I spent fall break in New York City, and it was nothing short of incredible. Each time I visit the city (this trip marks my fifth experience in NYC), I try to discover something new, which means I don’t stick to midtown Manhattan. I’d rather spend two hours taking the subway to a different borough than simply…
My backyard, featuring flowers, chairs, and refraction of light.
I love when the the sun peeks through the clouds in this dreamy, ethereal way.
Ithaca is known for its restaurants, including world-famous vegetarian restaurant Moosewood. The downtown area has lines out the door and two-hour-long waits for tapas, burgers, and pasta. One of these institutions is Viva Taqueria, right on the corner of the Commons. It’s one of the local favorites for sit-down dinners and takeout of burritos, enchiladas, and…
I almost didn’t believe this sign when I read it.
Shooting at nighttime is such a different experience than shooting in the day. It definitely requires more patience than in environments than more light. My favorite thing about low light photography is the colors that emerge: blues, oranges, a wider range of greys. Everything looks different at night–more romantic, more mysterious, or, in the case…
There is a certain type of endurance required to work in tandem.
Just a bit of love and humanity.
Just like every photographer has a different aesthetic perspective, every photographer has a different editing philosophy. When I edit in Photoshop, I try to only make minimal adjustments. I use levels to make the darker shades darker and lighter ones brighter to manually add contrast. If there’s an extremely distracting spot, I’ll use the spot healing brush to…
It’s been a long time since I’ve been asked, “What’d you learn in school today, Sabina?” It’s a question that I don’t think should disappear as we age into high school and college. We should always be sharing things we’ve learned, discussing their implications, thinking critically about their importance or lack thereof. Today in my Basic…
Victim to Charm 