OceanStorme

Over one year later...

2010-02-19T06:07:00.000-08:00

I'm still here. :) I post mostly over in my locked LJ though.

Finished 365 in August 2009: http://www.krsnyder.com/365Gallery.html

Started 365 II: Macro Edition in October 2009: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanstorme/sets/72157622497292276/

Yeah, when 365 ended, I didn't know what to do with myself! It felt weird not to shoot everyday! So I decided to do another, only using my 100mm f/2.8 macro lens for all shots. It's been fun so far - winter is tough though.

Also, I'm engaged. :) Alex proposed on September 4th; we're aiming for an October 2011 wedding. Crazy!

Two more years (well, two and a half, to be exact) of school left; I'll be graduating spring of 2012.

How's life out there? :)

Alive!

2009-01-07T03:43:00.000-08:00

So, there's rumors of LJ shutting down - that would suck. I've had a journal (albeit 95% private/friends only) since 2002 - I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't post, share my photographs, read my friends page. :(

But I could always take up this blog full-time if LJ shuts down - the only thing I don't like is that I can't make friend's only posts or private posts here...can I?

http://www.krsnyder.com

Updated. Check it out.

♥

Pinks and Purples.

2008-09-09T04:42:00.000-07:00

Hopefully I'll be able to finish all my little owls once I get done my last week of finals next week. For now, it's back to work.

Sunshine from a roadside stand.

2008-09-03T17:17:00.000-07:00

September

2008-09-01T07:38:00.000-07:00

Hard to believe the summer is over. In a way I'm glad; all the traffic can go back home.

We went for a walk yesterday - leaving my camera and his tablet at home. We averaged a 20 minute mile and walked to the artesian well and back; 3.6 miles. It felt good - I love a nice long walk at a good pace. If I had brought my camera it would have taken us 3 hours. ;)

On the way back to the car, I gathered a few signs of autumn: Ginkgo leaves, persimmons, magnolia pods, and a feather. We also saw deer, squirrels, skinks, and a turtle since we were out fairly early.

Cats & Finds

2008-08-27T12:16:00.000-07:00

Alex ordered both these for me off of ebay - the owl wasn't the first, second OR third one I wanted (they all went for $30+) but I think I like it. He is cute.

Kobol has been a little demon lately, albeit a ridiculously cute one. She's been dragging a My Little Pony around with her everywhere. And the other night, she knocked his new sneakers in the box off a shelf, tore up the paper, and settled down with My Little Pony which she nestled into a shoe!

Odds and Ends.

2008-08-23T06:33:00.000-07:00

What I've been doing in my Not Free Time:

Making more owls. There are even more in progress right now. I'm insane.

Baking cookies. Diets be damned. In my defense, though, I did a total of 10.5 miles at work a week ago, and then last weekend we did a 3.6 mile walk in Estell Manor Park.

Also, my embroidery thread collection from when I was younger has come in handy with my owls:

The weather has been lovely - hitting the low sixties at night, and barely breaking 80 during the days. I'm totally ready for Autumn - and especially ready for all the summer traffic to leave. Summer session is half over - and I have so much work to get done - I just finished midterms (A's thankyouverymuch) and have some major projects for Print Production to complete, as well as papers and exams for History of Graphic Design. I registered for my two courses next quarter - Tuesday afternoon and NIGHT. Ugh! I'm taking Conceptual Imagery and Typography II - two core classes I need to get done so I can continue on.

Fun with Felt, part II

2008-08-12T12:45:00.000-07:00

I love this little guy. I made him based on the previous owl, but modified him to be a bit bigger and at the last minute, decided to give him wings. Which look rather like penguin flippers. But he's still precious. I used a lightweight gray corduroy and soft gray felt. The eyes are buttons I found at Jo-Anns - they're perfect.

Next up is either a raccoon or a mauve corduroy owl. That is, once I finish my research paper and my second project and my Print Production homework and....

Fun with felt.

2008-08-12T05:10:00.000-07:00

Based on mr. monkeysuit's adorable felt cupcakes I attempted to craft my own in her style. It's nothing compared to the fantastic ones she makes, but my mom liked it! The body is too long - and I'd like to try to bevel it slightly so it resembles the shape of cupcake wrappers.

I also made a cute little owl based on the pattern in Doodle Stitching book I bought a while back. I love it! I also made a second one, this time out of corduroy and gave him wings - pictures forth coming.

Beware the cute!

2008-08-05T17:55:00.000-07:00

Dinner tonight: grilled chicken teriyaki kabobs with rice, scallions, and fresh pineapple. Mmm.

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5 years.

2008-07-24T10:55:00.000-07:00

Saturday July 19th was our 5 year anniversary. We spent the afternoon-evening in Cape May. Ate salads on the beach. Watched the sunset. It was perfect. I took 300 pictures but will only post a few at a time. And obviously not all 300.

2008-07-22T09:59:00.000-07:00

They're draining the reservoir here to fix the dam. The water level is the lowest it's been in a long time; you can see the old road and the old dam bed where Absecon Mill once was. It's fascinating.

Since the water level is so low, there are swaths of yellow horned bladderwort - it's so pretty!

I snapped a few shots the other day on my walk - I wish I could have brought my zoom, but I didn't want to get in trouble with security.

