anythingapplies

• I am a coward.

  July 24th, 2008

  Sometimes, the ones you don't think about end up being quite nice. This is a shot before the first shot. I quickly fired 3 to advance the film to #1 and this appeared. A lovely photo of my mom.

  

  And my sister.

  

  I shot my first event with the help of two friends about a month ago (I should probably try to update my site more often). We checked out the place before the actual event.

  

  Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to organize any shots on this deck they had.

  

  Neither did we use these trellises they had.

  

  He did video.

  

  I am a coward.

  

  We also didn't use this location either.

  

  

  Inside.

  

  

  Outside.

  

  Sometime later that week we had sushi. A place near A&I.

  

  They were having trouble with their TV. Guy whose back you see on the right was trying to fix it, he was being yelled at by the guy on the left. Nothing serious, but it was fun to see them interact.

  

  And this was my lunch.

  

  It's hard to believe that people pay for these bus tours of Hollywood.

  

  Zee moon.

  

  

  Practicing.

  

  Practicing the day of, just before the party started. It was her 18th birthday, her debut.

  

  Her!

  

  I'm a coward (well, for this one, just slow).

  

  It was beautiful (Velvia 100).

  

  

  

  

  And so it began (these are just the film shots).

  

  Cheers!

  

  

  In the back, moments before the dance. Funny thing about these is that I developed it as if it was shot at 400 ISO, but I actually shot it at 2500. I was still able to salvage some of the shots, surprisingly. That'll teach me to remember to write what I shot the film at down.

  

  

  Later that night, on the dance floor.

  

  Can't leave without a self portrait.

  

  Jump forward a couple days and we're at In'n'out.

  

  And then outside my house.

  

  

  Gotta love the price of gas (and Wall-e).

  

  Don't remember what I was doing at Samy's but apparently I decided to get something at the Jack in the Box across the street. The building next to it looks cool.

  

  And the person two cars in front of me needed a straw.

  

  Back home, the light was nice.

  

  On the road to somewhere.

  

  I was mad that I missed an earlier shot so I decided to take a shot of whatever car we passed next.

  

  Utada!

  

  It's the "stop wasting film on me" pose.

  

  But we all know that isn't happening.

  

  Reading the script I wrote for a short film.

  

  He's (she's?) saying hello.

  

  The things you can capture on film (dare I say, with a rangefinder?) are so different from what digital does. I know that if I had taken this with a huge ass dslr I would not have captured this expression.

  

  One more self.

  

  Stinky! (it's his name)

  

  Annnnnd, my new toy: a beseler 23C II dual dichro head. It's cool how there's so much in one photo. I know it doesn't mean anything to you (the reader) but when I look at this, say, 20 years from now, there's a ton of memories it will recall. The pixel drawing of Snorlax on my wall, lord of the rings poster, my pet snake's cage, the christmas lights I have hanging around my room. I'm sure I could find a couple more things, but yea, I think that's what makes photography worth it. To capture a moment as it is, to remember forever.

  And sometimes it seems so insignificant at the time you take the photo. But I'm sure I'll be happy for having hit the shutter at some point in my future.

  

  My mom's childhood friend, who she has known since middle school is moving to northern california. I wasn't able to attend the party they had to say farewell, so my Mom and I went on my day off from work one day (not too long ago).

  She didn't want to pose.

  

  One.

  

  Two (managed to hold the camera straight this time).

  

  Three.

  

  And done.

  Hope you enjoyed reading and viewing, if you've got this far. :)