Making slides for my show was possibly the most boring photography related thing I’ve ever had to do, but it’s finally over! I have to admit to being somewhat blown away by the whole process of it, though. However, spending the better portion of my day sniffing rubber cement and staring into a light box isn’t exactly my idea of great fun.
My photography class is doing an exhibition on slideshow narratives. The whole process has been very involved (hence my week long disappearing act), and our teacher wants at least five prints from our respective shows to boot. I printed these earlier this week while waiting for my slides to dry.
I’m very eager to print the rest of the roll, and also sad that my slideshow isn’t going to look as good as my prints; the makeshift vignetting isn’t so obvious when I up the filter number. I love how it looks in the shots where there isn’t visible sky or direct sunlight; coupled with my 24mm lens it almost looks like I have a fisheye!
The music I’ve chosen to play during my show is Nobuo Uematsu’s “Kefka” from the Final Fantasy Piano Collections. If you haven’t heard these songs before– whether you play video games or not– you should listen to them immediately! Beautiful stuff.
I only managed to get three consecutive drawings in before breaking my drawing-a-day oath, but hopefully it won’t be too long before I renew my vows.
After thumbing through my neglected sketchbook from last year I decided it was time for me to try and get back into drawing once again. I don’t draw anymore beyond the occasional doodle unless someone makes me, which is a shame but I guess that’s the downfall of the lazy artist.
In all honesty I’ve always felt like a try-hard when it came to drawing, but I’d really like to hone my skills (or lack thereof) and make at least a drawing a day. We’ll see how long I last.
Final and full version of this behind the cut:
Tomorrow evening we’re leaving for an extended weekend in Redding to celebrate a wedding and birthday, respectively. I’ll be back on Monday, hopefully with lots of drawings in tow!
