Here they are! Newly listed at my Etsy shop. I have a few more shots of these Victorian houses; will share them in the next post. The architecture of homes in San Francisco are so beautiful. I think the average price of a small but nice looking home is $2 million. Puke!
On another note, I watched this video yesterday and I’m more scarred by it than any horror movie I’ve seen. Ignorance is bliss.
Finally did my first exhibit!!! I’m not one to capture life events on Smartphones but this is all I have from the show for now. I was so caught up in all of it that I didn’t even take my actual camera out of my bag once to snap a few decent photographs. Regrettably, we’ll just have to settle for an Instagram shot. Nothing makes me less satisfied than capturing life events on phones, given their current quality. It makes me feel like the events aren’t captured at all. I don’t know what it is. If you can’t ever blow up the picture, print it and display it on your walls or a physical photo album, or project it on a screen without it looking like complete crap, I don’t consider it “captured”. You can’t tell stories with your pictures the same way on a darn mobile device or laptop screen. And the story is certainly less compelling when the pictures are crap. But that’s just me. But I also do realize that in the next 5 years, Smartphones will have the same censors as point-and-shoot cameras or even DSLRs (for the real innovative companies), at which point, my narrative would change. Anyway, at least there were professional photographers on site, so I’m going to see how I can get a hold of their shots. :) Overall an amazing show with some serious talent. For what it’s worth, I’ve certainly been bit by the “showcase bug” and am definitely going to do more shows in the future.
Going back to San Francisco photography, The Painted Ladies are up next.
Is this overkill yet? Haha! There are so many more but I’m going to force myself to move on from the bridge and onto other pictures in the next post. (I think.) So yesterday’s post was the view of the bridge from the east and then these ones are the view of the bridge from the west. Chris and I hiked through a series of coastal trails. Stunning I tell you.
Tomorrow I start setting up for the RAW:Toronto’s Spectrum showcase. I’m kind of nervous because it’s my first show but excited at the same time. There are so many little details to tend to. Let’s hope it all goes well. If you haven’t bought your ticket, you still can right here. :) Hope to see you there on Thursday night!
I didn’t post yesterday as promised so I’m posting three pictures today. :) I’m calling this Golden Gate Bridge Part 1 because there are a few other shots I want to share on the next post. We literally climbed every hill in San Francisco and walked for miles to see the bridge from every point, lol. I’ve got San Fran with blue skies and San Fran with fog. :) Such a gorgeous bridge. These are now available at my Etsy Shop. And for your interest, check this photo out from back in 1937 when the bridge was being built. It’s pretty wild. More to come!!
Ahhh, I’ve finally taken my long awaited trip to San Francisco and I am SO IN LOVE with the city!!! It’s so beautiful with the PERFECT mix of the ocean, nature, and city life. And the hills. Oh the hills. Walking to the corner store is a complete workout but I love it anyway. I have over 3,000 pictures to go through and I’m so excited to post them and make them available at my Etsy shop. California in general is so beautiful. We road-tripped to a few hidden gems along the coast and everything was just breathtaking. The world is truly a beautiful place, my heart is almost constantly jumping out of my chest when I travel. I have a BUSY few days ahead getting ready for the RAW:Toronto’s Spectrum showcase and so the pictures may come slowly but they WILL come! :) I will try to post 1 or 2 daily. (If you live in Toronto, come hang out at the showcase!)
I’m already thinking about the next trip. I may hit up Nevada and Arizona again in September or October and do a more thorough adventure by the desert. The bigger more costly trips will have to wait until next year since these darn wedding expenses are eating up all the travel budget! :P
I don’t know how I manage to make myself so busy. I’m writing my Managerial Accounting exam tomorrow night and am supposed to be “free” for a couple of weeks after that but instead have a million things to do:
1. Process, pack, and send out the second half of prizes from the Connecting You & Yours contest
2. Prepare for my first showcase ever at RAW:Toronto’s Spectrum (this is really what’s giving me a mild heart attack)
3. Visit San Francisco and take a ton of new pictures (I’m leaving on Saturday so the full week in SF is a write-off and so I really have only one week to do everything else, ha!)
4. Prepare for the start of my MBA internship at General Mills
5. Go to my hair & makeup trial for my wedding
6. Hop on a couple of phone conferences with my professors regarding business and such
All in the next two weeks. :/ Am I biting off more than I can chew? It’s a possibility but we’ll see.
This print is newly listed on Etsy. :) Remember, everything is 25% off until April 19th.
I just listed this really quickly on Etsy. It’s so pretty it looks like a toy airplane. I’ve been so distracted these past few days with photography matters, I haven’t been studying effectively for my Accounting exam on Tuesday!!!
Last night was date night and we watched Afflicted in the theatres. Not sure if I agree with the raving reviews, but anyway. Maybe I’m just too desensitized. If a horror movie isn’t scary, it does me no good.
I’ve partnered up with Rusty Mill to bring you a unique Mother’s Day promotion. :) Enjoy 25% off all prints at my shop and your purchase will be followed by a 10% off coupon to Rusty Mill’s shop to seal your gift for mom with the perfect rustic picture frame. :) Mother’s Day is on May 11th this year, so start thinking about your gift!! Happy Saturday!
I am exhibiting as a featured artist at RAW:natural born artists Toronto SPECTRUM show on Thursday, April 24th, 7:00pm at Revival Bar on 783 College Street. If you are from Toronto, come and hang out! :) Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased through my profile right here. Really hope to see you there!!! :)
We delivered our final presentation today on all the work that we’ve done on Charlene Precious Fine Art Photography over the last 10 weeks of the semester. Feels sooo good. We’ve been extremely productive and I am armed with so much information and analysis going forward. I am so grateful to have worked with these guys. TEAM, thank you so much for all your energy and hard work and for choosing to work with me!!!
The team is actually now going through the “adjourning” phase of Tuckman’s stages of group development (lol, yes, I’ve completely just referenced something out of an O.B. textbook). Some of us are graduating and others (like myself) are still chugging along for a few more semesters but I’m feeling quite bittersweet. This course has been awesome. My professor has also encouraged me to do an independent study with her in the Fall to continue building on what we’ve started, so I’m going to take her up on that offer. It’s a brilliant suggestion because it forces me to keep working away at this. Everything is so awesome and exciting!!
