November

5 Things you didn't know about me.

1. I have an irrational fear of getting stuck in an elevator. 

2. I hate talking on the phone because I don't receive any visual feedback via  facial expressions and that makes me second guess everything I say.

3. I am obsessed with potted plants.

4. I take photos almost everyday, and I took all these photos in November and haven't gotten around to blogging them till now.

5. I am pretty terrible at consistently blogging, but you probably already knew that.

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Christmas Trees and Taking Breaks

In case anyone was wondering, I haven't fallen off the edge of the planet, I'm still here. 

I've been filling my days with homework, thinking, music and art. It's not that I haven't been writing for my little blog,  I have been, but as soon as I add the last period to a blog post I second guess myself and let it sit in my drafts. 

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How do I choose the best time of day to take photos at? Q&A

How do I choose the best time of day to take photos?

I look at the light. No seriously, I just make mental note of when the light is best and I take photos then!

Which raises the question, how do I know when the lighting is best?

I once read that it would take about two years to become familiar/comfortable with lighting and it did.

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What Inspires Me? Q&A

 

I posted on Instagram and asked people to ask me questions, and got an overwhelming response of like 4 questions, #TheLifeOfFame, haha ;) Honestly, I didn't expect anyone to ask me anything, but  since a few loyal souls did, here we go, question numero uno:

What inspires you most in your photography journey?

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Katie | Class of 2017

Inspiring, brave, talented, genuine, and absolutely amazing.

Those are just a few words that I would use to describe Katie.

She's a fighter and cancer survivor and is one of the most inspiring people you will ever meet. I could never do her story justice, but because she's one of the most amazing people you will ever meet, The Green Bay Press Gazette wrote an article about her, and they did a phenomenal job of telling her story: Notre Dame's Katie Gapinski Defies Limits. It gets me all choked up and teary eyed. every. single. time. 

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