Diffused

blurry John
Originally uploaded by Erin Eli

This roll reminded me that I need to start shooting cleaner. What's the point of taking a shot if I'm not going to pay attention to essential details like background and focus. Yeah, I'm getting the general aesthetic I want, but only at a thumbnail size.

For example, it would've been so easy to remove the books and other items on the shelf behind him. That would've improved the shot so much. Not to mention the fact that the focus is off.

I want

crisp
clean
simple
beautiful

shots!

Time to get on it.

Where are you going?

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We were each others adventures, education & loves.

"Separation is a hard truth to swallow.

When you see your friends, their smiling faces and hear their voices and laugh with them at jokes and memories it's hard to understand why people "choose" separation.

More or less we've chosen to move away from one another, leave Long Beach in search of adventures, education, love, something that we felt like isn't in our lives.

But, all those things were in our lives all along."

- All text by an anonymous collaborator, including the post title.

Photos by me, shot on 120 film with Mamiya 645

When did I become a hipster??

Erin Oven
Originally uploaded by Miller Truby

Taken by Miller Truby at the Salton Sea, one of my favorite places in Southern California.