Sandy had the great idea to shoot a Kathy Portrait in a chemistry setting. I faced obstacles as usual. I forgot to put in fresh batteries in my speedlites (rookie) which gave me inconsistent results & it was the 1st time I used a fog machine.
Category Archives: Family
Pork & Portraits
We met up with Jon & Kathy to talk about a New York trip. Jon suggested Naschmarkt Restaurant. We never had Austrian food before so we jumped at the chance. Needless to say the Pork Belly was so damn good. I did have to take 6 Lipitors on the way back to the car though. …
6963 mile Lengua Throwdown
When I taste something good, I try to recreate it while adding my own touch. Mommi’s lengua is one of those dishes. Now while Mommi was not here we thawed a portion from the freezer. I topped mine with 3 types of mushrooms. In fairness I should wait til her next visit for the actual throwdown.
Christmas Eve 2013
We went to Jon & Kathy’s for our annual Christmas Party. I tried to keep my picture taking to a minimum, but had to take portraits. I need to change my methodology. I was so intent on getting the bokeh from the Christmas tree lights and I was shooting at f2-2.8. This created some focus …
Nico Yuen
Tonight I had an appointment with Nico. He was more interested in eating than posing for photos. Okay a week later take 2. I tried something different, a Gary Fong collapsible powersnoot.
Mommi Portraits
Been looking for a chance to use the Light Blaster and since we have Mommi here…
Fort McKinley
Tonight we met up with Rom & Carmina as they were on their way home. We took them to Fort McKinley.
Noah is a cowboy
I wanted to shoot Noah in his Halloween costume as we won’t be able to see him Thursday night. Since he is a cowboy this year, I thought the perfect place would be Heinold’s in Jack London Square. I inspected the location earlier and had everything planned out. Of course Noah had a different plan …
Lake Tahoe 2013
We haven’t seen Jimi in such a long time, so we decided to go up to Tahoe to see him. We rented a place in the Tahoe Keys & drove up for the 3 day weekend. Because of the Rim Fire in Yosemite the air was a bit smoky but not nearly as bad as …
13 Years
Today marks our 13th anniversary. My how time flies…