Emily, an old friend of mine, showed me around Santa Fe a couple of weeks ago and we ended up in Nambé Pueblo (after a delicious breakfast at Tesuque Village Market) underneath a waterfall. We waded around, met some local kids, and I tried out my brand new camera (and quickly regretted not bringing any lighting gear with me – she’s an awesome model).
Emily, Nambé Pueblo, Santa Fe, NM.
A wedding portrait taken in the installation of "You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies," by Yayoi Kusama.
This was a breathtaking room to shoot in, It was difficult to hide the flash and my reflection in all of the mirrors, and I didn’t want the fireflies to swarm too much and make the shot look like an outtake from an ’80s video game film.
Kelly Ann
This is Kelly Ann. She’s a friend of mine from high school. Now she lives in a really cool house in the Outer Sunset. The sun was setting.
BART rider 1.
BART rider 2.
Another set of two similar-but-not-similar photos from my journey around San Francisco the other day – this time, both are of a very kind woman on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) who allowed me to take her picture. Again, the difference between these shots boggles my mind and (I hope) makes me much more careful in terms of portrait timing. Each communicates a whole different feel – and all because of a slightly different body angle and miniscule expression change.
This is Robyn.
I went to high school with Robyn, and she asked me to do some photos of her, and I have a new light system to test, so we did a shoot in her backyard in Sebastopol.
The backyard is gorgeous. Her dad keeps bees.
Smoking.
I didn't want to post this one at first, because I didn't want to have too many of her smoking, but I got some good feedback on it.
This one's got a light feel, kind of the opposite of the first few. I used big strobes for those, and just a reflector for these last few shots.
Charles 1.
Charles 2.
I wandered around San Francisco yesterday. This is Charles. The difference between his expressions in these two shots, to me, is extraordinary. I have a similar pair of portraits that I’ll post just as soon as I get permission.
A Mario Party attendee dances for a portrait in Santa Cruz, CA on August 15, 2009.