Why yes, yes I am. The summer has been ridiculous, but a good ridiculous. I'm working a few jobs, including an internship AND taking an online class, which at the moment I am so very behind on. I'm interning with a wedding photographer and so far it's fantastic. I'm loving it, because instead of working my butt off on stuff I don't want to do and then get a letter grade back for, I actually get paid money. Thus, my motivation is high and I'm much busier and happier than I was this past semester. June was lovely, I caught up with wonderful friends back home, started my jobs, and took plenty of pictures. The best weekend yet was this past one, when I got to spend it in Chapel Hill with my best friends of 9 years. I took a ton of photos, but they all ended up being of the food we ate. And the food was delish. Here's a summary:
First we made brownies and drank wine.
Then we melted sugar and made salted caramel.
It ended up being awesome.
Then we got coffee. It didn't taste very good.
But then I stirred it up and it was tasty.
And they had cool cups.
And Sarah showed up!
And then we talked about boobs?
Then we made black bean burgers with avocado and sweet potato fries. With more wine.
And then it looked kinda like this.
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And then we watched this really attractive silver fox on TV. And drank more wine.
And then we got cupcakes and gelato from Sugarland.
And put the caramel on brownies.
And then made a really big breakfast before we left on sunday.
And then we watched this and drank more wine.
Writing this is making me have a food baby. At least we ran once.
My semester is donzo! EVERYTHING IS FINISHED. I can enjoy my summer and the lovely people her in Asheville for a few more days. And I also get to pack, which for some reason I actually enjoy, especially if it's packing for a big move. I'm definitely ready for something new, even if it is returning to my home. I'm going to miss people like crazy, everyone here is beautiful. Right now I'm documenting my last days here as much as possible with the camera, I'm sure I'll be sharing those photos soon. But for now, here is my formula on how to make your day wonderful, hopefully it works as well for you as it does for me.
Step 1. Wake up. Then...
Smell these:
Drink this:
Eat this (must be chocolate chip. If you don't like chocolate, well then how can your day be good in the first place??):
DogTale played at the Highland Brewery in Asheville this past weekend and it was fantastic! There was a huge turnout with plenty of dancers and drunk people. I of course spent the whole time looking through my camera and dancing at the same time. I'm definitely not going into live band photography. They're not my best photos, but here are some that I took from the night which haven't been edited much. Check out their myspace and facebook page!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
At the moment I'm trying to become more familiar with photoshop. I've been using Lightroom all semester and LOVE it, but it definitely can't do everything. I'll post up a few pictures from me messing around on it in my next post. Buuuttt for now, here are a few pretty songs that make me happy at the moment.
It's been a while since I've posted anything but a lot has been going on. Lots of photo projects going on, one of which includes portraits of some pretty cool people. These people include my neighbor Carlos, who just left for 2 months. The photos I took of him happen to be one of my favorites, he's a great model, and his house is a beautiful place to shoot:
I also just finished editing some photos of my cousin, who is graduating from UNCC in a month. We went down to the campus gardens and had some fun. Here's a preview, I'll add more in my next update.
