so we finally got to use our real cameras... ball buster --> my photos were about as good as my pinhole ones.

so.... thats that. hopefully i will have better luck w. the framing assignment.

the other day i was in the library [hardly working] in the computer lab on the third floor. for what was probably the majority of the time i was there, i was staring out of the window. these two cars which were facing each other were pulling out of their parking spots at the same time in opposite directions. ... and although this seems like completely useless information, it caught my attention. i immediately thought of the photo Sonia showed us in class--> the movement one with the little girls and the car turning in the background.
...my mind wanders [quote for garden state fans...anyone?]

on a much different note, i have to express my new found appreciation for blogging. recently the wb aired this new show gossip girl. the basis of the show is this anonymous girl who gossips [hence the name] via blogging. so i thought that was pretty cool...

i was browsing other people's blogs which i found to be slightly more interesting than mine due to the fact that they actually posted pictures. so next time i'll make sure to spice mine up.

orange crush

the gallery opening basically reaffirmed my love for photography. all the photos were just so real. real in the sense that they were completely unpretentious yet naturally provocative.

each photo told a story that was completely up to interpretation. one of the artists Amy Montali revealed her tactic of deliberately telling the viewers nothing about the subject. i thought this was pretty brilliant. it makes it much more personal and then not at all at the same time. like you can create your own take on the photo creating some sort of meaning. and then not personal at all leaving blanks for the viewers to fill in.

as soon as i entered the gallery i immediately gravitated to Thomas Gustainis's "Orange Crush." the photo is bold and loud. it definitely agitated my senses [in a good way].

Ri Anderson's photograph "Natural Bridge State Park" also caught my attention. there is something serene about it. the woman lying down radiates gracefulness. the photo has a great depiction of motion. overall this photograph is inviting. one look and you want to enter in.