Found that country feeling in middle of Austin

At the beginning of August Austin Monthly contacted me about shooting a cover for their 'Weekend Trips' September issue. They had a good idea of what we would shoot; a family with a Wagoneer and a canoe on top, but we needed a location. I wanted to shoot out of the city, but logistically it's a little difficult to coordinate so many elements; kid, couple, car, canoe, us, did I mention a dog? I suggested an empty lot in middle of the city where I had shot in the past, which turned out to be just the trick for a easy shoot. The grass had grown up nicely and caught the afternoon sun beautifully.

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THE MAN SHOOT

I just finished shooting Austin's 10 most eligible bachelors for Austin Monthly. It was a lot of fun and also challenging. The magazine doesn't have a budget for an assistant, hair and makeup or a stylist. The images they showed me for examples were highly styled, and great images, but tears from magazines with very large budgets. My approach was to make the images more about the guy in it, while having some fun with the atmosphere of the pictures. The ladies from the magazine (Cory Rivademar and Jessica Power) did an excellent job making it all work.

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My favorite outtake.

Publishing work with no credit?

I just found this photo in a local magazine, no credit or information about it attached. My husband Ezra is the architect and my father and brother built it.


http://www.mcintyrebuilding.com/McIntyre_Building/Welcome.html
This is a link to my father and brothers company.

My husband took down his website (????!!!!), so here are a few images of the project and another off South Congress.

Life With a Three Year Old

I have a three year old daughter, her name is Josephine. I wish I could have as much fun as she does,  but it's a little hard to have her exuberance when you're older than three. I do try. Otherwise, I try to capture it with my camera. She's been a very good subject so far. I've only heard 'don't take my picture' a couple of times in her life. Sometimes, when I'm really busy working, I feel like she knows how to be especially cute to get my attention. Like the time recently when I was trying really hard to finish some images for a deadline and she picked up her ukulele and starting strumming and singing. I successfully ignored it, although, now I wish I hadn't. Another time recently she picked up this hat, which she will NEVER wear and I think is really adorable, and started posing with it. Luckily, I did stop what I was doing to enjoy the moment with her.

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Food for Tribeza

I love food. Let me clarify; I love whole foods, and not like the company, but food that isn't processed. Food that is as close to how nature made it is the best, nutritionally, and also aesthetically (for me anyway). Vegetables and fruits that have flaws, eggs that are brown or green, bread that looks hearty and home made. These are the things that inspire me, visually and otherwise. They make me hungry and then, I also want to take a picture of them. So when Tribeza asked me recently to photograph some breakfast food for the July issue, I was happy to see the cinnamon rolls from Upper Crust Bakery were on the list, because, these beauties are as rustic as they come. Big and crusty and covered in sugar and cinnamon, they make you want to curl up on a Sunday morning and do a crossword puzzle (or eat one and fall back asleep). 

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One of my favorite places

Is a cemetery. Mountain View Cemetery lies in the hills of Oakland, California. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed among others, Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City. I guess that is why it feels more like a park than a cemetery; with it's winding roads and sweeping views. You can see the Bay and bridges from up there. I visited with a friend of mine right before we left Oakland to move to Austin. These photos are from that day. The Chapel of Chimes, which sits at the cemetery entrance, is a Julia Morgan building and is quite amazing too.

A little morbid hanging out in these places? Well, it just reminds me that we're not here forever so I better make the best of the time I have.

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Solar Power International campaign

I just finished shooting a series of ads for Solar Power International. Greg Barton (Dandy Idea) and Roger Puente (Zoticus Design) were already working on a portrait driven campaign when they saw my portfolio. Greg really loved the images in the portfolio with strong backlight and decided I should shoot the campaign with this lighting. I'm a huge fan of alternative energy sources, so shooting this campaign was right up my alley. Working with Greg and Roger was a lot of fun. The website just went up today: http://www.solarmeansbusiness.com/ with print and banner ads to follow.

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TED Prize Winner: JR

If you are interested in photography or art you must see this video. This photographer JR does the most amazing work on such a HUGE scale, he makes such a statement about humanity with his pictures.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5MEC5MPjvg&feature=player_embedded#at=16

Easter in South Austin

My friend Pokky has the best yard for an Easter egg hunt. It's old south Austin, with lots of texture and color. We took my daughter Josephine over for Easter festivities with her cousins, Cate and Molly. Pokky's daughter, Eliza is now thirteen (I photographed her for her birth announcement!) and is the perfect big 'sister.' What a day to take pictures! After shooting these I was inspired to finally start a blog. Yeah!

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