voodoo?

2 bird (maybe fish?) skulls that are just hanging from some trees right next to blue's poop spot. i see them at least 3 times a day and finally decided to shoot them one night. that's like a 30 second exposure because the street lights are pretty bright.



i did 2 photo shoots this weekend, a gay guy and a straight guy. who was the bigger diva? that's right the straight guy. he got here late and i told him that we needed to hurry, that he should grab 2 shirts and we should leave so we could catch the light and the sunset. instead, he decided to shave, and iron his clothes, and... i don't want to get all the details but we only took a few shots before it was too dark and we'll just have to wait and see how they came out with the flash. we took 2 rolls in my bootleg studio that i set up in my dining room, complete with a small lamp to light the background (consisting of a bed sheets, also from walmart), 2 cheap work lights covered with an old t-shirt that i cut up, a folding stool, and i put a clear film canister with a slit cut out of it over my flash to soften it a little. i'm very curious to see how those came out. and if i need to get a tungsten filter for electric light settings.



this morning, i met my old roommate at sunrise and went to the park; using the lake, trees, playground, whatever for backgrounds. then we went to this place where an old school used to be, all that's left now is the foundation. there's an old walking bridge that goes over the road that makes a caged in fence that i've always wanted to shoot at. we also went on campus at gc&su and shot around some old brick buildings. some poor plant (azalea maybe?) took last week's warm weather as a sign to bloom and had some gorgeous pink flowers littering the ground. they matched his pink shirt and tie, and of course i got some macro shots while he was changing jackets.



i'm such a nerd, and even though i tried to stay away from the technical side of things, i still babbled. to sum it up, it was fun, but i found myself losing inspiration after about 30 minutes both days. maybe i should just pace myself or maybe i should find a sexy lady to shoot. you be the judge.



i get the pics back tuesday. i'm going to go back to the lake with some bread to entice the geese and ducks into posing. maybe i'll buy a telephoto lens after my singing-for-a-youth-group gig on the 29th. y'all should come hear me.