Portraits

So, I had another super productive week at work and an exciting Friday. It was portraits day for me. I had made an appointment with my friend for some pictures. And earlier in the week, while on the train, I saw an ad about a display closing at the National Portrait Gallery in DC and I decided to go.

After taking the portraits, I did some other things and then took the metro to the portrait gallery. Best portrait at the gallery is probably the one of Jack Nicholson.

Enjoy the pix!

CONTRA-

So, I have been introspective for the past couple weeks and have been checking my life to see things that are holding me back. The first thing I decided to handle was laziness. Not laziness as in staying home all day without going to work or just being a bum but more of doing things when they are to be done and not putting them off for later.

I started off with work and decided to give it all I got and avoid all the unnecessary distractions e.g. facebook. I was so determined that the first thing that came to mind when I woke up was I was not allowed to be lazy. Interestingly enough, the week I worked the hardest was the week I was also able to get a lot done in terms of photography. I went shooting at a Jazz club, skate park and Old Town Alexandria. Removing all these elements that CONTRA-dict what I want to stand for is definitely the way to go.

Enjoy the pix!

Reflection?

So, a while back I saw a pix on a photographer's blog and just assumed it was some kind of post processing or overlay or some stuff like that. I even remember showing a friend the pix and explaining how it was taken...WRONG, very wrong!

I found I was wrong when I spoke to another photographer who said the pix was taken by catching the reflection right on the edge of a mirror. Here is my take.

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6am?

So, my buddy David came up with the idea of shooting (shooting=taking pictures; I am sure u'all know the words not to say in the same sentence with DC) in DC before sunrise. I usually dont know when the sun rises cause I am in dream land, but I just read a book about the 10 000hr rule; most people have to put in at least 10 000hrs into their skill/hobby/job etc before they can achieve anything substantial. Long story short, lazy pple dont do well. Shooting at 6am gets me a little closer to my 10 000hrs.

Our meet up point was the Lincoln Memorial. Met there around 6:10(close enough!). It was a fun shoot...you could almost do whatever cause the place was empty(apart from security). The downside was going to work after the shoot...one more story to tell my kids.

Enjoy the pix!