thirty days of photos & the guerilla girls

yet another challenge.
i am participating in a 30 days of photos challenge.
my goal is to try to take photos outside
my recent picture-taking environment.
which lately has been in my apartment or lab.
there are a lot of things that
i have been meaning to take pictures of
and never get around to it.
this will be an incentive.

sometimes i look at the most visually boring space
and try to imagine how one could take a good picture of it.
some people have a real knack for it.
please feel free to look at and comment on
my daily photos here.

i recently discovered a new food blog, nordljus,
with phenomenal food pictures.
i am not sure if keiko, is a professional photographer
but she takes beautiful pictures!
i have recently been interested in food photography
because grub just finished
the first "dining by design"
modern restaurant book
and had trouble dealing with the food photographers.
the next restaurant book is in the works
and we have been talking about flying to
at least some of the restaurants
so that i can take the food shots
(and we can eat free food at beautiful restaurants).
food photography is not an easy craft by any means.
so i am trying to get a feel for it.
i think that i could take professional quality photos
given enough research and practice…
we shall see.

i was unable to write an entry last night because
i went to see the guerilla girls!
right here on campus!
both frida kahlo (!!!) and rosalind franklin were there.



if you are not familiar with the guerilla girls
read about them here!
as far as i am concerned they are
one of the most inspiring feminist activists groups
since the word feminism became a bad word.
was it ever considered a good word?
last time i saw them was
at the march for women’s lives…
i was a little disappointed by their lecture
partially due to technical difficulties
and the sea of annoying undergrads
who were offered extra credit to go to the lecture.
many of them decided to contribute
a running commentary for my benefit.
i was pleased to see some of my students
staying afterwards for autographs,
i.e. not there for extra credit.
i am not one for autographs
but even i got in line to get their signatures in my book.
i make a special exception for the guerilla girls.