Hello humans I recently decided to treat myself to some books from Amazon. I bought myself Humans of New York and Yes Please, Amy Poehlers book. I've been constantly stopping my homework to look through the book. I find it so incredibly inspiring. Photography is something I've always loved, but have never been very loud about. Up until recently I didn't consider myself a "photographer", I thought to be a photographer you had to know everything about all types of cameras. I thought that my C in Photo 1 junior year didn't mean anything, that even though I saved money for 3 years to buy a used Canon Rebel XS on ebay, I wasn't a real photographer. And I now realize that that is complete and utter bullshit. Photography is something that makes me happy, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, like the feeling you get when watching your favorite movie or tv show. And the fact that I was scared to be open and go out and do something that fills me with happiness is ridiculous. I think a part of it ties into self confidence because pulling out a large $500 camera in public does get people staring sometimes. And when I started taking pictures I wasn't confident in the slightest. I hated people looking at me and I was scared to go places by myself and take pictures. But since I've grown as a human being and learned and started to fully love myself, going out to take pictures isn't scary anymore. I love it. Yeah, sometimes I'll ask a friend to tag along with me for the companionship and so I have someone to talk to, but for the most part I like going places by myself, and just hanging out with my camera.

 When it comes to what I like to take pictures of, the list is long. I love taking pictures through windows looking out over something. I love when things are centered and the light is dim giving everything a nostalgic feel. I love taking pictures of myself. I don't always have the energy or motivation to go outside so I become the photographer and the subject. I love taking pictures of myself because I don't have to worry about it being awkward or the subject/model becoming uncomfortable. I am allowed complete and total control. I love taking pictures of skin, mine and other peoples. I love seeing the lines and how the pigment of someones face changes in different spots. I love being able to see tiny little blemishes and peach fuzz. Over this past summer(summer 2014) I started(and have yet to finish) a photo project where I take close up pictures of peoples faces. I started with myself one day when I was bored after school and the results were, in my opinion, incredible. I then set out to find friends who were willing the shed their makeup and let me basically stare at them through a viewfinder. Luckily, they let me and one of my favorite projects was born.

Well this post seemed to get away from a bit but I stand by the whole thing. I feel so incredibly inspired by the Humans of New York book and I can't wait to go take pictures of everything I see once again.

*Below I'm going to add some pictures from the summer project but all pictures I post can be found HERE*

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