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the difference a day makes
The view from my office is always a little different - it’s not typically quite this drastic. Makes a decent high contrast diptic though.
North Carolina winters are so weird.
Photos taken on January 10th and 11th, 2013.
The Hackensaw Boys!
Great show at the Cradle last night. These guys were so fun! Nothing warms up a cold winter night like some hot, twangy bluegrass.
Photos taken on Friday, December 29, 2012.
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winter sunset from the rooftop
one of the few things I really enjoy about winter. I’ll take lots of photos like this over the next few months. my apologies for the redundancy.
Photo taken on December 3, 2012.
Holiday Cheer from Deep Chatham
The boys played an awesome show at the Haw River Ball Room last Saturday. I had never been there before - it’s a beautiful space. It seemed like all of Chatham County was there, so many good folks, so much good music.
Photos taken on Saturday, December 23, 2012.
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it pays to keep your camera with you
Walking across campus this morning, on my way to photograph a UNC administrator, chatting with my co-worker when he stops suddenly, points up in a tree and says “check that out!” A beautiful hawk, perched in the branches, staring down a squirrel. I snapped a few shots while it was perched there and then Mark and I spent 15 minutes waiting for the thing to take off. It finally did and I got this shot.
Also, not to get up on my high horse or anything, but given the recent freak-out over Instagram, I just want it to be known that Mark had his iPhone out and tried to snap a picture of the hawk with that. It’s a white blur. So just a friendly reminder that there is still a need for real cameras and real photographers, no matter how fancy phones or apps get.
my boys
cute boyfriend. cute dog. I love these guys a whole lot.
I’m a lucky lady.
Photos taken on Monday, December 10, 2012
“You feel it more than you hear it.”
Cool assignment today - I climbed the bell tower on our beautiful campus. That’s one of those bucket list items I never checked off the list as a student. Did you know that one student is selected every year to serve as the Master Bell Ringer? Yeah. So I was asked to photograph him, nice kid. The bell rang twice during our photo shoot (while inside the tower) and I remarked that it wasn’t as loud as I would have expected. Patrick responded, “yeah, you feel it more than you hear it.”
I like that. go heels.
Photos taken on Thursday, December 6, 2012.
Thanksgiving with the Doffermyres
Well I didn’t take as many photos as I usually do during a special ocassion (sometimes I just need a break from the constant clicking) but I still got a few shots from our Thanksgiving gathering in Atlanta. I wanted to include the shot of my plate of food because every year, without fail, someone asks me (in a rather dramatic fashion) “Woah, wait. WHAT DO YOU EAT ON THANKSGIVING??” Like all vegetarians must go hungry on this particular holiday. As you’ll notice from the photo, we simply eat everything except the turkey.
Photos taken on Thursday, November 22, 2012.
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I can’t get over the colors!
ok, this is the last autumnal tree photo. I swear.
Photo taken on Friday, November 16, 2012.
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I always feel a bit silly when I photograph fall leaves. I equate it to taking a photo of a pretty flower. Like yeah, it’s a fucking flower. Of course it’s pretty. But unlike flowers, which you can get from your local florist regardless of the current season, the vivid colors of autumn are so fleeting. The change seems slow at first… just a faint hint of yellow on a green leaf and then BOOM - crisp burnt oranges, bright sunflower yellows, and deep dark velvety reds suddenly burst from every living thing. And then, as quickly as it comes, the torrent of color stops. And we’re left with the dreary shit days of winter. That’s why we have cameras. To capture the fleeting. And to look at, to hold onto, after it’s gone.
Photos taken on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.
