The Earth is what we all have in common.

Bring It On.

I'd like to send out a quick thank you to everyone who commented on my last post. I truly do think that your wishes worked for me as I woke up this morning feeling fresh and rejuvenated with a burning desire to be productive. However, since I am still carless at the moment, there is only so much that I can do around the house; hence, my tiny blog makeover. Nothing has changed except for the name, of course, which was inspired by my latest reading selection (Feel free to grab my new button and do a little exchanging).

Currently, I find myself lost in the pages of J. Randy Taraborrelli's biography on Marilyn Monroe, and when I came across the line "She so loved being in love," well...I fell in love too. While this is not the point of this post, if you harbor any interest at all in the former model/actress (even the most minuscule amount of interest) or if you simply like to read biographies as I do then please, please read this book. It is absolutely fantastic and very well researched. If you didn't have much respect for Ms. Norma Jeane prior to the read, you certainly will when you finish.

Anyhow, since I have introduced a new blog persona I will continue with the theme of introduction and proceed to introduce to all of my faithful readers the newest addition to our family- little baby Camille.

She is my cousin's daughter, and I was extremely honored when my Aunt asked me to photograph her last week during our family gathering.

The lighting was escaping us so our time for the shoot was quite brief, but I think that I was still able to capture some great shots. Then again, how could I not have? Babies are the easiest and most naturally photogenic subjects to shoot!

There aren't many things cuter than a wide-eyed, red headed baby girl.

Life Lately, Through the Lens.

Washington D.C. + Fall = A little bit of this.

Sunday relaxation.

Too much time on my hands renders an updated site.

Unfortunately, my photos that are included on the site are not updated. Hence, some of the photographs are not sized to par and are excruciatingly out of date (particularly in the "portrait" section).

Maybe next weekend I will get around to the daunting task.

Captivating.

A few days ago I wrote a post that included turn-of-the-twentieth-century colored photos by Russian artist Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. Upon viewing these, a long time friend of mine, Seth Wood, enlightened me of a similar photo archive.

The following are some of my favorite color images (though it was so hard to choose) from the collection that depicts the various effects of the Depression on America's rural and small town populations.
(circa 1930s and 1940s)

The intensity of the photos brings to life a new sense of reality to an era that has long since passed.

Thank you, Seth, for sharing!

^ note: camaraderie.

^ note: innocence.

^ note: simplicity.

^ note: timelessness.

^ note: prices.

 

 

 

^ note: facial expressions (particularly that of the woman).

 

 

^ note: camaraderie.

 

(Be sure to browse through the collection in its entirety by clicking here.)

Botanical Gardens, Through the Lens.

(Please do not take)

I find this fascinating.

On January 8, 2010 my dad sent me an e-mail that I have yet to bring myself to delete as I still like to revisit it from time to time- probably because the e-mail contains a Newsweek link that directs the viewer to an archive of photos that were taken over 100 years ago...in color.


Let me explain why the following pictures sparked an incredible personal interest.

Between the years 1907 and 1915, Russian artist Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (try saying that name one times fast) traveled through Russia by way of his darkroom rail car shooting color photos. Bare in mind that color photography was, at this time, still a technology in its infancy.

His method that retained such brilliant results required him to take three consecutive photographs of his subjects with three separate colored filters (red, green, and blue). Then he would combine them into full-color projections.

Above are some of my favorites from the set (the last one being a self portrait of Prokudin-Gorskii himself), but I encourage you to check out the collection in its entirety.

At times I cannot wrap my head around the fact that these were taken so long ago. It is hard to convince myself that these are not persons of the present time simply dressed in costume.

And people actually walked around in full color back then like IIII walk around in full color today? You mean the Earth and the people who walked on it weren't all black and white or sepia toned?

Don't even go there.

Totally awesome.

SPOILER: Picture Heavy.

Today is officially the first day of Fall, my absolute favorite season!

From this point until Christmas, the weather agrees with me in every facet imaginable.

I love the colors, I love the temperature, I love the lighting, I love the clothing, I love the memories, I love the atmosphere as the air gradually becomes cooler,  I love football season, I love it all!

Bring it on, Fall.

Bring. It. On.

(Please do not steal photos.)