eye of the camera

Throughout the years, many people have caught me in my natural habitat: behind a camera. It seems as though I'm photographing things all the time, which is probably true. You can get a kick out of the things I photograph and where I photograph, and also watch for my pinky that I so love to subconsciously stick up in the air whenever I take a photo.

This one was taken by my boyfriend, Matt, back when my hair was shorter:


Aly snapped this one of me while I was taking pictures of ... shoes. Hahaha ooh goodness:


My British friend Rachael took this while I was playing with another friend's camera:


Riding a bike and taking photos simultaneously is not for the faint of heart. Neither is photographing shrimp on a boat (my mom took these):


My mom caught me chilling by a fire on our friend's island:


My mom took a photo of me taking a photo of my sister while we hiked through a dried riverbed:


Becca, another friend and fellow photographer, tagged along while I took some senior photos and snapped all of these:



Matt also came along. He is super supportive.


My friend Jacob came too!



Before our family went on vacation to an island off the coast of Alaska, I thought I had put my camera in danger. I didn't even know the meaning of danger until kayaking on the open ocean with my camera! My mom took this one:


And just the other day my friend Aly and I got together again and took photos together:


I don't think I could go anywhere without my camera. You never know what you might miss!

I wait in 4/4 time

day 77


"the sidewalks are watching me think about you"

That second photo was going to be my main photo, but I just wasn't very happy about it. Then I tried to edit the extras (the first photo) and viola! A photo that I am super proud of. This is the kind of photography I want to create. And you know what, the second photo is kind of growing on me too. Thank you to my little sister for doing this even though she didn't really want to.

start cranking the generators

shirt: mom's closet // pants: forever 21 // shoes: forever 21

When I was running around my room with this outfit on, my dad came in, kind of laughed a little bit, and then said the world wasn't ready for me. Hah! I'm not sure if it's ready for me either, especially if I'm wearing this. I know this isn't my usual style, but after these pants and shoes called to me the other day, I just had to get them. It seems no one else shopping at forever 21 wanted the poor pants because their price was marked down a ton, which is more than fine for Lauren!



Aren't these shoes just crazy awesome? They seriously make me five inches taller. Woo! I won't risk wearing them outside (especially after taking these photos), but man oh man am I excited to wear them to school. Hopefully the floors in the hallways won't be too slippery!




Well spring break is finally coming to an end. I've gotten so many things done this week, and for the most part it was an enjoyable break. It's back to school in a couple days though ... can't say I'm very excited.




P.S. I was featured on another blog! Go check it out here!

olsen

day 76

alt:


and some more, all sooc:







This is the first picture I've been proud of in a while. But it's still not up to what I wish I could create. But it was good therapy.