More Photos (Old)

I'm finally getting some more of this stuff uploaded. These are all from high school.


I printed this once, and there was a fix stain on the print, and then the print got lost...

Other Photos

So I finally got around to posting items of photo-like substance on here. I edited these digitally since I don't have access to a lab right now. I don't usually do much on the computer leave rudimentary tasks, so these could probably be better.
As always, click for a bigger image.





And here's a Halloween photo for good measure. (Yes, I just got them last week.)

The Cutest Thing

So I stumbled upon this photo on google, and discovered it linked to a site where someone had uploaded a lot of their personal photos, from the late forties until now. That's such a cute idea.
But anyway, this one says it was taken at a lake near a Ginger Rogers cabin. I have no idea where this is. Anyone?

PS One of my word verifications was 'gyroweed' which I decided I really liked as a word. Now to decide what it means.

WWII Kiss

I can't believe I've never posted about this picture. The famous WWII Kiss photograph, taken during the Times Square celebration after Japan's surrender to the Allies, is so completely brimming with emotion, energy, and enthusiasm that it can only make me smile when I look at it.

Location: New York, NY, US
Date taken: August 14, 1945
Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt

These were just two random, ordinary people who came out to celebrate a victory. I find it an even sweeter image knowing that the act was unplanned and just a thrill of the moment type of action. LIFE Magazine attempted to locate the kissing pair about 20 years after the photo was taken. Multiple people claimed to be the sailor or nurse, but nobody (not even the photographer) was truly sure who the people were. One woman, Edith Shain, wrote a letter to LIFE claiming to be the woman in the photo, and she has been the favoured candidate over the years.

Here is a short interview with Miss Shain from BBC News in 2008:

Horst P. Horst

I just wanted to say I love Horst P. Horst's photographs.
I have recently become interested in dramatic lighting techniques and high contrast which are what he showcases in many of his photographs:





The images almost begin to look like their own works of art as a whole rather than documentation of a scene (which is what I usually leaned towards in my work).

Lauren

China (January 2009)