Wednesday, December 30.
Sometimes I just don't have anything to say.
30 December 2009
29 December 2009
Day 16/365 - Watercolors
Tuesday, December 29.
I'm going to be using gum prints for my final Senior Thesis project. I changed my original idea from months ago, so I'm no longer using pinhole cameras or 4x5 cameras. Instead, I'm using a digital camera to photograph certain abandoned buildings in the area to recreate an architectural studio that questions time. It is as much about the actual processes of gum printing and cyanotype as it is about the subject. These buildings are forgotten and lost, except among the few who still visit them, often illegally, to learn more about them and experience their grandeur. Yes, it's trespassing, but sometimes the law only prevents society from fixing itself.
I still have to find blueprints for the building, or else, make my own. That might not be such a bad idea either. I found some old maps of the area so I could always just go and create the interiors based on my own measurements and experience. I guess we'll see how it goes.
These watercolors are three that were recommended to me. So they are my first step. New paper also.
Try and try and try,
until you have mastered.
Failure is as much a sign of education
as success.
I'm going to be using gum prints for my final Senior Thesis project. I changed my original idea from months ago, so I'm no longer using pinhole cameras or 4x5 cameras. Instead, I'm using a digital camera to photograph certain abandoned buildings in the area to recreate an architectural studio that questions time. It is as much about the actual processes of gum printing and cyanotype as it is about the subject. These buildings are forgotten and lost, except among the few who still visit them, often illegally, to learn more about them and experience their grandeur. Yes, it's trespassing, but sometimes the law only prevents society from fixing itself.
I still have to find blueprints for the building, or else, make my own. That might not be such a bad idea either. I found some old maps of the area so I could always just go and create the interiors based on my own measurements and experience. I guess we'll see how it goes.
These watercolors are three that were recommended to me. So they are my first step. New paper also.
Try and try and try,
until you have mastered.
Failure is as much a sign of education
as success.
Day 15/365 - Huddled
Monday, December 28.
It just keeps snowing.
Dropping and running,
your footprints appear.
I know you're behind me,
but you're all I look forward to.
It just keeps snowing.
Dropping and running,
your footprints appear.
I know you're behind me,
but you're all I look forward to.
Day 14/365 - Cycling
Sunday, December 27.
I feel trapped during the winter.
I need to get out and ride, but I can't.
I guess this is the next best thing.
Forgetting to move on
is like forgetting your hat.
It doesn't hit you
until the wind blows.
I feel trapped during the winter.
I need to get out and ride, but I can't.
I guess this is the next best thing.
Forgetting to move on
is like forgetting your hat.
It doesn't hit you
until the wind blows.
25 December 2009
Day 12/365 - Weakness
Friday, December 25.
Merry Christmas.
I'll keep it short.
Enjoy the holiday.
Dripping into a cup,
my arms feel faint.
The beautiful shade of the stream,
as it pours from my skin.
Merry Christmas.
I'll keep it short.
Enjoy the holiday.
Dripping into a cup,
my arms feel faint.
The beautiful shade of the stream,
as it pours from my skin.
Day 11/365 - View Camera
Thursday, December 24.
I am going to be using this picture as the basis of a tattoo I'm designing for myself. The view camera is the most extreme passion I have ever had.
It's something that I know I would be happy to have with me my entire life. Just to decide where it is going to go. I'm thinking forearm.
Here I am,
forever with you.
I'm running from the past
just to be with you.
I am going to be using this picture as the basis of a tattoo I'm designing for myself. The view camera is the most extreme passion I have ever had.
It's something that I know I would be happy to have with me my entire life. Just to decide where it is going to go. I'm thinking forearm.
Here I am,
forever with you.
I'm running from the past
just to be with you.
24 December 2009
Day 9/365 - Nike Love
Tuesday, December 22.
This is one of my favorite pictures.
I love the focus, saturation, and subject.
My favorite shoes.
This is one of my favorite pictures.
I love the focus, saturation, and subject.
My favorite shoes.
23 December 2009
19 December 2009
Day 6/365 - Snow Falls
This is day two of Baltimore. Yesterday, it was nice to just sit down and spend the day resting after getting here so late Thursday night.
Haven't slept much in the last two days, but that's fine. It's only vacation...
It began snowing tonight, and there is a lot of the ugly white stuff out there. But it's not super cold so it isn't too bad.
