Good Design

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

I am such a sucker for good design. I am the marketer's dream consumer. I am all about packaging and how a product is presented. Today I went to Trader Joe's to restock my barren fridge and cabinets. In the chip aisle I spotted some Kettle Corn and the packaging was so cool. Below you will see what I am talking about. It is old fashioned and really fun. And yes, I bought some. 

Simply Inspired

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Lately I have been very unmotivated and uninspired. I have been told so much the past few years what to create and how I should create it and I am really tired of doing what others think I should do. I am ready to do what I want to do and create what I want to create. 

I had a very refreshing and encouraging conversation with Aaron's dad, Billy, last night via Facebook. I think overall the conversation gave me courage and confidence in myself and in my work. I do believe that my work can improve, and it will with time. However, I truly believe that if I love my work, others will too. If I do not like what I create, how could I expect others to like it too? I can only stand by an image I find beautiful and worthy of recognition. 

Since this conversation last night, I have felt liberated from these ties I felt holding me down. God blesses us with gifts and talents for a reason and I hope and pray that He will use them in a big way. I even has a great idea come to me as I was looking around the internet today. I don't want to say what it is yet, but I think you will like it. :)

I thought I would post the few images I took before Aaron proposed to me at Cheekwood. I could take photographs there all day. :) They are not great works of art, but it is neat to have a record of the things I was finding beautiful on that day. 

Back in Nashville

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Here I am. Back in Nashville and it feels so good. It is kind of a weird experience this time around because we are shooting Aaron's senior thesis this first weekend back and we brought with us two friends from college to be the sound engineer and an assistant camera. It is odd to see them in a place that is so familiar to me (but becoming foreign) out of the college context from which I see them on a daily basis. But it has been an absolute blast and we couldn't have imagined having a better team than we have for this documentary. 

Being back home, I do feel more in my element. I feel more like myself here. More like I can be myself here. Los Angeles has a certain standard to which I do not feel that I measure up. However, I am preparing for the upcoming permanent move that will occur in August. I don't think I could live there all my life. I am a southern girl living in a modern, fast paced, provocative and liberal city. 

While in town, Aaron and I have a ton of stuff to get done for the wedding. It will be a lot of fun, but it will just cause our spring break to be very busy. I wish I had more to say. I am also working on my senior thesis, as well as working on my Color Photography final project. I will be exploring abandoned domestic spaces if I can find the locations. If not, I will continue to explore abandoned spaces, possibly in the desert in Cali. My professor, Diane, is always so helpful and encouraging to her students to truly explore and shoot what they are interested in. She does not block our creativity and desires when it comes to our own work. Which, as seniors, is exactly the kind of guidance we should be receiving.