The many faces of Sammy

Our son Sam, at 3 weeks old. Photos were all taken indoors with natural window light and Sam laying on top of a white baby blanket as the background.

Watermelons!

While driving in San Francisco around 17th & Florida I spotted this colorful mural painted by Pico Sanchez on a stretch of wooden fence, and instantly knew that I would have to return with my wife and camera for a little portrait session. Turns out that we went back to the mural twice, the second time with me insisting that we bring a slice of watermelon along with us. Fun was had by all, including the curious and amused passers by (especially the observant guy who yelled "WATERMELONS!!" from his car window as he drove by).

Here are a couple of my favorite shots from our second visit.


f/2.8, 1/1000s, 19mm, ISO 200


f/2.8, 1/600s, 24mm, ISO 200

Doe Mountain Trail Mesa - Sedona, Arizona

Taking interesting pregnancy photos isn't easy, I've come to realize. It's a bit of a tightrope act of trying to show the belly in all its glory while at the same time taking extra care to show it (and mom) in a flattering way.

I like how there are three distinct 'formations' to look at in this photo. You have the baby bump of course, the small stack of rocks that someone created, and the grandeur of the mountain valley.

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f/8, 1/200sec, 20mm, ISO 200
Doe Mountain trail mesa
Sedona, Arizona

Fun with textures

Inspired by my friends over at the image is found photography, I thought I would take a crack at introducing some textures to my images. Here is my first experiment.



f/2.8, 1/80s, 17mm, ISO 800

For reference, this is a sample of the concrete texture I used (the original is too big to display here). I flipped the texture horizontally so the crack you see there would appear on the right side instead of the left as it is below.

(I found this image on some free texture site.)

It's in the eyes

f/2.8, 1/100sec, 22mm, ISO 800