Fever

95% of the time, I edit my photos for the same effects: sharp, bright and vibrant. I don't experiment much, or stray from the norm (maybe I will if I ever invest in photoshop with it's thousands of options), but I felt like antique-ing this photo. Taken at a recent pre-wedding party for my brother-in-law's brother.

B & W

I have a penchant for leading lines, geometric shapes, and heavily-saturated-high-contrast black & white photos.

Hands. Yes, you read that correctly--a post about hands

I have a slight obsession with hands. Is that weird? I'm not bad with people's faces, but when it comes to hands, I have of a photographic memory. I can clearly picture the hands of 95% of the people I know at a moments notice and I'm fairly confident that if presented with a lineup of hands, I could match them to their owners in record time. I can remember the color, texture, and nails on a person's hands better than I can remember the details of their face. I'm not sure if this is something to brag about, but I just realized all of this and am experiencing a moment of clarity in regards to why I have so many random pictures of people's hands.

**Note: I did not crop any of these to turn them into "hand" shots, my lens just naturally gravitates to los manos.

Also, I threw in that last photo to show the gigantor bug bite I got the day before I left Pakistan. Do you see it on my pinky?

Mehndi

Like I mentioned in my last post, I was busy with wedding festivities for one of my cousins last week but since I have regular internet access for this week, I thought I'd upload a picture here and there. This was my first time taking pictures at a wedding (not professionally, just for my own practice) and I've been getting positive feedback from my family here, so that's always nice. Here's one shot of the bride's henna-clad hands at the Mehndi (the day before the actual wedding reception) that I liked:



More pictures coming soon! xoxo