Time Machine

I found a time travel machine today. Standing there in plain sight.

Everyone drives by it every day, oblivious to the escape that they could take from the same old routine.

Picked to pieces, we dig and dig into our lives, searching everything to find who we are.

Wishing we could go back. Back to change, back to remember, back to learn. Observe.

An overload of information swarms our brains every day. As you read this there is other things fighting for your attention. Focus has lost it's meaning.

We often as humans reminisce "the good ol days" and wish things were the same as they were back then.

As much as I admire parts of the past, and perhaps the prospects of the future,  I believe we need to go dig up focus out of the old box in the attic, and place it on top of right now. What are you doing right now? You stumbled upon my blog by being connected to something other than what's really around you. (I mean, I'm not complaining, I greatly appreciate the company)

Let your mind be your time machine, take yourself to reality, to the positivity and simpleness of just being.

Sometimes it's good to pick apart the small things of life, and notice every detail. But notice I only said sometimes.

Travel more, think less, Live in reality.

Slow down

Thanksgiving is coming up, so today my girlfriend and I made a trip to Baton Rouge to a Whole Foods for our Thanksgiving dinner shopping list. We are vegans. Seemingly 2:14,000 in our small town two and a half hours away from Louisiana's bustling capitol city.

The shopping trip was an adventure, to say the least. I had no idea where anything was, and a lot of people were shopping. Not to mention they put dairy cheese on my girlfriends pizza. Not happy.

Upon leaving Whole Foods, we were exhausted. We hopped into the truck and headed towards the highway when I spotted a classic car show in the parking lot of Hooters. Perfect. Just what I needed to go back to a more relaxed pace. We decided to stop and take a look, and were glad that we did. Here's a few shots.

There's something about receiving a package that I will never get tired of. Even if that package cost me a few hundred dollars.

Yesterday I received most of the the new camera equipment that I ordered online. It included a 50mm 1.8 lens, a remote system, filters, and a new bag. Some of these things I had in the past, but life happened, and I've lost a lot of valuable equipment. I felt like a little kid on her birthday when I opened up all my "presents". Soon after I had set everything up and organized the crap out of evertything, my girlfriend and our friend Jamie decided to go skating. Perfect time for a shoot! The sky was overcast, there was a cool breeze flowing through the air, and a slow motion feeling all around. Everyone seemed to be in that lazy Saturday mode. The ride felt amazing. I had been locked up all morning at work, and it was good to stretch my legs and breathe in some cold fresh air.

On our ride we saw this beat up El Camino for sale. I had been hoping to find an interesting subject to release the 50mm onto, and my luck sure did succeed. Here are a few of the shots that I got.

Welcome!

My name is Britt. I am 27 years old and I have been into photography since I was 10 years old. I started out on my mom's 35mm film Canon camera. After high school, I took a black and white photography class at a community college in Ft. Myers, Florida, my home town. My grandfather had passed down his beloved film camera to me to use while I was in school. Unfortunately, the camera was old, and could not handle the workload of projects that I had.

I moved to Louisiana a few years later (Sept. 2007) to join a school that travels the world (and a lot of high schools) performing skits, songs, film productions, and much more. I was always found behind the scenes with a camera in hand, capturing as much as I could. I had my hands in graphic design, photography, film producing and editing, sound engineering, stage lighting, stage design, performing arts, and even live music performances on stage. To help make money, I would take up second shooter jobs with my teacher at weddings and special events.

All of these things are still filling me with passion, even though I have been out of touch with them for a few years. I am now re-educating myself and working my way back up to where I was in skill and knowledge. Although I have never done freelance photography officially, I have much experience with operating a business with the public, and have had training in being a professional freelance photographer while I was traveling with the school.

I currently shoot with a Canon Rebel XS with a number of different lenses, a tripod, a remote, and a simple Speedlite 430EXII. This is not my ideal or dream setup, but as we all know, you have to start somewhere. I have experience with pro series cameras, and I am eager to earn and save money for more professional grade equipment.

Some of my favorite styles of photography are close ups of nature, long exposures of nature, antique vehicles and the general vintage lifestyle, along with food design (I am also very passionate about cooking and baking Vegan food), product photography, wedding and special event photography, and portrait photography. I have recently been pushing myself more towards fashion, so that I can be well rounded. I am keen to learn more in any genre and welcome critiques and suggestions warmly.

                                Brittany "Britt" Mick