Food for thought

One of my favorite things to eat lately is Stonybrook Farms non-fat french vanilla yogurt mixed with cinnamon.

Mission: Kelburn Castle

Well now I'm on a mission to make sure I got to the Kelburn Castle before it's torn down and renovated (in the next 2 or 3 years). Hmm...

Flickr Inspiration: Madelaine Adelaide

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Originally uploaded by madelaine.etsy.com

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She's young and she probably kicks your @$$ at compositing... so check her out.

Spring's photographic inspiration

Just a listing of what caught my eye lately. Happy Spring to everyone and belated Easter to those who celebrate it :)

Please check these artists out as their photostreams are filled with talented works of art.

-LP


Jason Lee photographs one of his daughters for the coming of winter. Inspirational just as we're saying goodbye to the season


Lindsey is inspired by Minus The Bear's "Pachuca Sunrise"


Amber's son digs into his Easter basket


Vanessa Ho gives a captures the light and female form at just the right angle


Sabina was inspired to take this photograph when her husband brought home these delicious apples


Keico's colors are vibrant and her angle is always delicate. Happy Spring again!


James Sagi Kirshenfeld might be young, but his photographs rarely hint it

New Song to Choreograph and Photo Shoot Updates

Becca Fishow models for the Danceworks microsite constructed by Lindsay Pasarin, Julie Murinka and Lindsay Berard


Driving home from Target on East Genesse I took a left onto the Nottingham High School road. "Aint No Sunshine" by Bill Withers was playing on the radio and it hit me then. I'm going to choreograph to this song.

It's only a little over two minutes long so a section of it will be good for the modern dance workshop I'm teaching April 26 (4-5:30). However I'm going to start teaching a modern dance class on Fridays from 6-7:30 (when I had "Breathe Me" practice the last two semesters) so maybe we can get through this in the next two months and perform it. Next weekend when I get back from San Fran I'll put together some posters for the class and hang them up on campus. Viral advertising works better though... as do Facebook invites.

If this were to be performed on stage I've already got the lighting figured out. Ha. My brain is always thinking of new projects to do. Speaking of which, I'm still trying to hear back from Scott about whether I can borrow those old Danceworks costumes for a photoshoot. I found these gorgeous white ballet dresses I want to a few models to wear and one see through dress (that must have been worn with a slip, but I'm thinking of shooting a nude) that I want to use when the weather gets a little clearer come early April. I'm thinking of taking a drive out to the wineries again to do another shoot, but we'll see.

The weekend after we get back (March 22-23) I want to do the shoot I've been talking about with the lace 1950s pill box hats. I want to shoot some in the studio: close ups on the fabric and the model's eyes, but I want to do a full out 1920's fashion shoot on location.

I'll keep you all posted,

-LP

Flickr Inspiration: Peperclipp (Mirjan)

Mirjan's "Face" is an example of the artist's delicate photographic style.


Mirjan, a 20-year-old photographer from the Netherlands is well known on Flickr for her whimsical self-portraiture. Using the screen name "Peperclipp," Mirjan’s work is frequently displayed and admired on Explore. Though she insists she is not interested in studying photography at a university, her observations of fellow artists on Flickr, Devianart and beyond have certainly aided her photographic research. A trip through her photostream demonstrates her progress and consistent photographic style.

Mirjan’s photographs are a cross between a Sophia Copola film and Tim Walker’s photography. They show remnants of soft glows, blue tones and sun flare seen in “The Virgin Suicides” while mimicking the playfulness Walker conveys in his Kate Spade advertisements. Using herself as the primary model Mirjan invites viewers into a fantasy world of white lace, ornamental birds, fiery sunrises, and the rolling hills of Scandinavia. Her use of tonality, color, cropping and angles keep users’ eyes lingering. Mirjan is known for pairing macro or nature shots with cropped images of her eyes, or 180-degree rotations of her torso. These diptyches add more to Mirjan’s photographic world and help tell stories that keep fans coming back to her photostream regularly.

Mirjan recently held her first exhibition February 15 in Groningen at De Jongens Ronner. She described it as “amazing” in one of her Flickr posts. The result has come as little surprise to her fans.

In response Drvmmmer, a Flickr user, wrote, “Now you’re a superstar…strange.”

Mirjan has continued to post and create photographs, not letting the excitement of her exhibition get in the way. This focused, young photographer will surely be invited to present more of her work in the near future. Keep an eye on her progress by checking out her Flickr photostream and Devianart page