Hosp Grove

Into the unknown

Looking forward 2

Looking forward

Phoebe in Laguna Beach

upon awakening

Untitled

untitled until further notice

This is an image of a tree that I initially drew half of. I handed the picture over to Phoebe to draw the rest of the tree...and apparently a little girl and a bird. She returned it back to me then I tweaked it a little in photoshop. I hope you like our joint effort.

A new found photographic technique

The next few photos of Phoebe were taken with slide film in a 35mm slr camera then scanned into my computer. The lens is a standard 50mm lens. There is no post production in any of these photos. All of the blur effects were done in camera. The technique involves removing the lens from the camera body itself and tilting the lens in any direction in a close proximity to the camera body. For the desired effect I use the lens's aperture setting 1.8. The end result is a fairly controlled blur effect at any given point within the frame--not far from the results you might expect from a lensbaby. At any rate, enjoy the somewhat uncharacteristic photos of Phoebe.

Phoebe Bradley

To whom it may concern, this is my girlfriend. To whom it may not concern...why are you looking at my website? She is a wonderful woman I believe everyone should have the privilege to meet. I'm not suggesting if you happen to live in another part of the country or world that you should immediately take a flight just to see her (though you might benefit from it). In order to alleviate some questions, I will proceed to tell you how we met and perhaps a little bit about why I like her (though not extended). We technically met at Renee Johnson's birthday party (I feel like a kid again). To be honest, I thought she was a little old fashioned (She reminded me a bit of my Aunt Julia...mainly her modest dress and pleasant demeanor). Later I rediscovered her at the church I go to, called the Fields. After some conversations with her, my notion of her being old fashioned changed. There is a truth revealed in her modesty usually not seen in the world today. Instead of gawking at her outer beauty, I find myself seeing more clearly her inner beauty(though, by the way, I also find her very attractive). We are currently enjoying getting to know each other as friends and seeing where things will go.

Into the forest

Elfin Forest, blue river 1

Elfin Forest, blue river 2

Elfin Forest, blue river 3

Images in a dream 1

Images in a dream 2

Images in a dream 3

Can anyone see the gnome?

Elfin River

Bark, bark (unlike a dog)

Good morning leaves

Leaves on a branch

Leaves (you want a better title, come up with one!)

Oceanside harbor

It's a boat

Scott & Jessica's Wedding 1

Scott & Jessica's Wedding 2

Scott & Jessica's Wedding 3

Portrait of me by Jennifer Saracino

Yosemite unearthed series

The next series of images (It should be obvious when the series ends), were some I hadn't developed from my trip to Yosemite. I had shot a half roll and was waiting to finish shooting the rest before spending the money to develop. Oddly enough, these pictures along with some of the wedding photos were on the same roll...very professional I know. Back to this series of images, I tried several different techniques to scan the images into the computer (I generally shoot with slide film). I was happy to end up with this particular look. A side note: no digital effects were used other than the straight forward process of scanning slides. I will proceed to give you a list of ingredients so you too can get the same look: all you will need is a nikon coolscan 5000, a well developed slide, two blank slides, one amber colored slide, and a tube of toothpaste...happy trails...

Giant Grisly (Sequoia)