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Red Hair Girl to Kelvin the Cosmonaut: Hey, whatcha reading?
As It Happened...
Kelvin was standing in front of the spine of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a copy that I'd nabbed for its illustrations from the trash at Goodwill.
Red Hair Girl was up on the same bookshelf––still dressed by Botticelli.
I opened the book up, and the rest unfolded.
Red Hair Girl is a curious child.
[Obviously this all comes from me, but it doesn't particularly feel that way.]
A New 365?
One of the things that surprised me about doing eBay was how much I liked the challenge of photographing objects (not nature or people).
In 2009 (!) I'd tried a 365 self-portrait project. I got bored after 80 days--I wasn't wanting and willing to make my physical self my own art project, so it was self-limiting.
I'm thinking of starting a 365 Toy Photography project... Toys might hold my interest longer--and also they might push me to experiment more with the technical side of photography---esp. lighting.
Also things like lenses and camera settings. I know nothing of these--I just shoot on Automatic.
I wouldn't be strict about doing it daily (because I know myself), and I wouldn't post unless the photos were worth it,
but doing a toy-photography-365 would be a welcome push, or permission slip, to go outside into the world---and see it from toy-eye level.
Ha!
Toy photography. Another way to be a visitor in one's own city.
What's that?
I've said I'm supposed to be job hunting?
*sighs*
Yes, I am supposed to, and I am. Or I will be, anyway:
I have an appointment with a job coach next week. Would someone pay me to herd thrift and play with toys?
That's another reason to start a 365 project--it could be a buoy in the slough of despond.
P.S. I laughed when I went back and read this.
You want to start a 365 toy photography project, Fresca?
What do you think you've been doing?
As It Happened...
Kelvin was standing in front of the spine of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a copy that I'd nabbed for its illustrations from the trash at Goodwill.
Red Hair Girl was up on the same bookshelf––still dressed by Botticelli.
I opened the book up, and the rest unfolded.
Red Hair Girl is a curious child.
[Obviously this all comes from me, but it doesn't particularly feel that way.]
A New 365?
One of the things that surprised me about doing eBay was how much I liked the challenge of photographing objects (not nature or people).
In 2009 (!) I'd tried a 365 self-portrait project. I got bored after 80 days--I wasn't wanting and willing to make my physical self my own art project, so it was self-limiting.
I'm thinking of starting a 365 Toy Photography project... Toys might hold my interest longer--and also they might push me to experiment more with the technical side of photography---esp. lighting.
Also things like lenses and camera settings. I know nothing of these--I just shoot on Automatic.
I wouldn't be strict about doing it daily (because I know myself), and I wouldn't post unless the photos were worth it,
but doing a toy-photography-365 would be a welcome push, or permission slip, to go outside into the world---and see it from toy-eye level.
Ha!
Toy photography. Another way to be a visitor in one's own city.
What's that?
I've said I'm supposed to be job hunting?
*sighs*
Yes, I am supposed to, and I am. Or I will be, anyway:
I have an appointment with a job coach next week. Would someone pay me to herd thrift and play with toys?
That's another reason to start a 365 project--it could be a buoy in the slough of despond.
P.S. I laughed when I went back and read this.
You want to start a 365 toy photography project, Fresca?
What do you think you've been doing?
2 comments:
You may have been doing 365 already, but please feel free to continue. Your toy photos are great!
Thanks! I will continue.
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