, and then take a picture which is accidentally aesthetically pleasing, did I make art?
Some people believe art requires some sort of effort on the part of the artist.
Today I learn how much effort it entails.
Developing film is a long process. It begins with putting film on a reel by opening the canister and turning a reel while keeping the film steady, trying not to twist the film, and cutting the end of the film off.
In the dark.
This was easily one of the hardest things I've ever had to do-my sense of sigh was completely gone, and I had to rely on touch and sound to get the film on the reel. I failed-parts of my film were undeveloped-but I'm still glad I got SOME film developed.
The rest of the process required developer, stop bath (to stop development), fixer, and fix remover. These processes were timed and agitation (shaking the canister of film with the reels to make sure all the film gets the liquid) was only at very specific times. Measurements were incredibly important. It was hard, but rewarding.
When I removed my now purple film from the reels, I was amazed to see my photos in negative form. I then dried and cut the film into 5 squares each. Although some/most of it is marred by not being developed, I'm still proud.
And so, I think that's quite a bit of effort...so it must count as art.
On the menu for this week:
Finish last photo assignment/process film
BLST book (no reading form gasp yes)
Geo readings and mineral quiz thing/lab
French readings
Some people believe art requires some sort of effort on the part of the artist.
Today I learn how much effort it entails.
Developing film is a long process. It begins with putting film on a reel by opening the canister and turning a reel while keeping the film steady, trying not to twist the film, and cutting the end of the film off.
In the dark.
This was easily one of the hardest things I've ever had to do-my sense of sigh was completely gone, and I had to rely on touch and sound to get the film on the reel. I failed-parts of my film were undeveloped-but I'm still glad I got SOME film developed.
The rest of the process required developer, stop bath (to stop development), fixer, and fix remover. These processes were timed and agitation (shaking the canister of film with the reels to make sure all the film gets the liquid) was only at very specific times. Measurements were incredibly important. It was hard, but rewarding.
When I removed my now purple film from the reels, I was amazed to see my photos in negative form. I then dried and cut the film into 5 squares each. Although some/most of it is marred by not being developed, I'm still proud.
And so, I think that's quite a bit of effort...so it must count as art.
On the menu for this week:
Finish last photo assignment/process film
BLST book (no reading form gasp yes)
Geo readings and mineral quiz thing/lab
French readings
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