Howard, the main character in my film, finds himself in a predicament — he moved down to Olympia after losing his job to start anew, and after a few weeks of no luck he finds himself still living in his car. With no motivation and only a job at ChaCha, he tries to find meaning in his now completely mundane lifestyle to no avail. He’s been sort of forced to live this way, but it could probably be said that if he just put in the time required — he most likely would be able to pull himself out of this deep rut.

I read a lot of articles about living in your car for this project, some of the ones that stuck out to me dealt with people who are simply choosing to live in their cars out of convenience and budget constraints. A Businessweek article in 2012 said that there was an informal estimate that out of all homeless Americans, 59% live in their cars, vans or trucks. A lot of people do it because the simply cannot afford the payments on their houses, some do it almost right off the bat because they see the frugality of living in a motor vehicle. You can even live a pretty posh lifestyle by getting an RV. In the same Businessweek article, however, there was a piece about a Californian woman who had lived in her Toyota Prius for 5 years while working part time and going to school in different cities. My god, that is crazy.

I’d always thought about buying a big van and living in it. It definitely would be more affordable and I would really enjoy being that mobile all the time. I also love decorating spaces, so making a van a nice place to live would be an interesting opportunity to be creative. I actually thought pretty seriously about moving into a motor vehicle instead of an apartment or a house for the summer and came across this awesome wikiHow article that pretty much lays it all out for it. Give it a read, couldn’t hurt to consider some options if things go south/you want to have a little adventure! The links to the Businessweek article and another Shareable article are at the bottom.

Living in Your Car – wikiHow

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-02/living-in-your-car-no-longer-just-for-bums

http://www.shareable.net/blog/Is-Living-in-Your-Car-A-Viable-Way-to-Save-Money%3F

Howard, the main character in my film, finds himself in a predicament — he moved down to Olympia after losing his job to start anew, and after a few weeks of no luck he finds himself still living in his car. With no motivation and only a job at ChaCha, he tries to find meaning in his now completely mundane lifestyle to no avail. He’s been sort of forced to live this way, but it could probably be said that if he just put in the time required — he most likely would be able to pull himself out of this deep rut.

I read a lot of articles about living in your car for this project, some of the ones that stuck out to me dealt with people who are simply choosing to live in their cars out of convenience and budget constraints. A Businessweek article in 2012 said that there was an informal estimate that out of all homeless Americans, 59% live in their cars, vans or trucks. A lot of people do it because the simply cannot afford the payments on their houses, some do it almost right off the bat because they see the frugality of living in a motor vehicle. You can even live a pretty posh lifestyle by getting an RV. In the same Businessweek article, however, there was a piece about a Californian woman who had lived in her Toyota Prius for 5 years while working part time and going to school in different cities. My god, that is crazy.

I’d always thought about buying a big van and living in it. It definitely would be more affordable and I would really enjoy being that mobile all the time. I also love decorating spaces, so making a van a nice place to live would be an interesting opportunity to be creative. I actually thought pretty seriously about moving into a motor vehicle instead of an apartment or a house for the summer and came across this awesome wikiHow article that pretty much lays it all out for it. Give it a read, couldn’t hurt to consider some options if things go south/you want to have a little adventure! The links to the Businessweek article and another Shareable article are at the bottom.

Living in Your Car – wikiHow

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-02/living-in-your-car-no-longer-just-for-bums

http://www.shareable.net/blog/Is-Living-in-Your-Car-A-Viable-Way-to-Save-Money%3F

Howard, the main character in my film, finds himself in a predicament — he moved down to Olympia after losing his job to start anew, and after a few weeks of no luck he finds himself still living in his car. With no motivation and only a job at ChaCha, he tries to find meaning in his now completely mundane lifestyle to no avail. He’s been sort of forced to live this way, but it could probably be said that if he just put in the time required — he most likely would be able to pull himself out of this deep rut.

