having troubles telling how i feel

my very talented friend asked me to take some pictures of a dance project she's working on. i have some really nice, crisp digital images that i'll post here soon. for the time being, though, here are a few shots i got with my canon ae-1. (the lines through some of the frames are due to a bad scan.)

i want to climb a tree

"mount st. helens. next right. get off here."
"here?"
"here!"

something happens and it's not enough

hiding in daydreams

another photo taken on 35 mm. this is just the beginning of a fresh roll ...

trying to loose the world inside

i just forgot what they told me

i've been in a meditative mind space about photography for a while now. i'm not sure if i'm in that space because i've been flipping through collections of work by other photographers -- cindy sherman, robert mapplethorpe, nan goldin -- or if i've been flipping through their work because i'm in that space. either way, i've been thinking a lot about what makes a photograph art. what elevates an image. i haven't really figured that out. still, i keep coming back to the feeling that i need to be more deliberate about the photographs i make.

all of this is a long way of saying i've recommitted to film. last weekend, i picked up a canon ae-1 (my other 35 mm doesn't have a working light meter). the photo above is one of the first test shots i took with it. i've always really loved analog -- medium format and polaroid images are all over this blog -- but digital has been my go-to. this summer, i'm going to try to shake that up some. 

all the nothing that i do

the images left over from that roll of 35 mm film ...


the world through gold-colored glasses.

oregon's capitol park as the cherry trees bloom.

i need some summer sun to come and wake me up

i just got a roll of 35 mm film developed. on it, i found this lovely lady. more to come.

california sunrise - dirty beaches