i keep a moleskine notebook of all my polaroids – and i try to take polaroids of important events and times. and many not – so – important events.
i like my ’scrapbooks’ to stay really simple and minimal.
here are a few pictures.
this is the notebook made for me by Denki Ai on etsy
and here are some pages. as you know by now, i don’t like writing all that much – so it’s a picture book more than anything.
i keep my old RebelXT in the car for when I drive. I always see the prettiest things.
these were from last week…
develop on fridays :: lesson two
In this lesson we talk about how important influences are and how they affect your vision and voice. Also, how to use them the right way.
here are a few of the photos that i took preparing for this assignment…
this was my own family – my uncle and aunt and my cousins.
my favorite of the whole session —
we were cramming a bit cause my cousin, kelsie left two days later to serve a mission for the LDS church in Kirtland OH.
Did I mention it was freeeeeezing outside?? So freezing.
I was always in love with books like Sarah Plain and Tall, Little House on the Prairie, These is My Words, Gap Creek. I feel more connected to my ancestors who lived like this. I feel in awe of the human spirit and what we can accomplish ourselves to take care of ourselves. without a wal-mart.
we’ve been pushing towards an overall more sustainable, self reliant state in our home.
i’ll confess, it’s been a slow, learning process and i’m sure we could do even better than we are doing.
but we’ve got big plans for the garden this year and we’re bringing back the chickens to the yard this spring.
we’re going to be doing a lot more canning and wearing our clothes out completely rather than just dumping then when we get bored with them.
we made most of our christmas gifts this year.
and I just printed this up for our fridge —
I really want to be more {THIS}. More sustainable, more hardworking, more centered, more fulfilled…
I love my friend Amy’s blog – Progressive Pioneer – she’s downright inspiring to me.
So yeah. This is how I want to be.
what is there to do in the car on a drive across the middle of the desert. yes – five hours of BubbleTown later, I got to feeling a bit sick. But, naturally, I did have my camera around and one of the best things about being trapped in a car for hours with your camera is it forces you to get it out and experiment and play.
Here are a few I came up with…
guys. i’m so exited i can’t even tell you. i can’t even talk straight.
my friend liz tamanaha of paislee press and i have been hard at work trying to get it all set up
what is it:: develop on fridays – a creative photography ’study group’ led by me but for everyone. it’s going to consist of a post and an assignment each friday on the Paislee Press blog. We’ll cover a few basics but mostly dig into ways we can develop our voices and acclimate ourselves with our cameras.
who : everyone. one thing that’s crucial to Develop on Fridays is a uplifting camaraderie and honest help.
we’re going to have a flickr group and a forum available to everyone.
just bring your cameras – whatever they may be.
OFFICIAL start date – Friday Jan 22, 2010
at www.paisleepress.blogspot.com
I did a shoot last month for a good friend of mine – elizabeth kartchner. She’s just launched her new line of scrapbooking products with American Crafts and wanted to take some photos that reflected the feel of her new line.
It was so cold! but we had so much fun.
I’m only going to reveal a few and reveal the rest in a short while when she’s had a chance to show them herself.
by jefra starr linn
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