name: jana lee godin
zodiac: scorpio
why photography: for as long as i can remember, i've been picture crazy. i have a huge rubbermaid container filled with pictures from junior high and high school alone... so i guess it just makes sense. i always thought of it as more of a hobby, but then people started asking me to take their photos, so i realized my passion could possibly be my career!
my first camera was: some sort of a kodak, and it took some sort of really freaky floppy disc type of film... at least thats the first camera i can remember.
i currently shoot with: a nikon D50... upgrade coming soon!
my favourite shot is: one of jack smelling a dandelion. it's a super close up of his nose and the flower, but the greatest thing was that as soon as i snapped the shot, he ate the flower and ran away, with the flower sticking out of his mouth and pollen all down one side of his face.
my dream shot would be: capturing a shot of nessie!! instant fame!
if i could do a photo shoot with anyone: i think it would be tony hawk. i love the look of skateboarding and snowboarding... the stunts they do are crazy, and i'd love to get some crazy angled shots... and so it'd have to be someone REALLY good, so i wouldnt be terrified that they'd fall on me and smash my camera!
my favourite colour is: purple... that really bright bluish-purple.
five most listened to tracks on my ipod: falling slowly by glen hansard and marketa irglova, music of the night from the phantom of the opera soundtrack, you're my favourite book by the stars, whats the frequency kenneth by r.e.m., lucy in the sky with diamonds by bono (across the universe soundtrack version)... completely all over the place with my taste in music.
three facts you didn't know about me until now: 1. i was green before it was cool... no really! i had a recycling club when i was in elementary, and i didn't speak to one of my friends for something crazy like a whole dinner hour because she threw her chip bag on the ground. true story. 2. i dont match my socks (ok, if you've ever met me, you already know this... but i really do find it a fun fact). i think they should sell really fun mismatched socks, so i can stop asking my friends (and business partner) to trade one sock with me! 3. i think i have a hidden talent thats just waiting to be discovered.
if i could go anywhere: it would be a europe road-trip per se... italy, greece, spain, scotland, egypt (ok thats africa, but i could make my way down there). i love history and architecture, and so any of those would put a smile on my face! but the romantic in me makes italy my #1.
other interests: interior design and decor, reading, movies, live music, traveling...
the soundtrack of my life would be: something really corny like It's My Life by bon jovi. i do believe that its now or never, you have to take chances, and stand up for yourself. a lot of the things i've done in life is because of the "now or never"... "live for today" motto, and i think its a pretty fun way to live.
the motto of my life is: "always live in a world of purple flowers and unicorns." yes, i made it up. to the average person, it probably doesn't make sense, but to me, it makes perfect sense. purple has been my favourite colour since i was a child. i love it. and unicorns... well, they represent so many things... mystery, magic, belief, dreams, uniqueness, compassion... things that we seem to lose sight of as we get older. so my motto reminds me to sometimes live in the world we lived in as a child, that world where we didnt need to see to believe, and to always be myself. :)
