Hello Dream Sailors,
I have been doing things and I plan on doing more things and look at me experiencing life!
This past weekend was a good one. It seems I have acquired the reputation for being a good photographer (ha!). Because of this, friends and acquaintances come to me to me for their visual arts and journalistic needs. It started last year when I was asked to photograph a Ronj sponsored concert in exchange for a free warm beverage, but lately it has become more common a request.
On Friday I photographed a fashion show put on by a (Somali refugee) high schooler who's starting a fashion line of conservative clothing for Muslim girls who "want to dress conservatively but still show their personality". I was offered this "job" by Nick, who volunteers for Tree Street Youth every weekday, and he offered to buy me dinner in exchange, so I was game.
Grace also asked me to record the Crosstones singing at the Parent's Weekend A capella concert, but my camera's recording device is notoriously bad at capturing noise well, so I said it wasn't really possible. I tried anyways. The video is better than expected, but too large to upload here, so you'll have to take my word for it.
On Saturday, I think for the most part I just failed at doing actual homework and instead spent time hanging with friends and chilling by myself, both of which I enjoy doing immensely.
On Sunday, Barbara asked me to take photos for her article that she was writing for The Bates Student, and after I finished taking pictures I was rewarded with a "STFU" brownie (that's what it's called) and a Chider (which is chai mixed with apple cider). The article was an interview with Le Ronj (student run coffee shop) managers about the new changes to the place.
I have no excuse for putting that many photos of the same subject in this post, but there it is. I hope you can deal with it appropriately. Please refrain from throwing chairs if you can.
I also take photos of people who have jobs every week and write interviews of them for my position at the Student Employment Office and this week I interviewed and shot (like photography-wise) Charley.
SUCH REALISTIC ACTION SHOTS!
And then I took a photo of a chair that was hiding in some foliage.
OH WOW IT'S ART!
THE END,
Nicole Danser
You're becoming a photographer and I'm becoming a writer. Together we can be a single photojournalist and have a kid named Avenue Smirnoff. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteGlad things are going well, and congrats on being great.
I'm still super game on the name Avenue, but Smirnoff isn't quite my jam anymore. I KNOW IT'S A PART OF THE MEMORY BUT I DON'T WANT OUR CHILD TO BE JUDGED BY HER NAME BY CRUEL SCHOOLCHILDREN.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I hope I'm becoming a writer as well, haha. Maybe not as quickly as you, but hopefully eventually I'll publish SOMETHING.
<3 I miss you.