As promised……some more photos from the eng. session of my nephew and his fiance. I just completed designing their Guest Book, which looks absolutely crazy! I will be posting it shortly after the wedding so that their guests will get the initial surprise!
As Vic would say……she looks “HOT”……
Such cute little snugglebunnies……..:o)
Here’s Cookie (ahem)….I mean Vic….giving his famous look
June 7, 2008 - 10:44 pm - I adore this session!! Fantastic pp too.
May 24, 2008 - 2:52 pm - stunning
May 21, 2008 - 6:53 am - ...your work keeps getting better and better... B R A V O
I’m back from San Francisco! My purpose was to attend the One Light Workshop by the incredible Zack Arias, but I had one day to myself to do some exploring in the most beautiful city I have ever seen…..so off I went!
Don’t even ask me how I got this shot……I can get crazy sometimes
Here’s Alcatraz. It was a very dark and strange feeling walking through the cells where the prisoners stayed. And in particular, standing in solitary confinement.
Inmates arrived on the “Rock” cuffed and shackled. Upon entering the cellhouse, they showered and then collected their prison-issue clothing.
Here is the amazing……..and humble Zack Arias working on some images taken at the workshop
Tim & Shannon of “Round Top Photography” were kind enough to open up their home studio to us for the workshop. During class, I felt a furry thing brush up against me. It was “Turbinado”! Their adorable litty kitty. Of course, I couldn’t stop photographing him after that. I must have about 50 shots of him alone! He’s so sweet.
And here is Courtney. A sweet, homeless man that I was destined to encounter at Pier 39. I ended up talking to him for at least 2 hours. He is the happiest man I’ve ever met, and just loves to sit by the pier and encourage people by telling them about God. He told me a story once of a lady who wanted to commit suicide by jumping of the bridge. He freely spoke to her about the Lord. He is just an amazing man full of smiles. He lives off his bike, and people have offered to put up a home for him, but he refused. He says he is the happiest doing what God called him to do………and doing it on the streets
Here is his well-used Bible, which he reads to the Max!
Okay…….so I get back to my hotel and walk past the vending machine. I had such a craving for Gummie Bears. So there they were. I put in my money, and was anxiously awaiting the dropping of the bears, but it stopped barely on the edge! It was being blocked by the Sun Chips!
Here’s a close-up of the ordeal. The poor Gummie Bears were hanging by a thread of it’s life. Needless to say, I had to use my talented “tilt and shift” skills (after I made sure no one was looking)
Ahhhhhhh….sweet Victory !!
Here is Lombard Street………the most crooked street in America!
Of course I had to feel the thrill of driving down this street with it’s 8 sharp turns. It was pretty tight, but lots of fun!
These are the stairs leading up the street. Wow….did my legs ever get a workout!
And here is Amanda. A sweet homeless woman living on the streets of San Francisco. We spend some time together and had lunch. She told me her story of how her young daughter was kidnapped and taken away from her. Her daughter was only 5. This was 6 years ago, and Amanda has not seen her since.
When Amanda was in front of the camera, she let her hair down and just loved the attention! So sweet.
Here’s a little video clip I took with my point-and-shoot so you can hear the barking
May 16, 2008 - 7:02 am
- Hi Marmalade! Yes...I was at DWFU in San Antonio. You've got a great memory.
Thanks for your kind words!
May 16, 2008 - 6:27 am
- Gorgeous I love that you had a blast in SF. Your images (all of 'em) are splendid. Love your work.
(btw, after seeing that pic of you, I swear I have met you...you must have a twin. were you at DWFU in Jan '07 in San Antonio per chance?)
May 13, 2008 - 4:23 pm - Sylvana - sounds like a great trip - keep doing the good work it so inspiring!
12 years ago I photographed Jessica + Jonathon….2 adorable little children who were 6 years old at the time. I recently was asked to take some updated photos of the kids……..who are now 18! I just couldn’t wait to see how they had grown. So I showed up at their home and was greeted by a tall, handsome man! It was Jonathon! And I couldn’t beleive how Jessica had grown! She is a very sweet, beautiful girl. They are both so gorgeous. I just couldn’t get over how much time has gone by. Here are some of their 1996 photos… and now their 2008 photos! (Even back then I was into the “grungy” ruins look)
Ahhhhh……the good ‘ol days! I dug up the old negs and dusted them off. Do I miss the days of cutting and taping each neg onto appropriate Masks from A-E according to how much you wanted cropped?…….hmmmm……..no. But then again, photoshop was never touched, and what you see is what you get!
I had to scan these negs to even be able to put them on the blog. Back then, I shot most of my casual sessions in Sepia. The negs had a magenta colour to them. To get the sepia, I actually processed XP2 B&W film in C41 (colour). It’s crazy when I hear that some photographers have never worked with, or even seen 2 1/4 inch negs! (I’m feeling really old now)
How adorable? If you havn’t noticed yet…..Jessica and Jonathan are twins, and she will tell you that she is very proud to be the eldest twin………by a whole minute!!
You can’t see it in this photo, but Jonathon’s teeth are still the same! I could not get over how much he reminded me of David Blaine! (the magician). His voice and entire demeanor were identical! It was crazy! (by the way……just kidding about the teeth thing…….ha! :o)
And here is mommy. Maria is exactly how I rememberd her. She was all laughs when we got to this point.
Freddy is originally from the Dominican Republic. A very calm, sweet gentle man. Him and Maria are perfect together.
Glendon has a foot fetish……….cute shot G!
Thank-you for sharing your growing years with me……..it was very special…..and I had alot of fun!
May 21, 2008 - 9:26 pm - .... now that you've mentioned it.... G.... DOES have a foot fetish!!!!! I remember a shot he took at a baptism.. and it was of feet!! AHAHA
May 8, 2008 - 10:38 pm
- YAY! Tilt-shift :)
G and I tried playing with a tilt-shift lens (Nikon calls it Perspective Control or PC) for the first time the other day and we were utterly lost, confused, and came out with horrible images ... I don't know how you do it! Mad respects, Sil :p
I really enjoy the palette of "earth" colours this time around.
"8" is just absolutely magical; they just emit such a huge contagious smile :D
I concur -- G does have a foot fetish.
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