Entries categorized as ‘Photography’

resume building

July 8, 2009 · 2 Comments

It is not fun.  I realized it’s important I have a resume, or at least a grand master resume so that I can easily copy and paste to make a specific-job resume.

My resume includes education, theatre-related work, published writing, published photographs, and actual jobs so far.  And it kind of looks ridiculous.  My high school awards take up four lines and I only did awards from the last two years — AND I think I’m forgetting some.  My extracurriculars take up another four lines — and this is all size 10 font.  What a joke.  Did I just not sleep in high school?  I asked Mom and she said, “Well you were always on the go.”  No wonder I was so burned out by the time I hit college!

Anyway, I’m using my boyfriend’s resume as a guide, but I’m having to just wing it on the theatre, writing, and photography sections and make up my own formatting.  And it’s just making me realize how LAME I am about not submitting my work.  This section definitely needs to get bigger; I’m going to submit like crazy for the next few months.  Cross your fingers/pray for me, please!

But that’s what this month is for.  Since I can’t get a job for July, I’ll be writing like crazy, and pouring over my publication bible to start sending some things off.  SCARY.

Categories: Photography · Stress · Work · Writing

earthfest and misc.

June 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Saturday took Frank and Curtis with me to meet up with some friends (Stef, Jessye, and Sarah, plus a few) at Earthfest, a big free concert put on by Whole Foods and some radio station by the Charles River.  We got there pretty late but still got to enjoy some overpriced crummy carnival food (fried dough? ew) and dance to some cool tunes, haha.  I’ve actually always wanted to go to the summer concerts that Boston frequently has there, and hopefully I’ll go to a few more during my trips back here within the next two months, or once I’m back in August.

In other news, I’m headed back to Texas on Monday.  I’m actually quite excited about being home and seeing my Texas friends and not having to deal with public transportation EXCEPT that I’ll miss the few friends that I still have here in Boston quite terribly.  :(   I hate having two homes and only being able to be in one at a time.

I know I haven’t caught up with my Ireland entries yet.  This week I will, alongside job hunting, as well as scanning in my polaroid shots.  I’ve taken some super cute photos.

Saw Up last night, the new Pixar movie.  I definitely recommend it.  I cried probably four times, haha; it’s an adorable and endearing movie.

Also made another blueberry pie for the boys, per Frank’s request.  Unfortunately, I had an hour in which to construct and cook it, and my blueberries were frozen.  Instead of being a normal intelligent person and defrosting them with like a microwave or something, I used the heat from the oven, which means they were still quite chilled when I put the pie in.  I forgot about the fact that while frozen, they have a LOT of juice which I drained last time, to keep the pie from being too runny.  So, go figure, the pie is really more of . . . a blueberry soup with some crust.  Frank and Richard have both very kindly insisted it’s perfectly fine and that they love blueberry soup as muh as they love blueberry pie, and both ate heaping plates (should have been in bowls . . . ) in front of me.  Boyfriend and boyfriend’sbrother win, haha.  I didn’t cry because my first pie for them was darn near perfect, but it still was a baking failure, and those are never fun.

Really wish I had a scanner and already could post my polaroids, but since I don’t, I’ll settle for these two photos Jessye took of me at earthfest with a D80.  A D80!  She checked it out from our school for her summer digital imaging class, which means I’ll have access to it when I take digital imaging in the fall.  Hurray!!


That’s me and Stef listening to the music.


And that’s me and Frank.

Have I mentioned my friend Jessye is an awesome photographer?  You may have seen the portraits she did of me for her photo project about a year and a half ago, as well as a couple portraits she took of me while we were in Europe.  She definitely knows how to make me look good in a photo. :)

Categories: Boston · Fun · Funny · People · Photography · Pictures

windows take a year to fixtrue

April 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment

truefact.

I have been mentioning to my landlord and calling into facitilies since I MOVED IN SEPTEMBR 1st about my broken window.  I just called again because it is 65 degrees outside and beautiful and I would like to have my window more than 5 inches open.  I was told “we are waiting for parts.”  “Since September 1st?”  “Sometimes these things take a while.” 

If it isn’t fixed within a week, I am going to “fix” it myself.  Not kidding.

Also, gold stars to Mom for quite possibly saving my weekend and my photo final grade. 

Saw Godspellw ith Diana last night at a convention center that is within walking distance of our new apartment for next year, in South End.  It’s such a cute neighborhood.  We are going to have way too much fun.  Our apartment is SO cute and in a creepy looking brownstone.

Birthday party tonight. 

Did I mention my electricity went out momentarily again?  I was in the shower an suddenly everything went dark and I thought, “Well I am naked; what do I do now?”  So I continued to shower and it came back on within a few minutes, but it blew up my hairdryer so I had to buy a new one today.  That kinda sucked.

Just got back from running and I’m all sweaty and gross, so I’m going to go do some kickboxing and then prepare for Indian food dinner date with Frank and then birthday party.  I keep thinking of other random things I haven’t blogged about because I’m just too wicked busy.  Was home for 19 hours for Easter last weekend, haha, with 11 hours of flying.  I do the dumbest travel things sometimes.  Ugh. 

Also, this morning with Diana discovered a bus that basically goes directly between my apartment and Central, where both her and Frank live.  Could have been saving myself SO much time with that . ..  well now I know!

Okay, but seriously, I’m yucky and sitting down right after working is giving me a headache, so I’m going to go finish.  Hooray for beautiful weather; let’s hope it sticks!!  Off to continue enjoying my 4-day weekend! :D

Categories: Boston · Fun · Photography · Stress · The Loft · Travel

Photo Inclusions: London & Budapest

February 27, 2009 · 2 Comments

I mentioned before one of my London photos of Westminster Abbey was shortlisted for inclusion in Schmaps (like my Boston church one).  Just received the e-mail that it has been included; here is the link to view it:

http://www.schmap.com/london/introduction_history/#p=524&i=524_49.jpg

Also, my picture of Hero’s Square in Budapest has been included in Schmaps Budapest:

http://www.schmap.com/budapest/sights_districtxiv/#p=141552&i=141552_42.jpg

Finished shooting my large-format project, except I have five negatives left and think I may try self portraits, or else I’ll go out to the Esplanade in the morning.  I’m exhausted.  Shooting with that camera is SO much work and it just beats you up.  I have 20 negatives now to process tomorrow, and hopehopehopfully they’ll turn out.  As it stands, I was racing against the impending rain and battling the gale-force winds, but my models Fidan and Ayla were helpful and patient, and there were pockets of perfect shooting light.  All in all, took me basically three hours to prep and shoot.  Ugh.  If these don’t turn out, I think I’m going to drop the class and throw myself off a cliff.

On the way home, a homeless man was sleeping on the subway, and I wanted to tell him that he is missing a beautiful day outside, and that he should have saved that subway ticket for a cold, yucky day.  I mean, if you’re going to sleep outside, today’s the day to today it.  But then I realized how awful that is of me.  But seriously, it’s beautiful outside.

Categories: Boston · Musings · Photography · Pictures · School · Stress