Sunday, November 20, 2011

Sucker for Punishment 1


Sucker for Punishment 1
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Concept: Me
Make-up artist: Dania Khanafer

As part of Gallery 101's "Gluttony" themed 101 Frames charity auction.

So essentially Gallery 101 has empty frames and local artists are encouraged to come in and get a frame and then create art with the theme "Gluttony". The frames will then be auctioned off at a silent auction.

*This image is not my final submission

Sucker for Punishment 2


Sucker for Punishment 2
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Concept: Me
Make-up artist: Dania Khanafer

As part of Gallery 101's "Gluttony" themed 101 Frames charity auction.

So essentially Gallery 101 has empty frames and local artists are encouraged to come in and get a frame and then create art with the theme "Gluttony". The frames will then be auctioned off at a silent auction.

*This image is not my final submission

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

National Canadian Women's Fencing Team I


National Canadian Women's Fencing Team I
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Some photographs I took for the National Women's Fencing Team.

Caged I


Caged I
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

I was feeling a little antsy today and felt that by taking some self-portraits I might burn off some creative energy. I think that it worked - although I should be doing school work instead.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Divine Diptych Project - Week 21 - "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." ~ Martin Buber - Geekgirly and M.Fayre


Divine Diptych Project - Week 21 - "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." ~ Martin Buber - Geekgirly and M.Fayre
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Top - me
Bottom - www.flickr.com/people/mfayre/

I was paired this week with the very talented M.Fayre and our theme to interpret was a quote instead of a word. Our quote was "All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware." ~ Martin Buber When I initially read the quote I had a different concept in my head then what I ended up shooting but for some reason the thought of shooting in a graveyard was always in the back of me head. I suppose the thought of the journey taken (wherever it is that we go) after we die is certainly an interesting one and worth exploring. After seeing what M. Fayre had taken I had a feeling that each image would be complimentary to each other. :)

This is a diptych project by a group of female photographers who have known each other a long time on Flickr. The project matches two of us together each week with a different theme to interpret how we want, on an individual basis. We then create a diptych using each of our photographs.

The results of the collabrations are being posted on a blog, which you can find here ...

www.divinediptychproject.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Beach


Beach
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Untitled


Untitled
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

What secrets lie below the deep?


What secrets lie below the deep?
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Stephane III


Stephane III
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Mushroom


Mushroom 1
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

“The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci


“The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

This is not my first time delving into using clones in a photo but this is the first time that I felt inspired to make them "ghost" like. Putting "ghosts" into my image was kind of appropriate considering I was hanging out in a graveyard. ;)

I am fairly happy with how this one turned out actually. :)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Just popping in to say hi!


Just popping in to say hi!
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

I know I haven't posted a selfie in awhile but things have been sorta crazy around here.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer, or winter depending on what hemisphere you reside in!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Paul V


Paul V
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Some of my favourite shots taken from a photo session I had at the end of May.

Paul II


Paul II
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Some of my favourite shots taken from a photo session I had at the end of May.

Paul IV


Paul IV
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Some of my favourite shots taken from a photo session I had at the end of May.

Paul VI


Paul VI
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Some of my favourite shots taken from a photo session I had at the end of May.

Friday, June 10, 2011

"Beat back the Tory attack"


"Beat back the Tory attack"
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Just a little attempt of a tilt-shift photo..thought that the Anti-Tory protest would be a good time to try. ;)

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Gathering intelligence....


Gathering intelligence....
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Protest against the Harper Government. The protesters stopped for a sit-in on the corner of Bank and Laurier and then carried on peacefully to Parliament Hill.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

"Flying for the first part & swimming for the rest..." ~ Story People


"Flying for the first part & swimming for the rest..." ~ Story People
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Another attempt at underwater photography. I have some ideas in my head but just need to figure out a way to create them.

Swimming....


