I'm hungry.

more thesis stuff.

thesis background

So I realize I never wrote about my thesis. Well in a nutshell, it's about suburbia. I wanted to make my photos sad, because I feel like growing up in Detroit suburbia, I got a different experience than any other suburban landscape. Detroit is falling apart, Michigan is falling apart. So. Sad pictures. I'll probably post examples of my inspiration later...

As I started shooting, I started concentrating on natural and man-made elements interacting. But, I guess I just want a lot of pictures, a lot of different details. We'll see how it evolves.

Also, I am concentrating on how certain songs enhance environment, like I was planning on making my thesis class a mix CD of songs that are important to me, or that give me the feeling that I want to portray in my photos. and this song is important right this second.

So here I am.

I've been going a lot of places lately. Like Houghton, and back to NYC. But when I've been home, I've been shooting like crazy for thesis. I just started seriously scanning tonight, and I'm a little worried about having prints ready in two weeks (since I am going back to NYC next week... woops...). Also, I am getting sick. Bummer. So, I guess that just means I am going to have to work extra hard for the next week, and scan like crazy.

Here is one of the images I worked on tonight.

so

I'm shooting for thesis (I don't have anything scanned yet...) and doing work for all of my other classes.

Somehow I found time to do a pro-bono shoot for my friend Corina, who needed a comp. card. She just got scouted by a modeling agency, but she doesn't have a lot of money. So, she told me she'd model for me in anything else I needed a model for if I shot her comp. card for her. We only had time for a 3 hour shoot, but it went pretty well.

SO if anybody knows anybody who needs comp. cards ($100-200 for a 3 hour shoot, depending on what they want)... I'LL DO THEM!

also, my friend mike is using a picture I took for his "under construction" banner on his website. no big deal.

http://michaeleugeneburdick.com/

I'm going to take a nap. I've been getting up at 7 every morning to shoot.

I'm starting work on my thesis today,

^(Camping on Fire Island)^

So there will be lots of pictures up from that soon (maybe...).

AND I FINALLY FINISHED WORKING ON MY INTERNSHIP PRESENTATION.

I still have one million photos from NYC to edit, but I did a couple for the presentation.

impose w3rk

I shot a couple things for IMPOSE this weekend...

(I still have to write the story for Helado Negro and get it up on the site, I've been so busy!)

On Friday, Noveller had a CD release show at Bruar Falls. This is the first noise show I've been to here. I didn't think I'd have a good time, but it was surprisingly awesome. 

Ducktales (above) and Burning Star Core (below)

On Saturday, I went to IMPOSE's Party With Tables. 

I had never heard any of the bands that played, so I was excited to see some new music. Screaming Females were BY FAR my favorite. They were so awesome.

Future Islands was great too. This guy is a mix between Charlie Slick and Bruce Springsteen. He sings really sad songs to poppy upbeat electro background. AND he is an awesome showman.

ALSO. A great thing about outdoor shows like this...

there's always somebody selling really cheap good food.

It's my last week in NYC this week. I am excited to go back to Michigan, but I'm going to miss it here so much. I'll be out to visit a lot, I'm sure.

This is the view of midtown from our kitchen window.