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cold war classic

cold war classic

cold war classic

Cold War style + Machine Age craftsmanship + Digital Age technology = one amazing miniature camera.

Saw this Minox on photojojo.com and thought it be something of the small and good-looking’ to own 🙂

Here is this lil’ cutie’s specs:

  • Comes with: a removable viewfinder, USB cord for charging/uploading, and a wall charger
  • Minoctar 9.0mm glass lens with 4x digital zoom (equivalent to a 42mm lens on a 35mm camera)
  • 0.5m, 1m and infinity distance settings
  • 128MB internal memory (plus a slot for a SDHC memory card up to 16GB)
  • Takes video at 320 x 240 pixels for up to 60 seconds per clip
  • Takes stills up to 2,608 x 1,956 pixels
  • Internal lithium-ion battery recharges via USB or wall outlet
  • USB connector for battery charging and reading images
  • Removable optical viewfinder plus 2″ digital viewfinder/display screen

Charmed to meet you

Love. It’s the essence that brings people together.

Things have been hectic lately, especially with the holidays rolling around. However, it was great to take some down time to catch up with our friends at Charmed Events! Finding time was nearly impossible since we’re both stuck doing things we love for endless hours around the clock, but it happened. We even did a mini photoshoot for the wonderful ladies at Charmed 🙂

We first met them at Tiffany and Alex’s wedding and have kept in touch since, working on several more weddings and more in 2012 together. We’re currently collaborating on some exciting (and we mean really exciting) project shoots so stay tuned!

Love to you girls at Charmed Events! We highly recommend them if you’re planning your wedding or special event 🙂

 

Wedding Playlist


So many weddings and so many wedding playlists… after a while we sometimes hope for something out of the norm that really makes our heads sway. So… here are some songs that would really tickle our fancies and make our day whenever and if ever heard at a wedding. Just a little something fun 🙂

Etta James – At Last
Oh Land – Rainbow
Cat Power – Sea of Love
Taken by trees – Lost and Found
Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance
Noah & the Whale – 5 Years Time
Vampire Weekend – Horchata
Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats
Pinback – Loro
Duke Ellington – Creole Love Call
Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
Bright Eyes – First Day of My Life
Goldfrapp – Happiness
Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
Kisses – Lovers
The Blow – Parentheses
Flaming Lips – Do You Realize?
The Black Keys – Tighten Up
Angus & Julia Stone – Hush
Camera Obscura – French Navy

point. shoot. okay good.

Many people have asked me what point-and-shoot I can recommend and to be honest I do not own one. But, if I were to have one, it would momentarily be the ones below:


Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
$499.95
10.1 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD


Sigma DP2S
$940.00
14 MP X3 FOVEON CMOS Digital Camera with 24.2mm f/2.8 and 2.5 inch LCD


Leica D-Lux 5
$799.00
10.1 MP Super-Fast F/2.0 Lens High Resolution 24-90mm (Equivalent) 3.8x Zoom Lens 3″ LCD Display Classic Leica Design 720p HD Video O.I.S. Image Stabilization Professional Quality Image Processing Sensitivity Up to 12800 ISO


Nikon COOLPIX S9100
$329.95
12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 18x NIKKOR ED Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video

Tone + Rejuvenate…

… with facial exercises!

I knew I was not that strange a teenager back in the day for massaging my face every night before going to bed. The jawline massage especially is great for defining that chiseled profile line under the chin.

The excerpt from examiner.com tells all!

Improve circulation, release tension, and tone the skin of your face by following these very easy and quick facial exercises. You can follow these simple routines after applying your moisturizer or after removing make-up using your favorite oil or cream. In just a few weeks you will see a more toned and radiant skin.

FOR A DOUBLE CHIN

With the fingers very relaxed, use the thumbs to press gently into the muscle underneath the jaw. Start in the center of the chin and work upward towards the angle of the jaw bone. Repeat 10 times, twice daily.

FOR SAGGING JOWLS

Sit straight and lean your head back, now do chewing movements as if food is in your mouth. Repeat 10-15 times, twice daily.

FOR CROW’S FEET AND LINES ON FOREHEAD

Place two fingers above your eyes and gently press down while trying to raise your eyebrows up. Hold for 5 seconds and repeat 10 times, twice daily.

FOR OPEN PORES ON THE NOSE

Using your middle or ring finger, start making circular movements around your nostrils, over the tip of your nose, up the sides of the nose, finishing on the bridge of the nose. Repeat 10 times, twice daily.

Make this a daily routine, your face will love it and you will love your face.

2011 Travel


This year will be looking a bit hectic but all in good reason and surely enough adventure 🙂
If you are interested in a portrait or love shoot (or wedding or mentor session) in any of the following locations, please get in contact with me! I am also always more than happy to just meet for coffee and chat 🙂

Monterey, CA // April 29 – May 1
New York City // May 3 – May 9
Los Angeles + San Diego // May 22 – May 23
New York // June 1 – June 4
Los Angeles // June 26 – June 28
Minnesota // June 29 – July 3
Napa Valley, CA // July 22 – July 23
Cabo San Lucas // August 4 – August 8
Los Angeles + San Diego // September 9 – September 11
Warsaw, Poland // September 19 – September 30
Albuquerque, NM // October 2 – October 5
Costa Rica // October 10 – October 20
Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea // November – December
Turkey // December 23 – December 31

Modern-day Muse

The road up the hill was windy. The heat was sweltering. So much so that you could sweat even with the AC blasting in the car.
“What about here?” she said.
“Perfect!” I replied as I pulled up to the side of the road. Megan got out and immediately walked up to the horses while I got my gear out of my trunk.
“Ooo… you’re just the sweetest creatures.” Megan says as she pulls one of the horses’ faces close to hers as if she were kissing a boy. “I wish you could come home with me old boy.” She continues talking and I start shooting…

This is how I first met Megan. The photos from that day came out great. The photos of her today, still come out great. So begins my topic on muses. Every photographer has one. Mine is Megan.


My most recent photo of Megan.

It has always been a pleasure to shoot with her and the adventures have been very random and endless… (including shoots with chickens, tall trees, and tiny mice… oh my.) Megan has been a great inspiration to me, as a person and as a friend. I sometimes think I am hanging out with Snow White when I’m with her. Animals seem to have this affinity to her. It is almost ridiculous.

Cheers to you, Megan!

Newsworthy


Newspaper wallpaper. Found this while doing some inspiration research for my next spread. It makes me think that my room is in need of a makeover modification. Things to go on the weekend warrior project list. 😉

“HOW TO FAB YOUR WALLS
It’s all about experimenting with what you’ve got. Look around your space, or a friend’s. You can use almost anything:

Pages from an old book: I couldn’t sell back my outdated Norton Anthologies, so I’m prepping those wafer thin pages to cover a column in 17th century poetry. There’s like, 2000 pages in all.

Postcards from the edge: If you’re someone whose friends and family travel to ooh-la-la places and send good pics, use them.

Greeting cards: Sort them by dominant color, (cut them up if you’re not sentimental) and create your own David Hockney-esque masterpiece

CDs/DVDs: You don’t really need that outdated Windows Install CD do you? Declutter as you design by taking those cast-off CDs from home and the office and paint them to create a geometric border or wall treatment. It will look like, totally groovy.

Sheet music: So lyrical and artsy

Office swag: If you’re the type to bring work home, why not do something cathartic with those oh-so-colorful TPS reports? Or try business cards

– Adopted from fabgreen