Swimming....
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

So I am attempting to get some underwater images - it's useful to have a pool. So these is my first attempt.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Up Stairs Alt


Up Stairs Alt
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Here is an alternate photo that was considered for the collaboration with belly button girl

Divine Diptych Week 18 - Up Stairs


Divine Diptych Week 18 - Up Stairs
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

I was really excited to be paired with the talented Bronwen Hyde this week. Bronwen also chose the themes as well. This week's theme was the title of a Michael Nyman composition "Up Stairs". Not being familiar with this particular piece of music I had a listen and found it quite interesting that while listening to it I felt like descending instead of ascending as the title refers.

I think that Bronwen's photo and mine work quite well together as her image shows a reluctance to get to the top of the stairs through her crawling, while mine shows a rush to get to the bottom of the stairs.

The divine diptych project is a collaboration between 37 photographers some of whom pair up every week and in each pair take a photo each on the same theme. You can see more of the project here: Divine Diptych Project

Saturday, April 30, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Day 26 Challenge Complete!


A to Z Challenge - Day 26 Challenge Complete!
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 26: Z is for Zipper. Hard to really see in this photo but there is a zipper there....maybe I should have done something a little more risque but I am at the end of the challenge and am pretty much fed up. Gone are the says of doing a self portrait or even a photo a day for a year. Somewhere a long the way I seem to have lost my patience.

I have enjoyed this challenge and being able to read fellow participants blogs! ;)

A to Z Challenge - Day 25


A to Z Challenge - Day 25
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 25: Y is for Yellow. I was at a loss at what to shoot for a representation of the letter Y, then a friend suggested Yellow. This was a great suggestion as I happen to have a yellow chair and when it was time to shoot it just happened to be bathed in sunlight!

A to Z Challenge - Day 24


A to Z Challenge - Day 24
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 24: X is for...well "X". The letter X is insanely difficult to find something to photograph believe it or not. Thought this would be the easiest. Not one of my favourite shots by any stretch.

A to Z Challenge - Day 23


A to Z Challenge - Day 23
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 23: W is for White. I haven't taken a high key B&W photo in a long time. Sorry I have been so tardy with posting but things have been busy and I have been lacking in a little bit of motivation. Not just in photography but in everything - as an example my condo needs some serious cleaning!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Some pretty cool dudes!


Some pretty cool dudes!
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

I went to Montreal this past weekend and had the pleasure to finally meet in person Spidy and DaisyB. We had a fantastic time hanging out and shooting pics and laughing until we cried! Love you guys! xx

A to Z Challenge - Day 22


A to Z Challenge - Day 22
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 22: V is for Violin. I took many, many years of private classical violin instruction but decided when I was in first year university (about 20 [?] years ago) that I wanted to stop playing. Unfortunately, I haven’t picked it up seriously since then…maybe one of these days. I would like to play in a chamber ensemble again.

A to Z Challenge - Day 21


A to Z Challenge - Day 21
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 21: U is for Underwear. Well, this is an original shot....

Friday, April 22, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Day 19


A to Z Challenge - Day 19
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

day 19: S is for shadows...Captured this while I was out walking around today. I might not get to post tomorrow's photo until Monday as I am heading to Montreal tomorrow for the weekend! I am looking forward to hanging out with spidy_cc and DaisyB (two flickr friends) while I am in town!! ;)

Thursday, April 21, 2011

A to Z challenge - Day 18


A to Z challenge - Day 18
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 18: R is for Red...my red Smartie of course! I will not be revealing if this is the last of the box or not. hehehe....if you are in the least bit confused, refer to my previous image.

A to Z Challenge - Day 17


A to Z Challenge - Day 17
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 17: Q is for Question. The question in this case would be: When you eat your Smarties, do you eat the red ones last? :)

Sorry so late...the past couple of days have been hectic!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

How much is that doggy in the window?

Too expensive for my tastes.....

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Day 16


A to Z Challenge - Day 16
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 16: P is for Pipes. Not exactly the most original image or word for that matter....

Monday, April 18, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Day 14


A to Z Challenge - Day 14
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 14: N is for Night. I took this last night from one of my bedroom windows. I like the reflection on the pavement from the lights – it has been raining and cold and even snowing here. I am really in need of summer.

