Just looked at my last post and, wow! Time flies! Anyway, the last few weeks have seen me doing mostly production work - furniture primarily. Gotta pay the bills! Here are a couple of notable sessions.

These are a couple of the most wonderful kids in the world. Brother and sister, she is 9 mo. older. The whole point of this session was to document the kids in their element, while also capturing their home. Both kids just accepted my presence, and proceeded to share their lives with me.

What especially impressed me was the immediate thought, "let's read together." They took turns for about half an hour reading and discussing their favorite stories and books. Then we got down to creating images!



This second set of images is a loft in the Pearl that was particularly fun to photograph (it turned out really well, too). The loft is owned by an architect, and located in the brewery blocks.

One of the most challenging shots here was the study. It is entirely black, so getting any detail at all was difficult.

Happy Independence Day!

While attending the 4th of July parade in Manzanita, Oregon I was struck by the spirit of celebration that was on display. I was nearly moved to tears as the Veterans passed us, thankful for their sacrifice for the freedom we regularly take for granted. The fire trucks and police were next, followed by various "local" entries, of every imaginable theme. There was the pirate ship that had guns shooting flour and candy (candy is BIG in this parade). There was the multi-colored PEACE truck, launching white foam doves in support of its cause.

There were candidates for office and local officials, riding in classic cars. Everyone was throwing candy, keeping all the young kids busy. There was the "Wasting Away in Manzanitaville" float, its occupants whipping up margaritas in a gas-powered blender (wish I'd gotten a shot of that).

There was a queen of something, riding a beautiful horse, waving her best parade wave. There were kids on go-karts, bikes, in wagons, on quads, in cars, on floats, and walking, all experiencing and living, whether they knew it or not, freedom.