Little Five Points

So a lot of the fun of this week, outside of working on my story, has been exploring. The guys at work took us out to dinner the other night in Little Five Points.. So Fun!

P.S. A little story update, its going good however I am not going to be able to post any of the photos till the end of the summer due to publication issues. Like any story It is forcing me to grow and push my limits. YAY for internships..lol.. so for now enjoy my fun photos outside of my serious story!

Land Locked Memorial Day

With Atlanta being land locked and Memorial day usually involving sun and water,Atlanta residents got creative.

While I was out and about using the day to explore this amazing city, I found Centennial Park, AKA, a watering hole to those who can substitute city retention pond for enjoyable day in the water.. Being from the beach, I just can't do it.

I saw the signs, but I also saw all the people in the water so I didn't think a big to-do about it, until I was on my way out of the park when I walked by the water again to see it empty with police around it, apparently it was really against the rules to swim in the water.

Lake Lanier

Today was such a beautiful day at a lake house with new found friends... I love the Atlanta area around sunset, it is so beautiful. The weather is crisp and the scenery so breath taking...The people are awesome too...

For a man made lake, Lake Lanier is a close second to the God made coast I am so blessed to have been raised on.

Jazz Festival in the Park

I am learning very fast that summer time in Atlanta is AMAZING... there is constantly something going on in the city and the young adult professionals are all about living life and that is a refreshing feeling.

This weekend is the 30th annual Jazz Festival in the Park.. What a wonderful way to spend a summer day;) enjoy....


Traffic in Atlanta is bad yes, but Traffic on the way to the jazz Festival is HORRIBLE.. So this shot just shows the po-pos regulation and served as a time passing piece to keep me busy while sitting still


The amount of people in Piedmont Park was incredible. Such a fun afternoon filled with lovely jazz and some refreshing cool breeze


This was such a cute cople that I was sitting behind


I stumbled upon these athletes dancing capoeira and I was drawn to them thanks to my Barcelona friends and their addiction to the Brazilian dancing/Fighting rituals.


The park makes for a great place to showcase ones artwork right under the majesty of the beautiful city

Craft Day

So yesterday, a group from my internship headed to Gainesville GA, to hit up a friends art studio and work on making materials to print photos on. We had some fun building frames and gluing raw materials to make backdrops. I learned a lot about presentation and added effect and textures that can make your photos stand out.

This is artist Chad Shore as he welds off a piece of scrap we found laying around our studio.

Tuesday Photo Camp

So every Tuesday morning this summer, the photogs I'm working with are going to hit the streets of Atlanta to make some fun photos and compare what we get... A little friendly competition is always some good motivation...

Today we chose the phrase "Whats Metropolitan about the Metropolitan"

The metropolitan is the warehouse complex that the studio is in, an although in the city, it is not the most "metropolitan" part of town, so today we set out to find the metropolitan that is buried within it. This is what I found...


On top of the hill behind the warehouses, I found some finished art sculptures that were just chillin lookin over the city. Too bad the smoke from the fires down south hit us hard today, and we couldn't clearly see the city.

Artzy

We discovered this art gallery in the back that had a theatre in which they showed independent films. The reals were still there with film on it.

This was my last shot of the hour, a fun way to wrap up Metrolpolitan!

I'm an Official ATL-er..YAY!

So I started my internship this week in Atlanta and after two days I can say I am officially in love with city life! Even though I get lost every two seconds, I love seeing big buildings and craziness 24-7. I have a sweet townhouse right in Midtown and the people that I am working with are so fun and helpful. So welcome to my new city!


On the Road...

View of the City from my front porch...

O MARTA...

Pretty Park


And this last one just made me laugh as I was driving up I-75... It's a little message to my UF photog friends;) I heart you guys and miss ya tons...