December 2009
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Photo set: Winter in Medford, OR
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1949 Ansco Pioneer Camera
My Christmas gift from my Grandmother - I believe she bought the camera new. She also gave my it’s carrying case and original booklet. And it still works! I’m currently looking for film for it, so if anyone has any suggestions please share!
PS - I almost crapped my pants when, while my entire family milled around the living room, I put in a bulb and clicked the shutter and nearly...
“Things I’ve consumed over the last week: roasted turkey, prime rib, ham,...”
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Photo set: "Helping" Dad in the Shop - Ford Truck
As many of you may have heard, my dad built himself a shop in our backyard a few months ago to work on his two old trucks. These are just a few photos taken with me new camera while my dad worked.
The carberator is for a different truck than the one seen here. My dad has his first truck, a 1950 Ford, which he bought when he was 15 (one day before he and my mother started dating 35 years ago!) -...
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Photoset: Happy Holidays!
I had fun with Christmas lights tonight. :) The first photo is of my wine glass set that was passed down to me; it has the Mayfield family crest on it, although it’s a little tough to see in this picture. The second photo is just a Christmas ornament.
I hope you all have a fun, relaxing, and safe winter break!
- Sarah
An Interesting Tidbit About Australian Films
I bought the movie Australia yesterday off the $4.99 rack at Hollywood Video. Before the movie begins there is a screen that says “Warning - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers should exercise caution when watching this program as it may contain images of deceased persons.” This is because Aboriginals believe that their ancestors live on in the spirit world. When someone dies it is...
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More Character Sketches
..from the story I’m writing. :) All characters © me. A special thanks to the talented photographers Marcus J. Ranum and Hüseyin for their beautiful reference photos, and for allowing me to use them for my sketches.
Here’s another sketch of Harlow, the main character. This is from a particular scene in the story. Her wound in from a poisoned sword blade, and runs from her right...
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Long Hair, Short Hair... Faux Hawk?
I re-drew my Harlow sketch with short hair, then, for no reason at all, I gave her a faux hawk. Just me bein’ silly. :P
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Harlow - Character Design
Here’s a little character design for the heroine of a story I’m writing.
Character casting may be a more appropriate thing to call it; I am not a talented drawer. I rely heavily on reference photos, which I used here (and in nearly every other drawing I’ve attempted) so I’m not sure if calling it a design would be entirely accurate. Anyway, about the character: Her name...