Rooftop

As young explorers me and the boyfriend decided to uncover of Aucklands best kept secrets. The observation deck of the Oracle building. I wanted to go up there beause I really wanted to take some shots with a stunning view of the city but when we got to the observation deck (after getting lost about 4 times, then realising we kept walking right past it), we discovered that in order to get anywhere remotely close to the edge you had to tresspass. But it was a nice location anyway, and i'd definately go back for more shoots but if you're looking for a great view of the city, the Observation deck is not the place to go.

12/52 Winter is coming

12/52

Winter is coming. The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting darker and the nights, colder. Cracked pavements and shallow drains have become unwilling cemeteries where leaves get laid to rest. We're entering what is fondly referred to as cuddle weather. This is a transitionary state when one season changes to the next. We're on a journey, we haven't yet reached the destination. I guess this is a bit of a metaphor for where I am at the moment. It's an uneasy feeling. At least with seasons, we know what's coming, and exactly how we'll get there. It's familiar. But with life, we don't know what's coming, or how it will come, or even what it'll look like. We just know that someday we're going to get there and we'll either be completely surprised, mystified or disappointed.

Gone with the wind

9/52 I ride waves in my dreams

This is the first time I've taken and edited a photo all in one sitting. I usually like to let my photos settle a little before I start tinkering with them, but this week (or las week) I was on a pretty tight schedule.
I thought it would take a few more weeks of uni for me to start feeling the pressure, but we're only at week two and I'm already getting the urge to run for the hills.
I've had this idea sketched into my notebook for a wee while now and I always had the thought that I was saving it for another week further down the line when I was better. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I learned that I shouldn't save ideas, I should just go out and do them and think of better ones for the future. We're all constantly improving and if we attach ourselves to old ideas, it stops us from growing.
Now, who is to say that I can't retake this image later and do it even better?

Anyway, that's me for this week.

6/52 You can only chase a butterfly for so long

“You can only chase a butterfly for so long.” 

I'm on the sixth week already! I'm not so proud of this one but I was just not feeling it this week. Part of the difficulty of photographing yourself is that most of the time, especially when photographs are concerned, is that you're not very kind to yourself. So I'll just have to fight the self-consciousness and KEEP SHOOTING. But I really want to photograph somebody who isn't me.

Life Goes On

Had a catch up with my beautiful friend Lauren and launched a sneak attack photoshoot.

Black boys look blue in the moonlight

Since I've been really excited about Moonlight, I edited this shoot in a way that was supposed to play homage to the film. How did I do?

He stood in the corn fields

This wasn't an actual cornfield, call it the budget version haha. We took a walk in the reserve and found this tall grass and we HAD to take some photos.

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Went to a reserve near my house with the boyfriend and took some photos.