Into the Light

I have so many creative friends.  One of the best parts of these friendships is how inspired I feel when talking about ideas and coming up with projects.  Sometimes the ideas take awhile to get produced but then there are those that have to happen NOW.

I was working with Brad when he told me about his plan for shooting still lifes in a dark environment.  I suggested that we try to create the images in my basement.

Then I couldn't stop thinking and planning... envisioning the tales and walking around my house picking out the props.

We pulled this shoot together in three days.

I composed the stories... Brad provided the vision and the light... in the dark.

All of these items are treasures around the house.  Some were gifts,  some belonged to my parents and others belong to my roommate.  They have all come together to play a part in each story.

Love on the Street

When I walk around my neighborhood I stop to read the sidewalk musings of others.  A lot of these are declarations of love.

 I am sharing some that I see when wandering the streets of San Francisco.

This is my Valentine to you...

this one is my favorite

Like the Rev. Cecil Williams says at the end of Celebration "Go forth with love in your heart".

Spread the love.

xox

Splish-Splash

I had the opportunity last month to do some styling for the PB Internet team.  They wanted to show various shower curtains in a bathroom setting rather than their typical swatch format.

My friend, Brad Knipstein, was coming into the studio to do an Easter re-shoot (that I got to style with the Senior AD).  It turned out, that because there was a huge load of pictures needed, the Digital Studio asked him to stay on through the next day.  So Brad and I spent a day playing in the bath.

Just like the table top shoot I had the opportunity to style little bathroom scenes.  We had a good time playing with angles and ideas.  I "shopped" in the PB prop cages and came up with some fun still-lifes.

Out of the seventeen curtains we shot that day... these are my favorites.  Plus, some reportage by Brad.

Brad and I both agreed that this one is the best... for it's simplicity.

I kept all of the styling simple because really it's about the shower curtains.  

Thanks Brad for a fun day of collaboration.