Cycles, dogs, uninspired

And here the vicious cycle of blogging starts again. I don't post in a few days, I profusely apologize, and make resolutions to "post more".
I am not sure if I posted this picture already, but I really like it. It is of my dog. She has had some health problems lately, which is really sad to watch her struggle, but she's a trooper, always very curious and funny looking. i really enjoy having this dog in my life.  As she gets older, her eyebrows are turning white, which adds even more expression to her face. I wish I had the pictures on this laptop to show her to you when she was like 3 pounds.

The days are getting colder, so the photo shoots are getting a little shorter and harder to endure. I enjoy shooting in the fog and cloudy cold frosty days (not frosty yet) but it can have some drawbacks, like pressed smiles, and not as many good photos. Still, i think there are many good ones out there to get captured.

I think that's all I'm going to write so far, not feeling very inspired at the moment.. maybe some other day. :)

Oh blogging...

Blogging, i'm terrible at it. The picture has nothing to really do with what I'm blogging about... just something that i found deep down in the files. It's like finding $20 that you thought you had lost. Best feeling ever. :)

I was looking for external flashes today. No good finds though. Oh well. It's not like I really need it. I 'm doing more sports and action shots. I guess I am doing quite a few senior photos, but it's not like that's my job. Or maybe it will be come my job? Who knows. Like I can never say what the next few years will bring. I have been doing photography for quite a while, and had a fb page and stuff, but this year it really took off because I would go to the local soccer games and take photos. I tagged people because it was my highschool's team and people found about my page and it's been growing really well.
I also got to sell photos at a local coffee shop, which a year ago I wouldn't' have guessed that I would be getting money for my photos. I also got to work with the University photographer and he helped me with composition, gave tips, and helped me with the more model/studio shooting, like using the umbrella lighting and more. It inspired me to further than just a hobby.

i guess like since it's November, i have to say I'm thankful that I have had the opportunities that I have had to be a photographer and I hope that I have many more successful jobs and shoots. :)

China

I miss China. I took this picture while I was over there. I really like how it comes in focus and then goes out.
We go there quite a bit. i think every 4-5 years.
I was adopted and so going over there is like connecting with my past and with my roots. I really enjoy doing it. I feel like a lot of the time I forget where I come from, so It's a nice reminder.
Today, I thought I would share some of my photos on here. :)

We went to a museum and I thought this was a very artful. i didn't line it up in thirds, but I think it still has potential to be a god photo. 

 Over there, they had a pomegranite festival. These were their little mascots. They were the cutest things ever! :D

 We then traveled over to Xi'an and got to see the Terra Cotta Warriors. It was really nice and really like stunning to see how much man labour went into making these thousands of sculptures for this one king. It's like the giant pyramids in Egypt. He had different faces, and different hair styles. Also they had horses and chariots for the stone captains and the high class men in the tomb. I would defiantly suggest going there if you are in Xi'an.

Idea of Comfort...

It's amusing for me to see, that the more I blog along, the more dreamy my titles get. Like "Ideas of Comfort" and that other one i did earlier with the subjects of what I was talking about... feel like such a pro blogger. Just kidding. So not a pro blogger.

I like this photo because it shows what I like to wear for a winter photo shoot. Even though I'm behind the lens, I still like to look nice. You never know what will come, so I say always be prepared. These are my favorite pair of jeans and then I have my boots. I love how you can wear whatever kind of sock you want under boots and nobody's going to know. It brings a very satisfying feeling.

anyway, enough with that.

Why do I do photography? I do photography because it's the thing that makes me "okay". It's my way of art and expressing myself. I can portray my emotions through the lens. I love making other people happy with my photography. It brings me joy when I know other people have joy.

