last minute lighting

so tess and i rented out the studio for one afternoon because we need photos for are lighting final that was due in a few days, lol.

edited in lightroom, still playing around with the develop setting. mah heart still beats 4 photoshop though.

portraits here and there

i had a lot of t-max 100 film sitting around so i thought i would shoot it. i did the settings all based off a light meter and reveled in my failure. i love shooting in 35mm and printing in the darkroom - but due to lack of time/probably laziness i just scanned them. (plz excuse my dirty negatives lol)

these are more of lighting tests - than anything. the first roll was of ashley and sophia // second roll was tess and bella.

community gardens and hello, i am alive!

WELL IT'S BEEN AWHILE EH? life has been busy and sophomore year has been good so far (trying to avoid the alleged sophomore slump): dealing with my weekly existential crisis - learning what it really means to live in the city - chilling out in my awesome dorm - expanding my love of photography through some great classes - and cooking a lot. oh also, i'm studying abroad in LONDON this coming spring and i'm ecstatic as shit. and i photograph for NYU Local so that's cool.

photo wise i don't think i've produced anything that exciting, but i'm not too bummed about that. i don't know if i'd say i was in an inspirational ditch but lately i've been more bitter and critical of the photos i see and the photos i take - but i don't think that should stop my from just shooting daily, because it isss my passion.

i'll upload some kind of summary post of my adventures, probably with iphone photos because lord knows i take too many of those. i do a good job of keeping my instagram constantly updated so i'm going to shamelessly post it again: here are a small batch of pictures i had sitting on my hard drive of my lovely babies: bella, tess, and morgan.

upstate adventure: syracuse, catskills, & skaneateles

since i didn't plan any vacations this summer, i went to upstate NY for ten days to visit friends and get away from home. it really was refreshing to get out of the house and take a break from work and have fun. upstate is so open in comparison to the urban suburbs that i live in. so much green and empty space, my photographic senses were itching. most of the photos were taken on my iphone and 35mm film (a few digital shots here and there). i didn't get to take as many photos as i would have liked, but i got to spend time with my favorite people so that's all that really matters.

brighton beach

super quick blogpost before i head off to class! i'll update with february/march adventures later this week, spring break is only a few days away. victoria is coming to me and she's gawn take me to see wicked~

i've been going to the beach quite often this month (these photos marking my third time that week, oi) we take the Q train from union square and 35 minutes later, it's the open ocean and sandy beaches. i'm slightly obsessed, i will admit. it's just so open and peaceful, it's nice to get away with just one subway swipe. went there with tess, jess, and zack.