Night Lights

For a while now, I have been wanting to go out and shoot some night photography. Just for myself. Everyday I drive an overpass that overlooks the 580 Freeway, and everyday I tell myself that I will take some time in the evening to bring my camera out and photograph the headlights of the cars driving on the freeway. But when life seems to head from one day to the next so quickly, I find myself in the same place the very next day telling myself the same exact thing. Thanks to my beloved beau who encouraged me one night to go out and shoot the night lights I've been wanting to capture. We even made an evening of it. Bundled up in warm clothing, road soda ready and music stocked we drove to Grizzly Peak first. This seems to be a popular spot for the younger crowd for late nights, but since we arrived there early we had the perfect spot. No wonder the peak sees a lot of company at night. The view is absolutely breathtaking! After I took my shots, we headed ......well, home I guess. But we did make one last stop, to the overpass overlooking 580. This is no fantastic scene at night, and certainly not during the day, but nonetheless, I could capture the headlights of the cars passing under. Sounds boring huh? You'd be wrong. I got some great shots, that I am ready proud of.
See for yourself!

I love this shotHighway 580

The concrete that made it all happen

The Jopes Family

In mid February I had the opportunity to photograph an old family friend that I have known for years. the Jopes family were a lot of fun to work with. They took me to this beautiful winery in the Livermore area. The weather was pretty crisp outside but nonetheless it was a clear sunny day. Photographing a newborn definetly has it's challenges but is no doubt a lot of fun.

I'd like to share some of my favorite images that I captured that day.

The Jopes Family (above)

momma & baby

'Eat Me'

I am lucky to be surrounded by such amazing talented artists. They are truly an inspiration to me and keep me thriving to look deeper within myself to find my own creativity. My good friend has been creating her own art for many years. Her art is ever changing, ever evolving and just keeps getting better. She has taken her art (in my humble opinion) to the next level and has created something larger than life. (literally too!)
I was honored when she had asked me to take photographs of her newest series of paintings.
This new series is called 'Eat Me'. I find it to be quite fitting considering that they are all self portraits created with a pastry tip.

*All paintings are mixed media on canvas or wood panel*

If you would like more information on the artist, please drop me a line and I'll be more than happy to put you in touch with her.

The Mimosa (40" x 60")
The Super #5 (40" x 60")
The Thursday Night Special (30" x 60")
The Bi-Catch (36" x 72")
The Nightcap (48" x 48")
The #3 (36" x 36")

Lovely Baby Bump

Here is a quick photograph of my best friend and her husband, together touching and connecting with their unborn daughter.
I love this image because I think it captures the love and connection between man, woman, and child.

Not to mention how beautiful she looks.

San Francisco - Yerba Buena

Because I have a bunch of older photos that I need to post, I really didn't know what to post first. So I am starting with a few images I took back in early 2007 at Yerba Buena island just off the Bay Bridge. I remember that day, because I got to leave work early (and I never did). I decided to run home and grab my camera and head out to the island to see what kind of shots I could capture. I wasn't the only photographer out that day. Yerba Buena is a great place to get some wonderful 'backdrop' photographs of San Francisco from across the Bay. It was really cold out that day, but of course, nonetheless, I waited for the sun to set to get some, well....sunset shots. I was pretty pleased with how a few of my photos turned out. So here they are....

This photo was kind of hard to take. My fingers were so cold I felt that I could hardly press the button down. Thank goodness it was on a tripod, cause I don't think I could have held the camera.



I know that the last particular photo is not very 'strong' or may even be called a crappy photo, but something about this one I really like. In fact I have it matted in a cool frame in my bedroom. In case it's not evident, it's the top of sailboats that is shown in the photo above.

The Birth of my Photo Blog

This is my first photo blog entry and I've got a lot of (older) photos that I would like to share with everyone, so until I am posting up-to-date images, there will be an assortment of random photos that I have taken throughout the past year or so. I will try to write a comments or short stories that match the photos.
This photo blog is long overdue, but I had to start somewhere, so please, bare with me.