Challenge Accepted:
I have decided to go off facebook for a while. I know my business is from facebook, and my photography and stuff, but I thought that it would be good that i get a break from all the drama and the successful things that all my friends do while I'm here treading water. Story for another time. I logged off and gave my phone number around. I hope that this challenge is good because I want to be able not have fb on my phones and stuff. I feel like people rely on something like that (Even Google+) to find out and connect. I wish that we could escape all that stuff for a week. I'm pretty sure that we would feel much better. I feel much relaxed on trips when I can get away from my electronics and not worry about what other people are doing. So I challenge you guys to "fast" from something that you rely on (not showers, food, water, something like facebook, taking selfies, putting on makeup) daily that you could really go without.
So defiantly during this challenge I will blog about it. I feel like blogging also is healing to me. Writing of any kind really.
I'm not entirely sure how long I want to have this go on, maybe for a week, see how it is and then go longer. This is the plan ... draft 1.
1. no facebook for 1-2 weeks.
2. after the 1-2 weeks, see if you need it. if you do not, check it once a day (post pics, etc) from the computer and delete the app off your phone.
3. enjoy living life in the real world.
How does that sound?
I hope that I haven't rambled too much about my challenge.

Good luck! :D

Fall Seasons, Job, Waivers, and Bicycles

I love the fall season because i feel like we're just gearing up for winter. Like at Christmas time,we take out the decorations and it's like having all the decorations out on the living room floor, not opened, but there. It's like a drumroll for when snow comes. 

Good news! I got hired at the local ski resort and I told them that I could take action photos so i might be able to take photos for their advertisements and stuff like that. Which will be really fun because I've always wanted to do stuff like that. I might want to use a GoPro instead of my Pentax just in case I crash while taking photos... who knows. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. 

I also got a job for a business, taking pictures of their new product, which means that I am going to have to have my models sign model release forms. I guess this is like the first time that I have ever had to do that. im really not looking forward to doing that. it'll be a pain... 

The picture that I did for today is of my bike. It's Fuji Finest 2.0. I think that it is the 2006 model, I'm not quite sure. It took me a while to find a bicycle that I liked that was my size. I'm only 5'2" and this could pose a problem. But I really like this. I got the clip less peddles to go with it and I really enjoy using that. It's much easier and faster. 

I hope you guys enjoy the new way that this blog is, and I hope that I will be able to post a lot more. 

Change

Just to let you know, i just changed the URL so I could have photography on here and not feel weird about it... lol. :)

Recent Stuff.

I went on a drive Saturday to visit some friends up at an academy near Spokane. They were having a talent show, amatuer hour thing so i took photos.

The talent show was pretty good. here are some photos to recap  of the night.. 

Now time to book some more senior photography sessions. :) 

Photography and Vegan?

i need to get time. i wish that i could make time happen. the only cooking that i have done is grabbing left overs for my lunches. maybe i'll have to turn this into a photography blog for the winter. and it won't be bad. I'll just have to change the name or something... idk. i'll just add in Photography and Vegan?? Idk..

Photography?

I feel like this blog is becoming more of a photography blog than anything else. Photography and cooking? Does that work together?
I would think it would be good... I just need to be more free. I have like a full load of classes + online classes. And I know I ramble a lot about all my school work. So to make up for that, I thought I'd post some pictures I took of my good friend, Danny.
I was like I need to try doing some silhouette. Didn't come out exactly how I wanted it to, but I like it.

I feel like he's the kind of guy that would play football, but he doesn't ... which is kind of sad. But he is a very good last minute model. 

hope you enjoy the photos. :)

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I just love Siri

Someone told me to say this. It cracked me up. :)

It's november!

Happy november everyone! I'm working on finding healthy pasta. I think I found some. It's called Smart Taste. It's in a purple box. It has good amounts of fiber. About as much as the whole grain ones. Check it out! We can get it at walmart

They have all different shapes and long noodles. :)
What are your favourite kinds of noodles?

Caramel fails

I made something non vegan for a bake sale fundraiser thing. I used a caramel recipe that had condensed milk instead of the regular heavy cream. I thought it might be healthier. I don't know what went wrong, but it was hard as a rock. I had it come to softball stage but it wasn't right. Something was badly wrong.
So I wrapped them and am giving them away as "now and later" kind of candy. If you don't know what that is, it's fruity

 chewy candy. Well I guess mine will be carmely flavour now and laters. I think I might buy some of the right ingredients and try it again. It's really easy to clean up since you don't take it all the way to the hardball stage. That's complicated to take off a pan. I hate doing that. I have made peanut brittle, toffee, and other candies. This is my first time making caramel though. I do notice that it sticks really bad and burns... hmm. back to the kitchen it is! 

just a question...

Is it hard to eat vegan when you're out with friends? Discuss!