13/365: Snow again

We had some snow again this morning...no accumulation to speak of this time.  Considering there is still trash laying around everywhere...it's a good thing there wasn't a lot of snow.  When I left this morning it had just really gotten started, and I wanted to try and get the snow in my picture for today.  As I was walking up my street, I saw an old Volkswagen Bug that looked like this. I thought I wanted to take a picture of that with a nice dusting of snow, but then this tree caught my eye. {you can still see the bug in the background.

I really love this picture.  This carving looks pretty new, I wonder who D.O.S. and E.K.V. are....

xoxo
Jess

9, 10, 11, 12/365

So, I know I have been slacking a little on the blogging...but not on the picture taking{which is the important part anyway}!  I have been feeling sick this week, which has not helped my motivation and creativity for this project.

Day 9/365: Hello Rockefeller.
After work on Monday I had to go return stuff for Jaime in Rockefeller Center.  I work a few blocks away and have avoided going there the whole holiday season because of the tourists.  I made one exception when my coworker Christen and I make the schlep to the Real Simple Pop Up store.  Sometimes I love working in midtown, nestled between Times Square and Rockefeller Center, however from Thanksgiving until New Years, it reminds me of this.
On Monday the vibe in Rock Center was much quieter.  I think those 2 feet of snow really scared all the tourists away.  While I was there I wanted to get a tree picture, but I didn't want a typical one like I have from every year, so instead I walked to the other side of the plaza and got a shot of the tree all the way in the background. I really like the way it turned out.

Day 10/365: Blue Flame 

This picture doesn't really have a story.  I just snapped it while I was making some eggs for dinner.  :)

Day 11/365: Trash is still piled up after the Snowpocolypse

The news isn't joking when they say that New York is buried in garbage.  They said that garbage removal has resumed, but it does not appear that way on our street! As if NY doesn't smell bad enough already. yuck.

Day 12/365: Sunlight

So I stayed home from work today because I was sick.  :(  I spent all day in bed/on the couch and am still feeling pretty miserable.  At one point the sunlight woke me up.  If you have been to my apartment, you know that we have one window which faces another building, and we get about 30 minutes of direct sunlight in a day {a small price to pay for living in the greatest city}.  I pulled out one of my letterpress J note cards and placed it next to the window in the light. I love how you can almost feel the texture of the card in this picture! Letterpress really does make me happy. 

I'll get better at blogging. xoxo

Jess

8/365

Today we went back to New York and put away all our Christmas stuff.  I wrapped up the lights into a ball and shot some photos before they went back in the box.  Christmas light balls make for some nice pictures.

I also bought three big picture frames to hang over the couch.  I {we} need to figure out what we would want to be framed in a 16 x 20 version!

After a nice long week off from work, it's back to the grind tomorrow.
Ugh.

One last thing before I go to watch Brothers and Sisters.  I got a letter today from the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. I requested information from them once, and they send me stuff all the time now.  This passage is in the most recent letter I received.

"Photography is a way to record memories - to savor times when words just don't do justice.  It is also a way to see the world - to notice the beauty in people and plants, animals and sunsets. My camera comes with me everywhere, and day after day I'm inspired by the relationships to place and people it instills.  Yes, inspiration is subjective, but most photographers I've worked with agree that the surest way to it is through the lens of their camera."

Here are two shots from New Years Eve that I love and I think really fit well with what "Neil" from RMSP wrote to me.

xoxo

7/365: 1.1.11

Happy New Year!!!

I am exhausted from last night's festivities, so this will be short and sweet.  This bike was leaning against Jaime's neighbor's house...so they might have seen me creepily taking pictures this afternoon.  I really like the way the blue pops out of this photo against the white house and the white snow.  The firewood just makes it feel cozy.  :)

Hope everyone had a great start to the year.
xoxo

6/365: NYE

Today is the last day of 2010.  I can't believe it will be 2011 tomorrow.  Maybe my next post can go into detail about my year and goals and dreams and all that mushy stuff, but right now I am running out the door to go to the beach for New Years Eve!   I'm not too sure if there is wifi there and I wanted to make sure I took my picture and posted it today.  I can't fail 6 days into this thing...

Here is my first attempt at a photo as I am wandering around Jaime's parents house.  Jaime was in the shower and his necklace was laying on the futon in his room with the light from the window shining on it.  He bought this when we were on top of St. Peter's dome in Rome.

Sometimes I get mad because Jaime doesn't think it's realistic for me to want to throw my business degree and corporate america out the window and try my hand at becoming a professional photographer for a full time living {let's be honest he is clearly the practical one in our relationship}...but then at the same time he pushes me to be more creative and forces me to become better.  I guess that's why I date him :)

So, here is a much more thought out and composed image.  It's another Italian piece of jewelery that I bought Jaime for his birthday when I was studying abroad.  I tried to capture the reflection on a table and when that didn't work I pulled out my iPad (please don't mind the fingerprints on it!!!). 
I think this one came out great. Thanks Jaim.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Years Eve...see you in 2011.

xoxo

Jess

5/365: Charley's Birthday

Today Charley turned two!  We took some pictures of him with his birthday hat...he looks so festive.
I can't believe that he is two already...I remember when Jaime and I picked him up from Barleycroft.  We got the last pick of the litter and he seemed like the calm one.  Boy were we in for a surprise!

I took some final Christmas present shots by the tree before I left to go down to Jaime's parent's house today.  I really like the selective focus on the ribbon here.

Finally, for dessert we made some cookies tonight with my gift to Maria {Jaime's little sister}...an Easy Bake Oven!  Jaime gets the credit for making a perfect "M" cookie, and Maria decorated it. But I took this fabulous shot.

Time for bed...tomorrow is New Years Eve, and I didn't make it too late last year.  I'm hoping this one is better.

xoxo

4/365: Cinna-Berry

I went to go see Grandma today at her nursing home and this was on the ground when I got out of the car.  Someone's car is not Cinna-Berry fresh today.

xoxo