Summer and getting old

It’s summer. I like summer but I’m looking forward to going to college more.

But i’m starting to feel like an old man. I’m so tired and sore. Last night I went running with a friend of mine at 11:30. Then we all stayed up smoking cigars and talking politics, economics, etc… until at least 1:30 in the morning. Then I head home, go to bed and get up at 5:30. Felt terrible. Went and worked a 5-hour shift at the photolab. It’s an easy job and it pays pretty well. Develop film, print film, develop film, print film.

After I got off work I went out to eat with some friends. I worked on scanning these negs, meet with someone else and took a long nap. But I still feel like shit. Normally afterward I would gulp down a mug of espresso, but since I’m running every night I’m trying to stay healthy.

I’m shooting more than I was before. But my focus is more on investments, stock market, finance and the like.

Now that I some espresso in my hand I feel better.

Last weekend I did photos for some high school graduations and a guy’s senior pictures. Two weddings later on this summer.

Maybe going to Canada later on.

I got 2 rolls developed for $2 at the lab I work at and scanned it. It is so much cheaper than wal-mart

Most of these senior pictures were done in digital. But i’m not going to upload those. These are the film ones.

We drove around random parts of des moines looking for places to shoot. We found this old grain elevator next to some train tracks in a run-down part of town. These people in a tiny, crappy house were looking out the window like they had never seen a camera before. As we were shooting a train actually went by, giving some really cool shots. I might upload some of those digital ones, just because they turned out really well.

Some nice alley light.

This museum has really nice elevators for pictures. They are totally black, with nice reflections and great lighting. But it was closed so we shot outside.

Back home, looking at the sky

Some festive lights

Chest shot? The crop on this came out perfect. But the color is off and I can’t seem to get it right.

Looking out my window. Red blinds kick ass

window reflections, so art

Backyard. I was really happy with the exposure. Detail at the bottom and in the clouds. Lately I’ve been focusing on getting better at exposure and my recent rolls are looking a lot better.

This one came out really nice. Another good exposure.

Icky green tint.

Are these too dark? I just got an LCD and need to calibrate it. These are out of order, back in des moines.

Back home, fire.

Warming up the feet. A harder one to expose.

Art. But I really this one. It means more to me.

Human lines vs. nature lines.

Des moines. out of order.

Adios

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