For Harry Potter Nerds Only.

This is so dumb, it's funny.



Draco likes face paint...do do do do do....

Sorry, only those blessed to be nerds will enjoy this. Sorry to the rest of you. Yay nerd power.

The First Wedding and Lifetouch

Rather self explanatory really... to be honest, weddings so far, have been a pain in my ass. I'm sure the more I do, the better I'll get, etc etc. But my God it's a lot of work, and sometimes people can be really unappreciative.

But on the bright side, this was only my first wedding, and I have a lot of improving to do, but I feel as though I have learned so much already. There is a lot to learn, and I think the second wedding that I shot on the 14th, had a considerable amount of improvements already.

Here are some of my favorites from the wedding on the 8th:

Sorry, these are a little small, and blogger is compressing them pretty poorly, so sorry about that. but oh well, what can you do. Stupid narrow blog format. haha. SO click on them to view them larger if you want, they are easier to see.

Well that's about enough of that. Obviously that doesn't cover all the photo situations of the wedding, but I just wanted to post some of my favs.

ALSO, I've started my new job as a Lifetouch Photographer, for school portraits. I was going to tell you all about it tonight, but it's been a long post, so I'll tell you more about it later. I start my 3rd day tomorrow morning, (I have to be up at 5:30...blarg). But I'm excited and I pretty much love getting paid to hang out with cool people, setting up studios with my own music playing, and taking pictures. Radness. It's just training right now, so there will be a lot more driving later on (which I get paid in full for which is awesome) as well as hair pulling stress when I actually have to photograph 500 kids a day, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

Peace, Love and Photobugs,

Meena<3

I Heart U Telephoto Lens

So, while I was in Mexico, I got this email from Lois, one of my ACP advisors, and it was about a volunteer opportunity doing a newsletter for something about batman baseball. (Okay, so that's not what it said but it went in one ear out the other because it had very little meaning to me at the time, so if you had asked me, that's probably what I would have said.)
Anyway, during some of my valued 50-peso-an-hour minutes, I read this email and thought to myself, oh my, another volunteer op.
Oh volunteer ops. You are the bane of my existence because, one that seems to be all that's available for students (and all the paid jobs seem to be out in the interior - like, screw the interior,) and two, because you are so god damn useful that I feel wretched when I don't have the time or money to do them.
So I was beginning to feel disgruntled at my loss of a networking opportunity, and great portfolio pieces when I realized, hey I'm not in school anymore, running around like a chicken with my head cut off, trying to catch up with ACP's absurd amount of work (I mean, for 2 years it practically takes your soul that place.)
So I responded and expressed that I was interested. Suddenly 5 months later I was booking time off work for something that I still was kind of unsure of what the name was.

THE 2010 BANTAM GIRLS CANADIAN FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIPS

(see? It's a lot to remember)

If I can think of one word that would some up my time there it would have to be....

RAD-TABULOUS

(I couldn't pick between rad and fabulous. And no, I don't know where the T game from)

Seriously, what's not to like about these things:

1. Girls that can windmill the shit out of their arms and throw a ball so hard it would probably kill you if it hit you in the face.
2. Free burgers
3. 7-8 hours of direct sun a day - hell ya i'm a Brownbaby.
4. Getting to take pictures of sports all day and interview coaches and then get to tell people it's your JOB. (okay sure it was only my job for 6 days, and I didn't get paid for it - but it was my JOB to get the JOB done. So there.)
5. Walking around with a media pass and feeling special.
6. Experiencing an amazing National event where hundreds of dedicated girls get together to show their talent of have fun. 

Yeah. Pretty awesome.

Celebration After a Grandslam

Celebrations After Winning Gold

I now have a new respect for fastpitch soft ball. I had a fantastic time learning about the sport and I left not only with some terrific photography and publishing portfolio pieces, but also with a feeling of inspiration. It really is touching to watch girls and coaches who have worked so hard and come so far, putting their hearts into their game.


Congratulations to all the teams who traveled to Victoria for the nationals. You all deserve it.


<3

Family Matters TV Set

Worked as a PA on a talk show with a live studio audience called Family Matters. Hosted by Justice Harvey Brownstowne, he gets guests from all over Canada, mostly lawyers, to talk about family law. Things like prenups and divorce, senior citizen abuse and children custody. It's actually super interesting, and Harvey is the biggest diva ever (he's the first openly gay judge in Canada). He was a hoot.

The show was shot at Island Industrial FX and was Directed by Simon Norton Game. Met some pretty awesome people on set, and made great connections. Here's Hayley and Harvey sitting on set during testing.

There was a backstage photographer on duty so I'm hoping I'll have access to some good photos soon. 

And here's a short vid of one of Harvey's intros.

Okay so this one was kinda dull but I'm tired. lol.

Till next time,

Meena

Saying Hello Again.

So it's a whole new world now. Graduated and all. And of course, being me, I'm saving to go to school again. But that's a long ways away.

I realize been avoiding my blog because I promised I would post about my Mexico trip, but I've been dreading it because there is just SO MUCH to tell. And I don't have the energy for it. I know that sounds lame, but I got into blogging when I discovered I was much more comfortable with the keeping it short style. One or two pictures, a few witty words, boom boom, done. That's my thing. I know I made a few exceptions for the olympics, but thats they way it needs to stay. Exceptions. Because otherwise, blogging will become like a duty to me, and so I will never do it. Hence my long departure.

I do have two weddings coming up, so you will see photography from those soon enough. I also have a few photos I can show you to catch you up from previous shoots I've had. And I think I will be posting mexico photos periodically. Or maybe I'll be inspired and blog all about it one day. We'll see.

And from even further back....

But I've actually been good and I added two pages to my website! Yay me. I hadn't touched that thing since I got back from the Olympics. It's got a long way to go still, especially considering how much more photography I want to add to it, and the fact that I chose the hardest and slowest way possible to do it. Oh well. One day I will learn flash. But not today. Check it out. It's pretty sweet.

Oh, and one more thing.

I just came back from the movie Eclipse, the third of the twilight movies, and I have to say: ITS ABOUT FREAKING TIME. it was actually good. Robert Pattison learned to act and Kristen Stewart grew a ball. Not two, she was still wimpy and annoying, but much much better. And hats off to the director, it was really well done - despite the love story that makes you want to gag. And I felt genuinely bad for Jacob. So there you go. And also, Jane is dope:

OH OH I lied. One more thing.

SO. STOAKED. FORHARRYPOTTERSEVEN.

In risk of sounding like a total freak (which I am so deal with it): Oh.Em.Gee.

And yes I'm aware this turned out really long.

Okay. Ciao Bellas.