If you've seen the movies 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Sunshine, or Kickass, then you've heard the wonderful music of John Murphy. This is my favorite by him. Enjoy.
I woke up today to a phone call. Admittedly, I wasn't too happy at first. As I climbed out of bed though I started to wake up and, in the long run, it worked out great. I took a shower, ate breakfast, and headed for the lab. Before I could develop I needed to shoot about a roll and a half of film. Luckily for me, the area around the lab is beautiful and full of wonderful shots. I easily went through almost two rolls. Sadly, after I developed I realized my camera's light meter had lead me to overexpose a lot of otherwise great photos. One in particular was of a vintage chevy in front of an auto repair shop. I thought it was a great shot, but the sky over the shop is completely blown out. Too bad really. Hopefully I can go back and get it again.
Another thing I noticed is that I have taken my film photography more in the direction of digital. Quite the contrary to when I started, I find myself pulling the shutter too quickly. I haven't been thinking enough about the composition. Consequently I have a lot of pictures that need to be cropped. I bought a small pocket notebook today to help me with that. I am going to start taking detailed notes about the pictures I take. Not only will this force me to think about the exposure and the composition, but also when I develop the film and am looking at it I can go back and see what I did wrong if things don't turn out. I actually did my first experiment tonight. I have been wanting to use my strobe with my film camera for a while now but I had no idea what power level the strobe should be set to. I set up a chart in which all factors were constant except the power of the strobe. I went through all the different levels, so hopefully when I develop I should have a solid base for what power level the strobe should be set to for different situations. I'm going to wake up early tomorrow and take some more pictures. I want to go to the water wall sometime but I've never been so I honestly have no idea what to expect. For some reason I am always drawn back to the park. I feel like I could go there a thousand times and never get the same picture.
Does anyone else have really dry, cracked hands? I thought it was because of the cold weather. For whatever reason, I cannot use hand sanitize anymore. It's like a million little needles stabbing my hands. I even went as far as to put lotion on the other day. Lotion! I hate that stuff, it leaves your hands slimy and nasty. I was willing to try anything though. I need to figure out what it is. The cold weather has left but my hands are still screaming at me. Any suggestions?
I have run into some issues with posting photos on here. Until I am clear about it and am able to know for certain that what I am posting is ok, I will have to postpone the pictures. I can point you in the right direction though. My first suggestion is to look up Sally Mann. I have already posted a photo by her in an earlier post, but she has many other greats. Hopefully this will suffice for now. Goodnight everyone.
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