dirty laundry

work, weddings, & death.

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.

event photos

I may be working a lot -- still -- but I do have a pretty neato job.  Well, at least I get to play with my camera at work.  Below if a shot from a recent event:

Happy Friday!

event outtake.

One of the things I like best about my job is that I get to shoot photos of the events we light.  This one is an outtake from an event at the Green Room in the SF Veteran's Building.  It's two different gobo patterns projected onto the wall and the shadow of a chandelier as lit by daylight streaming through the windows behind me.

I thought it looked pretty neato.  There are a ton of other shots, but I can't share them until the client sees them first.  Boo.