Hopefully roads aren't too bad tomorrow because we are supposed to be going to DC tomorrow. I really want to go and see the one exhibit at the National Gallery. It is on alternative photographic processes printing, and since that's more or less what I plan on doing forever, it would be nice to see some of the history in person. Cross your fingers for clear roads tomorrow.
Fill your boots,
and change your socks.
It's getting white,
It's getting wet.
Haven't slept much in the last two days, but that's fine. It's only vacation...
It began snowing tonight, and there is a lot of the ugly white stuff out there. But it's not super cold so it isn't too bad.
Hopefully roads aren't too bad tomorrow because we are supposed to be going to DC tomorrow. I really want to go and see the one exhibit at the National Gallery. It is on alternative photographic processes printing, and since that's more or less what I plan on doing forever, it would be nice to see some of the history in person. Cross your fingers for clear roads tomorrow.
Fill your boots,
and change your socks.
It's getting white,
It's getting wet.
16 December 2009
Day 3
Today is my birthday; I turned the ripe old age of 22.
My parents have been out of town this week so I've been home alone. I love the solitude and independence, but at the same time I get lonely.
It's also finals week so I've been up super late every day writing papers and working on exams.
Cue exhaustion.
I had no cake this year, no brownies, no party. But I did have a chance to meet one of my best friends for lunch today. Soupherb and then turtle cheescake afterwards. Yum.
Happy Birthday.
Found a new way to post straight from flickr, so this is going to be easier.
Walk down that road,
but don't you turn back.
Walking on legs,
it's better than you'd think.
My parents have been out of town this week so I've been home alone. I love the solitude and independence, but at the same time I get lonely.
It's also finals week so I've been up super late every day writing papers and working on exams.
Cue exhaustion.
I had no cake this year, no brownies, no party. But I did have a chance to meet one of my best friends for lunch today. Soupherb and then turtle cheescake afterwards. Yum.
Happy Birthday.
Found a new way to post straight from flickr, so this is going to be easier.
Walk down that road,
but don't you turn back.
Walking on legs,
it's better than you'd think.
Day 2
This one has a little more thought in it.
I hope it isn't too dark.
What's it like to crawl into an oven. What does an oven mean? Where did it come from? Where is it going?
Important questions to ask. Ponder it.
Any conclusions, let me know.
Turn on the heat,
and give me some time.
Let's count it down,
and wait until it's ready.
I hope it isn't too dark.
What's it like to crawl into an oven. What does an oven mean? Where did it come from? Where is it going?
Important questions to ask. Ponder it.
Any conclusions, let me know.
Turn on the heat,
and give me some time.
Let's count it down,
and wait until it's ready.
14 December 2009
A New Project - Day 1
I am beginning a 365 day project.
One picture every day for 365 days. That's one year.
A year of learning. A year of dedication. A year of trouble and pain. One more year of my life.
Incidentally, it's a few days before my birthday. No relation really, other than me getting old. Time is the issue. Time always moves, never stops for a breather, for a cigarette break, for a warm cup of coffee.
I'm glad I'm not like time. I enjoy my breaks, my pauses, my everyday daydreams of nothing and everything at the same time.
Keep that hand swinging, because time only brings more life, more time, and more light.
I should be posting one picture every day right on my blog, however, if I fall behind, they will be popping up on my flickr as well (www.flickr.com/photos/christopherfecio). Stay tuned.
I'll be growing in ways I couldn't imagine tonight.
Come grow with me.
The first step is the beginning of an end,
and the end of a beginning.
Only time will tell me,
who it wants me to be.
One picture every day for 365 days. That's one year.
A year of learning. A year of dedication. A year of trouble and pain. One more year of my life.
Incidentally, it's a few days before my birthday. No relation really, other than me getting old. Time is the issue. Time always moves, never stops for a breather, for a cigarette break, for a warm cup of coffee.
I'm glad I'm not like time. I enjoy my breaks, my pauses, my everyday daydreams of nothing and everything at the same time.
Keep that hand swinging, because time only brings more life, more time, and more light.
I should be posting one picture every day right on my blog, however, if I fall behind, they will be popping up on my flickr as well (www.flickr.com/photos/christopherfecio). Stay tuned.
I'll be growing in ways I couldn't imagine tonight.
Come grow with me.
The first step is the beginning of an end,
and the end of a beginning.
Only time will tell me,
who it wants me to be.
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