four square

four square
Originally uploaded by fisher arsenal

On Saturday i went to the boys and girls club to shoot Oscar. Oscar helps the kids build bikes, and teaches them bike maintenance. it was hectic and terrifying at first, and the kids kept sticking their fingers in my cameras. but it the end, it was great, and there are many many more photos to come. favorite quote of the day: Oscar, "awww Leah could be a mother." This comment came as a surprise to both of us.
This was my second time at this particular boys and girls club, both for photo reasons, but this one was far more fun, even if i was mainly creepy around in the background. it was a beautiful day, and the first time i've gotten to wear flip flops this spring. (can it technically be "spring" if there's snow on the ground?)
anyway, great experience, first time i've taken a stab at shooting something in a more journalistic kind of way. i can see why people love autofocus so much now, but in all actuality i had a harder time hitting the shutter before a bike rolled off or the kids walked away then keeping things in focus the whole time.
thank you oscar.

can someone pinch me?

bobby apres snowshred duex
Originally uploaded by fisher arsenal

I love this camera. i love love love it. And I love that the sun is back up here in the arctic north, so we can go back to our little condos in the mountains after a day of skiing and sit down, and have this beautiful beautiful light warm on our faces.
this would have been stronger in color, thanks to brenda's cabin being so darn cute with it's little wood table and turquoise cabinets. And the sun being that golden orange it gets before setting, but I only had b/w film with me. Next time.

lens reflect

lens reflect
Originally uploaded by fisher arsenal

mmhmm. that's right. hello alaska.

Oh sweet, sweet film.

ice cave
Originally uploaded by fisher arsenal

I picked up 3 rolls today, 84 frames and 39 ended up in the good pile. That's my best batting average yet. And if it wasnt for brian's sticky shutter on the leica i would have been money. Or maybe if i didnt live in a climate where one must worry about such things.
Got out last weekend with brendan and ryan to the ice caves at the glacier on placer river. beautiful sunny, somehwhat warm day.
schooled some suckers on the pool table with bobby.
brought out the two planks to take it easy on the knee and did some sweet hockey stops with kswanson. not a bad week i'd say.
painted a mannequin green for the website, and off to gwood for more skiing and to see the 11:20s at maxines. (album is so so so close to being done.)
there's a lot going on in anchorage lately, fur rondy, and ididerod, shoots with Ba, family dinners with new members, i'd hate to say it but i may have underestimated this town, and i'm nothing but glad that i stuck around for year 2. but that's it.

deadlines.

today marks the completion of one of the hardest deadlines i've had to meet in the last year and a half at this job. sans creative director, sans real direction at all, i was faced with a massive website with completely non traditional navigation and aimed at 15-20 year old alaskan native youth about sexual health. Once the the navigation and concept were nailed down (4 days) I had 5 days to complete the site. i've been working longggg days/night all week, and have gotten to know the cleaning people here all too well. i've also found if you need a little inspiratation late night at the office, download a banging 90s hip hop mix. wont disapoint. back when diddy was puff daddy. images shown are place holders, ba photo and fish photo.
in the midst of the we're doing photoshoots for content and i'm looking forward to getting out to the alaska native heritage center today.
my film is sitting idle in it's cameras, sad and somewhat neglected, but i managed to get a few shots off yesterday with the leica out at westchester lagoon when i allowed myself a 10 minute break. so monday. off to kellers and the gym. tomorrow. getting outside with my shred stick. and today.... please no snafoos. please please. and then i need to unwind and eat something because i'm pretty sure i've lost 5 lbs this week.