models


22
Aug 08

while you wait

I’m off to Burning Man in an hour, and while the pictures from there won’t be up until mid-September (I’ve all that film to scan), here’s Gia, Karina, Launcelle and Leia,

. . . Bunny Jam, Day of the Dead, the Brides of March and a Mad Hats party,

. . . Griffin, Luc, Colby and Jack,

. . . and an ongoing blog pictures taken with my iPhone.

One of the downsides of being busy is that I have a ridiculous backlog of galleries to post, some dating back to 2006. There’s much, much more to come, stay tuned.


20
Aug 07

pre-burn catch up 3/3 – women

Last but not least, pretty women:- Erica (tuba player), Raquel (first grade teacher), Ariane (writer/hooping allstar), Gina (park ranger) and Yasmine (art student).


26
Dec 06

christmas catch up

burning man 2006
It seems I always have to apologise for my backlog of galleries – now hovering around the 50 mark – but I thought I’d better get something out for the holidays.

I’ll start off with a Christmas party at a local nightclub, Rouge. You’ll notice that you’re now able to order prints and run slideshows from this and some other galleries; just some thing I’m integrating with the site.

I street cast my models and once every three to six months, I come across someone as astonishingly beautiful as Anna, and fortunately she was kind enough to do a shoot with me.

Burning Man’s San Francisco after party, Decompression, was as fun as ever.

There really is a place called Treasure Island in San Francisco bay, and I shot Vero and Chris’s Mexican/American wedding there last weekend. Good times, and knee deep in adorable kids.

Anapaula was one of the most pregnant women I’ve met, let alone photographed and I hope to do another shoot as soon after her and John’s son makes his appearance any day now.

Rebecca and Justin are yet more friends of Linda and Jeff whose wedding I’ve covered. (Chris was at their Yosemite wedding last year.) A relaxed, fun day with lots of beautiful people made my work a joy.

Baby Loves Disco is a wildly successful phenomenon where parents bring their babies and toddlers to nightclubs all over the country for an afternoon of fun. You can almost hear foreheads being slapped across the world as people realise they should have thought of it first. It’s also absurdly easy to photograph happy kids.

Although it’s not as big as the Berlin original, San Francisco’s Love Parade is getting bigger and better each year.

Finally, I’ve photographed one of my favorite models at least five times, so I updated Rocio’s gallery tonight. Besides, I’m shooting her sister’s wedding in Mexico in a couple of days. Stay tuned . . .


17
Jul 06

timing and luck

mie tesla brittanie
Photography’s all about timing and luck, and that goes for finding models too. A prime example was when I saw Mie walking past my block. (Mie’s one of the earliest mobloggers, btw.) Aside from being utterly gorgeous and knowing my work, she was barely a week from her due date. Some women positively glow when they’re pregnant and Mie glowed. A few days after our shoot, proud parents Dav and Mie welcomed little Tesla into the world and I got to take a few pictures on her first day.

And finally I did a fashion shoot with the lovely Brittanie for the Art Institute in an extremely sunny Yerba Buena Gardens. Hard light, great model.


27
Jun 06

making hay

angela kimmy melanie dekker sarah viola
San Francisco summers are unpredictable at best, so whenever you get a warm, clear day you make the most of it. So without any further ado, here’s Angela, Kimmy, and for my new musicians section, Canadian singer-songwriter Melanie Dekker and soprano Sarah Viola.