Life in Canada During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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While taking pictures throughout this project I also tried to embrace my own limitations. Since I was facing the difficult intensity of my mental health struggles I didn’t have the energy, strength or clear thinking to take pictures with my digital or film cameras. So I kept in mind that I generally had my phone nearby, it was very lightweight compared to my cameras and was very simple to use with this app—basically just point and shoot. There was no film development, scanning or post processing involved with my simple phone photography process. So I was able to keep things very basic and focus on the act of seeing, capturing and coping.
The “in the moment | collection 2” zine is now available in print for you to order. You can get your copy here: www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/2383037 AND I’m offering this zine for $5 off for the first 5 days—through 1/20/2023.
See some images of the zine + some of the personal impact this photo project has had for me: amandacreamerphotography.com/2023/01/15/photo-project-in-...
A reflection of a reflection in our garage.
I recently ordered a test print of the first zine in this collection that I’m waiting to receive. You can see more about this project here: amandacreamerphotography.com/2022/11/12/photo-project-in-...
So day 13 of our lockdown and I'm losing it, taking pictures of the flipping moon in daylight from my back garden! Just about to go back out and start howling at it.
Hope everyone is coping in the strange times.
This is the coping on top of my roof terrace wall, were some moss has popped up through the cracks in the grout (the moss probably caused the cracks in the joints...lol). I was on the roof terrace taking some Asha pictures for Valentine's Day and just noticed them so decided to take a few snaps of the moss. I haven't the foggiest if this picture has any merit at all but I can see a larger picture than this minute bit of moss. I can see a vast area were the dimensions are larger than what I actually took if this makes sense...lol
A long time ago, near the beginning of your life, your world was turned upside down by horrific experiences beyond your control. You’ve had to fight so hard to try to survive, function and live your life in a right-side up world which is nearly impossible, very difficult and painful for you. Thank you for working so diligently in your healing and growing process to try to do your part to take your world that has been turned upside down and work toward helping it to feel as close to right-side up as possible. Though it certainly is not easy for you, thank you for being open to looking for ways that your upside down and right-side up worlds are slowly beginning to exist simultaneously.
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Recently, in an effort to try to cope with intense feelings and experiences, I pushed myself to go outside in our yard at sunset. I tried to take some pictures even though I was struggling so much that I didn’t have much interest in taking pictures and had difficulty finding things to photograph. So I tried something different that I don’t do too often and experimented with making some in-camera double exposures. I was thankful that making these images was interesting and helpful for me in coping with the painful things I was experiencing. And I find this image so fascinating and keep looking at it and thinking about it and the thoughts and ideas it brings to mind for me.
I can be in pieces, my whole world falling down around me...
but you won't hear a peep. I'll paint my smile, keep the cheer in my tone. "I'm fine" is my daily affirmation, and one day I'll speak it into existence.
*pm* 7 Day Prayer Candle - Love & Heartbreak Set
AsteroidBox. Unmotivational Posters // Everything is fine
Testing out my new lens. Sigma 35mm 1.4 ART with Toby as my 1st subject. This lens is notorious for focus issues and noticed it is front focusing somewhat. Fortunately I have the docking unit to calibrate and hopefully will get it fine tuned soon. Regarding the #HappyCaturday theme of #Coping with the sizzle ..Toby is a spoiled cat and and sits in the A/C all day long..pretty much like this =^.^=
For this project I was interested in using a smaller digital camera with in-camera JPG film simulations, but since that currently wasn’t an option for me I decided to use what I had available. I came across the FIMO app that I could use to take pictures on my phone using film simulations. I used the free version which was limited to just a few film simulations.
Rather than focusing on what I didn’t have I tried to enjoy what I did have available and use that to the best of my ability. I viewed this like using a vintage Polaroid film camera with a digital aspect. The film simulations added an element of suspense, surprise, not being in control and embracing and finding beauty in the unpredictability. And since the images were digital I was able to see them when making the photos rather than waiting until the film was developed which added a level of enjoyment to this project which was helpful for me at that time.
I recently ordered a test print of the first zine in this collection that I’m waiting to receive.
You can see more about this project here: amandacreamerphotography.com/2022/11/12/photo-project-in-...
I feel like life right now is a blur. By trying to stay in and stop the spread of the virus I am experiencing life through screens. It is hard to distinguish what is truth and what is fiction and somehow everything feels like it falls somewhere in between. I am supposed to be having a news fast but yesterday it was so hard to look away. Do you feel this way too? How are you coping?
Good vision is not something I take for granted! I'm sure that's true of most photographers and one of my coping strategies is to have a pair of readers in every room of the house. They still manage to disappear somehow but that's another story. Here one pair was handy to check out focus distance when experimenting with extension tubes. I was in the process of deleting it when a second look in Lightroom produced a colorful result with generous applications of sliders. Another lesson: apparently, with camera in one hand and glasses in the other, my hands are not as steady as I thought them to be. Hope everyone is having a Happy Sliders Sunday!
How are you coping with this cold weather? I know it can be tough to adjust and some of you don’t like it very much but I love the change and we learned to enjoy all weather equally. If I had to pick, my least favorite is humid heat! Here is one of the beautiful freezing blue hours at the lake that we really enjoyed. What do you think?
