...fotografía de comida...

last fall i assisted the very lovely and incredibly talented hélène dujardin during a food photography workshop she lead in los angeles. i've often enjoyed photographing food for fun, usually when i have baked something and am allowed time to slow down and make a photo rather than my usual chaotic running around in the kitchen. during the past year i have wanted to develop a better sense of how to photograph food, so when the opportunity came to assist helene, i was overjoyed!

since the workshop, i haven't had much time to focus on food photography, but last week my sister-in-law jessica, who sells delicious baked goods at spice of life sweets, needed some new photos for her spring/summer offerings. the difference in my photographs from before and after the workshop are drastic. as soon as i was finished photographing jessica's baked goods, i sent a happy text to helene telling her how obvious it was that i had learned much at the workshop. thanks again, hélène!! looking forward to more fun with food in the future!

...beautiful syrians...

i pray you don't give up and that freedom soon floods your streets ♥

...Stuck...

...lluvia...

One can find so many pains when the rain is falling. ~ John Steinbeck


I'm behind on my 5x5 videos. But don't worry, I haven't forgotten...not entirely. More to come...

5x5: Issue Three

...the tower...

5x5: Issue Two

5X5: Issue One

...ocupan...

back in october, my friend and co-worker frank perez and i took a trip out to the occupy LA protest. it was a thursday and there wasn't a lot of action going on, but the day did offer frank and myself some time to get a first hand account of what the protestors were asking for and what their living situations were like...things like that.

as much as i don't enjoy driving in the city, i often find myself wishing i lived in los angeles. i would have loved to have had more time to visit these grounds...

...freedom...

Last night, Ronan was able to attend a hockey game with his family, and I happened to be attending the same game. It was only Ronan's third big public outing since transplant...the first was clothes shopping, the second was to a restaurant. He was super psyched about the game.

(I know I've been MIA on the blog here for a while, but I plan to change that soon. Lots to update.)