I’m sure you’ve seen this as it’s been circulating the internet but I’ve been replaying it all day today. Carrie Underwood has an incredible voice. And listening/watching her sing this worship song gives me goosebumps.
Category Archives: video
Dark Side of the Lens
DARK SIDE OF THE LENS from Astray Films on Vimeo.
Beautiful video that I first saw on Briony’s blog as linked from Chase Jarvis’s. Love the quote that they each pulled from it as well:
“I never set out to be anything in particular, only to live creatively and push the scope of my experience through adventure and through passion.”
Tomato Basil and The Civil Wars
23/365
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Current music obsession: The Civil Wars. Their debut album will be released Tuesday, Feb. 1 and I can’t wait! Check out the title track below and if you want some more goodness from them, listen to Poison and Wine,. It’s painfully beautiful.
Readers and Chinese Broccoli
17/365
I had a photo shoot with the king of Smith Mountain Lake today. He owns three country clubs, two shopping centers, various homes, developments, land and a movie theater (among other things). And he didn’t even go to college. Being that I am a layperson, I wasn’t thinking and wore jeans to the shoot which was in the clubhouse of one of his clubs which had a sign that says “No jeans or denim of any kind allowed.” Whoops.
On each table there was a pair of reading glasses and some lens wipes along with the salt, pepper and sugar. I was totally amused by it and thus became my photo of the day.
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On another note, yesterday after making the recordings of me riding the bike up and down the hallway, Jeff put together a little video of me making dinner. I really like how it turned out :)
Gai Lan from Jeff Fralin on Vimeo.
Music: Iron & Wine — Sunset Soon Forgotten
My New Ride
16/365
I bought a bike tonight and it felt incredibly invigorating riding home under the street lights. She has some rust on her (apparently my bike is a “she”) but she runs real well and has had all per parts checked. Now all I have to do is teach Jeff how to ride, get his mom’s old bike fixed (which was intended for me to use but is too big) and we can coast into the sunset together! So yeah, if any Roanokers ever want to go cruising, let me know. ‘Cause I’m gonna be a lone rider for quite some time. I haven’t been on a bike since I was a kid and getting back on was “just like riding a bike” :)
Remember when your parents told you not to ride your bike inside? Well I totally rode my bike inside:
Huong gets a new (old) bike. from Huong Fralin on Vimeo.
Music: The Golden Filter — Hide Me
Lights will guide you home…
13/365
…and ignite your bones. And I will try…to fix you. [Coldplay]
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This is my father-in-laws’s workspace in their utility room. The only time I left the apartment today was to have dinner at their home and I spent the entire day on the couch doing absolutely nothing but watch rotten T.V. And it was magnificent. Usually when the T.V.’s on, there is also a laptop in front of me and an iPhone by my side. But I put everything down and actually relaxed on my day off from work.
As I was about to publish this post, Jeff came in and told me it was snowing. So I made this little recording:
Snowfall from Huong Fralin on Vimeo.
Music: 1/1 by Brian Eno
Gingerbot and House
Our friend Chris (who baked all the gingerbread from scratch) built the gingerbot on the left while Jeff and I built the house on the right. Lisa crocheted snowmen out of yarn but those aren’t pictured here. Desmond just sat and ate graham crackers and icing while Lily ran around the table checking on the competition (apparently it was a competition). The cat didn’t lick all of our icing this year but he still made his adorable presence known.
Lily and Jeff and a dreidel from Huong Fralin on Vimeo.
Learning how to use the video portion of my camera. I LOVE having the ability to shoot in such low-light situations.
Also, Desmond calls me “hunk.” :)
The T-Mobile Welcome Back
I got chills the first time I watched this video. And then after the fifth time I may or may not have gotten teary-eyed. It’s beautiful.
870 Frames
Monica did an alla prima portrait of me last weekend. I sat for a total of six hours but she didn’t finish because we ran out of time. I’ve always envied admired those who could draw or paint and it blows my mind how easily it comes to some. This is a time-lapse showing the first hour or two. I wish the camera was angled lower but you can still see most of it. Edit: I updated the video to full-frame.
Alla Prima Painting from Huong Fralin on Vimeo.
Music: Amber, Ember, Glow by Saxon Shore
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