A to Z Challenge - Day 15


A to Z Challenge - Day 15
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 15: O is for Orange. Which is what the colour of the moon was tonight. I had something else entirely different for this image but when I saw the moon I knew I had to take a pic of it. Unfortunately my settings weren’t exactly set correctly and well, it was cold outside so I didn’t spend the time to get a proper balance between the city lights and the moon. In fact this is a combo of two shots that I took - one where the moon turned out and one where I was satisfied with the city lights. This is something that I definitely need to work on – but the moon is what the focus is on here anyway.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Day 13


A to Z Challenge - Day 13
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 13: M is for Mouth. I pulled another image from my archives for this image and am posting it late as well. Things have been crazy around here as I am in lock-down mode in preparation for my exam tomorrow morning. But since I was up early this morning I would take advantage and get my image posted!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Day 11


A to Z Challenge - Day 11
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 11: K is for Ketchup "“Meddle not in the affairs of the dragon; for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.” ~ Anonymous

I can't believe that I had to go out and purchase a bottle of Ketchup for today's image!! What a travesty not having ketchup in my fridge - what was I thinking??

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Jump


A to Z Challenge - Jump
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 10: J is for Jump! I've never been much of a jumper...

“…getting ready to jump as high as she can just because there’s only so long you can sit politely & listen while people talk about any old stuff that comes into their heads…” Story people

Monday, April 11, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Ice


A to Z Challenge - Ice
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 9: I s for Ice. Just a simple shot today nothing fancy. I didn't have much inspiration for todays shot except for the anticipation of it being summer and drinking ice cold lemonade. :)

Saturday, April 09, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Hat


A to Z Challenge - Hat
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 8: H is for Hat. I decided that I would take a self portrait for Day 8, since I had an inch to take one. I love hat and have quite collection, but don’t wear them often enough I think!

Friday, April 08, 2011

A to Z Challenge - Garage


A to Z Challenge - Garage
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 6: F is for Feet. I know this is a day late, but I had a Huge essay due this morning and ended up pulling an all-nighter to get it completed. So I did take a little break and manage to take a pic of my feet. I had kinda wished I could have curled up in the sun beam like a cat and taken a nap.

A to Z Challenge - Feet


A to Z Challenge - Feet
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 6: F is for Feet. I know this is a day late, but I had a Huge essay due this morning and ended up pulling an all-nighter to get it completed. So I did take a little break and manage to take a pic of my feet. I had kinda wished I could have curled up in the sun beam like a cat and taken a nap.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

A to Z Challenge Day 4 - Dog


A to Z Challenge Day 4 - Dog
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 4 is D. Since the image that I did take for today was really lame I am posting an old image that I took a couple of years ago. I thought it was appropriate that I posted an image of a dog since yesterday was a cat. I remember that it was around this time of year and I was out at a friend's place making maple syrup!

Monday, April 04, 2011

A to Z Challenge Day 3


A to Z Challenge Day 3
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 3 is "C". Taking a photo to represent this letter was a no-brainer for me since I have been doing nothing lately but either working on school or taking care of my cats.

This image is of my dear cat Diva who has been sick lately. She is staring out the window at birds that are flying by.

Saturday, April 02, 2011

A to Z challenge Day 2 - Blue


A to Z challenge Day 2 - Blue
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 2: So I have had a little bit of difficulty trying to come up with something to represent the letter "B" and since I am stuck at home writing essays today and tending to a sick cat this is what I came up with.

Friday, April 01, 2011

April is A to Z Challenge time!!


April is A to Z Challenge time!!
Originally uploaded by Geekgirly.

Day 1: This is the first day of my "A to Z Challenge" that I am doing with over 1120 other bloggers!! I posted this on my blog earlier today but thought I would post it here, so those on Flickr can follow this challenge as well. ;)

As I was climbing many flights of stairs to get to class today this "A" caught my eye! Bam! That is how creativity happens ladies and gentlemen...now can I keep it up for the whole month?? Time will tell...I am already not sure what to do for the letter "B"