#TheDoLab

[coachella]

Do you Do LaB? 

[frankles]

 A selection of some of my favorite photos that I took in 2019. It was a bit of a dumpster fire meets throwaway year for me. I didn’t make any progress in a lot of important self help and self care areas, and much of my course for the year was determined by my anxiety. 

It’s peculiar, because my year started out with such promise. I vacationed by myself in Mexico, where I didn’t speak nearly as much Spanish as I thought I knew. But I made friends with the people I met, and many of my fears about how I’d absolutely flounder without my partner present turned out to be unfounded. It felt like I’d overcome a huge hurdle and that I was firmly planted in a new phase of personal growth. Then, bit by bit, it felt like any progress stopped, which gave way to a feeling of moving backwards, of regression. 

The photo of the green man playing electronic doodads is a shot of Manatee Commune playing at Electric Forest. I believe that was the only show that I got up front for in the entire four days of the festival. My anxiety kept me attached like a koala to my crew, kept me from venturing out on my own, even if for fifteen minutes to shoot a performance up close. It was my ninth Forest, but it felt like it was my first in a lot of ways. 

But it wasn’t all bad. I still had a good time and I was glad I went. I also feel like I upped my photography game this year. I still experienced ups and downs, which I think are inevitable, but I came out with a lot of quality shots and grew more comfortable with post processing in Lightroom. 

It’s tricky balancing between self-awareness, honesty, and being too hard on yourself. When I’m overly vigilant, I am not kind to myself. When I am under-vigilant, I quickly fall into bad habits. 

I’ve made progress, though, in some areas. I worked to get more experience in photography I’m unfamiliar with, like portraits. I also hustled to earn money from photography through real estate work and one-off projects. 

With a sure amount of work and effort and perseverance, I think I can continue improving my photography and editing games, and continue working towards building a career out of using a camera. 

In practice, I think this will translate to confronting my fears. Not just acknowledging them, but running at them like a crazy person. 

All of these photos and then some on Flickr

[mearone]

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Blood, sweat & tears right here. I started this piece last year @libfestival brought it home and went “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” on it. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I began slapping paint down live. Just a rough sketch and several months later Bam!!! This became real. Print drops in days to come. #PlanetX #metaphysicalsurrealism #supernatural #mythology #Sumerian #vedicastrology #maya #odin #gobeklitepe #zettepe #pharoah #kronos #elongatedskulls #lib #libfestival #lightninginabottle #grahamhancock #michaeltellinger #thedolab @thedolab @richard.cassaro @resonancescience @brienfoerster @wearegaia enjoy!✌️🙏✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿#EarthPeople

[vloggins]

Favorite part of #lib2019 #sittinonthedockofthebay #greenteam #thedolab #nobodyknowsthetroubleiveseen (at Lake Buena Vista) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxVAOcOlE5D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e958yy2wooam

[svnvnvb]

#Goldenvoice #Coachella #TheDoLaB #Chella #Audio & #Staff #Smuggler :] #SvNvNvB #CarPoolChella #RoadtoCoachella #CoachellaBus (at Empire Polo) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwPzRB0Haph/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qcd36gi0d1a6

[eyreslove]

Lightning in a Bottle ❤️ big thanks to @love_in_the_fire for having us. @somethingsteve #lib #firedancer #lightninginabottle #poi #thingsonstrings #boyfriend #thunderstage #thedolab

[1drdeb]

Next level mom! #allmychildren #thedolab #dancingwiththestars #dancing #seriousfun #colorfulpeople #kidsarehappy #happy #colorful #coachella #coachella2017 (at Coachella Music and Arts Festival)

[silent-disco]

"The Do LaB Presents In The LaB Featuring Pumpkin At Lightning In A Bottle 2013" by Do LaB

[krock702]

THE DO LAB DREAMS. #VSCONYC #VSCOJAPAN #VSCO #THEDOLAB (at Coachella Music and Arts Festival)

[coachella]

shapes in the sky

[edwinabedi]

Bye #coachella ! You were the dream I never wanted to wake from . . . . . #coachella2018 #coachellavibes #igcolor #sunset #potd #photooftheday #moodygrams #thedolab #musicfestival #festival #ig_dynamic #artofvisuals #welivetoexplore #rawcalifornia #roamtheplanet #festivalvibes #nostalgia #socal #coachellavalley #weekend2 #chella #l4l #instagood (at Coachella 2018)

[djkontakt]

Wouldn’t rather spend my day at Coachella anywhere else. #dolab #thedolab #coachella2018 #coachella #broachella #housemusic #techno #desertlife #endlesssummer (at Coachella)

[thecolorsofsound]

Baby birdies in @thedolab 🐣 @justinjaymusic’s hair hasn’t been this short since 😝👏🏽 Have fun ya weekend 2 peeps! 🕺✨ • • • #coachella #thedolab #justdolab #dirtybird (at Coachella Valley Music Festival)

[thesightsandsounds-blog1]

#throwbackthursday @libfestival 2016 🎵🔥 Bring on the #nostalgia - Click the link in bio to see the full #lightninginabottle 2016 photo gallery 📸 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #musicfestival #festival #music #livemusic #festivalseason #dance #festivalphotography #concert #festivals #travel #electronicmusic #musicphotography #lovemusic #festivalfashion #musicfest #housemusic #concertphotography #dancemusic #festlife #plurlife #newmusic #musician #agameoftones #thedolab (at Lightning in a Bottle)

[mirber]

Talks of travels, suspended above the Lightning in a Bottle grounds, in a tea pot. Brewing communication, and cultivating culture. Peace, love and Lightning. 

[mr-bentleys-things]

"The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for" - Will Rogers Glad to see The Lightning Inn was worthy of waiting in line for 😄 From a drawing to a rendering, and from a rendering to real life, it feels good to see a vision in my head come to life 🙏🏼🎉😎 Lighting by: @sparkytreese 📸 by: @ravetraintv #theimaginenation #thedolab #lightninginabottle #thelightninginn @the_imaginenation @thedolab (at Lightning in a Bottle)