seattle day 1

kind of frustrated because I can't upload my raw and film images to post, so here are some from the p&s. better than nothing I guess. seattle is awesome. went to experience music project and ate a the 5 points. fell asleep at 8pm. today getting ready to visit some falls and eat a 4 course breakfast. whats up!!!?!! then on to rob's wedding. loving this work trip!

my nikki

saw this and thought it was appropriate to post since I am shooting another close friends wedding tomorrow. man, I love this girl. how great is it,as a photographer, to be able to get the insiders view on a close friend experiencing one of their most life changing days? being in the moment with them is a rare and priceless gift. thank you to everyone that has allowed me to share in such intimate moments. I am truly blessed.

can I get one?

I don't even care if it's real or not...I just love what the two dudes are wearing, oh and the hair. just an all around great, wholesome, fashion forward video for the whole family to enjoy!

leave tomorrow for a wedding I'm shooting in seattle. I'll catch you on the flip side.

broek- look 3

broek- look 2

broek-look 1

broek

I am so excited to post more images from this shoot... it kind of rocked my world.

sweet and savory

I had friends over for crepes on sunday. we did some sweet with the regular show stoppers...lemon and sugar, nutella, berries, whipped cream and some savory with brie and apple, and spinach, mushrooms and gruyere. delish.

I experimented with adding fresh vanilla bean into the sweet batter. I was glad. you should try it.

purrrrrrrrrrr

found this picture last night and thought it was too funny not to post. definitly not my best look, but I love it. purr, g and I hanging out at the rose bowl flea market. purr and I looking like twins.

that flea market rocks by the way.

the perfect day

the 4th of july really was quite a perfect day....minus the fact that I should have been taking more pictures.

we got the best parking spot at the beach (minus the neighboring spider web), surfed, read, ate, saw the afternoon showing of kung foo panda at the imax, watched fireworks at the local high school, ate a hot dog, homemade potato salad, corn on the cob and sour cream and onion lays. g also had the best idea to pack a thermos of hot chocolate to sip on as we watched fireworks. can you say perfection? then back at home we lite some of our own fireworks and stink bombs on the street and ended with playing crack the egg on the tramp.

I slept like a baby that night.

baby toss

Not at my own computer today...so I scrounged up this snapshot I took at the beach a few days back. I'm probably still small enough to take a turn, right? Baby's have all the fun.

stars and stripes

the other night while laying on my tramp I saw a shooting star...right here in LA! (grant saw 3..or so he says)....it got me thinking...

the subject of "if you could be anywhere for the 4th of july where would you be?" came up today, and without much thought I blurted out, "laying on the roof of a houseboat in the middle of lake powell watching an amazing firework show and then staring at the stars". I was asked if I had ever watched a firework show in the middle of lake powell and I said no. I didn't know it had to be a realistic circumstance. adding to my original idea, I would also like to be eating a papaya as this happened and then go for a night swim in the nude and look like angelina jolie.

happy independence day.

my sister kate

this sea creature is coming home in 1 month!!

(underwater shoot on the shore of Ke'e beach, Kauai, probably the best place in the world.)

grand casino

this oddly named place is an Argentinian-owned bakery/cafe/restaurant near my home in culver city CA. It has mixed reviews but I had a good time there once with an empanada. the empanadas are baked, have a nice filling and are raisin-less. I would have lunch with them again. (photo: grand casino's empanada)

when I was in cusco peru this last year, my friend SJ told us to look for a bakery that had baked empanadas and we found it!! those puppy's were very addicting. what was that place called?....they were listed in lonely planet..

turns out I like pastry filled with meat. who knew!!

tres leches

while I am on the subject of food I thought we better talk about this keeper.

this milk cake is kind of a dream come true. grant enjoys it so much that he now uses it as reference to explain anything he REALLY loves,"I tres leches love that!!"

milky, rich, spongy and delicious. no leftovers guaranteed.

for fellow foodies who have been patiently awaiting the release of the magic combo, the wait is over.

thank you sweetened condensed milk.

(click on recipe to enlarge, click and drag to keep)

where's the bacon?

so, I was searching online for tips on roasting a whole pig...because I wanted to roast one in my backyard (that's normal, right?)...

I wanted to roast a pig so I could eat more of the delicious pork I love like this:

but, then I saw this photo and my pork loving palette was set into a tail spin...

Then to add insult to injury, I came across this tear jerker...

now, I just feel confused. why do I want to eat little pigs?! WHY!!

the hood- part deux

I think the tigers and skulls are a nice touch.

the hood

some shots of the ole' neighborhood.
I live walking distance from 2 different movie theaters (bragging...I can't help it).

cutie patootie

this little piece of perfection was one of my models for the most recent shade shoot. dimple? yes. me wanting to take 3 of her home? yes please.