Featured!
I should have posted this last week but I’ve had a pretty bad ear ache and it’s taken me a while to get it together. Anyhoo, I’m on it now! Last week the iTunes email featured a spotlight on Cooking and a link to dessert books. So, naturally I clicked on it as well, you […]
One Year
This year was better than last year for me. Last year was a tough year. On all fronts. This year has not been without it’s serious stresses but I’ll live. Summer was pregnant last year and now we are celebrating the one year birthday of her daughter Nora. Nora is simply adorable. Sweet and girlish […]
Birthday Mirthday
Yup, it was my birthday. I had a good one this year – mostly. First, Didi had to go to the vet. Partially for her annual checkup but in the past month she got tons of scabby bumps all over her body. She also has Feline Herpes (which she probably got as a kitten) and […]
Video: Love Is
I shot this quite a while ago when Eleanor was here for an ASCAP event. I kind of forced some of the shoot but wanted to experiment with shooting video. It’s much different than shooting stills. Especially with the Canon 5D mkii. It’s hard to hold the camera steady if doing handheld, it’s hard to […]
Didi Didi Bo Bidi
Banana Fanna Fo Fidi, Didi! Oh she’s my girl. My little baby girl. I love her so much I can’t stand it. She loves to play and interact face to face and she has a lot of energy. Yes, she’ll sleep, like a cat does, for hours on end but she has a lot of […]
Nags Head
Well I’m working late and am finally getting the time to talk about my trip (a report is running so that’s why I’m not actually “working” at this moment). Anyhoo, I went to Nags Head, North Carolina for a week. Stayed in The Beach House. Finally. My parents bought this house in the 80’s and […]
Fig Cake
So I’m back from my trip. Before I can settle down and get back to work I had to bake something. Went to the farmer’s market today and the Figs were outrageous. So beautiful! Peaches too. And tomatoes. And avocados. I can’t believe how lucky we are here in California to have such a bounty […]
Marshmallow Bars
I’ve been in Nags Head, NC with the fam this week. I got an itchin’ to bake. Yeah I know it’s the beach and it’s hot and there’s sand everywhere but I gotta bake something anyway. It’s relaxing for me….. I took an 11 mile bike ride this morning. On the way back I stopped […]
Headshot
Becky asked me if I’d like to take some headshots of her son Chris. He’s an actor and attends a performing arts high school. I’ve met Chris before but hadn’t seen him for years. I think he was like 9 years old when I saw him last. Well he turned 15 on Sunday, so it’s […]
Almost
Janet is almost there! Still preggy after all these years. Well at least months, weeks and days. Still hanging in there! She’s absolutley gorgeous. Really. Now that she’s relaxed and knows she will have two healthy children she is positively glowing. I had put on my calendar that tomorrow would be the day she would […]
I Wish I Knew More
Yeah I have a camera and a fancy computer and big ole monitor and stuff and I take pictures but I wish I knew more. Color settings? I have no idea. I got an X-Rite Eye-One Diplay LT monitor calibration tool and calibrated my monitor. I then edited a ton a photos. It reminded me to […]
Abdias + Yadira
I finally finished the Abdias + Yadira wedding project. And what a project it was! I think I mentioned before that I was going to photograph another wedding. Abdias + Yadira are a sweet young couple that got married at their church in Arleta. They and their parents are very much involved in the Igelsias […]
Public M8
I finally got it. After months, weeks, days and hours of obsession and deliberation I got my bike. I got a Public Bike M8 in orange and I love it! It came fully assembled, save the pedals and the handle bars but it literally took 15 minutes to get it going – including taking it […]
Bike Bike Bo Fike
Banana Fanna Fo Fike, Bike! I’m getting a bike. I can’t wait. My goal, and I’ll say it out loud, is to do the AIDS Ride next year. I wanted to do it this year but I got busy with my projects. You know how it goes. I had to finish my book, Sweet Things. […]
Terri
Karin hooked me up with a ticket to Terri. She works the LA Film Festival every year and always offers to hook her friends up for screenings. I’ve never taken her up on it until now. I think I mentioned before that I’ve frequented the comedy improv theater Comedy Sportz (yeah, with a “Z’). I’ve […]
29 Weeks and counting….
Went to visit Janet today. She looks good after being tied up in the hospital for 2 1/2 weeks. I guess that’s what she needed to get over the hump. They’re 3 lbs now and getting bigger by the second. The 3D (or is it 4D) ultrasound showed that the boy looks JUST like Zack. […]
New York, New York
Went to NYC last week. Luckily I missed all the hot weather. It was actually perfect outside. Like room temperature. I went for work but had a little fun in between. I stayed at The Benjamin which was awesome and even more so because they upgraded me to a suite! Sweet! The hotel is at […]
I Miss My Parents
My Dad passed away on June 6th of last year…it might have been a few minutes into June 7th. I’m a little fuzzy on that. I remember I was doing a photo shoot with Elaine & Chris when I got a call from Judy saying they were going to move Dad into Capital Hospice. He was […]
Photo Photo
Busy weekend for me. Gearing up for the big wedding of Abdias and Yadira. Practice practice! So 10am Saturday morn Haydee and I went to the church and met Yadira. We wanted to get a feel for the church and the ceremony so we can envision it in our mind. The church was a real […]
Book! Book! Book!
My book is out! My book is out! This morning I woke up and did the same thing I’ve done since last Monday, turn on my iPad and do a search for Sweet Things in the iBookstore. Every day….nothing. When Sweet Things showed up in the store this morning I nearly fell out of bed! Sweet […]
New Toy Baby
Mama got a new toy. A LensBaby. Sweet! I’ve only taken a few pictures with it but already I know I’ll be having fun with this one. Can wait to take it outside an really see what it can do. Didi’s kind of “over it” right now…
I’m On TV!
Fran and I went to Dancing With The Stars and I got on TV! I’m the one just to the left of Kym Johnson’s head – all lit up. We were about 5 rows back and it was kind of hard to see but it was really fun. The most interesting thing is every seat […]
Sweet Things epub
Sweet Things was initially a fun little idea I got about 4 years ago. Walking around the Los Angeles Convention Center at the Wired Next Fest I saw the Blurb booth. Dave said, “you can write a book”. So I did. This was October, 2008. It took until the beginning of December, 2008 to put […]
Bohemian Grove
Had a nice long weekend in No Cal. Monte Rio to be exact. The place where the Bohemian Club meet. Of course I would never be invited – being a woman and all. I don’t blame them for choosing this place to meet. It was breathtaking. To start from the beginning, Mary asked if I […]
