Putzz Greella Blog by Georgete

This is the first black-and-white picture I’ve ever taken. I still remember my excitement going through the entire process, from shooting to film development and printing at the darkroom.

This picture is very special to me for two reasons: First, because this is my daughter. She was five years old and was so proud of being my first ever model.

Second, because I simply LOVED how it turned out. What a sublime expression! I’m so glad that I captured and documented her softness, kindness and cute curly, dark hair!

I always joke that seven years ago I brought a Brazilian baby to the U.S. and now I have an American girl at home. It’s incredible how quickly she got engaged with the local culture.

Yep, she likes listening to rap, hip hop, r&b and pop songs. Also, she has introduced me to the world of “Jonas Brothers” and “High School Musical” 1 and 2 (it seems like there is a #3 coming up soon, OMG!).

Does she know how to samba ? Of course not.

London is one of my favorite cities in the world. I like all aspects of the city and enjoy the sense of humor of people from Great Britain. Walking down the streets of Covent Garden is definitely a must, if you want to learn about the modern British lifestyle. If I am not mistaken, there are over seven million people living in London, making it the biggest city in Western Europe.

You have no idea how much I miss the variety of restaurants and pubs that can be found in London. Needless to say, how much I enjoyed all the musicals that I had a chance to watch in person. Yeah, I admit. It was hard to follow some of the plays due to the British accent. But I tried …

I have to admit that the idea here is not original: using a tube as a picture-frame. However, I enjoyed playing with my daughter while taking pictures of her at a public playground this morning, in Mackinaw Island. As a typical teenager, she can get easily bored, and being a companion for an amateur photographer like me requires patience (a difficult skill to develop at any age).

However, she is adorable! I love her good sense of humor and her passion for a good laugh. As we say in Brazil, we can loose a friend but we never miss a good joke. Though my daughter is a typical American girl, the genes do not lie. She loves making fun of me!

You can also take a look at the series of photos I’ve put together in a slide show available on my Flickr page.

I just arrived in Mackinaw Island, where I took this picture from the Lake Huron at the very northern point of Michigan, U.S. Though it’s cold and icy, I think the scene is very serene and peaceful.

I like portraits better than landscape photos. But it does not stop me from admiring buildings like the French Académie Nationale de Musique (National Academy of Music) which are a result of the magnificence of human beings. I see hundred of capable hands that made it possible from idea conception to its execution. It is simply fabulous!

For more than two centuries, the Académie was the principal performer of a series of operas in the French language. Located in Paris, it is one of the most revered opera institutions in the world.