poses...

this is really just for me to use as a reference later on when i need some pose inspiration. these are shots from the h&m 2011 fall lookbook.

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blood...

i took these shots of cameron today, as part of a project he's working on. i'm pretty proud of the lighting and how they ultimately turned out. i can only attribute this success to the ring flash adaptor we have at work. it's sick.

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yongnuo...

we recently invested in a simple $50 shoe mount flash and a ring flash attachment (the ray flash) at work. they gave me an 8-hour day to become familiar with how to use it and experiment with its possibilities. these are the shots i'm most proud of from the other day. i'm falling in love with artificial light. and here i was thinking natural light photography was awesome. check it out. luckily, jivan was a willing enough model to put up with the countless tests. these shots turned out pretty sweet.

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“Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries,” the French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in the 17th century, “and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.” He also famously remarked that all of man’s problems come from his inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

via The Joy of Quiet

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sitcom...

you know those friendships in sitcoms? the group of friends in their mid-twenties that make you wish you had friends just like them. the kind of friends who say nonchalant hilarious comments every few minutes that are guaranteed to get a laugh from the invisible audience. the friends who get themselves in the weirdest and most awkward situations. the friends who each have the funny little quirks and personality traits that balance the rest of the group out perfectly.

i'm living that dream, with these people right here.

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instagram...

some of my favorite from 2011.

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this guy...

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kentucky...

i think there are times in life when you genuinely need a break to stay sane. this past weekend, my best friends and i went on a road trip to kentucky to our friend's wedding. it was one of the most refreshing and hilarious weekends i've ever had. i haven't had that much fun since the last two weeks of college and honest to god, it was better because we didn't use our phones. the no phones rule was the best idea for us. we talked and laughed more than ever before and it was so cool for all of us genuinely be excited to spend 72 straight hours with each other. i'd do it again in a heartbeat. with those four people. 4-to-1 ratio.

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fasting...

i had this idea the other day, that since i'll be taking a road trip to kentucky from september 30th to october 2nd, i might as well make the most of that trip...and since i'll be with four of my best friends, we might as well take full advantage of our time together with no distractions. with that in mind, i had the idea of having a phone fast. in other words, we won't be able to text, facebook, or tweet from our phones. we'll only be able to use them in case of an emergency. i feel like this weekend could be enlightening or just fun all around because it'll be like the olden days when people didn't have the luxury of cell phones. two of my friends know of this plan so far and they think it's cool as well. i wonder what the other two will think...jivan? phil? my prediction is that phil will hate me for this. only because he's a texting fiend. anyways, i'm anxious to see how we handle this disconnect from the world as well as how better our lives may be during that weekend because of it. maybe we'll make even more lasting memories than those we made in college. who knows, all i know is that it's going to be like going to rehab. bring it on!

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oxford...

i got some new shoes at goodwill today. i'm in the process of distressing them myself, to my liking. got them for $4.50. another great shoe buy, much like my "anne frank" boots i got about a year or so ago.

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reg...

here's the thing. i've been moving recently and that's a majority of the reason i have not been tending to this beast of a blog. that's why there are archives. seriously, though. tomorrow i'll be starting a learning project with two of my coworkers. we're creating our own design briefs and critiquing each others work along the way during lunches and after work. this way, we can stay inspired and keep our minds fresh and free from the daily, sometimes, monotonous production work or email design.

our first project will be a DVD box set. we're bringing in a list of directors tomorrow and will draw from a hat. the director each of us chooses will be the director we must focus on to design this box set. out of spite, because they are much more intellectual when it comes to film, i chose a couple of directors out of left field. oh, and we're including michael bay because i made the mistake of thinking he directed inception. sorry christopher nolan...i was mistaken for a quick second and it made for a funny moment in the office. so, here's to a new personal project. thank god! if i can't be in school, i might as well pretend i am, right?

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overload...

i hate it when my desktop looks like this...i'll organize once i get this site done. motivation.

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subconsious...

so, this past week or so, my brain has been very confused. it's been so used to the routine of early august for the last 18 years or so, that it can't accept the fact that i am never going back to school. i've literally had the strangest internal battle within my head that "school will be starting soon...no, WAIT, it's not!" or "by next week, i'll be working part time agan at work rather than full time...no, WAIT, no i won't...my job is permanent!" my brain literally does not know how to process this new routine. it's like it isn't sure how to be an adult. which, i can totally get because i did take the long track to getting my bachelor's degree. when august 17th rolls around and jivan leaves for school that morning, i'll be more in shock than i am now. maybe a good ol' fashioned sleepover with my fellow graduates would be the best kind of coping there is. luckily, i recorded our last two weeks of college and have that video to look forward to producing. that'll be the best healing there is, for sure. so, here's to never going back to school again and embracing the 9-5 like no other. i'm ready for it, even though my mind may not be. that statement was contradictory.

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room...

i wish my room was settled. at least one half of it sort of is.

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big...

you know...if i'm old enough to drink beer, have my own 9 to 5 job, and afford to live in a rental house, wouldn't you think i'm old enough to have a big girl bed, too? hopefully this will get taken care of on saturday...

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cross...

cross process is the best iphone photography app i've purchased in a while. definitely worth the two bucks.

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pickin...

everyone picks on my sister at work, but my boss tina loves her so this was her coming to laura's defense. i thought it was funny.

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brün...

back to brown. loving it.

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control...

i think the book of james is one of the best books in the bible.

All of us do many wrong things. But if you can control your tongue, you are mature and able to control your whole body. (James 3:2 CEV)

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southern...

crave is currently branding a southern home cooking restaurant. stay tuned over there for the finished logo. inspiration comes from an unlikely source...

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