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VA FolkLife

September 16, 2012Posted in life in photosTagged artisan, banjo, craftsmen, ducks, field, flower, folk, lake, photography, virginia, wildflower1 Comment

We just got back from a brief but enjoyable visit to the Virginia Folk Life Apprenticeship Showcase. The program exists to link enthusiastic learners to master craftspeople within Virginia. The showcase featured oyster shuckers; banjo players; stone masons; guitar, autoharp, gun, mask, pie, cheese, stew, and cider makers; and Chikahominy dancers. We didn’t stay for the entire showcase, as things progressed a bit slowly, but we did get to see a few musicians and sample stew, cider, oysters, cheese, and apple pie.

After stopping by all the tables, we took a stroll to a nearby wildflower field overlooking a lake.

week in a list

September 15, 2012Posted in thoughtsTagged butcher, commercial, fall, list, local, mellow mushroom, nostalgia, photography, thoughtsLeave a comment

The online business experienced a high point this week, for which I am quite thankful. If you need to update your wardrobe, you should take a look.
My manager asked me to take some photos of the shop for the company website. Although I didn’t get paid anything extra (apart from photographing on the clock), I’m excited that I had the opportunity to dabble in commercial photography (I have previously only done portraiture or product photos for my own business).
The weather makes everything better. Today, everyone downtown whipped out their boots for their first wear of the season. A friend once told me that fragrance travels farther (or at least we can smell it better) when the humidity drops. I theorize that that’s why we’re hit by a wave of nostalgia in the fall and spring; scent is one of the strongest memory inducers. Alternately, we’re just all relieved to be able to walk outside in a single layer of clothing and feel perfectly comfortable.
Daniel and I explored midtown today. It’s where all the cool people are. Charlottesville pleasantly surprised me again when we discovered they have a local food market and an organic, locally farmed butcher shop!
A middle aged, male customer told me I have nice skin today. I could feel creeped out, but let’s be honest: when people say they are creeped out by compliments, they are just covering up their elation at having received one.
We hung out with some of Daniel’s colleagues at Mellow Mushroom last night. It was less awkward for me than I anticipated (when you’re a non-student among students, it can be difficult to add to the conversation).

a church, a chapel, and pigeons

August 27, 2012Posted in life in photosTagged chapel, charlottesville, downtown, episcopal church, grounds, photography, pigeons, thomas jefferson, university, uva, virginiaLeave a comment

Yesterday evening was beautiful. I love the way the harsh, setting sun streaks across the images below and hyper-pigments the blue sky. We took a quick tour of UVA’s chapel before partaking in an evening service at the Episcopal church nearby. Thomas Jefferson was opposed to mixing religion with public higher education and never would have approved of a chapel on the Grounds. The structure was built in 1885, decades after his passing.

I took the photo of the pigeons earlier today after work. They perch there together quite frequently.

the neighborhood

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012Posted in life in photosTagged 1960s, blue ridge mountains, brick, bug, charlottesville, community, flowers, homes, moth, nature, neighborhood, photography3 Comments

I decided to take a walk around my new neighborhood to get a sense of the community. Since most of the homes in this area were built in the 1960s, most of our neighbors are elderly; at least, I assume they’ve lived in the same home for 50 years. It’s a pleasant change to live in a duplex instead of a student-oriented apartment building, but the rowdy children who always sound like they’re pole-vaulting or roller-blading above us are about as annoying as drunk college students yelling obscenities by the apartment pool in the middle of the night.

Fun fact: my next door neighbors have a defunct toilet in their driveway.

inspired by: Julien Denoyer

July 30, 2012July 30, 2012Posted in inspirationTagged etsy, fine art, julien denoyer, landscape, photography2 Comments

I’m often on the fence about color enhancing my images to the degree that Julien Denoyer does, but in his case, it totally works. Once-in-a-lifetime shots are brought to life full force in rich, exuberant color.

source/artist’s website

2 years

July 21, 2012November 15, 2012Posted in loveTagged anniversary, love, marriage, photo ideas, photography, stop motion, video, wedding, wedding photography, wedding planningLeave a comment

Untitled from Lindsey Vinson on Vimeo.

Daniel and I got married just over 2 years ago. I wrote a much lengthier anniversary post over at my old blog, someone’s water lily, but I forgot to share my favorite collection of images! Our wedding photographer, Lindsey Pemberton, made a stop-motion style video using photographs she captured throughout the course of the day. I didn’t know it would come together so beautifully and I never tire of watching it or sharing it.