Author: paige green
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Last night, when I was at the San Francisco Botanical Society Library waiting for the teachers to arrive for their workshop about soil, I began to wonder how I got there, not physically got there, but how I got so lucky in life to be able to be a photographer and to experience such wonderful…
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In the month of January, I went to my father’s wedding, took a trapeze lesson and ate grilled sardines. I never imagined doing any of those activities prior to them being suggested to me, but one of the benefits of being a photographer is that no matter what the experience is, you can always turn…
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One thing I am excited to do is pair up with people who are doing social research for either their own academic or personal endeavors. One such person I have been lucky to meet is Jonah Raskin, a professor at Sonoma State University. He is writing a book about his experiences on local organic farms.…
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And it was full of challenges and delights…. and for someone fresh out of documentary photography school, there was definitely plenty to document. First challenge, photographing at 12 noon without a single cloud in the sky and the sun directly beside the temple where I am supposed to shoot the group shots. And so Paige…
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I am excitedly brainstorming for my next fun project that I am going to work on… which is Roller Derby. It is not s topic that is new, but it is new to me, and it promises a lot of good challenges….mixed light that is very low and fast moving subjects. But the portrait potential…
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After borrowing Matteo’s medium format camera all summer long I needed to make my own purchase. And after many hours searching for used cameras on all the usual sites like B&H and eBay. Finally I found a great little one on the KEH site, based out of Atlanta. And so I started shooting away and…
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So this is a summary of December…. Worlds collided as Arann came to London and got to experience my new British home away from home. Work continued as I photographed our good friend Claire who was selling up a cupcake storm at the Covent Garden Night Market. Spent quality time with friends as my impending…
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So it is now January 11, 2008… and that means school is over and I am back in Petaluma, California, scratching my head and wondering what happened in the blur of the month called December. Well, here is a summary…. Most importantly I made a book, with the help of graphic designer Yumi Kohsaka. She…
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that is how many pages i have transcribed from the interviews i did this summer…and i am not done yet…… ps: what do you think about the blog name change? is that allowed? if my 5 faithful fans hate it, I will change it back, but I love the idea….it comes from the fact that…
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I clearly remember this summer thinking that i should start transcribing some of my interviews but instead I curled up in the oversized armchair and watched movies with my mom. I knew this day was coming and I deserve no sympathy. So I am making the most of it with digestive cookies, honeynut crunch cereal…
somewhere between a handshake and two kisses 