You can climb a mountain
Question: If you were to be left with only one of your five senses which would it be?
Hannah is growing up way too fast but I guess there is really not a way to stop that.
Doing a theme of the week for a Flickr group. Theme is senses. Touching fire hurts and I took way too many takes to get this shot.
I don't know what Frankie was thinking about here. She may have been thinking of a new tactic to get candy, or the swings at the park, or the last episode of Dragon Tales that she watched, or how much her mommy and daddy love her. I hope as she continues to grow that her dreams are of what she wants to be and who she wants to love. My dream is to encourage these dreams and protect her from all the bad ones.
Ugh. I spent forever on this trying to get a certain look and still did not get what I wanted. I should have just tried to reshoot or come up with something different but I am too stubborn for this. Oh well, you get a sepia of me looking at the ceiling.
Another copycat of a Flickr friend who actually lives in Alameda. This dude is one crazy mofo. I am making up a whole story that we had a fight over unicorns of all things. Check out his shot here: www.flickr.com/photos/shiznotty/3340268803/in/photostream/ and check out the rest of his photostream if you dare...definitely rated R for strong language.
This week in one of my flickr groups the theme of the week is copycats. Perfect for what I need right now. I just get to copy others creativity. Little less pressure to think of something but still fun to take the shot and process. He did it with a clown mask so his is a little creepier. You can check it out at www.flickr.com/photos/31417010@N02/3313406863/
I don't know if this 365 project is even worth it at times. The pressure to come up with a shot every day that I feel good about is extremely difficult. I threaten to quit it every day but for some reason I still do it every day. I enjoy photography and I feel like I am getting better at both taking pictures and working with them in Photoshop. But some days it feels forced and becomes a burden. It is hard to be creative everyday, to find the time to do this. I feel like I am ignoring other responsibilities and especially my family. I am being selfish. I think that if I just take pics every couple of days and spend time with them that it would be better but I know myself and that time apart would become longer and longer and I would hate myself for eventually quitting. So, I will keep doing it for now...but who knows about tomorrow.
We went to Muir Woods today. This pic is of Hannah and Frankie standing inside one of the unbelievably beautiful older trees with lighting courtesy of a ray of sunlight coming through the trees.
Frankie loves the park more than anything right now. She gets so excited that she treats everything there likes she is at one of the speed dating events. One minute on the swings, one minute on the slides, one minute on the merry-go-round, a minute in the sandbox then she does it all over again. Pretty damn funny to watch.
I bought this panda mask for $19.99 + shipping and had big ideas of a whole series with it. But it is just damn stupid. Maybe I will think of something to do with it but the only reason I am posting this one is because when I showed the shot to Frankie she started singing "I wish my daddy had a panda mask!" and I can't let the kid down.
We saw Leonard Cohen last night and he was unbelievably awesome! One of the best shows I have ever seen. He is such a cool cat...the voice, the lyrics, the smoothness, the suit, and the HAT. No words to describe him really. He is a true original.
Aren't they all when they are sleeping? :-)
Photographs are snapshots of less than a second of time. They can capture people, animals, special events, a beautiful landscape, and so much more. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and this cliche is absolutely true. Looking at a picture can evoke every emotion known to man...passion, love, happiness, sadness, anger, etc.
In our modern life, everyone has some kind of camera and these moments are captured nearly nonstop. With digital cameras we weed through these photos and delete all the non good ones. I take pictures every day and nearly all of them except for a couple will be deleted and a visual history of that moment deleted along with it. My excuse is that I take so many that my kids will still have 100x more of themselves as kids than I have of my childhood. Or that I am responsible for a photo of a certain moment even existing at all so if I never took the shot then there would have never been a picture at all. No biggie if I delete it.
I was looking through my shots today and for some reason this ordinary shot of Hannah skateboarding would not let me delete it. There was something visual about it that caused an emotion. I look at it and I see Americana and the good life...skateboarding, white picket fence, a child having fun. I also see the only picture I have, and may ever have, of Hannah skateboarding. Without it, who is to say that she ever skateboarded? I also see her Spaghetti Cat t-shirt she got from a friend at her birthday last week. I am not even sure if she will remember the Spaghetti Cat when she is older but this picture will make her wonder and she will need to know.
Anyway, this is an ordinary picture. One of many I have taken but one that luckily has survived the "delete" button.
"Sometimes I doubt your dedication to Sparkle Motion" - line from "Donnie Darko"
The moment I pulled this sweater out of the drawer for Frankie I knew what I wanted for my picture today. I envisioned the look, the style, and the composition. When working with a 2 year old it is never easy to actually get the shot you want, especially when they decide to skip nap time. I like how this turned out.
Had some big plans for day 100 but I was derailed when I remembered the banks were closed and I couldn't get my hands on a $100 bill. Ended up with a boring pic of a rusty crane that I tried to do something with little luck. Oh well, it is just one of the 365 days so what's the big deal. They can't all be winners.
This is the last known picture of the Tres Amigos gang. Dominickle Pickle, Hambone, and Frankie “The Kid” are fugitives WANTED in 57 counties for tomfoolery, mischief making, dog wrangling, avoiding chores, laughing loudly, eating junkfood, videogame playing, tv watching, staying up past their bedtime, public display of cuteness, and last but not least… wearing fake mustaches.
If you see these desperados proceed with caution as the little blond one may be packing something in her diaper. Report directly to the local authorities and collect your reward.
Not to be overly dramatic but most days I have a hard time liking myself. 
i carry your heart with me
Ugggh! This 365 project definitely has it's highs and lows and right now I am in a rut. Creative gods where are you?
Today was Hannah's 13th Birthday party. Thought it would be fun to take fisheye shots of everyone. This is my favorite shot of my favorite person.
