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A blog where Florian tries to post one photo per day.
I made a really nice image of my daughter earlier. It perfectly captures her stance towards homework: pure disdain, with a side of resignation. (Poor thing.) But since I'm not comfortable sharing too many images that feature my children as the main subject, you get popcorn instead. (If you want to see the image, you have to come by for a visit and have a look at the next year's book, which will 100% feature this image.)
It's late and suddenly I realize: I need to post an image! Did I take any today? I seriously forget sometimes. Turns out I did — a couple from waiting for the kids after school. The graffiti practice wall again. Meh… I don't like the images, but do I want to find something at home to photograph, right now? No. So, the above image it is. A successful day in general. Photographically, not at all.
Slackline.
Came home from my evening walk with a rare color image. Incidentally, this is almost the same as the first ever color image on this blog. Slightly different perspective due to the wider lens and different time of day.
Zero wind at the kite festival. Such a pity. All those colorful contraptions – grounded. Bought two kites for the girls. (Probably way overpriced, but who's checking Amazon? I won't dare…) I find the second image very amusing. The guy in the fifth image was the only one who managed to fly his – extremely lightweight – kite, but only for a little while.
I enjoyed being out with the family and getting some photography time in and I learned something about gliders – the location is usually their airstrip.
New mirror in the bathroom. So the rule is clear. (Also, I didn't have anything else to post today…)
Cat shield. The bookshelf cardboard keeps on giving.
Took a slightly different route to the office this morning and enjoyed the light. Made lots of A41 images, of which this one above I liked the most.
Oh! Totally forgot that the day before yesterday marked another milestone: 600 daily posts in a row. Almost didn't make it in time, because my hosting provider ran some server updates last night.
The kids created a TV set with remote control and a Nintendo Switch with a Pro controller from some of the cardboard we had left over from the bookshelf we set up yesterday.
Set up a proper bookshelf today, so all our books – including my photo books – finally moved out of the closet and into the open.
Lots of chestnuts are falling in the backyard. It is a proper safety hazard to go out there and collect them!
We came past the graffiti practice wall again. Briefly talked to the guy working on a piece there and found out that, with ~4.50 € per spray can, this is quite an expensive hobby/way to express yourself creatively. (He needs at least 3-4 cans for a wall of this size.) That is almost as expensive as film photography! 😂
Went swimming with the kids for the second day in a row.
Observing lines.
I started documenting (whatever that means) the streets we walk every day. I have nothing else to photograph at the moment. 🤷♂️
This is my wife's Gedankenkiste (German for box of thoughts). It was one of my first presents to her (the box with the stenciled title) as a container for her diaries. It currently contains almost 28 years of handwritten diaries. She has tried many formats and notebooks over the years and it is a proper ritual every time a new one is prepared and the current one is archived. I'll probably have to get her another box soon.
It rained almost the whole day. There was a break in the late afternoon, which I used to head out with my camera. My headphones on with some music playing, I felt kinda inspired. (Although I recently heard someone say, that there is no such thing as inspiration and that you should just go out and play.) I walked these same streets hundreds – if not thousands – of times, but different things catch my eye every time – well at least when I am in photography mode. If my mind is occupied with other things, such as family or work, I don't see immediately and it takes some time to get into it. That's why it is more difficult to get photos I like during the week. Today though, I took the first image literally five seconds after I left the house.
Spent the day outside with the family and some friends. A rule is a rule: when you see a mirror (or a reflection), you take a selfie. I took two today!
Hung out at the playground after school – again. Between work and this new school thing for the little one, there's very little time for photography. Well, little dedicated photography time™. Let's hope for the weekend! 🤞
First school week is almost in the books for the little one. So far so good… 🙂 Hung out (heh!) at the playground for a little bit on our way home.
Painting nails.
Didn't really like any of the photos I took today, so this one from Saturday it is. I finally found time to work on the 10th anniversary (of this blog) zine! There's still time, if you, dear visitor, are interested in owning a copy as well. Sign up!
Hammock time.
Completely forgot to link Daniel's May photos yesterday! Among other great images it covers our visit to Villa Hügel. Now you can see the other side of this shot.
A murder of crows.
Sent out some info to the people interested in the 10th anniversary zine. There's still time to get one. Subscribe here. 🙌
Bird feet. My daughter actually spotted the bird's shadowy imprints showing through the awning above us yesterday, when we left the restaurant where we celebrated her first day at school. I like it a lot. Made me think of the second shot in this post of some street photos I took way back in the day during a trip to New York. How is this 12 years ago? Time is weird.
Suvi started school today, and I can only repeat myself in being in awe of how this happened so fast.
Back to school today. Tomorrow, both our children will be in school! 😱 How did this happen so fast?! Photo taken during my morning commute.
