fixing her hair

creating space.

i put my teachings from the last new sunday session into practice and created some space for myself.

starting with why.

as i lean in (if only mentally) to the 14 day cleanse that starts in one week, i begin thinking about my why. ti caudron, creator and trainer of vitaliti wellness programs, always asks the class on day one to state their why, their intention for doing the cleanse, their purpose for showing up. i remember somebody saying once that she was doing the cleanse to be an example for her daughter. ti asked her to think about it and find a why that was strong enough to stand on its own. a 30 day detoxification is no joke. nor is the 14 day version that i’m about to undertake myself. if my underlying reason for taking on the challenge isn't solid, every time i come up against myself, it will be that much harder to stand my ground.

another oakland shooting

modeling for bobbepin is miss jessica ng. bobbepin is an oakland-based, woman-owned online boutique who seek out semi-local, independently-run fashion designers and market the goods online and at fashion fairs and local events in the bay area. jessica is a friend you've met before; a beautiful lady, a budding photographer, and a pleasure to work with.

these are a few of my favorite things

deserts. trains. i can't ever get enough.

oakland shooting

my girl jess asked me to shoot her so she could build a modeling portfolio. i scoped out possible locations and decided to start in west oakland and later head downtown. props to our two obliging assistants, without whom we would neither have gotten the top of the jeep nor made so many new friends.

chronic fringe summer

meet lily. she makes jewelry. when she, jess, and i decided to collaborate on photographing it for her portfolio, i suspected it was a good idea. i didn't know just what a fine team we would make, however. we met at golden gate park in san francisco and willingly, naturally cycled through the roles of model, photographer, and director.

san franciso federal building

i've wanted to photograph this building for a long time. it's my...second favorite of morphosis' buildings. after the cooper union building in new york. not how i imagined capturing it, but i was quite interested in the interior and i was motioned not to be a man inside. apparently, it is against the laws to photograph federal buildings? it is clear where our priorities are with design in the us. i didn't manage to even get inside of here, unlike i did at cooper union, but i did get a photo inside, unlike at cooper union.

retrospective introspection

'a pause' on flickr

i was way better at blogging before i decided to have one. i used to upload weekly, if not daily, onto my [alter ego's] flickr site. it's primarily full of self portraits. anyway, i don't really feel like writing about this right now, i just wanted to share my [now you know] stuff.

really coming together

finally, my space is beginning to look like a real studio!