Spring in Toronto
In The Moment
I May Destroy You feels like something that could be happening outside your front door. The further I get from that show the thing that I’m most blown away by isn’t the shows willingness to tussle with every hot button issue, which is just a reductive way to call hugely important things in our life and our society. It’s both the way it engages with them and the deeply human, moral, and thoughtful way it addressed all of them. It wasn’t reactionary in any way. And it’s interesting how the space you watch a show in can invigorate a show with superpowers; alive with an electricity that it didn’t even dream of when it was created.
Salt-N-Pepa
It’s Remembrance Day in Canada so I got the day off. I took the time to create a scene around a pair of Bottle Grinders I picked up recently. The idea was to diffuse the light using various materials to achieve the softest light I could. I feel that the image came off how I wanted although I should’ve added a second flash for the bottom right corner; those grapes look a little too dark.
And yes my glasses are that thick…🤓
PS - Scroll to the bottom for my thoughts on Queen’s Gambit
Okay — here’s my two cents on what I think has been one of the best shows of 2020, Queen’s Gambit. It’s quietly a radical show in the way Beth is presented; as a female hero who is a complicated, troubled, and difficult woman. Yet ultimately she forges really profound, respectful relationships with the people in her life and it feels unlike anything I have seen before onscreen (it does happen in real life). Particularly her relationships with Harry, Benny, and Townes; the men in her life. I don’t recall another show where a brilliant woman is recognized, seen, and respected by the men in her path along the way. A specific thing that felt very meaningful and elevated the whole series for me.
Notes on Beer
This was my first foray into flash photography. I used a Fujifilm EF-X20, set atop a Magmod, connected via sync cord. The setups I used can be found at the bottom.
*all the setups minus me hand holding some flags and items
**Special thanks to Kyra Li for her tasting notes
