This is Aaron and Lindsey. I went to college with both of them. Aaron is starting an organization called Ensigo, which will fight to break poverty in developing nations through music. He let me hear some of the initial tracks of musicians from a developing country paired with a musician from the states, and it was blowing my mind. Definitely keep up with Ensigo and everything they’re doing. Some incredible things just might be happening in the years to come.
This is from my shoot with Rachel Petrillo a couple months ago. Rachel is a musician in the process of recording an album, and these photos will likely be part of the artwork. I did a mixture of digital and film. Most of the film ones I already posted on my Flickr, but here are some of the finals she chose (with the exception of one being my own personal choice).
The struggles with ATZ continue. I’m not really happy with my final entries for Polaroid Week, but such is the nature of the beast. ATZ wasn’t necessarily the problem. I think I just had a hard time finding things to take photos of. I had one really good photo that I took yesterday that I think would have been really interesting (at least it was through the viewfinder). But it ended up severely underexposed. I was pretty depressed about that.
It’s odd though, because I’m sure there will be some people out there who really like these photos. And I think that’s great. It’s not that I think they suck from an objective standpoint. I kinda like the second one and it came off pretty close to how I wanted it to. But the first one isn’t even close to what I had in mind, and the third one just isn’t where I’m at artistically right now. I know, we’re always our own worst critic. But I don’t think it’s a bad thing to be upset as an artist that what I envisioned for my art didn’t translate into reality, even if people still like it. I kinda see that almost like an “ends justify the means” type of argument. I’d rather make a piece of art that is exactly what I envision as an artist and communicates the exact message I want, and no one like it, than the opposite.
I will likely have some “outtakes” from the week that I’ll post tomorrow on Flickr.
This is my friend Anna. She likes to knit things like ice cream hats and baby Chuck Taylor shoes. She will celebrate anything and everything that she can.
I intended to have more shots for today, but the Polaroid gods were not working in my favor today, and I ended up taking two shots that turned out less than desirable with my first pack of very expensive Artistic TZ film. Oh well, I hope to have more luck tomorrow.
I decided to take a break from Faces for Polaroid Week. It will probably be back tomorrow.
Also, tomorrow I’m planning on going out and shooting my first pack of TZ Artistic film. I’m so nervous! At nearly $30 a pack for only 8 shots, it’s a bit scary to shoot with.
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