New Years Resolution

Shoot more!

Spaces Addition

I am not sure why I didn't have this image up on my website. Well, its there now! Go check it out!

New Photo Crush- Hugh Stewart

I have a new photo crush, Hugh Stewart. His portraits are gorgeous and appear effortless. The locations are also stunning! I am an immediate fan. Go visit his site!

Larry Sultan

Sad news today, Larry Sultan passed away. His influence on modern photography cannot be measured. The photo community has lost one of the greats.

(photo by Larry Sultan)

The Photographic Dictionary

I came across the brilliant, amazing website, The Photographic Dictionary. You can select a specific letter, than select a word starting with that letter, and the site displays an image defining that word. The site is so simple, yet so clever and the photos are quirky and beautiful. I loved perusing through the various images.

(the image above is taken by Steven Ly, his word is "dangle")

Hassy days

I have been doing a lot of cleaning/organizing today. I have come across several images that I had completely forgotten about. This is one I took earlier this year. I was shooting like crazy with my Hasselblad (this image is cropped) but decided to put it down when I realized that it was time to learn digital. I enjoy shooting digital, but there is a certain feel in my Hassy images that I have yet to translate to digital. I love the tones in this image and the mood. Maybe its time to revisit the Hassy.

Morning Light

I came across this image while cleaning up/organizing my digital files.

Taylor

Here's one more I shot of Taylor. Totally different mood than the beach shots.

Mark Peckmezian

Today's post on Feaverish is Mark Peckmezian. I checked out his site and love the spontaneous quality of his photos. I love going through old photos at antique stores; his photos have a similar feel, but with a modern day twist. I also love his site design. All around good stuff!

In Between Moment

I had a shoot today; this is one of the shots I took. I really like random, in-between moments like this one. I like that you can't see her face. I am trying to figure out the best way to direct moments like this, so they aren't accidental.

Carpet dreams

I took this image of Celisse last week. We were shooting at a small sushi restaurant and I fell in love with this crazy, floral patterned carpet. I feel like this is an almost there shot. Maybe I need to live with it for a while. I feel like it may be lacking in something, but I am not sure what.

Walking the Dogs

My sister has two dogs, one a German short haired and the other a chihuahua. I took this photo of her and HRH (his royal highness) Felipe one afternoon on a dog walk. I love the expression on Felipe's face.

Leslie Williamson

This evening I went to Design Within Reach to listen to Leslie Williamson's presentation on a new body of work. She has spent time over the last 4 years photographing the homes of designers. It was such an inspiring presentation and luckily her project will be published in a book next fall. I can't wait to see it!

Eric Ogden

Man oh man do I love Eric Ogden's work. I love his use of lighting and the mysterious quality to the images. Check out his site for more amazing photos.

Assisting 101

I have been very busy this week assisting a local photographer on a job that has lasted several days. I am very thankful to have this opportunity to do some hands on learning. The first assistant gave me some very straightforward, blunt advice regarding assisting: "First lesson of assisting: Don't mess up." Pretty basic advice that I can appreciate and follow!