silver leaves keep turning . . .

Check it out! New website is now live!

2009-04-23T15:26:00.000-07:00

Silver Leaves Photography has a brand new look. I am very excited about the new gallery format! We reorganized and added lots of new photos for you to view. Please visit the new site at www.silverleavesphoto.com and let me know what you think. Tell me if you love it or hate it - tell me anything at all.

2008-06-24T09:20:00.000-07:00

Remember. Remember who you are. This is the most important message. It helps us determine how we act towards the world, the earth, and most importantly ourselves. This shot was taken during a photo shoot walk along main street santa monica about 6 months ago with my friend martin who told us that very day that he was leaving the states and would be building a farm to live "off the grid" in south america - remember who you are, really!

Light Leaks Magazine selects one of my photos!

2008-06-19T10:20:00.000-07:00

i just found out that one of my favorite pieces is going to be in a photography magazine. it will be in the next issue of Ligh Leaks Magazine. The magazine focuses on black and white "alternative" photography. My piece, "alien life" will be in the "cliff-hangers" gallery of issue 10. check out the website at http://www.lightleaks.org/ and buy a copy. it will be worth it if you love photography!

"alien life" was shot with my holga at the huntington library. the light leaks were in my favor that day . . .

2008-06-19T09:49:00.000-07:00

this little guy was just sitting in the grass waiting for his portrait. i don't know why there was a porcelain dove in the grass but there was . . . .

Show in NYC gets extended

2008-06-19T08:46:00.000-07:00

one of my painting with light pieces is in this show in nyc - i just found out that this show is being extended through July! The hotel apparently loves the show and wants to keep it up. So if you are in NYC in june or july, check it out at the Roger Smith Hotel!

and don't forget to checkout the show's blog at http://womenshootingwomen.blogspot.com/

2008-04-29T13:21:00.000-07:00

when i took this - i had no idea the reflection would come out since the light level was so low. this wasn't a bad test of my digital camera setting knowledge. people must have thought i was crazy - but i am used to that!

the digital camera comes out again . . .

2008-04-23T13:10:00.000-07:00

if david lynch had a cabin in the woods . . . this is what you would see there . . . . . i call it "david lynch's pet" . . .

jpeg magazine has a new challenge!

2008-04-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

jpeg magazine (jpegmag.com) has a new challenge . . . . couples on their sofa. so my friend said - hey, you have a photo or 2 for this . . . and you know what, she was right. i think i have a very good one too! what do you think?

New Show!

2008-03-19T08:08:00.000-07:00

well, you'll never guess where my next show is . . . . New York City! can you imagine?!??! One of my painting with light pieces was selected by the show's curator, Karen Florek, to be part of the "Women Shooting Women: Contemporary Interpretations of Formal Portraiture" show. The show will be up at the Roger Smith Hotel from April 4 until June 29. If you are in the NYC area, stop by!

2008-02-20T13:17:00.000-08:00

this one is from last year in san francisco at the presidio in the rain. this lonely chair haunted me. for some reason it made me think of compton unified . . . i did some work there in a fire damaged building and the haunting nature of the abandoned lockers, gym equipment . . . it had the same sense of loneliness.

trying out new equipment

2008-02-08T09:16:00.000-08:00

i really like this silhouette shot - the very last shot of the day. there were so many peacocks at the arboretum, they were calling out to each other in that melancholy way that they do but none were showing off their beautiful feathers.

capturing beauty as it walks away

2008-02-06T12:49:00.001-08:00

is there anything more beautiful than a peacock tail . . .

long lost post

2008-02-06T12:46:00.001-08:00

so it has been a while, i admit. i think the holidays got the better of me, that or the numerous colds that have attacked me . . . well, i got a digital camera as a gift last year and have just completed a class on learning how to use it - off auto-pilot! i had my first afternoon shooting with it and i will be posting a couple of those images here for you to see. hope you like them.

2007-10-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

The Photography Now show was great. We had a wonderful turn-out of over 200 people. We got a lot of great feedback and everyone had a great time. All shows should be this much fun!!!! This is shot of the group - the ones left after 10 pm that is!

2007-10-23T14:43:00.000-07:00

this is the popular one from my Painting with Light Series. several people commented on this one - the texture and style. with all the accolades, i still can't seem to get real bites. why don't people want to purchase this print? i don't understand. if you like it, buy it! do people not realize how much printing, scanning, framing, film, paper . . . all of it . . . .costs? do they not realize how much time goes into a photograph and a print? do they not realize how much the equipment that you need costs?

2007-10-18T10:49:00.000-07:00

new photographer to check out: http://www.royllera.com/ - check out his Cuba photos. it is the last link under the "emotion" heading. he seems to be a wedding photographer by day . . . and was lucky enough visit cuba. i am so jealous!

2007-10-18T08:28:00.000-07:00

i sent this one into lightleaks magazine last week . . . . i hope they pick it up. it would be nice to have a piece in a fine art photography magazine. several of my photos were in california architectural magazines a couple of years ago - but that isn't the same . . . . time for something new. don't you think?

Photograhy Now Blog goes live

2007-10-03T10:50:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce my next show on October 19th. I will have 8 small pieces on display in a salon-style show with 12 other local photographers. We have started a blog at photography-now.blogspot.com for all our fans to gather more information on us. Check it out.

local photographer worth checking out

2007-09-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

a coworker just shared her brother-in-law's website with me - beautiful work and some interesting venues in his resume - check out his site: http://graemefordyce.com/

discovered this site thru FlakPhoto ezine

2007-09-12T10:40:00.000-07:00

check this out - http://www.seriouslyexcited.net. Dalton Rooney has some excellent BW photos here. I actually want to buy some.

another show for october!

2007-09-12T08:17:00.000-07:00

I found out last night that one of my black and white photographs was selected in a competition.

The exhibit, Sacred Memory: Honoring the Dead Across Cultures, will take place at Pico House Gallery located at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument on October 19 and will continue through November 19.

That makes 2 shows in October. I would never have thought, back in 2006, that I would have pieces in 5 different shows in one year. I really can't believe it. The other show will start October 26th and run through November as well. I hope to get 2 to 3 pieces in this one.

Keep checking in for updates.

2007-09-11T08:36:00.000-07:00

today is my first day in the world of blogging. i have hopes for this blog. hopes of sharing my photography with as many people as possible.