photographic annoyances

so i was just looking at some threads on doa and, in a couple of them, people were talking about their photography. one person said their photos weren't "professional" and apologized. i assume that the reasoning is that the photos have no backdrop or setting aside from the kitchen table, etc. do people not realize that their photos aren't actually professional unless they are themselves a professional photographer? do people not realize that professional means that it is your profession? your job? seriously. snapshots are okay when you just want to show something off. photography is a hobby for most people. within the bjd hobby it is an attendant hobby. you don't have to take pro style shots. hell, most of the photos that people think of as professional aren't really all that close in my opinion.

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i swear i'm alive...

just been really busy with stuff. had several weeks of being busy trying not to get sick and trying to get things ready for friends visiting for sakura-con. now i actually have time to myself! for the first time in the past year i don't have any solid plans until months down the line. no impromptu trips possibly on the horizon or anything of the sort. i'm just floating along with the only definite things being work monday through friday and a trip in july. that's it. it feels amazing! right now i have a ginormous pile of stuff that has been being put off for the past year: photos to get edited and up; books and manga to read; webcomics to catch up on; dolls to get prettied up...i can actually start working on it!!!! :D sooooooooooo excited!

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happy riot

the people have spoken: congrats to barack obama on becoming the president elect!

i was a little disappointed when everything was over by 8pm pst. it just felt like it was far too fast an ending to such a long and drawn out presidential race - and i'm talking from the first candidate announcing their intent to the dnc and rnc and to tonight. but then...then there was the happy riot. or riots. they're happening all over the country. i didn't know that there was one a block from me until all the helicopters showed up and didn't go away. then i just had to go out and take pictures. so i did. and it was fun. and there were TONS of people. and spontaneous chants. the star spangled banner was sung. flags and posters and stickers. sparklers. fireworks. confetti. the smell of weed. cops. old. young. gay. straight. men. women. transvestites. homeless. entitled. yes we can! beer. champagne. oh say can you see. christian. jew. shiite. punk. princess. palin. riot. happy. joy. music. neighbors. friends. community. patriotism. country. unity. history.

and now for something completely different...

so yeah...go me with the blogging, right? ;P well, today i'm being somewhat productive! kinda...not really...anyway...here are some photos of some figurines i have! randomness abounds! :D

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