i took pictures.

2009-02-10T00:41:00.002-05:00

I wish I had new photos so I could update this blog. I miss taking pictures. Without having a digital camera, though, photography has become an expensive hobby. My little Canon Rebel 2000 is practically useless seeing as how I don't have the money to buy or develop film. Want to start up a fund for me to start taking pictures again? I am probably going to steal my friend Mikey's Nikon digital SLR someday. Don't tell him.

for me

2008-11-08T21:36:00.003-05:00

These are just the rest...

slacker.

2008-08-17T18:17:00.003-04:00

Here I am. I got lost in the summer. I've been kind of busy, trying my best to get the most out of my summer. I didn't do as much as I would have liked, but it ain't over yet!! Also, I get bored of my own stuff and sometimes figure everyone else probably does, too. Who wants to look at a bunch of pictures of someone else's kids, right? Well, prepare to be bored! This week I've dedicated my pictures to my youngest niece, Gabby. She is wacky, funny, cranky, messy and she gives me the greatest pictures. Enjoy :)

Holiday

2008-07-24T12:50:00.003-04:00

I'm on vacation this week. This has been the most enjoyable week of my entire summer thus far.
I am relaxed, and I am happy. I went to the movies, I went to Pt. Pleasant, I went to the catskills, I cooked and cleaned like an adult (what!), I spent a lot of time with a lot of friends, and a whole lot of time with the coolest dude I know. ;)

That being said, my pictures are also on vacation this week; they're relaxing in a folder on my desktop and will be staying put right there until they're well-rested next week.

I hope your week is going at least half as great as mine! :)

-Jenny

Happy Anarchy

2008-07-15T00:48:00.000-04:00

Last month, Staten Island's own Happy Anarchy played at the Mercury Lounge. I took pictures (dot blogspot dot com!). They are an AMAZING band, for serious. No pretentiousness, no bullshit, just some genuinely good fucking music. I have a huge history of taking pictures of live bands, it was certainly my thing. My greatest pictures (for myself) were of the bands whose music and members I truly loved. When a band who makes music for the sake of making music, seeing people enjoy their music, sharing their music, you can tell. I can tell, anyway! I think that as a photographer, my pictures are only as good as the band's music. Get it? For me, if they suck, the pictures suck. Great pictures aren't in forced rockstar facial gestures and cool guitars, they're in the moments that aren't being planned and overthought. A good picture should capture just how genuine and sincere a moment is. And music should be nothing else but genuine and sincere (well, it should also be good, too :p ). Art in any form should spawn more art in every form. This is my art. :) Enjoy!

A day at the park

2008-07-09T00:10:00.003-04:00

Come spend a day at the park with me and the kids....

A day at the park involves running, climbing, swinging, and sliding. But most of all, it involves laughing and playing and enjoying the shit out of being a little kid at the park. When Taylor is happy, she thoroughly enjoys the shit out of whatever she's doing. I love it.

A day spent at the park could easily leave a child parched.

Lunch break! Hot dogs and coke.

Mid-air conversations.

Kids rolling on rolling pins.

Kaylie reflecting on a long day at the park.

That's all, folks!

2008-07-03T18:42:00.012-04:00

Well, I'm sure no one was here searching for an update yesterday, but I apologize for the lack of, regardless. Here is your Wednesday update on Thursday. ;)

This is my brother's son, JoJo. He loves music. He sits at the piano at my house all the time, and always asks to play my guitars. He has his own guitar and a drumset at his house. I think it's pretty awesome that his parents encourage that and I hope they continue to.

One of my all-time favorites. My brother Joey and his daughter Jacqueline. This one epitomizes the two of them for me.

Family time in the kitchen. Mom, Dad, and Jay.

These are my sister's kids: Kaylie, Gabriella, and Sabrina. They're like my little sisters. I'm trying to make sure they grow up to be as cool as me. Gabby is the one that's kinda crazy and I kinda love it.

Thank you, and goodnight. :)

2008-06-25T00:48:00.005-04:00

HELLO! Happy Wednesday, friends. Today, I would like to introduce you to my family. Mostly my nieces and nephew. A good majority of my pictures are of them (I am working on changing that, I promise you). My family is pretty awesome. There is always a party at my house and at times the kids are the center of attention. They are always the center of my attention. Their lives are so much better than mine and they're a lot more entertaining to watch. This one on the right is Gabby; below is Gabby and her big sister Sabrina. Kaylie is Sabrina's & Gabby's oldest sister; Gabby looks up to both of them a whole lot and both of them are always mimicking Kaylie. It's nice to see that I (and other family members) have such an effect on Kaylie, and then a domino effect of Kaylie having such an effect on them.

Everyone in my family enjoys a party. Here is Kaylie dancing with her dad, Mike, followed and surrounded by pictures of Kaylie and Sabrina spending a day at the park. Being a kid is cool.

Short and sweet, I know. I have lots of pictures of the kids and my family. I have yet to sort through them all and make them blog-presentable. Next week I will have some pictures I took of Staten Island's own Brownwater at Martini Red. Those are fun. I hope your week is just fantastic, friends.

-Jenny

ps. Seriously. Trying to post pictures and words in a cohesive manner is just fucking impossible on this stupid thing. My apologies.

POSTAL NUMBER THREE

2008-06-21T22:21:00.002-04:00

So, I would like to make it a point to post pictures here on a schedule, so that I make sure that I am updating because maybe (crossing fingers) at some point, people may look forward to seeing my pictures, kind of in the same way I look forward to PostSecret's Sunday Secrets. So, today, right here, right now, I am declaring WEDNESDAY to be my official day of updating. Look forward to some new ones this Wednesday coming. ;)
-Jenny

PS- an easier way to view my pictures might be here:

i took pictures.

The tables in the template are very small and not really conducive to picture-posting, so whenever I update the blog with pictures, they will be in this little web album I got goin' on, too.

rock the harbor.

2008-06-17T18:52:00.001-04:00

I cannot fucking figure out how to get pictures on here the way I want them set up.

Rock the Harbor was really cool. The weather started out beautiful, it rained eventually, but it cleared up and the fest was again blessed with the sun. Friends, music, sun, big open field; it was a good time. Click on the pictures to see 'em a bit bigger.

Good morning!

2008-06-16T21:05:00.000-04:00

This is going to be fun. :)

Hi. I'm Jen, Jen Miller, Jen Love, Jenny.
Once upon a time, I took a bunch of pictures of a bunch of awesome bands. My time spent involved in the coolest community of people I'd ever met was amazing and it is still a huge part of who I am. I'm not the greatest of musicians but I was able to contribute in the best way I could. I'm proud of the photos I took many moons ago. I used to have a website called itakepictures.org. I miss that little home of mine. Sadly, there are no remnants of it left on the internet or my computer. There is a secret hidden version 3.0 of itakepictures.org that I was working on with some old timey pictures still up. Go ahead and enjoy them, if you wish.

It's been a while since I've taken pictures of bands. I don't do portraits; I don't do scenery and landscape and sunsets; I don't do weddings (though I'd LOVE to). I do people. People talking, laughing, acting and reacting, acting and reacting. I'm slowly getting myself back into the grooooove of unabashedly shoving my camera in people's faces in order to get something aesthetically pleasing on paper (or on screen). I'll be using this as my new home for my photos; a place to feel like I'm actually doing something. Do you love it? Please say you love it.

Bye! :)
-Jenny