Recent Assignment

When I received my latest assignment for Urban Animal which involved photographing a family with 4 dogs I'll admit I was a bit worried. With animals you never know what will happen so I figured the chances of all 4 sitting still & posing nicely at the same time were slim. So I came up with Plan B, and a Plan C, just in case. Turns out I didn't need a backup plan! Holly & Don were prepared with peanut butter hors d'oeuvres that the dogs just loved. Ferne, Squirrel, Buster Keaton, and Trooper are all such sweet dogs. They did a great job sitting still & posing for the camera. You can see them in Part of our Family in the summer issue of Urban Animal.

Camera Obscura

I have been meaning to post this for a while. During our visit to Santa Monica last year I persuaded my reluctant husband to visit the Camera Obscura with me. He wondered what on earth I was getting him into as it's located in a senior center, but in the end he admitted it was pretty cool. It is a pitch dark room with a large, round white table in the middle. There is a periscope on the roof of the building that captures the scene outside. The reverse image of the scene is projected onto the table. The periscope can be turned with a crank, allowing you a 360 degree view of outside. It is located close to the pier, so the projection of the beach was really cool. We both ended up taking some pictures of the projection. The camera obscura was originally used as a drawing aid.

Snowflake Bentley

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley is the first photographer whose work I became familiar with. I grew up in Jericho, VT which is where Bentley lived his entire life. He is famous for his photomicrography work with snowflakes & is the first to photograph a snow crystal. I just love all of his detailed photographs of snowflakes. His photographs always remind me of home & how much I love the snow. The site dedicated to Snowflake Bentley is http://snowflakebentley.com/

Website Updates

Over the next week I am going to be making some changes to the website. Bear with me until the changes are complete. Not sure yet if I will keep the music for the home page. I'll be adding more information and more photographs so come back soon!

Swatches

Recently I worked on a project for a custom clothier. There were hundreds & hundreds of shirt swatches. I just loved all of the textures and colors! Within each color there were great patterns and lots of different shades. Here are two collages with a few of the shirt swatches.

Recent Photoshoot

Luckily the weather cooperated for my latest outdoor photoshoot. After lots of cold & dreary weather, I spent an afternoon out in the warm sun shooting a sports car for a private sale listing. It was so gorgeous out that after the shoot the client drove off with the top down...and I think with second thoughts about selling such a fun car!

Imaging USA 2008

Just returned from PPA's Imaging USA conference in Tampa. What a great way to kick off the New Year! Four days filled with inspiration, technical info, Photoshop tricks, and meeting other photographers. I can't wait to get in the studio and shoot some new images! One of the sessions inspired me to make some changes to my website. I'm starting with a blog, and will be adding lots of new images this spring. The blog will cover things like inspirational photographers & artists, and I am also going to post information and pics from various photo shoots throughout the year.