One of these days when it's not over 90 degrees, I'm going to try to get some more shots while it's still in bloom.

Flowers from my mother's garden

2008-07-16T13:06:00.000-07:00

Orange Coneflower

Lilac

Rose Campion

Cleome

And some cherry tomatoes. :)

Odds and Ends

2008-07-12T07:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my books came from Amazon. I love getting a box of books! The loot:

I'm ridiculously in love with the Doodle Stitching book, and have already started some designs on paper to try!

Also, my lame-patternless-mushroom I attempted to make:

I have a pattern for a different one and have cut the fabric already - it looks more promising than my half-assed attempt! ;)

"Diet?! What diet??"

Flowers

2008-07-08T07:30:00.000-07:00

Some shots of flowers this weekend when we were in Bridgeton.

Purple Coneflower.

Daylilies.

Daylily.

Caprica with her pretty eyes.

Odds and Ends

2008-07-07T07:25:00.000-07:00

Wow, I really don't use this much at all, do I? I shall try to update it weekly, at least; I certainly have no shortage of photos to post.

My latest little project, thanks to the wonderful tutorial by mr. monkeysuit's blog.

I'm crafting some cute felt mushrooms from a pattern as well. I bought some lovely herringbone flannel and some fun prints and am attempting my first serious sewing project in - forever? I'm also looking at sewing machines with my mom, who swears by and loves her Kenmore. I cannot believe I'm looking at buying a sewing machine!

I also have a couple of other projects I'm working on; websites, some sketches in colored pencil, and some embroidery. If it weren't summer (hot!) I'd be baking up a storm - I'm itching to try some focaccia with tomatoes and red onions and some rosemary from my herb garden. As it is, I have to pick up a lemon so I can make blueberry scones tonight to use up the rest of the heavy cream. Mmm.

Website up!

2008-06-08T15:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.krsnyder.com

Check it out! Leave a note and let me know what you think!

The final push to get it up and live was to use it as my final for Intro to Scripting. I still have to finish a few sections, but the bulk of it is up. I'm hosting it myself - we allocated 40GB of the server for it, and are running Server 2003. Hooray for free webhosting!

I have SO many more photos to add to the photography galleries. And already I'm second-guessing the interface design. But for now, it is my website. And it is live.

2008-01-22T13:14:00.000-08:00

Will my webpage ever go up? Who knows. I just finished a commissioned (paid) page. I'm sick of web design, and yet I have another client I'm waiting for on the back burner.

It's a shame designing my page isn't as easy as the layouts I do in InDesign. I'm so used to creating physical print layouts, that trying to get things to work the way I want them to for the web is frustrating.

These days drag by - work, work, class, work, work. Another 20 minutes and I can go home. Home to feed the demons, work out, eat dinner, and get ready for tomorrow. I just need to finish up my presentation for my art history class, and I'm set. I'm looking forward to us both being home (and awake!) tomorrow - I'm asleep when he gets in, and he's asleep when I leave - the days drag out sometimes. Luckily the small furry demons keep me company - demanding food and love. Kobol was especially affectionate after getting stuck up in the rocking chair. And Caprica - she's just always ready to cuddle.

It's strange - I don't live that far from where I grew up - yet it feels like an entirely different world. All the people I knew years ago aren't part of this existence I'm in daily. Sometimes I feel the same, and other times, I feel so different.

I don't think anyone I know (or don't know!) reads this journal - so it feels strange saying things - but it's also kind of a nice separation from my "real" blog/LJ. Perhaps I should start posting images here.

My little demon, Kobol. She's a "daddy's girl" though - despite the fact I chose her when we adopted her, she really loves him. She sits right by him and purrs when he works on the computers.

2007-11-09T13:08:00.000-08:00

Almost forgot this thing existed. Things have been hectic - I finally decided on SimpleViewer as a way of displaying my images. I've also decided that I don't ever want to do website design for a job. I need to get these two commissions out of the way so I can move on. I much prefer the other areas of design.

I can't believe it's November. I've been shooting less and less, but recently upgraded my Sigma zoom to a Tamron zoom with f/2.8 all the way through. I'm pretty happy with it. I need to start getting some photography business going so that I can justify a full frame in a few years. I'm looking at Canon's 5D. This is probably Greek to most anyone who reads this.

Perhaps I'll just a sample photo page this weekend - still plan on hosting my own webpage for now - although the server is so loud and really raises the electric bill. He switched over to Comcast business so we can have a static IP for hosting and POP3 mail accounts.

We'll see what this month brings. I need to sell prints.

2007-03-01T16:53:00.000-08:00

Well, he ordered me a server that we were going to host my webpage from. Unfortunately, it arrived damaged. So UPS picked it back up today, and he's looking for another one. Imagine that, hosting my webpage myself. :)

This house has way too much computer equipment in it.

Leave a note if you stop by! I'd like to see if anyone has found me.

Price Points.

2006-12-01T08:46:00.000-08:00

Thoughts, so I don't forget.
Based on previously sold photos. Shipping included in price. 4 or more 8"x10" $30 each.

8"x10" $35
16"x20" $75
20"x24" $90

Webpage pricing determined by design.
Logo pricing determined by design.

Coming Soon.

2006-12-01T08:33:00.000-08:00

www.KRSnyder.com

Site and sales information will be updated at this blog location for the time being.