As the World Flies By

I finally shot my last picture for my graphic design project! This project has been weighing on my mind for the last month and a half and I'm finally finishing it up! This is my third and final attempt at this photo and I'd have to say it feels good to finally have an image I'm happy with! With this image I wanted to show the busy street life in comparison to a stationary bench that is just sitting there as the world flies by.

Day 60

March 1

"As the World Flies By"

My nephew is a Jedi!

So you're telling me that this little guy is six now??? (And yes, this is one of the first Images by Elizabeth pictures!) I feel so old!

My nephew is turning 6! I'm 20! But the most surprising thing of all, is that my six year old nephew is a jedi!! Joe LOVES star wars, and if you don't believe me, you can ask his parents how much he has watched it in the last few months! I think one of the first times Joe watched it my mom and I were babysitting him and it was on TV. My mom told Joe that his dad used to watch it all the time when he was little. Joe showed some interest in it but his favorite thing was trying to imitate Chewbacca (and I'd have to say it was pretty funny).

Since then, Joe has watched all the star wars, knows almost all the characters names, and for Christmas I think ALL of his toys were star wars!

Joe's mom asked me if we could meet up sometime to do a Star Wars themed birthday shoot and I was so excited! Joe's favorite person right now is Obi Wan Kenobi, so my mom and sister-in-law made him a jedi costume for our pictures.

Here are a few pictures from our session! Enjoy!

And of course we had to get some with Courtney too! Like always, she wasn't too cooperative when it came to picture time.

Day 59

February 28

"Jedi"

The Lost Art

I am a digital kinda person. Yes, my very first camera was a simple point and shoot film camera, but THEN I got my cool, awesome, amazing, point and shoot digital camera! Then I got a film SLR camera and finally upgraded to a digital SLR camera. At that point I thought I was done with film and wouldn't have to think about it ever again! Until I started this semester and had to take a black and white film class. I feel so lost in the film world. I always try and check the back of my camera to see what my picture looks like, but I soon find that 1- there isn't a picture on the back of my camera and 2- I look like a complete idiot because I'm looking for a picture on the back of a film camera!

I have an assignment due at the end of this week and I have been racking my brain for the past week trying to think of ideas. I think of this great picture with great light and amazing colors, but soon realize that it will only be black and white, no colors. To live in a digital world and teach yourself to see in black and white is a difficult task, let me tell you!

I'm not saying that I hate film or I hate black and white photography. It's just a whole new world to me!

So here it is...

Day 58

February 27

"Lost Art"

Waitin' for spring

Yesterday Scott and I went out to a local park to try out his new battery pack he got for his flash. He asked me if I would mind being the model for the day so he could try it out (which I'd have to say I don't work well on the other side of the camera, so now I would like to thank all of my models for their amazing work, I now know how hard it is to be you, you are all amazing!!)

Scott was wearing an old baseball shirt of his and before we left he said "This shirt makes me want to play baseball!!" I told him I had my mitt in my car and he smiled at me and went to his closet to find his mitt.

We didn't play catch long because it was getting dark and we were both getting cold (and Scott's cold was starting to kick in) so we decided to quit and pack up.

The whole time we were there, I couldn't wait for spring so we'd have nice weather to shoot in and play some summertime baseball!!

Day 57

February 26

"Waitin' for Spring"

First try at Canasta

My family is the family who plays cards at every family gathering. My immediate family does a puzzle most holidays but when we get together with the whole extended family we play pitch. Besides pitch, rummy, go fish, and slap jack, I don't know too many card games, but the other night I added one more game to my list.

Scott asked me the other night, "You don't have any plans for tonight do you?", I replied "No....why?" and he said, "Good, we're going to play Canasta!"

I had heard of Canasta before but had never learned how to play it so Scott, his mom, and dad all taught me how to play. It was a couples battle since Scott and I were on a team against his mom and dad. Since I was a new comer to the game, they kept the trash talking to a minimum, but I think by the end of the game I was the worst one when it came to the trash talking. I think I had a little bit of beginners luck as Scott and I stole the win!

Day 56

February 25

"10 of clubs"

To Do List

It has just been one of those days!

I started my morning at 7 o'clock (which for me, is early!) and I have been going non-stop all day. I have a list in my planner the size of China of all the things I had to do today. But I felt like every time I crossed one thing off I had another one to add to it!

I finally got home at 10 and the only thing on my mind was the to-do list calling my name. (and yes, my planner is color coordinated, thank you for asking =p) All I can think is I'm so glad tomorrow is Friday!!

Day 55

February 24

"To Do List"

The Little Giant

Another image, and hopefully the last one, for my current graphic design project. This image will be compared to my city skyline from the first few days of my 365 project. My goal with this comparison is to show Denver, such a big city, yet taking up so little of the frame, compared to a tack, something so small and minuscule, yet looking very big and over powering.

Day 54

February 23

"Little Giant"