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I just spent four days at the Photoshop World Conference in Boston learning about the newest technologies, softwares, ideas, etc. in digital photography. It was a good time, and I had the pleasure of staying with Lindsay, a Messiah friend who is in grad school there. Unfortunately the cold weather and the crazy snow made it quite chilly for romping around outside, but we were able to enjoy some good eats on the town and celebrate with friends while watching the newest episode of The Office.

I didn't get to see much of Boston while I was there, but I did discover Newbury St., one of the main places for fun cafes and coffee shops and unique novelty stores. Lured by a sign that said, "mermaids, unicorns, fairies, and elves" I went into The Fairy Shop where there were tons of mystical creatures flying around, sitting on your shoulders, inviting you to sniff their fairy dust. I received a free pencil made of a tree branch, carved by little elves themselves (so I was told by the store owner). Another hip place found along Newbury St. is Johnny Cupcakes, a store set up like a bakery, but full of clothing with cupcakes on it. The guy creates all the designs for the shirts, and some of them only have a certain number of printings so you can feel special if you're one of the few to own a limited edition.
Probably the most inspiring session at the conference for me was one called "Light, Gesture, and Color" by Jay Maisel, a famous photographer who has done some amazing photography. His "wow" images were all very simple, using natural light, and the way light plays with an object or scene, sometimes tricking the eye to see something other than reality. Throughout the entire session he showed images of his work and talked about what inspired his photography. His advice was to always carry a camera, and he made sure to say, "not in a bag, or in a car, or in your luggage, but on you". I tried to create some of my own images as I meandered around Boston, mimicking his style and simplicity and use of light, gesture, and color. You can check them out in my Boston album. I've posted an example of one of his photographs (red) and mine (blue) in this blog entry.

Well folks, i feel there's more I could write, but this blog is getting too long and i've been spending too much time on it.

Your challenge for today is to incorporate the word furfuraceous into your vocabulary in some way. I discovered the word when I was on the airplane. Definition: 1. Made of or covered with scaly particles, such as dandruff. 2. Relating to or resembling bran.