Oh, Ruth.

I just can't seem to get up the motivation to take a photo of myself.
I have a tutorial tomorrow, but I want advice on how to get more people rather than to be told what to shoot. I think I'll be able to get into the swing of things once I have my first shoot out of the way this weekend. A couple of friends from Coombe are helping me out, they're probably the only other half-Chinese people I actually know apart from myself and my sister. I can understand people not wanted to get involved because what if I wasn't who I said I was, apart from I am and it makes this project pretty frustrating.

I've not been lacklustre in terms of taking photographs, I'm quite liking my D90, but I don't feel as though there is a great deal of difference from the D60 apart from the feeling of it being less easy to break. I've never been much of a pixel-person before but jobgivers can be so it's a bit of an insurance.

I'm sure my work ethic will improve once I've actually had something at Uni (tomorrow) - and I'll get back into the swing of things eventually I'm sure. Although this procrastination is pretty worrying when I have a dissertation due in in January and I haven't even written an opening line.

I would like you to enjoy and notice the difference between the first photo on the left and the second photo on the right. That is a onesy.

© Ruth Johnston 2010.

#420.

Here are some photos of my sister getting her hair dyed. Her hair is now blue, but will most likely be a swamp green by the end of the week - I speak from experience, but it looks nice now.





I was also asked to take a few portraits of my cousin, Louise. My Gran wanted a nice recent one that she can frame, I'm going to print and post them when I get back to Portsmouth.

© Ruth Johnston 2010.

I'm currently making the move from iPhoto to Aperture, which will make some nice space for my projects and future work I've found some pretty annoyingly good deals on DigitalRev.com for D90's, I'm so selling my D60 for one, I feel like it's worth it in the long run. I have a few other camera related things to shove on eBay too, including my Diana, I've never used and it and it was more of a novelty thing, so even though the one I have now is the one Moon bought me to replace the one he broke, it doesn't mean I shouldn't pass it on to someone who is more willing/has the time to learn how to use it - although realistically I'll probably back out of that one because it's so cute.

I've got some of my timetable up for this semester, it's literally empty and I'm only in on Thursday, for two sessions. I don't mind as it gives me lots of time to write up the dreaded dissertation, and plan shoots for the half-Chinese project, but I worry it will make me lazy.
Another thing I'm investing in is a set of basic studio lights so I can do some shoots at home and at the weekends making it easy for subjects to make it down. I'm also going to use it for the birthday party I'm shooting in October - which I'm both excited and nervous about.

MOVING ON THURSDAY, AHHH!