my crepe maker works!

camera review: fujifilm finepix x100

this is my bf’s fujifilm finepix x100. 

basically a $1300 point and shoot. i’ve been testing the waters with it.

this leica-esque camera is in pretty high demand amongst newbies and seasoned photographers, so i took it for a spin.

pros:

• light weight unlike the common DSLR but delivers quality photos. (if you’re wondering about the quality, i took my anniversary photo with it)
• high ISO options allow for low-light shooting
• low-enough aperture (a fixed 2.0)
• user friendly
• aesthetically pleasing (reminiscent of the nikon fe-2 i started shooting with)

cons:

• no interchangeable lens (fixed 23mm)
• aperture isn’t low enough for me (i prefer 1.8 or below)
• manual focus is rigid, auto focus is slow

as you can see from this list, there are more pros than cons. and my bf is absolutely in love with it, but i personally think i would stick with my DSLR and my 50mm. 

525,600 minutes

525, 600 minutes

how do you measure, measure a year?

he's precious.

i know.

december project

anniversary present for the bf.

manuscript journal filled with our story.

all illustrations were done by me

all photos were taken by me;

which is why it took so long.

this is eeyore.

he's staying with me for a week.

my [former] roommate, monica.

#old work.

lennon to his yoko.

p.s. annie leibovitz is a genius for the original cover.

"Life is meant to break us all just a little. After all, it’s easier to feel the sunlight through the cracks that way."

found this tree in my apartment complex.

how awesome is that?!

signed the lease today

bf and i are moving in together.

sept 1, 2011 - aug 31, 2012.

if we stay the whole year, we will have been together for almost 2 years.

here’s to betting on love.

we'll always have paris.

paris -- the return

en route to Paris.

not a bad way to start 22.

“There comes a point when you just love someone. Not because they’re good, or bad, or anything really. You just love them. It doesn’t mean you’ll be together forever. It doesn’t mean you won’t hurt each other. It just mean you love them. Sometimes in spite of who they are, and sometimes because of who they are. And you know that they love you, sometimes because of who you are, andsometimes in spite of it.”

shit just got real.

the beginning of the end

to love mankind

it’s very easy to hate. it is far more difficult to love. especially to love in spite of.

 yesterday night at dinner, jonathan told me one of our friends dislikes a couple of his exes.

 when pressed if she knew any of these girls, his answer was no.

the explanation is simple. 

perhaps this hate was rooted in romantic jealousy

 and while we all shook our heads and frowned, 

have we all forgotten we might be accused of the same crime?

 judgment. because hate is so easy, we slip into its embrace so willingly.

we don’t like someone…just because.

i’ve been there. 

but distance and experience has caused me to reexamine some past judgment calls.

 thanks to the profound stalker capabilities of facebook and personal blogs, 

i've delved deep into the hearts of those who i have barred from my heart. 

and what did i find?

myself.

these women were me. these women were human. 

they have faults and hurts as much as i did. 

and more than that, we have things in common. 

that given another life, a different chance, we might have been the best of friends. 

but never was i given that chance nor did i make that chance for myself. 

i judged because i constantly allow my own rash, irrational, unfounded paranoia and personal jealousy to consume me. 

for this, i am apologetic.

an affair to remember

we ate a lot.
saw a lot.
laughed a lot.
& lived a lot. 

concrete jungle

where dreams are made of.

decided to ditch school for a work

and go to new york.

senior year, baby!

beauty & the beast

performance was great.

rain was awful.

exhausted

driving to location: 0.5 hours

shooting: 1 hour

driving back home: 0.5 hours

buying matting material: 0.5 hours

editing/layout designing: 1.5 hour

seating break: 1 hour

printing/mounting: 1 hour

roughly 6 hours of photo work. bah.

finally home. 

happy valentine's day

from a canon girl to a nikon boy.

you & i collide.