Another Portrait Session

On Saturday, I photographed a friend who lives in the West Village. I'm not entirely sure how successful I was in terms of my long term photography project. I think I need to do more research and plan what my subjects will wear, etc. And also not be afraid to direct them and make them dress the way I want. But I think I came away with some interesting images. What do you think?

In other news, I finally got a T.V. Only problem is that the digital antenna really doesn't work. I only get Fox 5. Ha! This just in, New York City is starting a new taxi share program. Ooh, saving money and meeting strangers. Hmm. This could be interesting. I think they do this in Hoboken. I love the oddity of the personal space contradictions in New York City. They think New Yorkers aren't friendly, but we spend a large portion of our time seriously sharing our personal space. We can only be chipper and friendly for so long.

Good Photographers Are Trouble Makers

Check out this quick post by Thoughts of a Bohemian about good photographers being trouble makers because they want to shake up our perception of reality. Speaking of photography, I had a wonderful night in on Friday. I took my first outdoor run of 2009- up the East River to 34th street, walked back towards my gym and lifted. Then I decided to try a photography technique from class right as I got home. 3 hours later and I was still taking self portraits and still lives- mixing flash and ambient light. As luck would have it, I discovered a TV channel devoted to art called Ovation TV. They had a show about Edward Weston and then another one about Cindy Sherman, so I had that on as I was shooting. Below are some of my favorite shots. They aren't the most flattering but they're pretty accurate as to how I look :) I mean I've got the frizztastic hair, that post work out glow.. and maybe I tiny bit of makeup left over from my morning application. Blowing out a person's face does wonders for the under eye circles and every other flaw alla a Michael Thompson photo.