Saturday, January 16, 2010

sunday summarie v3

a quick list of 5 things to summarize this weeks
inspirations/findings & doings:

1. photoLA 2010
this year's event was much smaller then the photoLA's of the past,
but it was still a great gathering and turnout.
plenty of photos to salivate over:


i snapped some photos with my cameraphone...
they're not the greatest, but my blackberry is definitely a good stand-by.
thats me in the pic :)




2. a saturday out:
in addition to photoLA, we were able to hit up
the sidewalk cafe in venice beach, the santa monica airport,
and the santiago street lofts artwalk in santa ana.
(this was a rare opportunity, since nick usually works on the weekends)



3. the sky
i've been taking plenty of walks lately, and have started to notice things like
the trees, leaves and the sky.


i'll notice how they'll shift or change
after my next lap, or day after day

4. food.
food is always good.
this week started off with an iced horchata expresso and chocolate croissant
from cafe de leche in highland park



but my best meal came home cooked from my sisters kitchen,
salmon and cous cous! Mmmm



5. photo shoots!
i took a short hiatus from doing photo shoots
(read: recovery from my head and hand's photography project)
but now i'm back and loving every minute of it.
i'm not exactly in full-force just yet, but i'm getting there~
with the help of my super amazing model/friends:

abby:

nicole:


michelle:


and this ends summarie v3...
see you next sunday
(but hopefully before then)

take care,
{m}
see you next sunday

Thursday, January 14, 2010

back in the swing of things

feels good to be doing photoshoots again!

here's a preview of the beautiful miss abby, for bella maven:

thursday

i've been feeling a little topsy-turvy these past few days...
not sleeping very well,
feeling out of whack,
getting confused on dates...

i feel sorta like this picture i took of myself last sunday:

trippy.
(by the way, i took the photo with my blackberry, it's shot from the rearview mirror, so the photo got my phone, my reflection, and my face it the mirror... pretty cool, huh? the composition was there, totally unaltered. i just played with the colors and brightness with a photo editing software)

and yesterday, i had a girls day with shirley,
getting manicures, doing lunch, and grabbing ice cream...
but with all sorts of psychedelic coloring:


no drugs though, i assure you.
i've never been into that.

just feeling very...
i don't know.

just a ton on things.
not matching, not exactly fitting.

last night, frustrated with this, i picked up max and picked him as my mascot


he'll help me get through this little funk, yes?

karen o and the kids playing on the ipod now...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

tuesday

came too early.
obviously, i wasn't prepared:

...at least i'm rocking a beatrock shirt!
no makeup, ghetto fab (not really).
sigh.



michelle looked lovely though~
her skin was a glow!

i hearts her!

HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, GIRL!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

sunday summarie v2

a quick list of 5 things to summarize this weeks
inspirations/findings & doings:

1. first art date of the year:
instant gratification: los angeles
& art and scars
nick bean checking out the hot chick, i mean, airplane.


2. say hello to my little friend, the diana mini:
she's small and super sweet
(mine has a pink bow sticker in the left-hand corner)
here's a sample of some photos i've taken with her:

from my day in long beach
(1st roll, not a bad start...
i'm still learning to shoot, and love, the inconsistencies)

3. i also fell in love with her big sister, the diana f+ hong meow and instant back:


4. which i took with me to descanso gardens in la canada, ca
where i wandered through the camellia forest and
shot the following dreamy, double exposure instant photos:



5. dining out... it's a little luxury for me.
here's what my camera phone caught:



way to go week!
can't wait for next...

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010