Another gorgeous day in San Francisco and I had the awesome pleasure of spending some time with one of my fave people on this little planet we call Earth -- Selyca Medford. Selyca is a budding and incredibly talented make-up artist, and needed a few quick photos of herself for her website. I was happy to oblige!
Haven't finished the edits just yet, but here are a couple of early sneak peeks!
So gorgeous. She makes my job easy.
xo-i
Just a few short days after leaving my previous 9-5, my friends called with an offer I couldn't refuse. They wanted to fly me to Vegas and put me up for week in return for a some photos of an up and coming rap artist. My schedule had recently cleared, so I said, "DEAL!!" and flew out just 48-short-hours later.
Most of the trip was filled lounging around the pool, sleeping in, eating chocodiles, watching trashy tv, and gabbing with my friend Mrs. James. This is her...
So pretty and such a good time hanging out with her and her new husband all week. Thanks you two!!
At some point we got around to the photos of Levi...
We shot a ton, but those are my two faves. Levi is from the Bay Area, so he wanted Vegas backgrounds that reflected his roots. I think we got it. He was super photogenic.
Anyway, back home now and working hard on the new website. It's almost ready to launch, and I'm getting super excited about what the future holds. In the meantime, I'll sit here and wonder why my turtle insists on making a mess of his tank. Heart him.
xoxo-i
Work, work, work... but this is the good kind. Building on yesterday's horoscope, I thought I would share a bit of what I've been working on over the past few months...
Newbies!
Kids!
Weddings!
I've done some maternity work too. It's been a fun and eventful few months. Looking forward to what the future has in store.
xo-i
I work so much now that, aside from laundry and cleaning my house, I don't know what to do with myself when I have time off. Lame.
Today, however, I took a drive up to Guerneville to drop in at a friend's art show. I was supposed to have plans this evening, but alas those fell through -- disappointing, but far from surprising. So... what now? Hmm...
The flowers from my cousin's wedding back on June 14th are finally dead enough to shoot (yay!!), so I did take advantage of that...
What is this obsession I have with dead flowers? So strange. Tralala.
Last night was laundry night. Usually this is pretty uneventful -- sort, walk to Brian Wash, keep fingers crossed that it isn't super busy, blah blah. Tonight was pretty much the same, until this one dude decided it would be a great idea to wash all his clothes at once. The good news is, he didn't have that many clothes to wash, but that's... umm... also the bad news.
He was standing at a washer about four feet to my right when I saw his shirt come off. Odd, I thought, and went back to editing wedding photos. Then he momentarily disappeared from my line of sight... only to reappear adjusting a thin blue towel around his waist.
Ok, now I'm paying attention.
He wasn't a small man, standing about 6'3", beer gut, and -- oh yes -- plumber's crack (hot! -- no not really.). Towel man walked outside for a smoke and a chat on his cell phone. Upon return is when he started acting a bit erratically (because doing one's laundry practically naked in a public laundromat still isn't *that *strange for San Francisco).
Anyway, big surprise(!), turns out the guy wasn't so mentally stable. I know you're shocked. He seemed somewhat aware of it, if only in brief moments of clarity. I actually felt rather bad for him. Can't be easy having only one outfit to wear, and I appreciate that he wanted that outfit to be clean.
Evidently, he made some people a bit uncomfortable and the staff was soon asking him to put some clothes on. They finally offered something to wear from the lost and found bin, which he gratefully accepted and returned sporting an awesome royal blue Hawaiian shirt with colorful surfboards all over it and some cargo shorts.
Anyway, it sure made laundry night more interesting.
So, life has been pretty good. Still working more than is probably healthy, but it's kinda fun. Still not-dating-but-whatever the same boy for nearly 7-months (no wonder how I got to be 31 and single!). My roommate may be moving out come September and, although I'll miss her like crazy, I'm looking forward to having my own place. Starting to re-sort my photography portfolio... maybe I'll really make a go of it this time!
Oh! A HUGE congratulations to my friends Mie & Robby who welcomed their son Gus Koichi Carballer into the world this past Sunday, June 29th. He's perfect and precious.
Tralalala... and the beat goes on.
"We're going to be newlyweds after 21 years together," said Stuart Gaffney while hugging his partner (SF GATE).
Today the California Supreme Court of California cleared the way for gay & lesbian marriages. Yay for equal rights.
That's quite a title for this post. Not usually my thing to cram all kinds of stuff into one post, but time free has been limited lately. Hmm... maybe that's where to start.
I got a does of just how limited our time is this week, when I heard of my cousin's untimely passing. I hadn't seen or spoken to him in quite some time (nothing bad, just life), and most of my memories come from childhood, but he is loved and will be missed.
Before next week's funeral services, I'll be attending my friend's wedding in Arizona. It feels a little odd to be going to such a joyous celebration when I know so many people in my family are hurting. Not sure how I feel about that just yet, but it is what it is.
Enough of the emo stuff. As anyone who keeps up with me knows, work is a rather constant theme lately. This post is no different. I had the pleasure of shooting the 75th Anniversary Gala for the San Francisco Ballet last week. Below are a few outtakes.
Yep. Definitely a beautiful event -- decor by IDEAS Events, lighting by Got Light?
Despite my occassional gripes and the long (very long) hours, I count myself pretty darn lucky to have the job I do.
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