I went to WPPI las weeken, this big wedding & portrait photographers conference in Vegas. It was a wonderful trip -I met a number of new friends and got closer to ones I have. I learned so much about where I am and the areas I want to grow as a photographer… There are many new ideas jumping around my head and I have that excited feeling that makes me wish there were more of me to get it all done.
Anyhow, Vegas can be kind of gross, -no offense, but there were days when I didn’t even make it outside! That recycled smoke-air leaves something to be desired. I was so so happy to come back to the beautiful bloom of Spring here in Oakland. The first afternoon home I went on a walk behind our house with the kids. The light was dripping with color and this lens just ate it up. (24 1.4)
Will, eating celery. While I was gone, Drew says he only fed the kids if they asked for food. I tried it, and it works beautifully. When they are hungry, they’ll eat anything -even celery. He also dressed them for school before he put them to bed at night.
Showing Will her “ouch”:
Hearing a woodpecker:
She got really freaked out by the woodpecker, so Will gives her a kiss…
..and then she’s off again.
I wanted to share some of the shoots that didn’t make it up in the fall -it is such a busy time, so many of them didn’t get posted.
So here is the first in a series of mini-shoots done at Lake Temescal…. Three charming little girls:
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Thank you Martha Cooper Design for my re-design! She took my old logo:
…dusted it off, gave it a paint job and trimmed down the edges a bit. I added the tagline so people would know what they are getting into:
Ahhh… I feel like I just cleaned out my closets and all is well. For those of you would are obsessed with fonts but don’t know a safe place to play out that obsession, let me introduce you to: myfonts.com
Molly (aka Martha Cooper) sent me there to have a look and I emerged a few hours later. Really fun for font-dorks.
Thank you Molly! I love it!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Organizing photos for Terry and Emily’s sign-in book. I love spreading out work on a table… A good break from the computer screen. 
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
A lovely couple I met on Valentines Day… They are getting married at Alamo Square in the fall.
Monday, February 15, 2010
My poor boy had a fever for a few days. Here is he with the flushed cheeks, after the fever broke and he climbed out from under a huge pile of blankets.
P.S. Will is all better now.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
“This past September, when nearly all the world’s leaders were in New York for a meeting of the United Nations, Platon, a staff photographer for this magazine, set up a tiny studio off the floor of the General Assembly, and tried to hustle as many of them in front of his lens as possible. For months, members of the magazine’s staff had been writing letters to various governments and embassies, but the project was a five-day-long improvisation, with Platon doing his best to lure the likes of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chávez, and Muammar Qaddafi to his camera.”
Came across this piece in the New Yorker, on-line edition. He had just seconds with each person but was able to create some really stunning images. My favorite part is the audio by Platon. Click on one of the images and listen to him describe what it was like photographing that individual.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Here is Skylar taking my picture:
Love the focus.
So after our stay in Jekyll Island, we drove across northern Florida and ended up on Cedar Key, a little island on the west coast. My dad and Carol (a great stepmom, nothing like the deranged women in those Fairytales I’ve been reading to Will) are staying there for a few months.
We were only there for 2 nights and it was rainy most of the time, so the camera got little play. Here are a few shots of the town:
Dad and Carol:
I love this:Dad is reading Skylar one of my favorite childhood books. It’s called Betsy’s Baby Brother. The book shows both breast feeding and a poop in a diaper, so for a 2 year old it is seriously enthralling material.
Their beloved dog Poker, is in this shot- at least 1/4th of him is:
Love you guys! Thanks for the wonderful visit. xoxo
So… I went on a little trip with my girl, Skylar and my brother Billy. Or Bill, if you met him after age 10.
Our mom has escaped the Maine winter and is spending some time on Jekyll Island -a beautiful state park off the coast of Georgia. Here are some images from our stay with her…
I loved the moss hanging from the huge oak trees…
Mom, Sky and her dog Ashley Belle. Sky is still telling me that she NEEDS to go to BEACH with Birdie (mom’s grandma name) and Ashley. NOW.
On our last morning, Billy and I got up to see the sunrise with mom. This is something she does every morning on Jekyll. Here we are walking out to the beach:
I’m so glad I crawled out of bed….
Next stop- Ceday Key, Fla. My dad and Carol (stepmom) also escaped the Maine winter and are spending a few months on the west coast of Florida. These are all smart Mainers.
by Mary
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