Many of you have wondered where I’ve disappeared to the past little bit and I figured with my new photo series complete, now is the best time to fill you in. I’m going to make this short and without much detail, seeing as these issues are very personal.
I have lost my maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and my 11 year old dog all in the past 8 months. Every time I try to get up and stand on my own two feet I seem to fall crumbling back down. Since I was young I’ve realized that life is short and we only get one. I try and live every single day to it’s fullest, though lately it’s been a struggle to do so.
In terms of the grieving process after a loved one has died, I believe that everyone grieves differently and in their own way. I took the 5 stages of grief theory and transferred the emotions into my 365 day project over the past 5 days and thought I would share with you.
The 5 stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. If you would like to research more about the grief process I recommend Grief (on Wikipedia) and The Five Stages of Grief.
P.S. I will be back again and this time even stronger, I’ve just needed a bit of a break from my online life. In the near future I plan on to start posting more frequently again and re-designing some of this website to include a photography portfolio and possibly a couple other things.
I’m back again for my second attempt at 365 days of self portraits! This time I decided that I would start it on my 20th birthday, which was on July 7th. Turning 20 has signified many things to me including the fact that I’m getting older, time has been flying right on by and I’m only a year away from being completely legal. I figured no other time would be better to start a project like this one since I’ll be able to see my growth between 20 and 21 as a person and as a photographer. By taking this challenge I’m hoping to gain more self knowledge and photography skills throughout the next year.
I invite you to come along for the ride of the wonderful and interesting days that are to come ahead from this project. You can find the photos by either:
My first and unsuccessful try at the 365 day project ended up turning into 19 days of self portraits which can be seen in my Flickr set.
I have never shared the three inspiration videos for my 90D90 project. The first one is the original from Adam Scott Paul, who took over 3,200 photos with his Nikon D90 in the first 90 Days.
The second is from Ryan Aylsworth who did a clean version of his 90D90, which is below, and also has an unedited version.
And the last, but not least, is by Mrik who put together a more time lapse oriented piece.
I first mentioned the 90D90 project on January 4th and the completed project is above.
The Nikon D90 was given to me on December 22nd, 2008 as an early Christmas present, which made my 90th day March 22nd. I took 4,369 pictures with my Nikon D90 within the first 90 days of having it and took 3,318 of them to make the film.
Places where I shot include Clemmons, Charlotte, Mount Airy and Winston Salem in North Carolina, along with Charleston and Kiawah Island located in South Carolina.
If you’d like more information on creating your own 90D90 project visit 90D90.com!
Not knowing exactly where and what to expect I headed to the mountains for the night with some friends this past weekend. It was quite the experience I must say. No heat or electricity altogehter, plus no running water or cell phone service. I was out of my element. It was a blast though! I got my camera out for a little bit on Saturday morning and here are the photos:
If you’ve kept up with me on Twitter you know that I recently went to Kiawah Island which is a barrier island located 19 miles away from Charleston, South Carolina. The island is home to 10 miles of unspoiled beach, five award-winning championship golf courses, endless biking paths and wildlife galore. I grew up going to Kiawah and the island has become a home away from home for me, making it the best place to go when I need a break from everyday life.
I wasn’t able to get my camera out as much as I would have liked to but I did get it out a little. Below are some of the shots that were taken that week.
I normally focus more on landscapes but I only had a telephoto lens with me which turned out to be quite the feat when going to places such as the Angel Oak. Thankfully I had my trusty iPhone with the Pano app.
The Angel Oak, above, has shaded John’s Island, South Carolina for over 1,500 years. It stands tall at an incredible 65 feet and covers 160 feet of land. It’s a must see for tourists visiting this part of South Carolina.
There are three towers on Kiawah which overlook the marshy areas of the island. The photo above was taken from one of the towers on the Vanderhorst Plantation.
During the week we spent time going to the beach, adventuring around the island, riding bikes, and we headed into Charleston one night. Riding bikes at Kiawah is the best way to get around the island and comes in handy when you need some exercise, so I rented bikes for us to ride. We had a day filled of riding from one end of the island to the other. Once we were finished riding them for the day, we locked them up and then went to grab some dinner. When we got back the bikes weren’t there, so I thought ‘okay the rental company must have made a mistake and picked them up while we were gone’. Not known to my knowledge the bikes had actually been stolen. That caused quite the stir for the following days.
On Tuesday night, the boys and I headed into Charleston not having a clue where to go or what we wanted to do. We ended up taking the long way to get into Charleston and went over the Ravenel Bridge which was gorgeous! By the time we reached Charleston all of us were hungry and decided to give the iPhone a chance. We picked Hyman’s Seafood, which turned out to be an amazing place with awesome food. It was a family type restaurant that just so happened to have a list of celebrity appearances they’ve had come in.
At night on the last couple of days we were greeted by a raccoon on our back porch. I was actually sitting on the porch on my computer when Alex knocked on the window to let me know that there was a raccoon right next to me, which completely startled me when I heard the raccoon move first. He ended up wanting a little taste of one of my Redbulls that was on the outside table and kept coming back to see if there was more. We named him Ritzy for his other love, Ritz crackers.
Trips to Kiawah always leave me wanting more of the gorgeous place. Hopefully, it won’t be another two years before I’m able to take another trip “home. You can find more pictures from the trip in my “Kiawah Island, SC” set on Flickr and you can learn more about the island by going to KiawahResort.com.
I just ran across this stop motion video called “Fat City Reprise - Long Gone” by Cesar Kuriyama, which was created from 45,000 photos taken by a Nikon D200 DSLR. I fell in love with it and thought I’d share.
I’m wondering what exactly I have gotten myself into with this self portrait a day for 365 days project. I know I’m in crazy need of a tripod and a wireless remote. I thought that I would possibly be looking at spending about $100 for one. Boy, I was wrong! I found the Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control for only $22. I’m stoked!
Cathryn Gray is a new media chic with many passions and interests, including photography, modeling, blogging, social media, design, gadgets
(especially those Apple ones), traveling and more.
