l o j o d a n i photography

I serve an amazing God!!

lojodani — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:27:16 +0000

“And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”
Is. 65:24

This is probably my favorite scripture. It describes situations in my life so often.

God has been moving in my life without my even realizing it. I am once again optimistic about the future. He will provide my way to follow his will. I know he has a plan in my life and will provide the tools that I need for the plan.

It looks as though I WILL be going back to school in the fall! Praise God for he sure makes a way. Now I just need his guidance on what I should I should choose as my major.

This photograph was taken just a few days ago and I am quite happy with it. It has become quite popular on deviantART. I am really praising God that he has renewed my passion for photography. I feel at peace while I am working on my photography.

I am starting Project 365 today. I may not be able to post a picture every day, but I will take one every day. I will not make any excuses this time. It is something I have wanted to do for a long time and hopefully I can finish it this time.

my new life

lojodani — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:42:36 +0000

“…let the wicked forsake their way,
and the unrighteous their thoughts;
let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”
Isaiah 55:7

I have realized that everything I ever wanted and searched for is already waiting for me in a life with God. He loves every part of me and wants only the best for my life. He has a purpose and way for me.

For now on, the posts that I make will be about my daily walk with my LORD and savior. He is my inspiration for life and has created this beautiful world which I capture in my artwork.

When I took this photograph, there was no significance about the numbers. For some reason, I decided that this would be the first photograph that I posted now that I am reviving my blog. I then decided to see if there was a scripture with the numbers 55:7. I first checked Psalms. Then I realized that Isaiah also had a chapter 55. The above scripture is what I found. I find it very fitting in the declaration of what has happened in my life.

I serve a mighty and merciful God who brings me through the trials in a glorious way.

more conceptual

lojodani — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:02:12 +0000

I have honestly never tried very man conceptual photographs. i have not set up man and planned for the idea. However, I want to push myself and plan on doing much more of that. I figured starting with this simple idea would get the ball rolling.

I want to start creating my photographs more than just finding them in the world. I will still be taking very man photographs that do not need total creation, but hopefully I can get more precise expressions of my ideas into my art.

the motion experiment with only myself

lojodani — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:21:33 +0000

So a few days ago, I got bored. I took a while to take some self portraits. I started experimenting with motion and slow shutter speeds. These are all single shot photographs with shutter speeds of about 30 seconds. Both individuals in the photographs are me. There also more motion experiments with a scarf which I will hopefully post tomorrow.

Here is the rest of the series of what I am calling “disconnect”:

If I make this more of a series, they will all be in black and white probably. I really like the story it tells.

black friday

lojodani — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:04:40 +0000

Thanksgiving is past and Black Friday is almost over. I actually hate the consumerism of Black Friday. So today, my mom and I spent the day cleaning out the garage and donating things to Goodwill.

I took a bunch of photographs a few days ago while playing with motion and self portraits. I have been experimenting with textures as well. I will be posting those in the next few days. This photograph is of course using textures and I used a slow shutter speed so the photo is extra soft.

We found some old cameras out in the garage today, and I of course kept them. I love them.

After all that work though, I am utterly exhausted. Tomorrow we go to get the Christmas tree and decorate the house. Hopefully I will be able to get some pictures.

trying new things

lojodani — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:42:55 +0000

So, this is a self-portrait that I happen to really like.

I haven’t uploaded any new photos in a few days. I have not really had the opportunity to take many. It has been so cold and rainy out. :(

I do however want to start trying some new things in Photoshop with textures and things. I might be re-editing some of my photos just for fun.

My addiction to deviantART has grown fatal. I spend way too much time on there. I have realized that I reallyreallyreally want to a pro account. I also want one for Flickr. However that costs $50 that I do not have. Next $50 that I get, is going towards those two things. I love them both oh so much. However I still want to keep my Fotki account because of the great price on prints. Those prices are just amazing.

Well, I have come to the realization that I am a Pro-Am. This term means professional-amateur. Apparently in the world of art, people use the term to refer to anyone who takes there hobby to the extreme. That would be me. I am not a professional because I do not turn a profit. However, I take my photography very serious and try to learn to the best of my abilities.

On another note, I want to start making icons. I have no idea what they will be used for, but I want to make them. It will be fun.

done updating deviant art

lojodani — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:39:58 +0000

I have now finished updating my deviantART account. I now will be working on my Artician portfolio and taking more photographs. I will also be trying to get everything ready for UGA. This year is almost over and it is going way too fast.

Rockettes tonight

lojodani — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:18:47 +0000

I am just so excited right now that I might possibly explode while I am typing this. I get to attend the Rockettes tonight at the Fox Theatre. I simply cannot wait. I sure hope they let me take pictures.

As far as black and white week go, I have not taken any pictures. I will hopefully get some tonight while I am out and about in the city.

I currently have an obsession with weeds. I am also really getting into this whole deviantART thing. It’s a great site to get connected with other photographers and find inspiration. Everyone is very encouraging and not stuck up like on many photography websites I have been to. I hate snobs.

not buying presents

lojodani — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:15:43 +0000

Because I am totally broke this year, I will not be buying Christmas presents for people. I have instead decided to put together photobooks and let people order them if they want. Think of it as a discount. While I was out with the family today, I saw people already doing their Christmas shopping. The consumerism around holidays has always driven me crazy. This year, I want my holidays to be calm and enjoyable. No holiday bustle for me.

On another note, have I ever mentioned in this blog how much I love black and white photography. Well I do. For the next week, I am going to only take black and white photography. Let’s see what happens.

10 hour uploads

lojodani — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:34:18 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love going through all of my photographs on the computer, and post-processing can be a blast. I really wish it didn’t take 10 hours every time I did it. I don’t know how I am going to take a photograph and post it every day for a year. It just takes me so long to go through them all. I did finish the photographs from the photo-walk. It turns out there were not too many of those. However, I do have this one of my brother. I also have a ton of photographs I took yesterday. Since it is Friday, I am going to post two photographs today. So here is my favorite from yesterday.

How’s that for popular art. Yes, I have painted leaves in my yard. The cable guys decided it would be a good idea to run spray paint lines through our yard. They just happened to make me some colorful leaves and excellent photography subjects. I just could not get enough of these. So, expect more rainbow leaves.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, I will be awfully busy. I will also have tons of opportunities to take new photographs. I always get excited at this time of year. The world of photography is just as exciting around the holidays as the real world is.