FINALS

Coming into finals week could not be more stressful, and to top it off, it is freezing outside. There is a fresh batch of snow, and because im leaving for Brazil i didn't get a season pass which puts me in a terrible mood. I can't handle not snowboarding. Im kinda freaking out inside. I think that everything will be great once finals are over, but then i think "i still haven't found an apartment, or bought my flight, and i dont know how much scrills the HIP is giving me". So thats my ranting and venting. These are a few pictures that i did for my photo final, in the composition section. I guess i am going to the zuriick sample sale now, which should be great. Then back to the lib for more hours of studying. But, here in a month i will be strutting on Copacabana Beach in a man-thong, so thats something great to look forward to.

I just finished my final photo project, which was actually more stressful than i thought it would be. This section was actually the most difficult which was imitating another photographer. I chose to imitate Jeff Wall, but only in one of his strategies, which is to create an image after a phrase, poem, story, etc. So i chose song lyrics or titles. kinda cheesy but whatever. you're lame too.

"blue lips" -Regina Spektor. Thanks Ginger

"there's a lightbulb dangling from string" from the song "insomnia" -electric president
"scattered pearls" -casiotone for the painfully alone
"I drink good coffee, every morning" from the song "i just don't think i'll ever get over you" -Colin Hay

"Limon Y Sal" -Julieta Venegas

Leprechaun Shoes

I went downtown yesterday to take pictures with some of those who spend their nights on the streets on SLC. This is actually something i have been wanting to do for a few years, but i kept getting scared. Even when i was walking around the homeless shelter, it took me a little to work up the courage to talk to some people. What is interesting is that we look at the homeless as such aliens, but i was so surprised at how articulate and real they were. The first guy i shot, Jim, was very quiet. Whereas i was talking to Craig and his friends for about 20 mins before i even started shooting. It was interesting to try to understand a little bit of how the world looks through their eyes. I found it a very rewarding experience and plan on doing it again. I was wearing these bright green vans, and these guys kept giving me crap for them. One guy was like "you aint gettin nowhere with those leprechaun shoes". 

maybe los angeles

I was in LA this past week for work, which was exhausting. Working 12 hours during the day just to go back to the hotel to write papers and finish quizzes. I liked it though. Fortunately i had a little time to walk around and shoot a little bit. Wednesday night i roamed into a parking garage and asked a latino with a tear drop tattoo if it was cool if i shot in there. He was cool with it, but i was even more scared of the groups of thugs chillin in there. Yesterday on the way to the airport i noticed that there is like a whole block covered in graffiti like a block away from the convention center where i was working. Soooo bummed. Oh well. 

staples center and my hotel
me and this kid i work with decided we were going to turn this building into a techno dance club called "unce unce"