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social networking

Wendy Ploger — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:49:22 +0000

Today I attended a seminar called Facebook vs. Face to Face, which discussed the benefits of both online social networking and the old fashioned talking-to-someone-in-the-same-room method, in hopes of expanding a budding photography career. Generally conservative in any kind of social networking, I am trying to embrace this new way of communicating via Facebook, Twitter, et al. In certain circles, it’s almost considered rude if one does not share what they ate for breakfast. Do people really care if I’m flabbergasted about how many ingredients there are in a chicken nugget? Granted, this might not directly help my photography career, but I guess it’s a way of starting or continuing a dialogue with my name attached to it. I would love for my photos to speak for themselves, but sometimes a status update from the photographer provides food for thought.

tickled by ivory tickling

Wendy Ploger — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:33:19 +0000

Classically trained, this pianist keeps a number of pianos stored around town and depending on the subway stop he picks on a particular evening, he somehow moves it to a platform of his choice. I could miss many trains listening to his music.

around the corner

Wendy Ploger — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:17:26 +0000

Apologies for my absence. I’m in Providence, R.I., where I find myself photographing buses and banquets. New York is not too far but I feel a million miles away.

early beauty

Wendy Ploger — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:35:44 +0000

shoot for the moon

Wendy Ploger — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:28:31 +0000

I was actually trying to photograph a full moon but only succeeded in capturing the view outside our kitchen window. In New York, one can feel small, but one can also feel kind of safe to see a sight like this.

smoke and a pancake?

Wendy Ploger — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:47:52 +0000

More like a smoke and a Mr. Softee milkshake for the newly married couple, sitting here on the steps of the New York Public Library.

call of the wild

Wendy Ploger — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:16:58 +0000

Last week was a much-needed trip to Shenandoah, Va. New York was very far away.

living history

Wendy Ploger — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:23:23 +0000

Yesterday I went to the Museum of the City of New York to fulfill another artist date. With my growing fascination of New York’s history (also in the midst of reading The Fountainhead) I am much more aware of the buildings that surround me on my daily walks through the city.

street-wise

Wendy Ploger — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:27:43 +0000

Some fancy duds on this lovely little lady. I love New York.

quiet between two cities

Wendy Ploger — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:35:00 +0000

This is a lot of what I saw between New Orleans and New York today. The sky offered up some soothing scenes.