Rachel James, photographer. web designer. wonder woman.

Letting you in

Rachel — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:23 +0000

How will I ever be able to ask those that stand in front of my lens to lower their guard and let me in, if I can’t do so myself?

Pure. Natural. True. That’s what my I want my photographic work to be.

I need to start letting you in.

We’ll see how it goes.

My Saturdays

Rachel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:10:23 +0000

It’s a sunshiny and blue sky kind of Saturday and I should be out somewhere with the cameras. But green tea, mayo-free Egg Salad on Oatmeal bread I baked yesterday, and tackling a pile of books, magazines, and zines seems like a better way to busy myself this afternoon.

I haven’t spent a single Saturday working or running around doing errands since I got here.

And it’s mighty nice!

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It’s all about me

Rachel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:49:51 +0000

Why did I/we decide to return to the US?

I was trying to write about that even before I left. But I just can’t put it into words. There are so many layers to the story… it’s complicated… it’s personal… it’s complicated. It’s a story best told in person over tea and biscuits or — better yet — port and good cheese.

I’m not purposefully being cryptic. Really. Honestly. I swear.

I suppose it boils down to me and my need for change. And I’m lucky in that I have a husband who says “You need change? Well let’s make that happen.”

Creative, personal, and professional development is what I want.
To move upward and ever forward.

So here I am.

A new year. A new start.

Rachel — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:00:05 +0000

I wrote three sentances in my Moleskine this morning.

Shoot. Shoot. Shoot.
Prepare the way for Marcel
Create a work space that inspires me. (Life List no. 16)

2012 is going to be our year — my year — and I’m so ready!

Life List update: No. 71, “Relocate to the US before 2012″

Rachel — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:30:45 +0000

Oh well, oh well, I feel so good today,
We touched ground on an international runway
Jet propelled back home, from over the seas to the U. S. A.
— Chuck Berry, Back in the U.S.A.

I’m back!