i wish i had more time to update this blog! please add me to facebook www.facebook.com/moiraness and check my albums out for more recent photos. all my trip(not all...still have over 15k of photos to go through) are under the names of the city(paris) or the country(africa, spain etc). all my art photography is under albums named after the months of the year. if you are interested in a quote....use my contact page on my site or email me at moiranessphotography@hotmail.com.

thank you for the continued support! great things to come from phages.

-moira

madrid!

i have started backpacking!! haven't had much time to update anything...facebook photos included....on this trip i only have a small netbook so editing photos will have to wait till i get home. i will try and get a lighter version of photoshop(elements i guess?) for my laptop.

so far i have been to barcelona and madrid! tonight is my last night in madrid and then i on my way to lisbon, portugal tomorrow morning. an 9 hour bus! not looking forward to that at ALL. the pictures i have been taking are AMAZINGGGG. such beauty here! it is mind boggling. ever winding street is photogenic....every old couple that walks by ...i want to take their picture! it has been a wonderful trip so far ...i am meeting so many amazing people and i cannot wait for the rest of the next 2 months!

i will be uploading some non edited photos to facebook soon! i will post the public link here!

happy new years to everyone btw!!

-moira

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just spent about 4 hours sitting in the louvre writing and drafting photo ideas. what an inspiring place! it is by far my favourite place in paris thus far. i've seen most of the collection now...and will be taking my camera the next few times. super excited for the photos to come!

i can't stop listening to pogo's disney remixes....they are totally amazing. these are my top three(though if you like them...check out his youtube page...he's remixed everything from harry potter to dexter).

oh boy! the third paris album! check it outttt:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=66254&id=1645800273&l=d33785f25b

i'm going to try and make this update a bit more exciting. i am getting a tattoo here in paris! here is the rough design:











pretty snazzy eh? it is spanish for "for my heart" and is from a pinback song called "penelope". while i enjoy the original version...i fell in love with the saosin cover back in 2005. it's been my fav song ever since. listen listen listen:





check out the original too by pinback! i has a totally different feel to it.

IF you didn't know...this month is National November Writing Month. the goal? 50,000 words in 30 days. while i am taking part...i really doubt i will hit 50k....i will be happy if i get to 30k. what is interesting about this whole thing is that the contest promotes quantity over quality...and is really just a push to get you to write SOMETHING down. i have about 8k so far...i've been using a online program called "write or die"...you set a time limit(say 15 minutes) and word goal(500 words) and GO! if you stop typing for any length of time it actually starts beeping at you and the screen turns red. if you continue to not type is starts deleting(word by word!) your already typed work! needless to say it keeps you writing and i've been getting lots of work done on my book haha.

i will be making a post soon on my attempt at faking tilt shift photography. i've fallen in love with the way the photos turn out and thought i'd take a stab at the photoshop technique...rather then buy the 1200$ lens...with that 1200$ that i do not have haha. here is my first attempt:

more soon!

-moira 444

here is my second public facebook album of paris:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=63527&id=1645800273&l=dae0cfe04e

and here is a public link to any artistic shoots i do here...including any models i shoot:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=65111&id=1645800273&l=9a61b9f115

greetings from paris! i'm trying to start up a new blog to better document my time here but until then you can check out all the photos i've been taking! here is a link to a public album i have on facebook(you don't need to log in or even have facebook to view them!)


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=60487&id=1645800273&l=407afc46d5

i update this album almost daily...so check back to that link often!

such a beautiful city...endless opportunities for gorgeous photography! stay tuned for a new blog!

-moira 444