Today I want to show you something I've been working on for the last few years, The Lock Project. Every time I travel, the first thing I look for to shoot is locks. Padlocks mostly, the dirtier and rustier the better. I don't know what it is about them, but I just love the way they look and the different texture and colors they can have. I absolutely love when I discover one in an out of the way place, its like finding treasure! Over the past couple of years I have had the opportunity to do quite a bit of traveling and every time I travel, I make some time to run around and see if there is anything interesting to shoot. Most of these photos come from those travels. They are going to be in a coffee table available for purchase soon, as well as some other items, so let me know if you're interested!
Check it out:
Memorial Day Weekend up in Nor Cal Tue. May 29, 2007 my life
I hope everyone had a fantastic Memorial Day Weekend! As you can see in my last post, my friend from high school came into town for a visit. She's also running the marathon down in San Diego this coming weekend, but she decided to come into town early and relax for a bit befor the big run.
I'm so sorry to everyone who wanted to hook up in San Francisco, we were really only there for one day!
So we flew up super early on a last minute flight (I found a great new last minute flight search engine called Site 59 where you can book travel within two weeks of leaving), and decided to head into town and then up to Napa Valley for some wine tastings!
Beth, ever the tourist, just had to go check out the area where the Full House theme song was filmed:
We all jumped in for a quick photo:
We stopped by a little town where there are quite some odd people down by the water! There's a guy who does nothing all day but build these rock sculptures:
The fog in SF is insane! This is just a shot from the car, but check out the massive fog rolling in:
I've never been to a winery and gone to a real wine tasting, so this was fun for me! One of the wineries we visited is Rombauer, which I knew because of their awesome chardonnay. I'm really not into wine, I'll take a white russian or appletini any day, but the Rombauer chardonnay is delicious and it was cool to actually see where it's made.
Last but not least, we checked out the Sterling Vineyard, which is cool because you take a gondola ride up the hills to the actual winery. Because it was Memorial Day, it was well over an hour wait, but worth the time, it was really neat! Some wine barrels:
One quick portrait on the line:
It was so much fun to see Beth, Lisa, and Dennis. Lisa & Dennis--thanks so much for letting us stay with you! Beth, see you soon :) Let's all wish her good luck at the marathon! Hopefully I will have some photos from that up next weekend when she runs:
Today I am up in San Francisco! One of my best friends from high school, Beth is in town and we took a last minute flight up here yesterday to visit another friend, Lisa, and her husband Dennis. Right now, we are on the way up to Napa to check out some wineries and grab lunch before we catch a super early flight back tomorrow morning.Yesterday, Beth (ever the uber-tourist) wanted to see the sights so we went around to show her the city. Check back later for photos!P.S. This is my first blog post done on my phone! Very exciting!
Gary & Melissa's Engagement Thu. May 24, 2007 will you
A few days ago, I shot some engagement photos for Gary and Melissa, who will be getting married this summer up in Canada! If you are a photographer, unless you have been living under a rock for the past 10 or 15 years, you know who Gary Fong is. There are so many things I could call Gary--a photographer, an inventer, an innovator, a real estate mogul, etc. I could go on and on. Gary is a really really smart person, and a person who keeps pushing the boundaries of the industry as a marketplace further with every step he takes and that is something I really look up to and admire!
Melissa and Gary met at one of Gary's seminars--apparently Melissa was not nearly as impressed with him as I have been (at least not at first). From what I have found out, Melissa was the girl who could really care less who Gary was or what he did, until she really started to get to know him as a person. They built their relationship slowly, from the ground up, talking all the time and getting to know one another until they realized that being apart was just no longer an option!
This couple has the most fun, silly dynamic between them! The have the same sense of humor, which means that they are constantly (and in Gary's case, extremely loudly!) laughing at each other and at whatever comes their way. I think it is this quality that will keep them together forever--nothing will ever be too difficult or too awful to find some humor and get through it.
It is totally flattering (and nervewracking) when other photographers ask me to photograph them! We had a great time though, and I absolutely cannot wait for the wedding.
Thanks so much for this shoot guys! Here's some faves:
sometimes they like to pose like robots
lots of silly faces!
I made Gary do this about 20 times even though I got the shot on the first try :)
By the way, isn't Melissa going to be a stunning bride?!
People are getting their Shootsacs! Thu. May 24, 2007 gossip
I am so excited that people are receiving their shootsacs!! If you ordered at WPPI, you should have yours today or tomorrow at the absolute latest. If you ordered in Chicago, yours will be shipping out next week.
If you haven't ordered yet and are desperate to have a shootsac, it's so almost here I can taste it! Make sure to check out the SHOOTSAC BLOG for updates and bookmark the SHOOTSAC WEBSITE because sooner than you think there is going to be a place there for you to buy!
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