I read a lot of articles about living in your car for this project, some of the ones that stuck out to me dealt with people who are simply choosing to live in their cars out of convenience and budget constraints. A Businessweek article in 2012 said that there was an informal estimate that out of all homeless Americans, 59% live in their cars, vans or trucks. A lot of people do it because the simply cannot afford the payments on their houses, some do it almost right off the bat because they see the frugality of living in a motor vehicle. You can even live a pretty posh lifestyle by getting an RV. In the same Businessweek article, however, there was a piece about a Californian woman who had lived in her Toyota Prius for 5 years while working part time and going to school in different cities. My god, that is crazy.

I’d always thought about buying a big van and living in it. It definitely would be more affordable and I would really enjoy being that mobile all the time. I also love decorating spaces, so making a van a nice place to live would be an interesting opportunity to be creative. I actually thought pretty seriously about moving into a motor vehicle instead of an apartment or a house for the summer and came across this awesome wikiHow article that pretty much lays it all out for it. Give it a read, couldn’t hurt to consider some options if things go south/you want to have a little adventure! The links to the Businessweek article and another Shareable article are at the bottom.

Living in Your Car – wikiHow

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-02/living-in-your-car-no-longer-just-for-bums

http://www.shareable.net/blog/Is-Living-in-Your-Car-A-Viable-Way-to-Save-Money%3F

Howard, the main character in my film, finds himself in a predicament — he moved down to Olympia after losing his job to start anew, and after a few weeks of no luck he finds himself still living in his car. With no motivation and only a job at ChaCha, he tries to find meaning in his now completely mundane lifestyle to no avail. He’s been sort of forced to live this way, but it could probably be said that if he just put in the time required — he most likely would be able to pull himself out of this deep rut.

I read a lot of articles about living in your car for this project, some of the ones that stuck out to me dealt with people who are simply choosing to live in their cars out of convenience and budget constraints. A Businessweek article in 2012 said that there was an informal estimate that out of all homeless Americans, 59% live in their cars, vans or trucks. A lot of people do it because the simply cannot afford the payments on their houses, some do it almost right off the bat because they see the frugality of living in a motor vehicle. You can even live a pretty posh lifestyle by getting an RV. In the same Businessweek article, however, there was a piece about a Californian woman who had lived in her Toyota Prius for 5 years while working part time and going to school in different cities. My god, that is crazy.

I’d always thought about buying a big van and living in it. It definitely would be more affordable and I would really enjoy being that mobile all the time. I also love decorating spaces, so making a van a nice place to live would be an interesting opportunity to be creative. I actually thought pretty seriously about moving into a motor vehicle instead of an apartment or a house for the summer and came across this awesome wikiHow article that pretty much lays it all out for it. Give it a read, couldn’t hurt to consider some options if things go south/you want to have a little adventure! The links to the Businessweek article and another Shareable article are at the bottom.

Living in Your Car – wikiHow

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-02/living-in-your-car-no-longer-just-for-bums

http://www.shareable.net/blog/Is-Living-in-Your-Car-A-Viable-Way-to-Save-Money%3F

I’ve been looking at a lot of photography along with my recent film binges, just getting more in depth with a few famous photographers’ portfolios and styles.

One I’ve been looking at for a little bit now, Jay Maisel, is an American photographer who loves simplicity and ease more than fancy cameras and studio-like lighting and editing. He’s one of few major photographers these days that takes only a single lens on his shoots. Love it. He is captured in every day life by shape and color, and thusly loves to capture everything as-is. He loves the world in its every natural intricacy and finds himself simply snapping photos. Obviously there’s a lot more that goes through his mind during the setup of every shot, but it’s nice to see/hear a seasoned photographer talk about such a simplistic approach. I feel like too many artists these days create meaning out of thin air when trying to showcase their work to the world — Maisel keeps me grounded. Here are some of my favorite photos by him:

Here’s the link to his website so you can check out more of his work. — http://www.jaymaisel.com/

Very simplistic yet honestly moving work. His composition is exquisite and I love his focus.

