do you see what i see?

i had the most interesting experience on sunday. i sat and listened as someone else described my photography. for those of you that know me, i'm not a show boater. i am humble and i am quiet about what i do. (can you be self described humble or does saying your humble negate the actual humbleness?) the point is, my least favorite thing to do is talk about myself or what i do. i seem to have some sort of social retardation occur if you ask me about myself point blank. so while trying to answer a question on sunday, noticing that i was dumbing the situation down, a wonderful friend stepped in and started to talk about me and what i do. the warmth and love that filled my heart listening to him talk about who i feel is a complete stranger really struck me.

so as i try to do with everything, i carried this conversation along with me for the rest of my day. later that evening, as another friend and i crossed the street, something caught my eye. as the usual curiosity that follows when i pull out my camera and start taking pictures of random things, she asked to see what it was that i saw. from across the street, through a window, with a street lamp casting a ray of light, this is what i saw.

i take quiet pride in my ability to frame and inability to photoshop. the dot and bolts are part of the storefronts window graphics. the bicycle is painted along the wall.  the four lights are reflections on the window of the lights across the street.  so if you are curious, next time you are in downtown san diego. go to the corner of 16th and g. take a look. then let me know, do you see what i see?

xoxo.

writers block.

not sure if its the combination of post holidaze blues or this working day time thing but, i haven't been very motivated to pick up the proverbial keyboard this week. which would totally be fine if it wasn't for that whole examiner.com gig. for that i have to write. i will prob have to start scheduling a time to actually sit and write. what would be fantastic is if i could start a backlog of articles so in these types of moments i would have a fail safe! but, alas, that is neither here nor there..... in the mean time, here is a picture of snow flakes. which like my days lately, although similar, it seems that nothing is ever the same.

xoxo.

wanna feel like you're on mars?

have you ever tried to put the sun in a state of pause? i have. and after begging and pleading, the sun, she finally obeyed. driving home from mammoth, there was one mission at hand. beat the sunset to fossil falls. there is this fantastic little area right off of the 395 called fossil falls. it boasts being these natural formations that have been created by fire and ice. and they are awesome. as you walk across this rocky plain, you suddenly come across, what i can only describe as a mars like, world. caverns and gullys, all made of this petrified lava rock, litter the canvas. it is sensational. i have been there several times but trying to hit it, right when the sunlight is at it's rosiest, was an absolute mission. and on this particular day, two girls were able to put the sun on pause for one afternoon, as operation beat the sun to fossil falls was in full effect.

so to get to the falls, you have to take a quick little detour down a dirt road off of the hwy 395.

 

once you park, you'll get out and follow the sign towards.....

(ps. they have a delightful bathroom there if the need is there)

once you are on your way, follow the path forward....

(doesn't it seem a little mars like???)

in approximately .21 miles you will start to notice low and behold, giant lava rocks.

 

according to the helpful sign i now know that these are formed by the flowing fire and ice.

 

some of the crevasse's are so big that you can sit inside them!

 

mars i tell ya.

 

and then the sunset and we had to high tail it out of there!

 

xoxo.

diary of a wannabe phototaking fashionista.

for those that were there for the very first fashion shoot i ever pretended to shoot (ie katie, my little sister, who i would dress up and then make "model" in the back yard), you know that secretly, i have always wanted to take editorial photos. well, fortuna was with me this month and i not only happened to have a beautiful friend with me, but she was more than willing to be my guinea pig. as mentioned in the previous post, i stopped at red mountain, ca along my travels across the 395. not only is the town a fantastic photo shoot on its own, it is an amazing back drop. so with the assistance of a beautiful, willing model, and an incredible location, i present you with the following.......

 

 

 

 

xoxo.

population 130.

for years, while traveling down highway 395, i have passed the little town of red mountain, ca. now this is the type of place where rob zombie movies are filmed. (or as we lovingly dubbed it, place #321 along the 395 that people go to to get murdered.) and i have always had this uncontrollable and overwhelming desire, urge even,  to photograph it for EVER! well, this trip, i finally stopped. thank god. i am so overwhelmed with how beautiful these photographs came out. editing last night honestly became a, "did i really take that?", kind of moment. i am so so so so so very pleased and excited to share these with you!

 

 

  

  

  

xoxo. 

screeech...break.....

hey all. i am off in mammoth mountains. had some exciting photo shoots along the 395 that i can't wait to share. but you're gonna have to wait. i'll be back soon and back on track. pinky swear.

here is just a teaser of what may, or may not come....

xoxo.

happy 2010.

welcome to 2010! what a year this is going to be. i wanted to start this year by posting my first picture of the new year, tonight's sunset.

enjoy.

xoxo.