Uh oh.

I just realised. If my photography isn't good enough to get me into uni, them I'm seriously screwed. My whole life plan [what I've got palnned so far] will be fucked up. That scares me an awful lot.

Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

I just went on a massive flickr deleting spree. I went from 190 pictures to 76.

I go through moments of absolutely hating my photography. I sort of know what style I want, but I can never acheive it. Ever. At all. I just end up with more crap pictures.

I want to be sort of like these two people:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/caitianne/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ufosightings/

It'll never happen though. At least I don't think so.

Insence

Insence
Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

This is an incredibly old picture. It was taken with my Canon.

School is taking over my life. As usual.

I've been unmotivated. As usual.

I've been baking. As usual.

I've not spoken to my father in a while. As usual.

My mother took my camera off me. I don't know when I'll get it back. Hopefully today.

Bunny Ear Flower.

Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

I've been contacted by a book publisher and might be having 5 of my pictures published!!!!

This isn't one of them. I don't think.

My mum walked into my bedroom as I was taking this. Let's just say it was awkward. She wanted to know what I was doing 'waltzing around the house in a short short skirt and her high heels.' I hardly ever wear skirts. I kinda like how this turned out. It took a lot of trying. I don't have a tripod yet, so I was balancing my camera on a chair. It wasn't straight so the background was screwed up. Then I tried the ground. It was too low. Finally, I got our huge esky, shoved a book on top and then I had my make-shift tripod.

But my camera decided it needed more than the wall to focus on, so I had to have a painting in front ot the camera, then focus, set the auto timer, run to wall [on the carpet in heels], move the painting, bend my knee and wait for the camera to actually take the picture. I was happy with the results though, so it was all worth it.

Swing.

Swing.
Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

I love this picture.

And I'm sick.

That's all I've got for now.

Missing deadlines isn't much fun.

So, I found this Canon [*cringe*] competition, and I was going to enter the portraiture contest, but I missed the application deadline by 2 DAYS. That 'sucks' majorly. There is an open competition, I believe it's low light, but I'm not sure if I want to enter it. Oh well. Maybe next year.

My new camera is going great.

We're moving house. Sorry for the lack of posts. Or the lack of content in the posts.

www.flickr.com/photos/brodie_fraser

And I'll give a flower to you.

And I'll give a flower to you.
Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

Bokehlicious.
That's what this is. Well, not really. Bokeh is over-rated in the world of photography. At leat, I think it is. But I've seen some flickr phostreams with some amazing bokeh. I don't know. Good? Bad? I think it depends on how the picture has been executed, what it is actually of, whether or not it is fake [the stuff people 'make' that are shapes - now that's what I call trashy]....

Anywho, I'm really enjoying my new camera. I love it a lot. I just need to learn how to really use it. It can be slighlty frustrating sometimes, but I am new to DSLR photography and it will get better the more I use it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brodie_fraser/sets/72157622443864414/

MY NEW D60 IS WAAAY COOLER THAN YOURS.

MY NEW D60 IS WAAAY COOLER THAN YOURS.
Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

IT
ARRIVED
TODAY.
You don't know how happy it's made me. It's got to be the best camera I've ever owned, which isn't hard to live up to, but still, It awesome.
LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE.
I might go on a photowalk [on my own...] tomorrow afternoon after school. Maybe.
Gah. I love this thing so much.
Really. I do love it.
I now have a whole draw on my bedside table for camera and ipod schtuff.
I have 3 lens cap thing-a-ma-bobs and only one lens.
I'm saving up for a remote and a macro lens for it. Not sure which macro lens. I'll get around to that soon.

SchoolSchoolSchool.

This isn't exactly photography related, but I need to vent.

So, I've applied for this super amazing fantastic school for next year, but unfortunately, their class for my year year level is already full for next year. So I have to stay at the awful school I currently attend. I'm 10th on the waiting list.

I feel like some of my dreams have been......crushed. I was really looking forward to it because I'd really be able to focus on my photography and english.

Oh well, we can't have it all.

Dock

Dock
Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

We went to Governors Bay on the weekend. I took some pictures that I'm really proud of, and this one was my favourite. I think I'll get it printed out and hang it on my wall.

When I look back on some of my older pictures - when I first got my camera - I realise just how much I've improved. I don't really notice it when I look at some of my current pictures, but if you compare them, you're going to notice.

I really do hope to improve even more when I get my D60. It's coming in 2 weeks!!

There's something about taking a picture that you're really proud of, it makes you feel so happy. I've been rather happy lately, with spring starting, the english teacher telling me I should take 121 English next year, knowing my D60 is coming, doing well in my interview with a school I've recently sent an application to for next year. Things are looking up!

I'm starting to like New Zealand more as well, it's been almost a year since we moved here, and I can't really imagine living in Australia any more. Things have changed so much, I've changed, the people over there have changed. It would be...odd to move back. I think.

I've realised just how much people focus on petty little things like how they look, what people think of them, things that happened in the past that they just can't let go, being 'normal' etc. It's ridiculous.

Anywho, I think I've typed enough now. So if there's anyone out there reading this - Adios.

School Free Afternoon.

Viewing the world. Through my eyes.
Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

It’s suprising how much of my revolves around school. It’s like, my first home, the place I end up spending a hell of a lot of time, and where most of my friends are.

But, this week all of the seniors have been busy doing some of their NCEA exams. So, this afternoon, the school decided that us juniors [yr 9 and 10] could home at lunch. FREAKING AMAZING IDEA GUYS.

So I got home, and SUPRISE SUPRISE…..

The sun was out!!!!!

So I got into the most summery clothes I could find, and decided to blind the dog with my pasty white legs by lying on the back deck for a while. It was nice. But then the sun went away. Fuck you sun.

And now, I end up on the internet, talking to people on flickr.

Chucks

Chucks
Originally uploaded by Brode The Toad

Don't you just love Chucks? I do.

I styed home Wednesday sick, and it was super sunny [that's a first!] so I sat outside for a while basking.

I ended up taking pictures of my shoes, and this was one of my favourites.

DSLR Wannabe.

The title says it all.

That's what my bad little Point and Shoot is trying to do. The LCD viewing screen is black, every time I try to take a picture, unless it's in the 'super macro' setting. I tried telling it that it CAN'T be a DSLR, because it just wouldn't work. And the viewfinder is more than a little bit off centre.

This would be the reason why I'm so eager to get my D6O, that and the zoom doesn't work on my camera either [that's whole other story, for a different day].

Blogblogblog

Like Sarah said, we're actually learning how to make other blogs and such. All I need to do now, is figure out how exactly, to put photographs in posts.

This blog shall be for me to post pictres, ideas, and hopefully, some tips, or camera settings and such.

Did I mention that I'm waiting on a D6O to be ordered? The magical person with the credit card needs to get around to that.

My flickr account