My portfolio is in desperate need of an overhaul. And since I have absolutely no free time as it is, I thought now would be the perfect time to start working on it. I’ve been talking to a few photographers and models and whatnot to see if I could find some images to work with that I can also use in the good ol’ port. This is the first image I was sent and these are the results of my work:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
I’ve been going through some old photos from last year. One of my favorite photo adventures ever to the Giant Sequoias here in California. I have hundreds of pictures but I thought I’d share a few of my photo buddy along with a little complimentary landscape to help you place where she was at.
For anyone who HASN’T seen the giant sequoias or redwoods, I highly recommend putting it on your Bucket List.
One of the best friends a girl could ask for… (bump it)
Off the side of I-5 on the way up north to hunt us some giants!
You can’t tell here but she was ready to throw up after the car ride to get to this point.
First thing you see upon getting out of the car and looking up…
My life has taken me from one side of the world to the other. Each adventure has brought with it a new set of lessons and a new set of pictures (some better than others). A lot of times, I spend a good chunk of time immediately deleting images that might not be all that great. That’s the treat of digital cameras… right? Film doesn’t let you bury the bodies quite so easily. Each mistake you make is glaringly obvious. Your photographic technique is on display, right there for you to scrutinize every little thing you’ve done wrong.
After I returned from Scotland, it was easy to put the photos taken with disposable cameras at the bottom of my Pile O’ Craptacular Things No One Should Ever see. The nature of my blog, though, is to share not just the photographs I take but also the snapshots. So, in honor of that idea, I’m sharing with you an image taken with a disposable camera in Edinburgh. This was taken of Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street in late May 2007. I wish I could get it bigger but the digital discs that come with developed film are certainly not of a resolution that encourages any sort of use other than an avatar on a message board.
Again, a disclaimer: this was taken with a disposable camera. Deal. 
Wikipedia says that Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the sky-line of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle here since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
Being American, there are few times in my life that I’ve encountered “old.” The development of my country dates back to the late 1400s/1500s. In Scotland, there are houses that are older than that. Seeing the castle nestled up in that skyline with a cluster of melancholy clouds was definitely a moment to stop and take some time to wonder over where mankind has been and where we are going.
