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My New Year’s Resolution: Project 365

♥♥♥Happy New Year!♥♥♥ So one thing about me: I am pretty terrible about writing things down. One time in college, I completely spaced turning in a poetry assignment. That day I made a vow to myself that I would write down every single assignment…

January 2, 2012
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Photography

Photo Tips and Techniques for Beginners

I remember the day I got my DSLR camera in the mail– I had saved up for months to buy my little Nikon D40 and I watched the postal tracking code like my dog waits for her food in the mornings. (So. Excited.) 🙂…

December 24, 2011
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Polaroid Post: Two Birds on a Wire

You have no idea how long it took me to chase down two birds on a wire and snap a Polaroid of them. I took this photo two summers ago… (Gosh I can’t believe it was two summers ago!) when Regina Spektor’s Far album…

November 23, 2011
Cameras Photography

Kombi Camera from 1892

This photo was taken with a Kombi Camera from 1892. Seriously, 1892. Isn’t that nuts!? My Uncle Bill gave me the camera. 🙂 This is the Kombi. It is actually one of the first roll film cameras. More on it here. So there isn’t…

September 26, 2010
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County Fair

This week was the county fair in my town. Our fair is one of those old fairs where everyone, and I mean everyone, comes out to eat and look around. I love the fair. I love seeing all of the animals and the strange…

July 25, 2010
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American Tune

And high up above my eyes could clearly seeThe Statue of LibertySailing away to sea -Simon and Garfunkel This is one of my favorite Polaroids. I took it on a freezing, windy day while riding the Staten Island Ferry. The light, clouds, and contrast…

June 11, 2010
Photography

A picture an hour…

Yesterday I rode a bike all over Manhattan… and it was wonderful. You can bike anywhere in this city. 11 AM– walking to get the bike. 12 PM– going through Riverside Park to get to trail along Hudson River. 12:10 PM– Trail, Hudson, Jersey……

May 9, 2010
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Meet My Cameras

(*drumroll) These are some of my most prized possessions, my cameras! While in NYC, my camera family has doubled. New York really inspires me to take pictures all the time, there are so many times in the day where I see patterns, buildings, people,…

April 12, 2010