top chef

...I wish.

I think it's a rule that if you love photography you love food as well. those of us who are obsessed with the "senses" are a close knit bunch. I love the window light in my bathroom almost as much as I love wearing a big baggy sweatshirt, and I love the sound of crickets almost as much as I love the smell of onions and garlic sauteing...and taste! is there anything better than a fresh sunrise papaya with a squeeze of lime hitting your lips? what about bacon?!! bacon, bacon, bacon...
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I even spent the majority of sunday morning looking up culinary schools in NYC. It's a serious thought.

so, with food on the brain, I thought it fitting to share some "food" photos.

bon appetit!

Ever been to Needles CA? Maybe Laughlin NV? I bought this delicious orange blossom honey off the side of the road in Needles. VERY good...and almost gone. go here to buy some.

I have a cute little meyer lemon tree, and when it was ripe for the picking I made a german pancake (shown) and some meyer lemon sorbet (not shown). both were good enough to eat.

for st pattys day I tried this new petite pea souffle recipe that I found. If you like tarragon you will love this!!

lime ricky anyone? grape juice, 7up and limes. my version of addicting.

hello there bacon! you tasted very delicious wrapped around those asparagus bundles. easy easy! olive oil, salt and pepper and roast at 350 for about 20minutes.

jason

found these alley shots rummaging through my folders. sometimes I miss 1st avenue and A street.

maybe this will change your mind

..or my mind...or somebody's mind...

I'm not usually one to post photos of myself, but as I was editing through my nephews birth I came across these and haven't been able to deny the "worlds happiest aunt" look pasted across my slap happy face.

perfect baby and me.

perfect baby, sister in law (mother of perfect baby) and me.

perfect baby, older brother (dad of perfect baby) and me.

perfect baby and me crying because I had to leave 10mins after he was born to catch a flight.

me + having to leave newborn baby nephew minutes after being born= not cool.


I will post more from the birth in the next day or so.

downpour

these images draw me in... not unlike a scary movie that I know I shouldn't watch, but can't help myself. eerie, sexy, dark, light, relaxing and tense all at the same time! for awhile now I have been wanting to take more "water" images. anyone who may be interested in modeling for my water project, let me know.

in case you didn't know

costa rica / details

costa rica / people

mothers day

I love my California family...especially since my own mom and family are so far away.

this last photo was NOT taken by me! Grant gets full photo credit. If you want to hire him to take your child's portrait, email him at grantporter2k@gmail.com

the daddy mac will make you jump jump

A very belated birthday jubilee for our very own grant "mr. mac daddy", in a very little blue house, with a very big yard, with a monster for a garage and tramp with no springs. But who said being springless and under the influence of heavy electrical current could keep us down?! Not even the throw up on the bathroom floor or the cops showing up could keep this peanut m&m and mountain dew party under control! Fo' Real!

stop my beating heart

Some may say happiness comes from many sources. A warm weather day when it should be cold. Surprise guava juice when you return home from a long trip. Sitting on Ke'e beach watching the sunset with a background of wild chickens and the lapping of water. Maybe an amazing concert, a once in a lifetime job opportunity (this could be my big break), a dryer warmed blanket with mint cocoa, drive ins, sleepovers on trampolines, new computers, pants that trick you. Space. Saturn through a telescope. Stars. The moon.

I would say, yes please....but......

Sitting in a delivery room anticipating the second life never will never be the same again, wondering, asking, waiting, waiting, waiting and then....... crying. looking. straining. holding. Without another thought in your mind. You love him, and everything else is just a bonus.

I'm not even talking about my OWN child. Made an aunt 4 times over, with the birth of my 2nd nephew yesterday....I am scared thinking that when I actually give birth to a child of my own fireworks, shooting stars and marching bands may burst out of my heart cavity.

Here's to Tristan (and wright and steph). I love you. Thanks for making my heart so full.

center street on main

Headshots are fun to shoot. It's not about the location or the outfit, just the face and perfect light. It's a scavenger hunt for light and only light.

It's the closest I'll ever come to hunting.

Lara you were a star, looked like a star and hopefully with these shots will become a movie star!!! You can keep you heart in LA, but give Lehi a chance. Cows do have some positives...like cheese.