how dark is your real hair color?
i can barely remember myself as i’ve been dying my hair for so long, but it was a mouse brown. and it photographed a lot darker for some reason.
like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/buttercupdays/2877391022/in/photostream
What do you look for when you edit your photographs?
i don’t think i’m one to answer this question. as far as editing goes, i don’t really do much of that at all because film kind of works itself out. i think sometimes you can see a certain magic or specialness inherent in a photo, and when that happens, you just know. addition or subtraction in the editing process should not be anything more than an afterthought or a flourish to a photograph already able to stand by itself. in my honest opinion, i think people should rely more upon their cameras and their brains than their computers and their editing programs to get the pictures they want. it’s really all about what you’re seeing in the viewfinder and what you want to be seeing, and if you get more on the what you want to be seeing spectrum, you’re doing something right.
of course, i know i have many flaws in my photographs, and when i look at any pictures i’ve taken, those flaws are all that i see. i’ve said it before, though: in order to grow you must see your errors. all i ever want to do is get better. i don’t think i grew much photographically when i shot digital because i became very reliant upon editing to get my pictures to look how i wanted them. if anything, film taught me to take photography more seriously and take my time to set up pictures.
i mean, how your photos came out to be so nicely blurry? did you use expired films? soft focus filters?
thank you! i used neither, actually. my camera just seems to be having light meter issues … i think. i have no idea as to why the focus and the colors of my pictures are all of a sudden coming out so differently than they used to. i’m kind of disappointed in all my new stuff to tell you the truth. i think everything could be so much better.
does chris live far from you? and seeing you so happy makes my heart warm, i remember you being in some blue phases over the time i’ve followed you and i am just so, so glad you’re in a better place now.
driving, chris lives about twenty or so minutes away from me in a neighboring city. it’s not too far, but certainly not regular walking distance in the triple-digit summer.
and thank you so much. you’ve seriously made my day with that there sentence :’)
heya anna,
did you name that beautiful black cat after the song of the fleet foxes?
it’s not my cat, it’s chris’s. and yes, he named him after the song cuz he loves fleet foxes & robin pecknold & being washed in da rain.
all i want is to work at a magazine and take pictures of bands and cool people.
coincidentally, i’m going to weekend two with boyfriend and boyfriend’s family. this is going to be my first time.
aw, thank you so much, india! learning ukulele is really fun and really easy. personally, i have some difficulties with the more complex chords (which actually aren’t very complex compared to guitar chords…) but that’s only because my fingers aren’t very nimble. the ukulele is probably one of the easiest instruments to play, and it’s very lightweight and easy to take along to outings and adventures, so i say go for it!
