ladybug, ladybug fly away home

it was another gorgeous day in the upper 60's here in the bay area, and to take advantage i went hiking with my sister at redwood regional park, in the east bay. we happened upon this swarm of ladybugs also basking in the sunny day. i had the 20mm lens on the camera, but luckily had my 50mm macro along as well, so i was able to change the lens and get some close-ups. i have to admit, had these been any other type of bug, i'm not sure i'd have wanted to get as close. i'm not really insect squeamish, but there were so many it was borderline horror movie freakish.

...dancing on the head of a pin...

i did a product shoot for sew is your face on saturday. michelle is super creative and between the two of us we came up with some pretty interesting ways to make things like pin cushions and yards of fabric look pretty awesome, not to mention the hoodie scarves and tie bracelets.  i just love doing shoots with people who are excited about their work because it helps me to stay excited about mine, too. i'm looking forward to working with sew is your face some more. be sure to check out michelle's blog and look for her products on etsy in the very near future, and click on the photo to see more from saturday's shoot. 

initially a film shooter...

i started out as a film photographer, and i still love to shoot film. i recently shot some black and white film around town and even just in the garage. i had my 50mm macro lens mounted, so i concentrated on a lot of extreme close-ups, as well as working on estimating correct f-stops. these type-set letters were outside of an antique store in piedmont, and i couldn't resist shooting my initials...