In Limbo

It's been a little over two weeks since I graduated.

I'm stuck between what I used to know and what I don't know.

It was easy to get up in the morning and know that I had my day planned out. Now it's a bit harder. I have to motivate myself to get up at a reasonable hour and then wonder through the world wide web in search of employment opportunities. Even though it may only go as far as the "Apply Now" button on the web page. I've just got to keep pushing on until something sticks.

"limbo" image by Tiffany Dyer

This isn't a goodbye,

Tonight is my final presentation for my final portfolio. I'll get nervous and then I'll calm down. What do I really have to be afraid of? I'm confident in my work and the progress I've made since the my first image I snapped for a class. I'll miss a lot of people for sure. Like my instructors - they have been some of the most influential people in my life. Guiding me and educating me, making me see the world in a different way. Then there are some of my peers that I've grown close too who I'm leaving behind - I know we'll keep in touch but it's going to be strange in a week when I wake up and know that I won't be getting into my car, driving, and seeing who will be in my class.

This is my farewell to you guys - this isn't the end for me or for you.

Like Carol Burnett says;

"I'm so glad we had this time together, just to have a laugh or sing a song. Seems we just get started and before you know it. Seems it's time to say, so long. So long!"

Photo Graduates and some Faculty
image by Brittany Williams

Analogue Film: A True Love

'Ello

I'm excited to say that I'm taking a six week darkroom film class. It's something that is foreign to me but has always appealed to me. This feeling is similar to one I had back in August of 2010 when I moved to Charlotte, NC to focus on a degree that I knew little to nothing about. I've loved my time at school learning all the ins and outs of digital photography and listening to stories all about the different kinds of photographic processes. So here I am, 23 going on 24, embarking on a new adventure, to learn and develop a new skill.

Using film over digital is quite different. It's hard because you become accustomed to seeing your images instantly and now you have to think about it even more when you use film; and it can be frustrating. Though, that doesn't change the fact that I fell in love with it. All of it. The blindness you feel when you're loading the film into reels, the smell of the chemicals and the patience it takes to create negatives. I am so in love with this that I called my parents four times before I got an answer because I was bursting with excitement and needed to tell someone.

This week we only processed our negatives, next week we're actually developing the images. Below are some cellphone images taken from the place I photographed as well as from my class tonight.

images by Tiffany Dyer

images by Tiffany Dyer