What's for Dinner?

I have to turn you guys onto a fantastic blog I've followed for a while about food foraging and living off the land. Fat of the Land is the brain child of Langdon Cook of Seattle, WA.  He is a self professed outdoorsman, foodie, and forager.  The tales of finding edible ingredients and turning them into something quite amazing are both intriguing and inspiring.  I made this dish last night based on a very simple recipe from this blog post: drunken midgets loose on flats.  While I didn't forage for the clams or other ingredients, I will be looking to my family's large garden this summer and to the ocean/bay for much of what we eat whenever possible.  Now...off to the sand flats at the Lynnhaven Inlet...

My Baby Helen, Video

This is a quick compilation of videos of my beautiful daughter, Helen. I haven'd graded it, just imported, strung together and added audio in imovie. I should take this into FCP and really work it.

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My Daughter Helen, Six Months

My Kids - Gabe and Helen

Here are a couple from yesterday of my two babes. Gabriel just turned 2 and a half, and Helen is officially 6 weeks old today. Here is one of those newborn - learning how to smile faces, and Gabriel in his usual fashion.

Playing at the "big hill park"

Beautiful...

Canon G10 for fun

I picked up a Canon Powershot G10 a couple days ago, and I love carrying what amounts to a rangefider/point & shoot - perfect street camera and personal/family camera on those days where hauling big gear just isn't in the cards. Totally shocked with the output of the G10, I've heard only the best things about it and it certainly lives up to its reviews. It is not in anyway a replacement for the larger SLRs, but works great for being compact, 100percent controllable and awesome all around. For the shot of Gabe and I, I put a 580exII in the hotshoe of the G10 and aimed it up at the ceiling - iso 80 with fantastic results.

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Graphic Designer Sued : Stock Agency FRAUD

I don't normally post agenda driven items, but this hits close to home. Jon Engle, a prominent graphic designer, is being wrongfully sued by a stock agency, www.stockart.com, for copyright infringement - Here's the catch! Someone ripped off logo images from Jon's Logopond Showcase (a portfolio site) and sold them to the stock agency!!! WTF! GET THIS - the lawyer from the stock agency is now contacting Jon's clients telling them that the work done is a violation of copyright!!!! I first read about the story on one of my fave design blogs, blog.iso50.com/, and Jon's account can be found here Take the opportunity to read Jon's post and comment away.

Why You Crying, Sophia?

Gabriel is talking to Sophia at the hospital the day before She went home. "Why you frying?" LaLa is what Gabriel calls his milk. He's trying to say gala - the Greek word for milk. I love it when he tells her he'll get her a lala.

David Sanborn, Tower of Power

On Sunday Night I had the pleasure of photographing renowned saxophonist David Sanborn with the Sideguys, and Tower of Power for PRA Records. I was given full access to the theater and stage during the concert as well as time for portraits and headshots. This was definitely one of the highlights of my photographic career, and I look forward to doing much more of this work. Check out the slideshow below by clicking on the photo...

Love Inc.

This afternoon I shot promotional photos for the production of Love Inc. for La Vie Productions and the Virginia Arts Festival. Check out the world premier of this musical at the Roper Theater in Norfolk until the 22nd of February.

This Old House...

I passed this old house in a field on my way to pick up cookies from Shockley's Sweet Shoppe near Red Mill in Va Beach. I love the look of the tree out front.

Favorite Frames from Last Night's Concert

I am on contract with Jazz at Lincoln Center working on a not-for-profit project about the regional diversity in the following of live jazz performance - both large and small groups and venues. Here are some of my favorite frames from last night's concert at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach.