All I Can Say Is…

This is stunning. 

And crap, it was taken by a 15 year old girl, by the name of Eleanor Hardwick.

She also shot these.

Don’t even get me started.

A Sample Of What I’ve Been Up To

Photographically, that is.

Lazily yours,
Chloe

How You Facebook: Remix!

Your profile pictures are constantly changing, and so are mine, so what better reason for a follow-up? Besides, it was a hoot last time. R-r-r-remix!

Thanks to James, Frances, Aaron, Annie, Megan, Torbjorn, Naomi, Sarah, Robin, Shayne and Carson.

Week 5 in Photographs

I’ve been a bit dormant as far as blogging goes, but here I am again! This is Week 5 of my journey along The 365 Day Project. Please click on each thumbnail to see the full photograph and read my thoughts, complaints, et cetera for that day.

Here’s my favorite photograph from this week:

Until next week, good night and good luck.

Week 4 in Photographs

I’m slowing down a bit, but here we are again – remember to click on each thumbnail to see the full photograph and read my musings for that day.

And here’s my favorite photo from this week:

Peace.

Week 3 in Photographs

Here’s Week 3, for your viewing pleasure. Click on each photograph to see it completely and read my thoughts regarding it.

And here’s my favorite photograph from this week:

This Week in Photographs

As most of you know, I embarked on a fairly ambitious project last week – to document my life with one self portrait every day of the year. Today marks the end of week one. Below is its compilation of photographs – click on each thumbnail to see the full-sized photograph and its description.

Also, here is my favorite photo from this collection:

See you next week!

The Moment I Wake Up

Today was momentous. I started The 365 Day Project again.

Here are my accompanying thoughts:

“I can’t believe I’m doing this again.

And I am so excited about it. After disappearing from Flickr last summer when preparations for college began, I fell into a slump. I had the camera, but the desire was lacking. However, having been immersed in the creative world for the past few months, things have changed. It’s funny how a stimulating environment can make all the difference.

Also, I owe something to a friend, who is embarking on this project with me. Hopefully we can inspire each other.

Here we go again. Are you ready?”

You can follow me for the next year at flickr.com.

Drawings, Assorted

Here is a touch of my work. As I was looking through it, I realized there are no apparent lines of thought, or clear connections between pieces of work. This is a little sad.

And so:
Resolution 1. Create a collection of work.

Wish me luck!

People Watching

Here it is. 

After school today, we took a bus downtown and chose a cozy spot to sit in front of a particularly busy Starbucks. I discreetly took out my camera, and started snapping photos. It wasn’t soon before the more intelligent passers by figured out exactly what I was doing. Some even stared directly into my lens as I shot them. I got a laugh out of a few defiant stares. 

Chelsey took notes diligently for the entire half hour. 

“Some people don’t like being watched. Luckily I was writing so I missed the glares.” 

“Lady in red handing out brochures. Never dissuaded if turned down.”

“Another woman in red smoking, sitting way too close and clouding my lungs, momentarily taking part in our watching. Stray ashes drift over and scrape past my leg. Stopped and rejoined stream.”

“Couple: waiting to cross the street, her telling a story, him deep in focus.”

“Asian tourists snapping shots across the way, lost in their explorations.”

“Mom with hat and stroller. Shortly after started running to cross street in time.”

“Man trying not to be seen, blinking and attempting to disappear as he walked by. Too bad I saw him the whole time. A little camera shy?”

“Why don’t people smile more? They’re always lost in their thoughts.”

“Some small forced bit of contact and then a quick, clean break away.”

“Everyone has their own way of walking, the way they were taught, or how they taught themselves. It says something about them.”

“The thing is, I never would have remembered or noticed half of these people.”

“People freeze up when they see a camera. They pretend like we’re not there or look us in the eye with thoughts we’re supposed to comprehend.”

And that’s that.

P.S. Let us know what you think, yes?