Another photographer I’ve always been partial to is Jerry Uelsmann. He works solely with film photography and his work is the product of many hours spent working vigorously in the darkroom. He said that he would probably never step outside of film photography as he believes his ideas and processes are better carried out with enlargers — usually at least 3 or 4 to be exact. He has an amazing ability to take two completely different images and combine them to create a situation, a story, or simply a striking image. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from him:

Here’s his website so you can learn more/explore his collection. Some really fantastic stuff in here, I love his sense of humor as well.  http://www.uelsmann.net/

I’ve been looking at a lot of photography along with my recent film binges, just getting more in depth with a few famous photographers’ portfolios and styles.

One I’ve been looking at for a little bit now, Jay Maisel, is an American photographer who loves simplicity and ease more than fancy cameras and studio-like lighting and editing. He’s one of few major photographers these days that takes only a single lens on his shoots. Love it. He is captured in every day life by shape and color, and thusly loves to capture everything as-is. He loves the world in its every natural intricacy and finds himself simply snapping photos. Obviously there’s a lot more that goes through his mind during the setup of every shot, but it’s nice to see/hear a seasoned photographer talk about such a simplistic approach. I feel like too many artists these days create meaning out of thin air when trying to showcase their work to the world — Maisel keeps me grounded. Here are some of my favorite photos by him:

Here’s the link to his website so you can check out more of his work. — http://www.jaymaisel.com/

Very simplistic yet honestly moving work. His composition is exquisite and I love his focus.

Another photographer I’ve always been partial to is Jerry Uelsmann. He works solely with film photography and his work is the product of many hours spent working vigorously in the darkroom. He said that he would probably never step outside of film photography as he believes his ideas and processes are better carried out with enlargers — usually at least 3 or 4 to be exact. He has an amazing ability to take two completely different images and combine them to create a situation, a story, or simply a striking image. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from him:

Here’s his website so you can learn more/explore his collection. Some really fantastic stuff in here, I love his sense of humor as well.  http://www.uelsmann.net/

I’ve been looking at a lot of photography along with my recent film binges, just getting more in depth with a few famous photographers’ portfolios and styles.

One I’ve been looking at for a little bit now, Jay Maisel, is an American photographer who loves simplicity and ease more than fancy cameras and studio-like lighting and editing. He’s one of few major photographers these days that takes only a single lens on his shoots. Love it. He is captured in every day life by shape and color, and thusly loves to capture everything as-is. He loves the world in its every natural intricacy and finds himself simply snapping photos. Obviously there’s a lot more that goes through his mind during the setup of every shot, but it’s nice to see/hear a seasoned photographer talk about such a simplistic approach. I feel like too many artists these days create meaning out of thin air when trying to showcase their work to the world — Maisel keeps me grounded. Here are some of my favorite photos by him:

Here’s the link to his website so you can check out more of his work. — http://www.jaymaisel.com/

Very simplistic yet honestly moving work. His composition is exquisite and I love his focus.

Another photographer I’ve always been partial to is Jerry Uelsmann. He works solely with film photography and his work is the product of many hours spent working vigorously in the darkroom. He said that he would probably never step outside of film photography as he believes his ideas and processes are better carried out with enlargers — usually at least 3 or 4 to be exact. He has an amazing ability to take two completely different images and combine them to create a situation, a story, or simply a striking image. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from him:

Here’s his website so you can learn more/explore his collection. Some really fantastic stuff in here, I love his sense of humor as well.  http://www.uelsmann.net/

I’ve been looking at a lot of photography along with my recent film binges, just getting more in depth with a few famous photographers’ portfolios and styles.

