diane arbus: in the beginning

addicted

so the outcome of moving to the smartphone era has been relatively painless aside from a new addiction i've acquired. a lil thing called instagram. i lurve it sooo much. i love all the pics. my far away friends' pictures. my fav artists. it's the best, but i really need to not look at it every hour. when i wake up. before i got to bed. should i post this picture? i shouldn't post this picture. auuugh! hold on need to check instagram.  

ryan mcginley: animals and grids

lies maculan's dream shop

preemptive fltgc: lies maculan's dream shop. shar heard about this magical shop from refinery 29. i contacted lies who was more than happy to give me a little tour of her installation. she literally went through all the objects in her dream shop. it was a treat and so clever. she said that she bought most of the objects she shot. 80% of them she still has and the rest were borrowed, like the geese and you know the family.

lies was lounging in the back with her friend who stopped by with his dog. she was a gracious hostess and offered me a drink. she made me solerno cocktail, similar to what was served opening night. stop by before march 30 before the dreams disappear.

dreams of flight, being a hero, sex with an ex

das schlafgemach (the dream)

lady gaga = cd at polaroid

belated breaking news of a week ago: lady gaga named creative director at polaroid. thanks andy for cluing me in. you know shar hearts polaroid.

preemptive fltgc

must preemptive fltgc: dash snow - a community memorial at deitch grand. so i noticed the installation of the exhibit as they spray painted the facade of the grand outpost. finally got a chance to check out dash's works and his folks memories. i didn't know much about him prior to checking out but i have learned he ran with new york's young and fab, which was what most of his photos depict. i searched him out on wikipedia and learned his aunt is uma thurman. shar left sad that someone with a zest for life burnt out too quick.

missing my bff already :(

best weekend distraction: bff leigh-anne. the bff swung down from lancaster, pa to hang out for a long weekend. it was just the remedy i needed from the stress of work. we took free photo booth pics at the vitamin water10 pop-up store front on broadway between bleeker and houston. you can just chill in there and get free vitamin water10, which has a bad nutrisweet aftertaste though it's advertised as naturally sweetened. thanks leigh-anne for visiting me!

hit me with your best shot

first shot: hidden moon between trees - my first pic on my very first digital camera. i've been fighting getting one because i've been holding on to the old school point and shoot. i actually have borrowed digital cameras for trips but nothing of my very own. my bff got it for me as an early xmas presie. you wish you had my bff huh? she is awesome! thanks leigh-anne. she convinced me since i've been travelling a bit more and should capture the experiences i'm having.

so the pic above is defintely the first. i figured out how to turn off the flash a bit after that. it's a nikon s610 coolpix. if you have any tips, bring them on. shar is super duper new phototog.

save polaroid

reason to revolt: the end of polaroid film. my pal andy clued me in this sad, sad news last month. this is a polaroid portrait of my dear friend. quite fitting for the occasion, no?

i blame the digital revolution for the demise of my pal polaroid. apparently, the ol' school cameras just can't keep up with those fancy screens and the new instant pixelly photography of it all. i don't have a digital camera. i've always loved the tangible quality of photos. the excitement of going to a photo shop to pick up newly developed pictures. polaroids were even more fun because they were instant. shake it...ahhhhhhh...shake it like a polaroid picture. alas, they will be discontinuing the film by the end of year, but do not give up hope here is a site dedicated to saving polaroid. this kinda reminds me of when i was 7 and thought i could not enjoy the fun of instant picture tangibility. my dad had this kodak instant camera, but they lost the patent war. we still have the kodak instant camera, but no film. dad got a polaroid camera and i was appeased. over 20 years later, i must deal with that same feeling of loss. i think i'll go buy some polaroid film now.