Grandma to the Rescue!

It's the morning of December first, two thousand eleven. It was late night, as I drag my butt out of bed, or at least try to. To my dismay, I woke extremely late for a study day of class. In a frenzy to get ready, and off to class, I forget to hit the the gas station. (Stupid girl!) I was almost to Route Twenty and Route Fifty-eight in Oberlin, when alas I ran out of gas! In a panic I reach for my phone, dial Chris and get no answer. Thinking quick I hit speed dial two, Grams. Upon answer I explain to her what happened. Fortunately, she was a life saver. About thirty minutes later Grams pulls up with five gallons of gas for me. Yay! After ten minutes of carefully, and creatively, adding gas to my tank, I'm ready to go. I slide the key in, turn it, and the engines starts with no problem. I start to pull off the side of the road, to find that I am stuck! After a minute of push-pulling the car, three young men come to our rescue! Thank you, Lord! With what seemed to be little effort I was out of the side of the ditch and ready to head to Grandma's. I am indeed grateful for my wonderful Grams and for those three kind men so willing to serve. :-)

Looking at the World in a New Light

As some of you may know I am taking a photography class this semester. I am loving it, completely! My instructor is challenging us to look at our every day world in ways that are creative and new. This is our fifth week of class and our second official project. Our assignment: Light as a Subject.

Many of you are probably thinking "What? Light a subject?" Yes folks this is indeed actually possible. Think about it. How much does light have an effect on a picture? Too much light and the picture can be ruined. Too little light and the same can happen, ruined pictures. However just the right amount of light and the picture can be a perfect captured moment in time. So how do we use light as our subject?

Light. It's an amazing thing. So how can you capture light in a picture? Ever think about shadows? Or icicles glistening in the sun? How about a person looking out a window with the sun shining through? These are all examples of light and how light affects our everyday life. So really, in this project, the subject matter is not the concern, but instead the light that is used to create the image. Take a look around and explore what new different ways you can see light in. After after all a picture, in Greek, translates to "to write with light."