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Often in life, one must cleanse the soul; undergoing a series of self reflective exercises to uncover the highs and lows pertaining to one's life. Just like this photo depicts beautiful Mount Lassen, and its reflection on the lake, life sometimes can and will display the obvious to your very own eyes. Live, love and enjoy life. Photo of Mount Lassen captured via the HDR method of photography at Manzanita Lake. Shasta County. Late October 2012.
Originally built for the B&O, this former GP30 sits with the other power in Brunswick around 3 am on a cold March morning.
Allowing ourselves to be silly and vulnerable in our willingness to look goofy or strange frees us from the confines of self criticism and perfectionism that hold us back from experiencing life to its fullest. Let's all try to be a little more weird and quirky and silly and strange and authentic in the persona we show the world. Let's all be the most ourselves that we can be. If we stop spending mental energy comparing ourselves to others, feeling jealous or regretful, imagine the amount of time we could save and use to create something awesome.
I have been doing a lot of self reflection lately as I struggle with turning 30 and being a freelance photographer. I have been reflecting on who I am, what I am passionate about, what I love, what I want to say and do and who I want to impact and inspire. As part of my process I have been creating self portraits using precious object that I have collected over the years that all speak to me in a really special way. They are my box of treasures that inspire me to create. This clown nose is one of those objects. It was given to me by Patch Adams who I know as a child because my dad help work on the free clinic that Patch was creating. When I graduated from high school Patch sent me one of his books and this clown nose that is hand made by the same person who makes the noses that Patch wears. I have had to change the elastic a few times but it is thriving.
The constant struggle of how we see ourselves...
Not my image. My thanks to Audringje for the beautiful Reflecting Portrait. The very cool Burlap Texture is from ground*floor. Used Pioneer Woman's "Define and Sharpen" action. Thanks also to psoup216 for his text assistance! Be sure to view this LARGE.
(January 2, 2012)
So today, I had a lot of self reflection. I've realized that I've given all this advice to people about relationships, friendships, and life in general, but yet I'm unable to listen to what I've told others. I'm such a hypocrite, I hate it so much. So, I guess I gotta do something about that soon.
Anyways, this roll of film was acquired along with my Canon Rebel 2000 film camera back in late June of 2011. This is the only roll of film I shot since. Inside this roll, I have images of my Summer back home in Chicago. Man, that was seriously the happiest time of my life haha. Anyways, I'm planning on getting this roll developed soon so I can start building my photo wall. I plan on having a wall of photos either near my desk or my bed.
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Konica Aiborg Super Zoom 35-105 ('Darth Vader Camera')
Image taken with Olympus Stylus 1030SW.
Gorman House Markets, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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The Easter week at Shree Peetha Nilaya was blessed with blue skies, warm sun, and flowers and trees blossoming everywhere. Everything seemed to reflect the theme of new beginnings. Easter is an intense focus on God and God's plan, and everyone present honoured and celebrated this through scripture, song, self-reflection and community. Finishing with the traditional midnight/early morning singing and dancing, and the ever-popular Easter Sunday lunch, it was a powerful way to recognise spiritual transformation and a new understanding of life.
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Sometimes, the songs know before the songwriter does. That was certainly the case with LP's newest release, 'Death Valley,' a heartrending collection mined from the deepest reaches of her subconscious. Without fully realizing it at the time, the New York native was grappling with the fallout from a crumbling relationship in her music, putting together the pieces and learning to navigate a trying time of loss and struggle before she'd actually even embarked on the journey.
"I was feeling uneasy, like I knew that something was wrong," reflects LP, who now calls LA home. "I got a lot of material out of that ominous, foreboding feeling I had."
The 'Death Valley' EP, a preview of her forthcoming full-length on Vagrant Records, follows LP's 2014 major label debut, 'Forever For Now.' With its instantly recognizable single "Into The Wild," which was omnipresent as the soundtrack to a Citibank ad campaign and racked up nearly 10 million streams on Spotify alone, the record was a breakout critical smash. The Wall Street Journal raved that she was "knocking on stardom's door," Elle dubbed her "rock's next big thing," and USA Today praised her "serious pipes," while Vogue hailed her "penetrating voice and Dylan-goes-electric swagger," and BuzzFeed offered simple instructions: "buckle up and press play." She made the rounds on late night television, with performances everywhere from Letterman and Kimmel to Craig Ferguson and Carson Daly, and she wowed festival crowds from Austin City Limits and Bonnaroo to Hard Rock Calling and Lollapalooza, showcasing what the LA Times described as "the kind of show-stopping, booming voice that draws standing ovations." Martin Guitar even invited her to become the first woman—and the first ukulele player—to join their prestigious Ambassador program.
