Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Photogenic


A lot of people will tell you that they're not photogenic, that they don't look good "on film." Some people really aren't photogenic...others are. Most will tell you that they're not. (for example - i am NOT photogenic. at all. just look at that picture ^)

I feel like a lot of the time, people pass off how hard or easy it is to maintain relationships, or how in love two people are as a couple, the same way they pass off their photogenic-ness. "we're so in love! (said in true chick flick manner)" can, at times, seem almost parallel to "oh no, please, I'm not photogenic." It's like something that's black and white, there's no gray area. There seems to be no effort thrown behind either statement. A chick-flick style love, to me at least, looks like giggles and sunshine and puppy love. It's easy to say "i'm so in love! we're so in love!" when leprechans find their way to YOU looking for pots of gold at the end of the rainbows spouting out of your eyeballs. It's also easy to say "I'm not photogenic" when you've never throught about how a camera works, or always decide to make a face at the camera (also, if you always make a face, do not blame the photographer. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE :-p ). It's an easy thing to say, but I feel like (as with many things) it's more difficult to actually be/do/back up.

I'm really luck to be in a relationship with a guy that doesn't want to pretend it's easy to maintain our relationship. We don't take eachother for granted, and the time that we do get to spend together, well, I guess you could say it's very photogenic. I'm pretty sure we're disgustingly cute. There might be a photo of us on cuteoverload.com. just sayin. However, it would be really easy for someone else to say it's not photogenic at all...we live 2,500 miles away from eachother, to start, and see eachother on average about 5 times a year. but that same person would not be able to say that while the situation is un photogenic, the result is very photogenic.

We think about how our relationship works, and we don't make faces at eachother to mask problems. We know it's not all giggles and sunshine and puppies, but we like to keep giggles and sunshine a part of our relationship. not the puppies though. It was really nice to have him here. We don't pass off how hard we work. All the work, it's not easy. It's un-photogenic. Like a model works hard at maintaining themselves with procedures (i'm talking about diet, exercise, teeth whitening etc...) that might be less than attractive, in the end, what's there is wonderful to behold (most times).

in other news,
this week in the gallery we had an opening for Framework - which is so gorgeous in the space. Photographs by David Weinberg and Sculpture by Bob Emser. The match so weirdly and perfectly and it's gorgeous. Talked to lots of folks at the opening, met "the pirate critic" and he looked at my work! well respected critic told me that i wasn't an amateur. that was cool!

I also spoke french to a variety of french tourists!

looks like I'll be home soon. wherever that is. Sorry if this post is a little babbel-y and incohereant...i'm sad and a little lonely right now (andrew left this morning). ::eats icecream::

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Time Lapse Photography

Showing the passage of time in a photograph can create really interesting effects. It creates a story as opposed to a moment in time. It's almost like a still movie...there's a plot, but it's happening all at once. There's a distinct blur that accompanies this type of photograph, so while there's a plot happening, the viewer has to use their imagination to interpret the blur. It's a lot of fun! This weekend, fourth of july weekend, felt like such a blur to me. Not in the whirlwind sense, but in the loose track of time sense. Time lapsed on me! hehehe...yea.

so before I went out to the lake, I was in a photoshoot with my boss. Me and my boss/coworker Kerri did a bunch of really weird and funky makeup looks and posed around millenium park. sooo much fun. awesome and weird results. no, i don't have any of the photos.

So Thursday after work I went to O'Hare and flew out to Wisconsin to spend the weekend with Sylvia, Tom, Bruce, Jason, Nora, Arlo, and Nora's Israeli counselor Nuphar. It was so much fun - almost like being back at Labelle...but the second day I had no idea what day it was. I read a book (The Red Tent - not my fav, but I see why people like it), took a million photos, didn't check my email (for a whole DAY!), hung out with the kids, had nice talks with everyone, tried to juggle, ate amazing amazing food, made kale chips, and it was so nice. just really wonderful. I'm finally understanding why everyone in my family loves lake houses!

So while there was definately an order of events that happened this weekend, I'll be damned if I know what they were. it was just...wonderful.

in upcomming news, ANDREW COMES THIS SATURDAY!!! Also, I'm doing another shoot with my boss on friday.

I miss you all so much, and I wish I could be back in New Jersey right now. Love to all.

(apologies: there are no time-lapsed photos in this blog post. I preferred the adorable children photos, but the analogy of time lapse. sorry. :-p )