Today, I really need to get working on the two projects due this weekend. One is Still Life photos, the other is the first part of my final project.
For the Still Life, I'm trying to decide on what objects to use for it. I kind of wish Alan was here... I'd do downstairs and find my bible (it's mauve leather), see if Alan still had his claddagh, (we had a pair of Irish wedding bands). It could be pretty... I'm thinking of doing that same kind of idea just with a different ring of mine. Don't know if it'd look right, though. Where are married people when I want to borrow rings?? LOL! If I'm going to do that theme, I'm thinking I may need to find some other "wedding-y" kind of stuff to shoot with. It's supposed to be 3-5 objects in different interesting compositions, light and settings. I need to come up with 36 pictures for it.
The final project will be of pictures of front doors around Philadelphia, it's a socio-economic statement. I'm going to be taking pictures of a wide variety of doors, from rich neighborhoods to very poor neighborhoods. It will hopefully show a wide rage of character.
When I get them done, I'll post some when I'm done shooting them.
I ended up not working yesterday. Hell, I didn't really feel awake till evening, then felt brain dead! I do need to get on that if I'm going to make the money to pay the bills. My SG lovey, Tweedle, pointed out how much I focus on money, and that I was causing myself stress. Which is TOTALLY TRUE! I really realized how much I was talking about it, and kind of explain why... I spent most of the last 11 years as a stay-at-home mom. I didn't have bills to pay, if I made money it was for me to spend. I was completely taken care of. Now that Alan and I split, I'm only getting child support and cell phones taken care of. Steve is barely making enough to his child support. My child support pays for the very basics of life, charity of a friend pays for the roof (a friend is letting us all life here for near to free... we feed him and give him a little for bills), however, if I want to get anywhere better in my life (cause I hate where I am in life), I have to make money. This is difficult as I have severe social and general anxiety disorders. Technically, I should be on SSI... but I'm so intimidated (because of the disorders) of Drs and the "authorities", that I just can't seem to do it. So, I keep trying to drive myself on to make money. Last time I was in a dire situation, (when Steve was in jail), I was able to make about $1250 in about 3-4 weeks. I'm trying to get myself amped up so I can again. If I could do that for 2 months in a row, I'd have the money I need.
Ok, off the monetary babble. I'm going to really try to ween myself from that...
I've started reading Eckhart Tolle's The Power of NOW. Granted, "started reading" means I read the intro, forward and to page 3. LOL. The funny thing is, he was talking about an over all contentment. (Granted, he was talking about living in it all the time, but I used to get that on a regular basis when I was in Key West. That's one of the reasons I want to go back. I just had much more of a feeling for the "awe of life" down there. I need to get to that point in my life on a whole. I would love to live in a perpetual state of happiness. That's my goal.
For the Still Life, I'm trying to decide on what objects to use for it. I kind of wish Alan was here... I'd do downstairs and find my bible (it's mauve leather), see if Alan still had his claddagh, (we had a pair of Irish wedding bands). It could be pretty... I'm thinking of doing that same kind of idea just with a different ring of mine. Don't know if it'd look right, though. Where are married people when I want to borrow rings?? LOL! If I'm going to do that theme, I'm thinking I may need to find some other "wedding-y" kind of stuff to shoot with. It's supposed to be 3-5 objects in different interesting compositions, light and settings. I need to come up with 36 pictures for it.
The final project will be of pictures of front doors around Philadelphia, it's a socio-economic statement. I'm going to be taking pictures of a wide variety of doors, from rich neighborhoods to very poor neighborhoods. It will hopefully show a wide rage of character.
When I get them done, I'll post some when I'm done shooting them.
I ended up not working yesterday. Hell, I didn't really feel awake till evening, then felt brain dead! I do need to get on that if I'm going to make the money to pay the bills. My SG lovey, Tweedle, pointed out how much I focus on money, and that I was causing myself stress. Which is TOTALLY TRUE! I really realized how much I was talking about it, and kind of explain why... I spent most of the last 11 years as a stay-at-home mom. I didn't have bills to pay, if I made money it was for me to spend. I was completely taken care of. Now that Alan and I split, I'm only getting child support and cell phones taken care of. Steve is barely making enough to his child support. My child support pays for the very basics of life, charity of a friend pays for the roof (a friend is letting us all life here for near to free... we feed him and give him a little for bills), however, if I want to get anywhere better in my life (cause I hate where I am in life), I have to make money. This is difficult as I have severe social and general anxiety disorders. Technically, I should be on SSI... but I'm so intimidated (because of the disorders) of Drs and the "authorities", that I just can't seem to do it. So, I keep trying to drive myself on to make money. Last time I was in a dire situation, (when Steve was in jail), I was able to make about $1250 in about 3-4 weeks. I'm trying to get myself amped up so I can again. If I could do that for 2 months in a row, I'd have the money I need.
Ok, off the monetary babble. I'm going to really try to ween myself from that...
I've started reading Eckhart Tolle's The Power of NOW. Granted, "started reading" means I read the intro, forward and to page 3. LOL. The funny thing is, he was talking about an over all contentment. (Granted, he was talking about living in it all the time, but I used to get that on a regular basis when I was in Key West. That's one of the reasons I want to go back. I just had much more of a feeling for the "awe of life" down there. I need to get to that point in my life on a whole. I would love to live in a perpetual state of happiness. That's my goal.
weston:
Best of luck with your projects! The door one sounds pretty interesting 