Storage Instructions. The exegesis of James.

Life in technicolour

jameshuphotography — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:41:31 +0000

I love this line, there’s something about the idea of living in a world where everything is at its most vibrant and beautiful. There’s something about the idea of being able to live and see the world in a way which people strive their entire lives to capture on a roll of film. There’s something about finding colour in black and white and there’s something overwhelmingly positive, idealistic and determined about life in technicolour. Why should we sacrifice our idealism for a world of colour in order to conform to a colourless world? This is my theme for the next few weeks. Life in technicolour. Just because I’m a idealist :)

Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic, June 2008

Farewells

jameshuphotography — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:46:50 +0000

I hate the stars because I look at the same ones as you do, without you.

41 days and counting.

For the girls leaving on a jet plane

jameshuphotography — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:30:52 +0000

Travel with the heart of adventure. Seek freedom from limits and imaginary lines. The east and the west are yours, and the north and the south are yours. The efflux of the Soul is happiness- here is happiness;
I think it pervades the open air, waiting at all times; let yourself be rightly charges, let the happiness flow on to you.

For the one person who still checks this :)

jameshuphotography — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:30:51 +0000

update coming soon. i promise. really.

Save tonight

jameshuphotography — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:57:49 +0000

Let’s make miracles, delay the misery, save tonight and fight the break of dawn?

Eagle Eyed Cherry – Save tonight.

Go on and close the curtains
cause all we need is candle light
You and me and a bottle of wine
going to hold you tonight
Well we know I’m going away
and how I wish, I wish it weren’t so
So take this wine and drink with me
let’s delay our misery

Save tonight
and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
tomorrow I’ll be gone

There’s a log on the fire
and it burns like me for you
Tomorrow comes with one desire
to take me away it’s true
It ain’t easy to say goodbye
darling please don’t start to cry
Cause girl you know I’ve got to go, oh
Lord I wish it wasn’t so

Save tonight
and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
tomorrow I’ll be gone

Tomorrow comes to take me away
I wish that I, that I could stay
Girl you know I’ve got to go, oh
Lord I wish it wasn’t so

Save tonight
and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
tomorrow I’ll be gone

Save tonight
and fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow
tomorrow I’ll be gone
tomorrow I’ll be gone
tomorrow I’ll be gone
tomorrow I’ll be gone
tomorrow I’ll be gone

Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight
Save tonight

Champagne Supernova

jameshuphotography — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:46:44 +0000

Champagne Supernova

- A day of setting up and packing away
- A night of beautiful dances, gorgeous girls and handsome boys.
- Tables overflowing with lights, warm candle glows and soft fairy lights.
- Four speeches that touched my heart. I don’t know how to say thank you to all you, without you in my life, the world would not be what it is. Thank you for all that you’ve done. Every little thing.
- Lots of dancing and very loud music.
- A little girl, with a gap in between her teeth, wondered around and stalk a big girl called Narny.

Thank for the most amazing evening. You made it everything I wished for.

Thank you Chel for staying till the end, for keeping me going, for being there, for never saying no, for everything that you do, for the smiles you bring and for the hugs you give, for being beautiful and for your precious speech that made me smile so much (outside and inside)

Thank you Narny for setting up with me the whole day, for taking such great photos, you looked amazing, for looking after everything and for being wonderful, it would’ve been so impossible without my possum and I loved every moment of it

Thank you Annie, for answering my SOS, for playing hostess and for cleaning up wine spills, the dress looked stunning on you and thank you for wearing your purple shoes, thank you for making everything (including the speech) exactly how I wanted it.

Thank you Vee, for making magic and delivering a speech that rendered me speechless, for your presence there, always and for being the one who always has the answers.

Thank you Tina, for the music, for your songs, your words and your smile. You are the coolest Greek-Zimbo in the world and I’m so glad to have you around in my life.

Thank you mommy for all the work, and the stressing, and the picking up of food and for doing all the work. You are the bestest mommy in the whole wide world

Thank you Hsin for helping, for taking pictures, for doing everything and for being the bestest little sister in the whole wide world

I love all of you guys, much much and always. x

She always gets what she wants

jameshuphotography — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:26:33 +0000

I adore this song.

Prime Circle – She always gets what she wants

She Comes around like a wild fire, and like a moth drawn to a flame
I’m on my way to being burned up once again.
And I’ve been through this before, a hundred times or more
But she keeps me coming back, what am I waiting for.

She always gets what she wants
She always gets what she needs and more
She always counts out the chords that
I’m playing.
She always moves to the rhythm
She is making. She is.

She walks to the sound of her own drum
One minute she’s there the next she’s gone
And I’m left to pick up pieces of myself
To carry on.
And I’ve been through this before, a hundred
Times or more, but she keeps me coming back,
What am I waiting for?

She always gets what she wants
She always gets what she needs and more
She always counts out the chords that
I’m playing.
She always moves to the rhythm
She is making. She is.

She is my home

A girl becomes a big person

jameshuphotography — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:32:43 +0000

Happy birthday my Annie :) Thank you for the beautiful party, thank you for being wonderful, thank for always being there, thank you my Annie. Love you lots, happy 21st. x

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jameshuphotography — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:24:13 +0000

I can’t remember the last time I felt this awful. How do you blog about something you don’t want to remember?

I’m so tired. I’m so sorry.

I really am.

A 21 year old boy named James

jameshuphotography — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:17:35 +0000

Yay, I’m 21 now :) Older, wiser and Jamesier. Booyah.

Here’s the last known photo of the old (young) James :)