My studio partners Martin, Terrence and I now have a blog for the studio in general. You can find it at: arcataphoto.blogspot.com.
I apologize if there is repetitive posting between there and here...but what can I do? Eh? Eh?
Friday, October 24, 2008
Actor Tom Conlon
We had a fun ol' session with long-time area resident Tom Conlon. Tom is now an actor looking for roles to add to his recent role in Humboldt County playing right now down the street at the Minor Theater. Tom was a blast. A super intelligent guy with a great take on local politics and life.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Myers' in Minnesota...
A couple a good lookin' folks.
Jenny and Kirk are so awesome! Not only are they good friends, but they are just all around great people. And so are their families! Not even United Airlines and their horrendous delays could take the wind out of such a great weekend. Thanks so much!
Their wedding had so much energy, so much history with the farm, so much love and yet, it was so simple. Ya, I had a few tears in my eyes and some sweat on my back (Fred's old perch doesn't look that far...but it's a decent hike on a hot late summer Minnesota day). I couldn't think of a better place to be!
Jenny and Kirk are so awesome! Not only are they good friends, but they are just all around great people. And so are their families! Not even United Airlines and their horrendous delays could take the wind out of such a great weekend. Thanks so much!
Their wedding had so much energy, so much history with the farm, so much love and yet, it was so simple. Ya, I had a few tears in my eyes and some sweat on my back (Fred's old perch doesn't look that far...but it's a decent hike on a hot late summer Minnesota day). I couldn't think of a better place to be!
Sunday, September 07, 2008
a legacy of sorts?...
So Terrence had this great idea to photograph a bunch 0' bands over the next however long and make a big ol' poster of it. Basically, it'd be a homage to the wonderful musicians who go out of their way between Portland and San Francisco to grace the college kids and local folks with some good ol' rock-n-roll.
Great idea. I piggy backed and did some closeupinyourfacelikeitornot portraits. Tonight we shot the first band, Datura Blues of Portland, OR. That's Dave up above. Ryan, the singer, used to live in Arcata. They were a blast. We shared a Tecate or 3 with them. Ryan and the rest of the boys are below. Good dudes.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
I darn got hitched'
The wedding is over. So much fun, so many good people, so many good memories. Now it's just work work work...
Here's a sample pic from my good friend and photographer Carol Niles:
Here's a sample pic from my good friend and photographer Carol Niles:
Monday, July 28, 2008
Zach-Senior 09 Ferndale High
Zach is an awesome kid down in Ferndale. He's the regional president of FFA, so he knows his farmin'.
A couple fav's:
A couple fav's:
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
10 Things I miss...
In no particular order:
1. Film (and the entire darkroom process).
2. Boundary Bay Scotch Ale.
3. Snowboarding at Mt. Baker, WA.
4. Skateboarding at all the sick parks in Utah.
5. Mountain Biking Galbraith Mountain in Bellingham, WA.
6. "Playing Guitar"
7. Sitting in Stuart's coffee shop people watching and writing my thoughts.
8. Fishing (even though I haven't fished in over 15 years)
9. Reading
10. Roaming around and making photographs like the one below.
How do I remedy these things? How do I curb the longing? It seems easy, after all, most of it just revolves around having the TIME. Time...ya...tons of that lately.
But let's really look at this:
-Film: Uh...ya. I've got a couple dozen rolls waiting to be developed. Who has the time? Maybe some bored college student will develop them for me...
-Boundary Bay Scotch: Well, there's a number of local breweries..but I have to be honest, they don't even come close to some fine Boundary Bay microbrew. Sorry Humboldt brewers...maybe you can take a workshop with them?
-Snowboarding-Ya...well, don't get me started.
-Skateboarding-It's amazing how fast you lose your balance. That and the hip injury...probably not a good idea right now.
-Biking-Ya, hip. That and my complete surprise that with all the woodlands and mountains and mud and all that...THERE'S NO GOOD BIKING TRAILS HERE. Depressing.
-Playing Guitar-This is something I could actually do several days a week for an hour or so. It'd probably relax me...just a tad.
-Coffee Shop people watching-Again..like the breweries, the coffee is a little sub-par here in California. I guess Washington knows their shit. No good coffee means no urge to stay longer than a cup.
-Fishing-Ya, that requires licenses, equipment...and a mindset that I can't really put myself into right now. My mind doesn't rest long enough to catch a fish. Or not, which is probably the case.
-Reading-See above for racing mind problem.
-Photo Roaming-This I could/should do. Just random things. I actually blame digital cameras for this one. I used to roam and compose and shoot and take my time, head back to the darkroom and hopefully I'd have something good. The anticipation, the dedication. Now its "snap, look, delete, snap, look, keep, snap, look, snap, look, snap...."
1. Film (and the entire darkroom process).
2. Boundary Bay Scotch Ale.
3. Snowboarding at Mt. Baker, WA.
4. Skateboarding at all the sick parks in Utah.
5. Mountain Biking Galbraith Mountain in Bellingham, WA.
6. "Playing Guitar"
7. Sitting in Stuart's coffee shop people watching and writing my thoughts.
8. Fishing (even though I haven't fished in over 15 years)
9. Reading
10. Roaming around and making photographs like the one below.
How do I remedy these things? How do I curb the longing? It seems easy, after all, most of it just revolves around having the TIME. Time...ya...tons of that lately.
But let's really look at this:
-Film: Uh...ya. I've got a couple dozen rolls waiting to be developed. Who has the time? Maybe some bored college student will develop them for me...
-Boundary Bay Scotch: Well, there's a number of local breweries..but I have to be honest, they don't even come close to some fine Boundary Bay microbrew. Sorry Humboldt brewers...maybe you can take a workshop with them?
-Snowboarding-Ya...well, don't get me started.
-Skateboarding-It's amazing how fast you lose your balance. That and the hip injury...probably not a good idea right now.
-Biking-Ya, hip. That and my complete surprise that with all the woodlands and mountains and mud and all that...THERE'S NO GOOD BIKING TRAILS HERE. Depressing.
-Playing Guitar-This is something I could actually do several days a week for an hour or so. It'd probably relax me...just a tad.
-Coffee Shop people watching-Again..like the breweries, the coffee is a little sub-par here in California. I guess Washington knows their shit. No good coffee means no urge to stay longer than a cup.
-Fishing-Ya, that requires licenses, equipment...and a mindset that I can't really put myself into right now. My mind doesn't rest long enough to catch a fish. Or not, which is probably the case.
-Reading-See above for racing mind problem.
-Photo Roaming-This I could/should do. Just random things. I actually blame digital cameras for this one. I used to roam and compose and shoot and take my time, head back to the darkroom and hopefully I'd have something good. The anticipation, the dedication. Now its "snap, look, delete, snap, look, keep, snap, look, snap, look, snap...."
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