new old

I uploaded some random older photos to my flickr. I always liked this one (although I need to rescan it... looks kinda crappy quality-wise). How many times in your life do you see giant lizards walking around freely AND a couple casually having coffee right next to it. I guess often if you live in Australia, but this was a first and last for me.

gripe sheet

Sometimes I get grouchy. Sometimes I get grouchy and have no real good reason. And sometimes I do but I don't feel like talking about it is worth the trouble. For such situations I've created a gripe sheet for myself. I can write down my beef, get it out of my system and then burn it. Hopefully it will be that easy. If you need the same kind of help, and scrap paper just won't cut it, you can download it. It's nothing fancy but it's all yours.

[ download gripe sheet ]

lazy jane

A goodie from Shel Silverstein.

[ Image via Enyme ]

speaking my language

I have found a photographer that likes words as much as I do (there are actually probably quite a few out there). Check out Erin Jane Nelson's series "Words as Objects" here.

hair do

I really love this photo by Yijun Liao. It's part of Issue #6 of Bertha Mag.

1 minute photoshop: retaliation

I just keep going. I theorize that I was exposed to too many darling posters or message t's as a child. Maybe this is just part of some trend in design that I'm unaware of and I've been swept in inadvertently. Or maybe it's a great passive aggressive outlet. In the end I conclude that I just think a lot and I have an insatiable need to translate my brains into something visual.

If it can't be a list, a photograph, a nonsense post, or a dot on my tumblr site then all thoughts are left with this option... photoshop; they must go somewhere or everything gets clogged up. For someone that feels like they don't really want to be an open book I'm not exactly acting that way, even if it's behind the shield of technology. Welcome to 2009 Erin's self-awareness.

coiffed for fighting

I do adore versatile items. With this you can look good AND look tough at the same time. How does it get any better than that. Just sit carefully if you're into the 70's style back pocket toting thing.

[ Created by Lorenzo Damiani ]

comb composition

Photo by Jen Gotch. Someone WAAAAAY more addicted to taking polaroids than me. Proof positive, her blog My Polaroid Blog. She's got some pretty great stuff. This colorific comb one I continue to love.

1 minute photoshop: monotony

website update

So just past the nick of time I got all of my SXSW photos together. I'm not sure what magical forces are against me but it seems every time I have a ton of photos to download and process my computer decides to be grouchy.

All in all I guess they turned out ok. I think it's really a matter of getting used to appreciating photos that I didn't think to take, or of a subject that is assigned rather than a project concieved by myself. I also still have a lot to learn when it comes to using a flash; I don't use one often, so have to wrangle it a bit when there is no other choice. My eyes are starting to crap out as well... perhaps. Focusing a camera in certain situations has been trying lately.

Anyway, the whole photo crew experience was fun and great practice. I still intend (maybe) to spout out some sort of music memories wrap up, but as more time goes by it seems pointless. We'll see. If you want to see a couple of the band photos I added to my website you can check them out here. Above is Riverboat Gamblers by the by.