Sunday, October 31, 2010

First Annual Oktobereenfest!


First Annual Oktobereenfest!, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

Day 127 of 365.
The language school I work at had a Teacher's event last night. Oktobereen. A mixture of Oktober Fest and Halloween.

Silvia, my model and girlfriend here, went as Little Red Riding Hood. I went as nothing..since the Big Bad wolf outfit couldn't be found in Teresina, Brazil.

Friday, October 29, 2010

The real thing....


The real thing...., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 126.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Wait! Get a picture of the murdering squad...

Day 124.
Today, at the language school where I work, we began celebrating Halloween.

Everyone, except me, basically was all decked out in their gear. Me, I kinda got chewed for not dressing up.

Tomorrow, I will have a suit on..of somekind. If I have to stay up all night to sew it...then..well..that's not happening.

Ok.

Interesting notes:

The scream mask is probably the biggest thing here next to someone going as a witch or a vampire.

Oh, and one more. YOu can't really tell in the picture. But the middle guy is SUPER tall.

IT's the same guy in this picture here.

Something like from 6'8 to 6'10 but I'm not sure.

Monday, October 25, 2010

self-portrait, self-reflection

day 122

a pancake breakfast...


a pancake breakfast..., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

Not much of a picture for the normal viewer.
But this has sentimental value.
I don't cook pancakes a lot in Brazil because I import my own mix from home.
So, another American was talking on facebook about making pancakes...and he didn't have syrup (something they don't sell here in Northeastern brazil)....but I have it.

So i had to top him.

day 121.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

It ain't easy learning Portuguese...

Day 120.
My girlfriend lent me her portuguese grammar book, which I love. I love to see new grammar structures in portuguese.

It helps me explain things to my english students better.

This is my first "reading-a-book" shot.

The things that we are...


The things that we are..., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 119.

Playing around with these shots..

Thursday, October 21, 2010

My animal neighbors...


My animal neighbors..., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

Day 118
I've been waiting for the opportunity to take a picture of these monkey-like species for more than a year now.

First, let me clarify, they are not in a zoo. They are swinging in the trees of the church across the street.

They are called "Soinho" or "Sagui" in Portuguese, but I have no idea of their scientific name. But I was so fascinated to see them that I just started shooting away. I was not close to them, so the images are very cropped, hence, the lower quality.

I was so happy about this event, that I didn't care about taking a masterpiece today...as if I have many. I just wanted to share some true wildlife from Brazil...not in the zoo.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

eleven thousand, one hundred eighty one days

that's the number of days I've lived on day 117 of my project 365.

This turned out a bit andy warhol-ish, but that's okay...

something different for this special day.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Happy Birthday, Maria Carolina

Day 113.
10/16/2010
She is 4 years old now. This picture has two of her birthday gifts. The swimming pool in the back and the donkey that she's holding.

School Birthday Celebration


School Birthday Celebration, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

Maria at her school birthday celebration.
Day 111 of 365.
We had a party for her birthday at the school.
She turned 4 this week.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

global power


global power, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 110.
ok, the concept is not exactly as I hoped, and it was a little tougher than I anticipated. So, I tried.

I still kind of liked it tho.

i'm still really late on pictures, but I'm slowly working on them.

another day at TeresinaPlay


another day at TeresinaPlay, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 109
This was the real children's day in Brazil, and I took my daughter out for ice cream, and she wanted to go back to the playground or "arcade"...or whatever you want to call it. She loves air hockey and she's just now turning 4. Maybe she'll be a great athlete some day.

I'm late on posting my pics, but I've been taking them everyday. I have a picture from day 110 that needs to be photoshopped, and the following 2 days. But I've been so busy that I still have to get to edit them and I want to keep them in order. So, I posted this one just to keep activity going.

Monday, October 11, 2010

panoramic bike


panoramic bike, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 108.
Was kind of just shooting away and thought of a vertical pano of this bike.

Hope it worked out well..

day at the Amusement park...


day at the Amusement park..., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 107.
10/10/10
October 10, 2010 and the world didn't end.

My daughter goes crazy in TeresinaPlay...getting her to leave is like taking her ice cream from her.

She starts to cry..and to make her stop, I have to promise ice cream to her.

Maybe she's not sad, just smart.

bokehgirl


bokehgirl, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

Day 106 of 365.
I feel like I'm losing my ability to be inspired.
Is this a common feeling in these projects? I also feel like I've stopped getting better, and actually may be getting worse.

Friday, October 8, 2010

if only...


if only..., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 105.
This was my first photo in a while without my 35mm 1.8. I used my traditional 18-55m that i got with the D60. I really wanted this angle, and I could only pull it off with that lens.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Me and my buddy...


Me and my buddy..., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

My daughter and a friend of hers in the school. She always talks about this child and 2 of her other friends.

Day 104.

The rooms are also really awesome in this school. They walls are completely painted in very bright colorful pictures of fairy tales and other stories that the children learn throughout the year.

how to advertise your new business in a south american country

day 103.
If you just started a business in Brazil, one of the best things you can do is parade around the street intersections with your banner, giving out fliers. Can you guess what they do?

Hint: It helps if you speak portuguese.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

3D DVD Player


3D DVD Player, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

a slight variation of a concept that I've done before.

Day 102.

Monday, October 4, 2010

my current obsession...


my current obsession..., originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day 101.
Instead of really taking pictures today, I'm addicted to Angry Birds.

Wow. This game is addicting.

So, instead of writing a blog entry, I'm going to try and kill some green pigs who've apparently got my eggs.

One Hundred Days!


One Hundred Days! , originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

Day 100.
One-hundred!
One-Flippin'-Hundred!

Now I really feel like I'm heavy into this project, and I gotta finish!

265 days more to go.

It's been a lot of fun so far, very tiring, but I feel like I've really been pushed to be more creative to try new things and look at things differently, all in order to get a different shot.

Well-worth it.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

day98


day98, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.

day98


day98, originally uploaded by J.Lee.Photo.