Monday, March 31, 2008

Notes about Dog Parks




Maggie and I met a few friends today at Bull Creek. I brought my camera as usual and snapped a few photos. I'm trying to get back on track with the Barklyn Park gig but have kind of lacked time to pull things together. Let me know what you think of these pics. Thanks!

Friday, March 28, 2008

Notes on Spring Flowers



Maggie and I went to the Bull Creek trails again today. Thought I would share a few spring flower pictures with you. Let me know what you thing!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Notes about Maggie


I have felt kind of creatively dead lately, since I graduated from ACC's photo department. I guess we all go through a period where, for a long time we have been forced to do something, and even though we enjoy it, it is still somehow seen as a pain in the butt because it is forced. Then given the opportunity to do it on our own, it takes some serious determination. Most of the time we just don't do it at all. That has been my delemia. Fortunately, I have Maggie. The way she runs and plays in the water is kind of inspiring. How could I NOT want to capture the splashing water she kicks up when she chases a stick? She has been a sort of relief to my creativity. Today I was teasing her with a stick and I think she got sick of it so she barked at me and just laid down in the creek. It was real funny. So I used my brain and figured that if I hold the stick just above the camera, I could get this picture. Viola! It worked. Then batta-bing-batta-boom... a little photoshop later, and I am proud of the end result. Hope you find it inspiring:)

Notes about Photos


Maggie and I went out for a walk at Bull Creek today and I shot this picture of a new spring bluebonnet. I though I would share it with you all. Spring is full of good picture opportunities:) Hope you like it.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Notes about Maggie


Seriously, she has to be the cutest dingo EVER! Maggie has evolved a new found love of fetch, and she LOVES the creek! We went for a hike along Bull Creek today in North Austin. This is one of my favorite pictures from our hike. Hope you all like it!

Notes about College

I think I understand why there are kids that drop out of college or find themselves confused after the first year of college life. Who on earth wants to take a full year of history, math, science, and english after they have taken four years of it in high school? It's so frustrating as someone just beginning a program to not get at least a taste of classes in a major I am interested in. Maybe it would help students decide their major before they get into their junior year, and then changing it because they decided they don't like it. And what if the school they are attending, where they have the major they thought they wanted, doesn't have the major they now want? After investing 3 years in a degree there, they have to transfer? How frustrating. I just think if colleges made it easier for lower leveled students to get into classes for their major sooner. It would keep kids interested in classes because they are involving themselves in new classes and not stuff they already took in high school.

Notes about Bad Days


hahaha! I've been feeling frustrated lately. I just wanted to share one of my favorite youtube videos. Enjoy!