Though the album was her debut for a major label, LP was by no means a stranger to the music business. She had a track record of hits to her name as a songwriter, penning tunes for Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Rita Ora, the Backstreet Boys and more. But 'Forever For Now' showed a new side of her artistry: more personal, more intimate, and fueled by her singular, stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks vocals.
"Writing songs for other people, when you get that right, you make a connection with the artist and you help them connect to the world," she reflects. In an interview with CNN, though, LP explained the difference in writing for herself, describing 'Forever For Now' as "a bunch of songs I feel only I can sing."
The same can be said of the five tracks on 'Death Valley': any writer would kill to have penned these songs, but only LP could sing them. And if she learned anything from her debut, it was to trust her instincts about what makes her own music so unique.
"I did this record much like I did the last record, except this time around, we just fine- tuned and sculpted what was already there in the demos rather than starting from scratch and re-recording everything," she explains. "I work with such amazing people that the level of talent is so high from the get-go, and I didn't want to lose that initial burst of what makes the songs special or risk overproducing them. We built off of the palpable energy and the initial thrust of the tracks instead of ripping them apart and examining them so hard that they lost their spontaneity."
It's a formula that pays off in spades on 'Death Valley,' which finds LP teaming up with her longtime collaborators Mike Del Rio of POWERS, who produced most of the tracks, and Nate Campany, who co-wrote several songs. The EP begins with an ominous, rhythmic rattling chain that sucks you deep into opener "Muddy Waters" and sets the stage for the journey to follow. Co-written with British singer/songwriter Josh Record, "Muddy Waters" rises up into a dark spiritual, a twisted gospel of confusion and desolation embodying the anxious sense of dread that presages the end of a relationship. In the infectious, atmospheric "Lost On You," LP alternates between an understated verse and a soaring chorus, belting out, "Let's raise a glass or two / To all the things I've lost on you" in a poignant moment of self reflection, while the title track channels her love of the Replacements' brand of reckless rock and roll, and the shuffling, whistle-fueled "Other People" is a sardonic kiss-off to an ex.
It's not all so bittersweet, though, as the uplifting "Strange" moves beyond heartbreak to a joyous, triumphant celebration of self-acceptance and love, with LP blissfully singing, "We are all strange / And it ain't never never ever gonna change."
"My natural propensity is toward being an upbeat person and writing in an inclusive, 'we're all in this together' kind of way," she explains. "I like the idea of music uniting people and galvanizing them. That song just kind of wrote itself in that way."
Perhaps that’s the humility speaking (LP is, after all, a remarkably hard worker, constantly bouncing between her own breakout career as an artist and the cadre of stars who count on her inimitable perspective as a writer), but the idea that songs can write themselves is central to 'Death Valley.' This was music that poured out of her before she knew what it was about, before she lived through the heartbreak and pain and ultimate redemption that inspired it. The songs on 'Death Valley' may have known what was coming before LP did, but you don't need to be clairvoyant to see the future awaiting an artist this charismatic and gifted.
Design Thinking, through a process of self-reflection, looks for patterns in the form of concept-nets or schema that are used as mental frameworks to create a level of meta-thinking.
I was playing around, photographing some household objects. You can see my reflection in the end of the wine stopper!
I thought Lisa had a great idea with ( www.flickr.com/photos/lisak24a/4618789412/ ) and decided to do it for my 365 today. I ended up forgetting my Fujifilm A 345 despite my reminders to myself not to forget. So, in total, 3 digital and 3 film cameras.
This magazine collage was an assignment for one of my architecture classes in college. The project began with us all having to go to the photo booths in the mall and take shots of ourselves. We then had to take that and create a magazine collage that reflected us on the inside as far as thoughts, feelings, etc... The finished product is us on paper both inside and out.
The Easter week at Shree Peetha Nilaya was blessed with blue skies, warm sun, and flowers and trees blossoming everywhere. Everything seemed to reflect the theme of new beginnings. Easter is an intense focus on God and God's plan, and everyone present honoured and celebrated this through scripture, song, self-reflection and community. Finishing with the traditional midnight/early morning singing and dancing, and the ever-popular Easter Sunday lunch, it was a powerful way to recognise spiritual transformation and a new understanding of life.
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Tower of the Renaissance Hotel in Baltimore, as seen from the 7th floor terrace.
Published in the 9th Schmap Baltimore Guide! www.schmap.com/baltimore/lodging_innerharbor/#p=181717&am...
I found a reason to put this in my blog.
Reflections on an all-black Polaroid photograph, Black by the artist Inge Dick. The reflections are an intended part of the art.
“Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.”
Barbara De Angelis
View it BIG, the detail is amazing!!!
Inspired by the lovely AlicePalice I decided to give RAW a try this morning too. Rik's Dad has been telling me to start shooting in RAW for ages now but I didnt have the software downloaded to the old computer and so never bothered.
Seeing the results I dont think ill be going back, its amazing!! - thanks for the inspiration Alice!!!