3/20

try to get systematic
notebooks — the one i’m using is almost finished — i decided not to get more of the small notebooks now
? get something from half price books — or just use papers (i also have a few unused notebooks) —
? loose leaf — scan each page as it’s finished —

collections — photos —
i’m having a hard time with lighting — i don’t like professional things — so why not just accept the shadows — just photograph —

nothing is real —
surface — depth —

my inclination has always been against perfectionism — against ‘doing it right’ — (against ‘right’) but i have a hard time accepting that —
‘looking right’ — ‘that doesn’t look right’ —
shine a light on something and accept the shadows — accept the colors — the photo is a reality — what results is a view of reality — a valid view —
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stones — shadows

sand
dirt —
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make vials —
fill vials —
make trays —

took some photos but can’t get into a good mood — my body get in its own way — i get clumsy —

photo notes
new camera card —
stones — i’m not sure if they’re all from the fossil park
sandstone — pretty in the sun but non-descript at home
? what to do with the stones
?make a big ‘pile’ of texas stones —
no photos of stones — can’t get lighting right —

photos — leaves