One I’ve been looking at for a little bit now, Jay Maisel, is an American photographer who loves simplicity and ease more than fancy cameras and studio-like lighting and editing. He’s one of few major photographers these days that takes only a single lens on his shoots. Love it. He is captured in every day life by shape and color, and thusly loves to capture everything as-is. He loves the world in its every natural intricacy and finds himself simply snapping photos. Obviously there’s a lot more that goes through his mind during the setup of every shot, but it’s nice to see/hear a seasoned photographer talk about such a simplistic approach. I feel like too many artists these days create meaning out of thin air when trying to showcase their work to the world — Maisel keeps me grounded. Here are some of my favorite photos by him:

Here’s the link to his website so you can check out more of his work. — http://www.jaymaisel.com/

Very simplistic yet honestly moving work. His composition is exquisite and I love his focus.

Another photographer I’ve always been partial to is Jerry Uelsmann. He works solely with film photography and his work is the product of many hours spent working vigorously in the darkroom. He said that he would probably never step outside of film photography as he believes his ideas and processes are better carried out with enlargers — usually at least 3 or 4 to be exact. He has an amazing ability to take two completely different images and combine them to create a situation, a story, or simply a striking image. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from him:

Here’s his website so you can learn more/explore his collection. Some really fantastic stuff in here, I love his sense of humor as well.  http://www.uelsmann.net/

I’ve been looking at a lot of photography along with my recent film binges, just getting more in depth with a few famous photographers’ portfolios and styles.

One I’ve been looking at for a little bit now, Jay Maisel, is an American photographer who loves simplicity and ease more than fancy cameras and studio-like lighting and editing. He’s one of few major photographers these days that takes only a single lens on his shoots. Love it. He is captured in every day life by shape and color, and thusly loves to capture everything as-is. He loves the world in its every natural intricacy and finds himself simply snapping photos. Obviously there’s a lot more that goes through his mind during the setup of every shot, but it’s nice to see/hear a seasoned photographer talk about such a simplistic approach. I feel like too many artists these days create meaning out of thin air when trying to showcase their work to the world — Maisel keeps me grounded. Here are some of my favorite photos by him:

Here’s the link to his website so you can check out more of his work. — http://www.jaymaisel.com/

Very simplistic yet honestly moving work. His composition is exquisite and I love his focus.

Another photographer I’ve always been partial to is Jerry Uelsmann. He works solely with film photography and his work is the product of many hours spent working vigorously in the darkroom. He said that he would probably never step outside of film photography as he believes his ideas and processes are better carried out with enlargers — usually at least 3 or 4 to be exact. He has an amazing ability to take two completely different images and combine them to create a situation, a story, or simply a striking image. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from him:

Here’s his website so you can learn more/explore his collection. Some really fantastic stuff in here, I love his sense of humor as well.  http://www.uelsmann.net/

I’ve been looking at a lot of photography along with my recent film binges, just getting more in depth with a few famous photographers’ portfolios and styles.

One I’ve been looking at for a little bit now, Jay Maisel, is an American photographer who loves simplicity and ease more than fancy cameras and studio-like lighting and editing. He’s one of few major photographers these days that takes only a single lens on his shoots. Love it. He is captured in every day life by shape and color, and thusly loves to capture everything as-is. He loves the world in its every natural intricacy and finds himself simply snapping photos. Obviously there’s a lot more that goes through his mind during the setup of every shot, but it’s nice to see/hear a seasoned photographer talk about such a simplistic approach. I feel like too many artists these days create meaning out of thin air when trying to showcase their work to the world — Maisel keeps me grounded. Here are some of my favorite photos by him:

Here’s the link to his website so you can check out more of his work. — http://www.jaymaisel.com/

Very simplistic yet honestly moving work. His composition is exquisite and I love his focus.

Another photographer I’ve always been partial to is Jerry Uelsmann. He works solely with film photography and his work is the product of many hours spent working vigorously in the darkroom. He said that he would probably never step outside of film photography as he believes his ideas and processes are better carried out with enlargers — usually at least 3 or 4 to be exact. He has an amazing ability to take two completely different images and combine them to create a situation, a story, or simply a striking image. Here are a few of my favorite pieces from him:

Here’s his website so you can learn more/explore his collection. Some really fantastic stuff in here, I love his sense of humor as well.  http://www.uelsmann.net/