For the Love of Art

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Last weekend I visited the Denver Art Museum, which I'd last visited back in college with my Art History class. Just like my first visit, I felt humbled by the artistry on display. I really admired the Spanish Colonial art and sculptures from the Asian collection.

But my favorite exhibition was the collection of works from photographer Garry Winogrand entitled "Women Are Beautiful". I really love the works of older photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Elliot Erwitt, they would have to be my favorite film photographers of all time. But seeing Winogrand's collection on display in person gave me a great appreciation for his work and inspired me greatly.

I shot a roll and a half of film that day, the first of which can be seen in its entirety HERE. I've been practicing at not taking the same photo more than once, being selective and taking my time with each shot; I think it is helping me improve.



Lighting the Darkness

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Took a self portrait with film because I wanted to play around with my flash on my Pentax ME. I'm surprised at how decent it works considering how primitive it is. I also used some expired black and white Arista 400 film for this. I turned out all the lights to see how well it would work and didn't realize how dirty my mirror was, oops.