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7/14/09 10:17 pm

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7/14/09 10:12 pm

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7/7/09 10:12 am

Eileen during the birthing process...she was on her own at this point, I could do no more to help her.

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6/22/09 07:43 pm

Today I found this amazing photographer, John Santerineross, and I'm just so inspired right now, his image's are quite..confronting but if you try look passed that and try appreciate it for its artistic intent you'll understand what I mean. I love how he takes his inspiration from his dreams and turns it into visual images, barely any of his photos are manipulated, and the scenes he displays his model's in are so dark and haunting...I think its absolutely wonderful.
Here's the link to his website http://www.attis.nu/attis_main.html


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He also make's short film's which I adore.
"A disturbingly beautiful look into the mind of a "cutter". Filmed in the style that has made John Santerineross famous, this short art film captures the essence of one of his new images and brings it to life. A young girl shows the inspiration she finds in her somewhat bizarre ritual and shares with us the beauty in an act that most would consider disquieting. Accompanied by wordless song, John's first film is sure to fascinate viewers with the same haunting aesthetic that has made gazing at his photographic images an unforgettable experience"

6/19/09 03:11 pm

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The dream is coming true for the second time around! I can't fucking wait to see him again. If only I could see Opeth live now then my life will be complete.



6/18/09 10:23 pm

I need some help/opinions :) for my mid year assessment which is on Tuesday, I have to do at least 8 photo's and discuss them etc..I've done all the photo's but there's just one which I'm not sure about, whether its necessary to have in there at all, it kind of looks a bit out of place to me...if you could give me your opinion that would be great ^.^



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6/16/09 04:37 pm

*freaking out* I really don't think I'm going to handle getting up in front of half of the first year students next Tuesday and show 8 of my photo's, show my visual diary (which they make us treat like an actual "personal" diary) and talk about my work...can I die? Oh and I'm 2nd last for the day, which means I'll be sitting in anxiety for the entire day, wonderful, thank you world :)



6/8/09 10:37 pm

Those eyes staring at me... what a misery...

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Hollie's photograph of me | 09

6/2/09 07:18 pm

Dark is the light, Dark is the light

And everything is black. )



5/29/09 11:48 am

So its off to the doctors for me today -_- I thought I might as well get my sickness checked out *just in case* basically because last night I cracked after my father sent me an email with all this information about swine flu and its symptoms, successfully scaring the shit out of me.
Although nothing much would change here at home even if I did have it, mum's pretty much quarantining me herself, disinfecting her hands every 2 seconds, not letting me touch anything and running out of the rooms she is in each time I enter.

Ironically enough, I was the highest bidder this morning for a childrens respiratory mask off ebay, best 55 US cents I ever spent ;)


Anyway I have to go get ready for my doctors appointment *sigh* so I'll finish this when I return.......

---So it turns out I do not have swine flu haha, not even that bad of a regular flu, but Im still feeling quite sick.
My dog Neddy gave me a big hug when I got home so that made me feel better.

After the doctors me and mum decided to go into this opp shop ^.^ It was quite amusing, I saw this game and straight away had to have it.


 
I feel like I had so much more to say but i've forgotten it all :( Ohhhhh I finally found Taxi driver! I've been dying to watch this movie for months but never could be bothered ordering it in :D I'll probably go watch that soon.
                        

5/28/09 01:09 pm

Its not something that I would expect you to accept, but I did not choose, I was chosen.


- )

5/26/09 02:47 pm

Today didn't work out for me at all. I got to school and was told my first class was canceled, so my entire day of traveling there was pretty pointless because I didn't really need to go to my other classes :P so at first, that was fine with me, me and Jaimy decided to go to Eastland so I could finally get Six feet under season 4...............................

And of course with my luck, the only shop that always has it was closed. All I can say is... Fuck you JB HI-FI fuck you!

I knew I should of just stayed in bed this morning.

On a more happier note I finally bought the Mr photographer necklace I had my eye on from etsy.com for some time now :D I'm quite happy, that website is amazing.

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photo by Richard Avedon, I would love to take a portrait like this.




5/25/09 10:16 pm

Tonight I made a Flickr account, basically because my teachers at Uni wanted everyone too,
So if you have one or just want to check some of my work out go here Flickr. and click where it says "Photostream" :) more work will be posted on there as time goes by...

Tomorrow I'll finally be buying Six Feet Under season 4 ♥ my week is going to be a happy week ^.^




5/22/09 08:12 am

Im sitting at my dads work at the moment..and Im absolutely freezing! I cant believe I actually got up at 6 a.m, how am I dealing? Im really not up for uni today, its getting beyond hard for me, and I hate it because Im studying my ultimate passion, my dream, and Im being made to feel like I cant achieve it because I just can't seem to handle the work, its a lot more complicated then I ever could of imagined, and because most of my work is on film not digital its alot easier to fuck up....oh and I have...many times, which I never used to. My head's just not working right at the moment or something. Not to mention everything else thats happening at the moment which is probably effecting my work aswell...
I just cant seem to snap out of this cynical state of mind when it comes to uni..
I feel like I barely have time to breathe anymore.





5/10/09 03:56 pm

Self portrait assignment for my folio class.