A lifetime ago your hope was brutally stolen from you, leaving you with no memory of a “before.” Though you were crushed you fervently searched for hope, and in your quest had your hope repeatedly trampled. So you abandoned your journey to find hope, giving up, withdrawing and withering away. And now, after many years, it is amazing the amount of time, energy, hard work, effort and countless other resources you have invested as you continue looking for lost hope. A lot of the time you still lack hope, are learning to borrow hope from trustworthy people in your life—which serves as a reminder of the hope of God’s faithfulness—and are slowly growing at a pace appropriate for you in your journey of looking for lost hope.
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This was a little jar of dandelions that Hannah (our youngest daughter) put on the windowsill. I saw these drooping dandelions as they were withering away and it reminded me of lost hope. I captured what I saw and this image inspired these thoughts.
[image created on 5-1-2023]
Te Swamphens at the Wetlands seem to be coping reasonably well with having to choose new roosts after the fires. There was another small fire last night but one of the culprits was caught.
Thank you for taking the time to step outside when you can, look for the light, take note of your surroundings and find beauty in creation and in being creative even though this doesn’t always feel productive, important or worthwhile due to the harmful messages you’ve received. This truly is an important part of your process of coping, growing, healing and truly living.
#NotetoSelf
[image created on 5-18-2023]
A screenshot of my phone’s camera roll after I took several photos using Hipstamatic to capture the various patterns I saw in the sheets on my bed. It seems like such an unimportant and maybe even strange subject for a photo, and often, taking some time to focus on “mundane” details is one thing that can help me cope and survive. And if I’m capable, something as simple as picking up my phone and trying to capture what I see can be a little helpful to make it through a few more moments. It’s amazing, the interesting things I can find around me and I’m incredibly grateful, as leaving home to take pictures is usually not something I’m very able to do because of the intense struggles I face. I’m thankful that when I’m incapable of even picking up a camera, sometimes I can use my phone to create images that are meaningful to me and helpful for me (even long after I’ve clicked the shutter) and it’s also great if someone else finds some interest or meaning in the images as well.
A soft HDR from HDR pro, coping with the dynamic range looking from the shade inside and into sun filled valley. I was using the 28mm Rokinon.
My carving group can't meet at my place for the duration, so each of us is working on an individual project in his own space.
I hope this piece of wood looks somewhat Chickadee-shaped to you.
The micro-motor on the right is the tool I use for the shaping and fine detail by employing various bits. I use the burner on the left for feather under cutting and relief.
Stay safe and sane.
Elijah spotted our neighbors new puppy outside while laying on the bed. Luckily the boys get to stay in air conditioning. Our temps have been in the 100+ for a few days and today (8-24-19) feels like fall.. it's only in the mid/upper 80's.
This picture is for the group Happy Caturday and this week the theme is "Coping with the sizzle".
A tiny cyanotype I created on a small, flattened box. One of several cyanotype prints I’ve made on flattened boxes that I’ve salvaged, as a part of a project I call “breaking free.”
Edge of the raised verandah where the railings stop and the floor continues to extend over the edge, to meet the plants in the garden bed.
…the darkness meets the light. When the darkness is too overwhelming I try to keep looking for light.
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This is from 1 of 2 rolls of expired film given to me. I shot this roll of Fuji Superia xtra 400 (expired in 2014) just for fun at a local state park back on 4/4/2021 with my Nikon FE and 35mm f/2. I developed this roll at home, "scanned" it with my DSLR and converted the negatives to positives using Negative Lab Pro. It was a nice and refreshing experience to just shoot this roll for fun, to notice my surroundings and try to capture whatever caught my eye (not knowing how it might turn out since it was expired and prepare myself that if it was a "complete loss" it wouldn't be the end of the world--at least I enjoyed the shooting experience). The developing and scanning process helped me to continue to grow in film photography and as a person as well. I'm thankful for what I've learned and for the many kind and gifted people in the film community who have shared their images and encouraged and inspired me to keep shooting film and learning. I can see a positive change in my view of my photos and that seems to match how I am changing as a person over time--less critical of myself and my photos, open to learning and growing as a person and a photographer, and more open to the beautiful imperfections both in myself and in my photos.
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Nikon FE
Nikon 35mm f/2
Fuji Superia xtra 400 (expired 2014)
Image taken 4/4/2021
Self developed at home in Unicolor C41
“Scanned” with my DSLR
Negative converted to positive with Negative Lab Pro
Noah laying on his kitty lounger watching me. Thankfully, we stay nice and cool during the worst days of summer. August is usually the hotter month with the temps in the mid 90's and with the humidity it's usually in the upper 90's to low 100's. These hot days are why we like snow... although that doesn't happen very often in Tennessee. :)
This picture is for the group Happy Caturday and this week the theme is "Coping with the sizzle".
No words—just trying to keep looking for light
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I find it so interesting, a metaphor—this plant that I could not manage to keep alive, that still hangs here long after the life has gone out of it because I can’t even find the energy to get rid of it, became so captivating and beautiful to me in the golden sunset light.