Holga

One of my goals was to get the film from my Holga developed by The Darkroom.  About a week ago I sent in three rolls of film from last year.  There were two from our roadtrip and then one from last fall.  Unfortunately the first roll from the roadtrip was blank and then half the pics on the last roll didn't work either.  I'm wondering if they somehow got exposed or something.  As bummed as I was about the ones that didn't turn out, I was really excited with what I got back.  Film is a BIG change from digital!  I haven't used film for photography projects in YEARS!  I'm excited to get more into my film and experiment in the future.  Here are a few of my favorites from the two rolls I got back.  Check out my facebook album [HERE] to see a few more.

Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah, Kentucky

Springfield, Missouri

Nebraska

Laramie, Wyoming

Utah - Idaho border

Flying to Seattle

Flying to Seattle

Whistler, BC

2010 Olympic rings - Whistler Village

Whistler Village

Whistler Village

Flying to home to Boise

Nails Art Designs

 So I was stumbling upon some websites and I came across a picture of some really beautiful artwork which really caught my attention and it really managed to hold my seeking attention for quite a longer period and guess what? Well its certainly a Nail Art. Well as far as I can see through my Fashion Seeking Material Eyes, I would say that I loved every bit of that artwork.

 Nails Art

 Nails Art with ice cubes 

horror  Nails Art

 Beauty of nails

Digital Arts

self portrait

This week's assignment for my Portraiture class was to create a self-portrait. This was challenging and intimidating. I had an idea of what I wanted to do, involving my old Polaroid camera, however, the film was bad and it didn't work out. I've since looked into getting some new film here. I wish it wasn't so expensive. I digress. When the first idea didn't work out, I didn't actually come up with a second idea. I just took my camera, turned it around and started shooting. I also had a little help from Heather. I'm happy with what came out of it.

In addition to the self-portrait assignment I needed to submit a self-portrait by someone else. The first thing I thought of was Sarah Rhoads. A couple years ago Sarah Rhoads posted a self-portrait on her blog. See original post HERE. It was great to go back and look at that post now after reading the module. She said the following in her post:

“Whether it is for an exploration of self, a projection of self, a means of therapy or just as a means to remember what they looked like and how they felt during a particular season.”

“This internal self-exploration is powerful and seems to be a therapeutic and beneficial practice for every creative.”

After her original post she asked other people to submit their self-portraits, which she then compiled. See the blogs posts here: ONE, TWO, THREE. I found it very inspiring to look through these as I was in the process of making my own.

I guess it's because I'm naturally self-conscious, but it's so intimidating to post this, not only for my assignment, but also on my blog. Anyway, here's my self-portrait.

Inspiration: Color Comparisons

Have you seen these yet? Miss Moss combined art or vintage with street style images. I love the combinations she created! They're so inspiring!



















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