miscellany for today

June 16, 2009

I’ve got too many tabs held open in firefox, so I thought I’d share some of the interesting things I have found in the past week of browsing online, and also a little of what’s going on in my life.

• CT photographer Carla ten Eyck has some fabulous floral creations featured from a recent shoot on her blog… check these out! (scroll down 1/3)
• Lowell-based Ashley and Rich of Pizzuti Studios are brilliant. They have mapped out the time a wedding photographer invests into a typical wedding. It seems ridiculous when you put it on paper, but I’d agree with about 95% of their numbers. Here.
• Lifehacker, one of my favorite sites to read every morning, suggests you can be more photogenic by forgetting about the camera. Here.
  
• This is fantastic! Barry Obama, the freshman. Here.
• If you’re interested in seeing the behind-the-scenes action of a great photographer, I’d recommend the book about iconic fashion and celebrity portrait photographer Richard Avedon as he photographed regular people on-location in the American west. Avedon at Work: In the American West is a really interesting read. Check it out from your local public library system!
• Awhile ago I had the pleasure of meeting up with and photographing my friend Gitonga Mbaya, a photographer in Kenya currently shooting weddings for a living. My new travel dream is to get over to Africa this December to check out their crazy wedding season firsthand. Since Kenyans are on holiday from work and school all month in December, people apparently get married on every day of the week!

• I’ve been shooting a LOT of studio maternity lately… and I LOVE it. Wondering if that’s my next specialization? Womens’ bodies are amazing. More on my portrait blog, decent urban lifestyle.
• NYT: The Joy of Less. Here.
• We’re gearing up for some major travel in upcoming weeks. We’re headed to Phoenix, NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Maine, Dallas, and BULGARIA (!!) in the next two months.

PERSONAL, health-related.

• My carpal tunnel issues are flaring up again in both wrists . This makes editing, writing, and doing anything with email even MORE time-consuming than it already is.  I am headed back into Boston on Wednesday for some more acupuncture with my brilliant nonwestern practitioner – Rebecca Ong-Sutherland works her magic to balance out bodies for health (she not only helps my wrists, but also allergies! Boston Alternative Health.
  
• Also I am very convinced that everyone my age and younger WILL suffer wrist problems in their 30s. We are so computer-focused and treat ergonomic workstation solutions like they’re uncool. Check out these carpal tunnel stretches, here.
• Our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share starts this week! We’re sharing our weekly box of locally-grown produce with Anne and Alex Ruthmann who live down the street. They even have a pick-your-own flower patch I hope to utilize for some shoots this summer. WorldPEAS.

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