Pretty Things

Self-portraits

2010-06-08T22:05:00.003-04:00

Camila

2010-03-14T16:13:00.003-04:00

My friend's daughter on our trip to Florida and the Bahamas. She's 1 year and 9 months.

Vacation

2010-03-02T20:23:00.002-05:00

My friends and I went on vacation to Hollywood, Florida with a day cruise to the Bahamas. We had a great time and got lots of good photos, but mostly just fun ones of us. Here are some a landscapes I took.

Hollywood Beach

The view from our hotel room balcony

The pool

Sunset in the Bahamas

Beach at Grand Bahama Island

B&W Selfs

2010-02-13T22:25:00.002-05:00

A few black and white self-portraits.

Ask me

2010-01-12T21:16:00.002-05:00

Ask me anything... anonymously, if you want.

Click here.

The Holidays

2010-01-03T13:03:00.006-05:00

Cari Ann Wayman

2010-01-01T13:15:00.007-05:00

Cari, aka yyellowbird on flickr, has a devoted following. A young photographer from Illinois, her work is mostly self-portraiture, although she also loves shooting abandoned places. She makes great use of light and bokeh textures which give her pictures an airy, dreamlike quality. Yet there is also something strange and slightly edgy about many of her photos. From her fashion and setting choices, Cari alternates between seeming like a girl from another time in our world and a modern girl caught in an older time. On her flickr set entitled "pictures of me", the subtitle is "i'm not conceited, i'm just lonely."

She also has a photoblog now.

All photos taken by Cari Ann Wayman.

You can find more of here work here.

Hammonasset Beach State Park

2009-11-08T15:26:00.003-05:00

Florence Griswald house

2009-10-26T17:56:00.004-04:00

Interior shots of the Florence Griswald house in Old Lyme, CT. In the beginning of the 20th century, Ms. Griswald opened up her family home to artists, and soon the boardinghouse became the center of American Impressionism.

Fairy Houses

2009-10-21T13:07:00.006-04:00

I took these photos at the Florence Griswald Museum in Old Lyme, CT. They have an outdoor exhibit of fairy houses made by local artists. It's up until November 1, so you should check it out soon if you're interested.

Autumn

2009-10-13T20:57:00.003-04:00

Some self-portraits I took in my backyard today. I really need to go somewhere to find new subjects.

B&W Portraits

2009-09-19T16:18:00.004-04:00

Flickr has a new feature where you can create galleries of your favorite photos taken by other people on the site. You can only have 18 photos in each gallery, so it's supposed to make you really think about how you are organizing it, as if you were a real gallery curator.

I just made a gallery of some of my favorite black and white photos of people. You can see it HERE.

Preview:

me and u by Margo Ovcharenko

Cira by Laura Encursiva

Untitled by crunchylashes (Beth)

Exploration

2009-09-06T11:13:00.004-04:00

I haven't taken photos in a long time. I'm focusing on writing a YA novel instead. But I did make this collage a few weeks back.

Kate Pulley

2009-08-28T17:31:00.006-04:00

As summer is coming to an end, I thought I'd share the work of a young photographer that embodies the magical summers of youth. Kate Pulley is 17 years old and her flickr page says she is from Tennessee and Indiana. She often takes Polaroid and lomography shots, as well as film and digital. Most of her photos are of her friends and siblings (particularly her twin Amanda), many of whom are also photographers on flickr. Her work is romantic, quiet, and enchanting. Here are a few of my favorites.

All photos taken by Kate Pulley.

You can find more of her work here.

Details show

2009-08-21T20:34:00.006-04:00

Here are a few photos of my flower photography show up at Details Hair Salon in New Haven.

Learn to fly

2009-08-15T12:17:00.004-04:00

More home

2009-08-13T20:55:00.001-04:00

Home

2009-08-05T13:48:00.003-04:00

Blue

2009-07-31T19:57:00.003-04:00

I haven't taken photos in a while except for some self-portraits but I've already shown some of those... I want to share something different, and not old work. I'll try to work on taking new stuff next week.

Federico Erra

2009-07-29T20:11:00.004-04:00

Federico Erra is a young Italian photographer. He primarily takes photos of somewhat unusual yet beautiful models, as well as doing self-portraits. Erra says he is inspired by Diane Arbus.

I love Erra's photos because they are dreamy and romantic, yet edgy. His work often evokes a vintage feel and he has an excellent sense of color and light. There is a real sensitivity to his work.

All photos are by Federico Erra. You can view more of his work here.

Wig Self-Portraits

2009-07-27T22:13:00.007-04:00

Here are a few self-portraits I have done wearing a blue wig (which I bought at a grocery store for $4 around Halloween time). I have loved playing dress-up ever since I was a little girl. I also used to do some acting, just for fun, but gave that up a long time ago now. I guess this is my new way of expressing those parts of me. I share these to explain why I chose to talk about Cindy Sherman's work yesterday.

Cindy Sherman

2009-07-26T11:52:00.009-04:00

Today I'd like to share the work of one of my favorite photographers, Cindy Sherman. She's famous for taking photos of herself, but they aren't merely self-portraits. In her Untitled Film Stills series, she started off portraying herself as a blonde actress by dressing up and wearing a wig; later in the series she also plays other parts, portraying various female steretypes. Sherman began taking these in 1977 when she was 23 years old.

Untitled Film Still #3

Untitled Film Still #7

Untitled Film Still #11

Untitled Film Still #13

Untitled Film Still #14

Untitled Film Still #21

All photos by Cindy Sherman.

Effloresce

2009-07-25T13:16:00.006-04:00

Effloresce
to burst into bloom; blossom

I will be having a show of my flower photography at Details Hair Salon at 1022 Chapel Street in New Haven, CT from August 12 through September.

Welcome

2009-07-25T12:45:00.007-04:00

My name is Janna. I recently graduated from college in MA where I studied Studio Art and English. Now I'm back living at home in CT with my parents, cat, and dog. I love all the arts, especially digital photography/collage and creative writing. I'm also a big film and TV fan. I expect to use this blog mostly to post my photos, but also for any thoughts, experiences, or interesting links I feel like sharing, including my own inspirations. I especially appreciate any comments and discussion on your part. The title of this blog, "Pretty Things," comes from the name of a song by Rufus Wainwright, my favorite musical artist.