February 2012
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Just took what I'm referring to as "Caffeine Rush"...
They started off calm and ended a little bit spazzy.
I'm looking at my photos on a different monitor...
So either the colors really ARE crazy and I need to fix my own monitor, or this monitor is wack.
I’ve noticed my photos look way brighter/more colorful (or something like that) on macs, as well. This is something I’ve been meaning to look into for awhile. Obviously, there will always be color differences between monitors. That’s just inevitable. But if mine is the source of the...
January 2012
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Finding Your Unique Photography Style →
Elizabeth May dispenses good advice.
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Re-branding?
For the longest time, I’ve used “ViolentKiwi” as an online moniker. I got the nickname in middle school and while it didn’t last in real life, it lasted online. For instance, my deviantART username is ViolentKiwi3511. That’s the place where I first started posting my photos online. So I ran with it. But now that I’m in college, I’m re-thinking it. To be...
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2011: A Year in Review
For the past few years, I’d been doing a “Favorite photos from 20-whatever.” I’d put them in a set on flickr and post the link in a few different places to say, “This is how I’ve grown as a photographer and these are the photos that are significant to me.”
This year, though, I have a feeling quite a few of my favorite photos are from the photography class...
December 2011
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One week with an art major.
Time spent in the darkroom this week: Aprox. 12 hours (Or, three hours a day since Monday. But probably more than that.)
Rolls of film developed: 4
Contact sheets created: 4
Time spent scouring contact sheets for possible prints: 30-60 min.
Time spent cleaning negatives: Too long
Total number of final prints created: 6
Number or reject prints and text strips: Oh, God, I don’t even want...
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A few lists.
Things I need to do today
Develop my last two rolls of film
Make contact sheets for four rolls of film
Start on a few more prints
Things I have time for
Probably only the first two items on the previous list
November 2011
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Critique day.
I’m feeling pretty good about three of my four photos and the two that I mounted, I’m especially liking.
Still. I can’t help but feel a little nervous every time we have a critique.
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Keegan's Darkroom Tips for Newbies (In No...
Be prepared to say goodbye to your social life (unless, of course, your friends are the subject of your photos). I spent five hours in the darkroom tonight. I usually try to go for two to three hours at a time. But between class, work, food, and homework, it sometimes feels like I don’t have a social life. I’ve had to turn down a few invites to do stuff because of reasons like,...
Time for a darkroom adventure, yo.
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Gonna leave the darkroom before I burn out.
I could probably try harder, but my motivation seems to have left me and I keep thinking it would be nice to be back to the room before 10.
I need second opinions.
I probably just need more time on my photo. Or maybe I need to burn it? I don’t know. But i’m feeling burnt out and I’ll have most of tomorrow to get shit done. All of Wednesday evening, too. Of course, by Wednesday,...
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The photo assignment has been pushed back!
Instead of being due on Friday, it’s due the class after, which won’t be until Thursday next week.
That’s a relief because if it were still due Friday, I’d have to finish it tonight. Instead, I did my contact sheets and now I have a little bit more time to think about what I want to print and I’ve got the weekend, plus all day on Tuesday, plus whatever evenings...
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Today is going to be a photo-filled day.
I need to shoot 4 rolls of film today and tomorrow. Two today, two tomorrow.Three today, one tomorrow if I’m lucky. All today if I’m super lucky. And them I’m going to develop them tomorrow night and start printing if possible and or maybe printing on Tuesday and I’ll try to finish printing on Wednesday and I’ve got to mat two photos that I print, as well.
I probably...
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October 2011
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Tonight's darkroom adventure is slightly...
Pretty much everyone from my class has been here tonight. Currently, all ten enlargers are in use. I got my film developed and I’m staring at my negatives in boredom. I can’t make my contact sheet or my two prints until a freaking enlarger opens up.
At least I’m not the only one stuck in the hall waiting. There’s another girl waiting in the hallway with me.
It just really...
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I... am an idiot.
My photo class is over at SJU, so that’s the darkroom I use. I took the bus over there at 7, got there at 7:15. I probably started developing my film around 7:30, 7:45. That took a decent amount of time. 5 minutes here, another 5 there, plus all the shit in between. I had my negatives in the dryer by 8:30. They’re in there for 40 minutes. They’ll be dry in ten.
HOWEVER. I forgot...
September 2011
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Darkroom adventures.
Today was the first official day in the darkroom. There are only 8 enlargers, so it’s significantly smaller that my high school’s darkroom. I actually kind of miss Kennedy’s darkroom. For a high school, it was pretty damn nice.
Anyways. It was the whole basic “this is how you work an enlarger” and “this is how you develop your prints” and “this is...
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Lovelies, you HAVE to be Self-Sufficient. →
A post from Elizabeth May’s blog. It’s short and to the point and a good read for those of you who want to become professional photographers.
Also, she just writes good blog posts. And takes amazing photos.
I've been taking so many photos today that I'm...
I’ve been finishing up the List project. I just have to put them all together and find a way to Walgreens to get them printed. Hopefully.
Trying to pick out photos for the List project.
There are still a few things I need photos of. I have yet to take a photo of something funny, something shocking, injustice, and a photo of a friend.
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The List
Chair
Portrait of a friend/classmate
Self-portrait
The place you live
Something you like
A tree
A descriptive image of a building
An abstract image of the same building
Something you are about to eat
Make a photograph with a photograph in its composition
Something that is moving
An image with text in the composition
Something you have never seen photographed
Sweaty
Love
Beauty
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Portfolio woes.
I’m taking a class this semester that’s required for all sophomore art majors. I have to build a portfolio with 15 pieces that have been created while in college.
That makes me incredibly nervous. So many people walked out of class this evening freaking out about the quality of their work and what they have and what they need to create during the semester.
I’m fairly lucky...
August 2011
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Oh, hey, so.
I haven’t updated in a while. I’m back at college, though. Once I’ve got the dorm room completely set up, I’m sure I’ll be taking some self portraits.
I’ll have to see what the light is like, though.