these are film scans from late summer (i think. it's been awhile). no editing except for a few changes to black and white. photographed in independence, oregon with a hasselblad 501cm using expired kodak/fujicolor film. i think next time i'll keep better notes on what film i used. ;)
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these belong with a previous post. but since i'm bad about labeling my film and having it processed with any sort of regularity, i just found them recently. 2 frames from texas this summer. photographed with seagull twin-lens.
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a few more from a very short shoot with my friend brie - not only was it raining but it was also sundown. but underexposures, although difficult to work with, convey a specific mood that works for me in this instance. teaches me not to be slavish to perfection. photograph anyway, even if the conditions aren't ideal. this graveyard is one that we will have to revisit on a more picture-taking-y type day. and there will *hopefully* be some film from this day as well.
i spent thanksgiving and the first part of chanukah in bellingham with my family. as chaotic as it is to have all of us together, i wouldn't have missed this trip for the world. it took us 9 hours to drive there from corvallis because of the weather - reason #1,000,000,000 why i am not a snow person. but at least we had a day to play in it before it melted away like it had never been there at all!
i was the lame one who took pictures while my sisters and the pups raced about. they tried to get me to have a snowball fight and i ran away squealing like the grinch i truly am.
i have some beautiful sisters!
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one of the nicest parts of the trip were the walks my little sister and i would take with our dogs.
i'll end the post with a cute chalk drawing from a bookstore in fairhaven - it pretty much sums up what the holidays are about for me. even if you've got family drama (show me someone who has a perfect drama-free holiday - i don't believe it exists!), move past it. spend time with the ones you love. don't get too hung up on what things are "supposed" to be like - just remember what matters.
i hope everyone has a wonderful, wonderful holiday and many blessings in the new year.