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Hollie


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Ditt hjärta blöder
tårar rinner, tankar strömmar
allting rör sig
allting är stilla
Sanningen blir påtaglig –
Det finns bara en väg ut.

4/20/09 01:41 pm

Today is the last day of my holiday's, to be honest I'm glad it's over, I just want to go back to school and get back into the habit of working again, and I cant wait to develop the new films I have of Hollie.


This weekend I had the Aural Vampire/DJ Sisen/GPKISM concert with Chloe :D and it was soooo incredible! To finally be able to see DJ Sisen in the flesh and Aural Vampire was really great, I loved dancing and singing along to Aural Vampire ^_^ I think I confused Exo-Chika a fair bit (in a good way) because I clearly don't speak Japanese (unfortunately) :( but I was singing along because I used to listen to them so much hahaha. So she seemed really happy about that :D And I got a few good photo's which I cant wait to use in my digital class.
DJ Sisen is completely gorgeous! He's so amazing to watch and such a nice person. I hope they all tour again, it was definitely a night to remember. Thankyou for coming with me Chloe, I know you loved being seduced by the male dancer ;D


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今 輪 罪 逃れて 舞う 抱け 闇 煮 誘われて )





4/7/09 12:38 pm

I've been terrible and posting lately :( but I'm trying my hardest to get back into the swing of it again...

Okay so last night I went a little crazy with online shopping, with money I was trying my hardest to save :( but I take comfort in the fact I bought things I have wanted for a long time now :D

I'm on holidays at the moment, which I think I needed, I am absolutely loving school but it can get quite stressful, just with being at a new place, trying to settle in and get all the work done and what not, but I'm really surprised at how much I am learning, and I am loving every second of it.

Recently my best friend Aimee moved to England, and even though it is hard and I miss her every day, I'm so happy she is finally living her dream :) you deserve all the happiness in the world Aimzy! I can't wait to hear about all the adventures you have and see all the photos you take, and I also cant wait for the day when we go traveling together :D


Oh and also, I cant wait to see Eileen again thursday :D yay!

Too much has happened lately to type all about in one post...so I guess I'll just post some photos now.

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3/17/09 09:10 pm

I really really really hope I win this camera off ebay...

7 minutes and 13 seconds

Oh and photography school = amazing :)

{Edit; I won the auction :D pretty fucking happy}

3/4/09 11:23 pm

I'm having such an amazing week when it comes to concerts, Last night was the Amanda Palmer concert and it was the most theatrical performance I had ever seen, it was purely amazing from start to finish. She played all the right songs, I had a great spot. She talked with the audience a lot which was great, we were allowed to ask questions if we wished, and she even told some very hard experiences she went through when she was younger (which she had never done with an audience before):) it was so incredibly special.

Its frustrating because I cannot even put into word's what it was like for me, when it comes to music/seeing it performed live/witnessing a singer you love, its really quite a personal experience for me.

When I thought my night couldn't get any better, she said she was doing a signing after the show so Chloe :D being the wonderfully thoughtful person she is, thankfully got me a spot in the line and I met her there just before the show ended, We waited for about half an hour I'd say, then Amanda Palmer came out, I almost froze and didn't think I could really say anything :P but once i got to the table and saw her big smile I knew i just had to be honest. I pulled out my already signed copy of "who killed Amanda Palmer" which I brought online last year and I was just like "Hi Amanda :D look! i was so happy when i brought this online" and she was like "ohh :D well lets make it absolutely real then" then she wrote "For Tegan" on it with a few hearts and then I just started crying because I was so overwhelmed and she looked at me with a big smile and I just started explaining how her music helped me through a really tough time in my life (when my step mum was diagnosed with cancer) and I was just thanking her for everything and thanking her for one of the most amazing nights of my life, and she gave me a big kiss on the cheek and put her arms around me and gave me the biggest hug you could imagine for quite awhile and I was tearing even more hehe it was, definitely, one of the most amazing, best, experiences i've had in my life, She was just so nice, and caring, more musicians should be like her, she ACTUALLY care's and wants to listen. Her music truely did get me through a lot.
I just wish I could replay the night over and over :)

I have a few photos, I apologize for the lack of quality but the lighting wasn't great and I couldn't take my Nikon.


Amanda-fucking-Palmer )



2/28/09 07:05 pm

wow, I still cannot believe it, I had an amazing day yesterday :)

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To see Lacuna Coil in front of me was just mind blowing, I may not listen to them much these day's but they will always be close to my heart, and it was a very big dream of mine to see them live since I was 14-15. Cristina looked absolutely gorgeous, and me and Chloe were like "wow" because she kept focusing and smiling at me hehe, I also was lucky enough to get the guitarist and bassist's guitar picks ^_^

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After that I went and waited at the Nine Inch Nail's stage, I waited for over an hour with blistered feet and a aching back but my god it was all worth it, I got a great spot up the front, perfect view :D and the set list was great, When they played Something I Can Never Have and The Fragile I was in tears haha, it was a very big thing for me, seeing Nin, the music has helped me through a lot.

So that was my soundwave experience, I cant explain on lj how amazing it was for me.

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