~Bridget

I recently got back from a week in Japan, it was such an amazing experience! I got to see Tokyo, Asakusa, Narita, Shibuya, and Oeno. It really was lovely and my pictures don't do these places justice.



The beginning of my exploration very early one morning after we had rested. I look (and felt) so accomplished to have made it out there.



We stayed in Asakusa most of the time which was a gorgeous little down by the river. I loved it there most of all, it was quiet and safe and actually reminded me a lot of Olympia. We spent our early morning walking along the water watching the boats and eating our snacks we would get at the corner store, and then took the train to the busier areas.














Walked the streets, saw lots of shrines, temples, parks and did lots of shopping. The most interesting shop was where they sold the fake plastic food that they sell to all the restaurants for their display windows, it was very cool!



Visited Oeno park and zoo, which i think has the largest pond in the world, and if it's not it was huge non the less! Also got to see Shibuya's street crossing which may also be the largest in the world, and if not it was a strange feeling to be in the crossing, it felt like a salmon going against the current upsteam.



Stayed a few days in Narita as well, and i've never seen anything so green! It was the rainy season, but my goodness, again, this picture doesn't do it justice. We stayed in a little place in the middle of miles of rice patty feilds and farm land and got to wander the streets, it was very beautiful.



And, to be expected, the ads were amazing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wordsunderwords/sets/72157621967675470/


Japan was lovely and I hope I can go back one day. I've been enjoying the summer immensely, going to the lake with my friends (i got an inflatable pirate ship which has been amazing!) and tubing down the river too. Been able to relax a little, working quite a bit as well, shopping, and traveling. Next week is my show at Carnegie Museum which will be so exciting to see.
Until next time,
~Bridget

This summer has been so great so far! I finally get a chance to relax now that school is over! My goal this summer was to get a tan for the first time in my life, and everyday I have off I've been spending in the sun, going to the lake, tubing down the river, and picnicing with friends. I finally have a pretty good tan, yesterday after the fourth kinda of turned it to an all over burn, but soon it will be a tan too! :)

All my burns! hah












I was inspired by the Hoff :P








~Bridget

~Bridget

Jason and I went to Voodoo Doughnuts the other day down in Portland.
http://voodoodoughnut.com/
We also stopped by Five Guys Burgers and it was a wonderful day for food! :)





Until Next Time,
~Bridget

Mmmmmm!
~Bridget

~Bridget

Until next time,
~Bridget

I'm so happy I finally have time to take pictures again! I got a second light (a ring flash this time), Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS4 a little bit ago but haven't gotten a chance to really learn how to use them until the last few weeks, I love using it all, I can't wait to take pictures of other models! :)

This break was amazing, lots of time to relax and recoup from the stresses I had, and I think next semester (MY LAST SEMESTER!) will be much better. I will have to make sure to take more pictures, they make me happy. I have a lot of ideas I hope I can put together over the next few months.

















And of course a funny one,



I think I forgot (or am learning?) how beautiful I find black and whites, and I like how they are turning out. I hope I can start taking more pictures of other people and things as well, I like my self portraits but it's starting to get tiresome and I hope I can find some other models in the coming months.


Also, I think I work better in life when I have an outrageous goal to work towards. My whole life (up until it came true) my goal was to live by Seattle, be happy and be an artist. (Looking back I don't know why or how that became my goal, it just did) and I don't think people realize how big of a dream that was to me or how far fetched it was to me at the time, I had no means, support or help in making that dream a reality, but I worked really hard and I finally feel that those dreams are a reality, and maybe every now and then I should feel gratitude for how far I have come. I made it to Seattle,I go to the school I wanted, i'm in gallery's and museums and I really am the happiest i have been in my whole life-even if i am stressed sometimes.But for the past year or so I haven't had any more dreams to achieve, I haven't been working towards anything, just working. I have a vague idea that i'll teach and keep doing art and make money..hah..but it's all very vague, which is fine but I think I need another large dream to see me through when I have no idea what to work for, so,
I do have in a few months;
Graduation!
Jersey shore to hopefully see my grandmother
Kauai vacation with my friends!


In the next year I MUST:
See this big pink bunny and picnic on top of it http://www.gelitin.net/mambo/index.php?set_albumName=album14&option=com_gallery_proj144&Itemid=91&include=view_album.php


And in the next 10 years I will make sure:
To have a billboard in NYC (or LA) that I photographed-even if I physically go and put it up myself.


Hopefully I will have many more pictures very soon, it makes me happy just to take them :)
Until next time,


~Bridget

just wrote about my pieces in the feminist art show.


http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/2923/


~Bridget

It's finally break! Thank god! time to play with some photos, rest up, go drinking, dancing, traveling and what have you! I have lots of photos from my shows from the past few months once I get a chance to upload them, but until then, some fun pictures!
















Until next time
~Bridget

~Bridget